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James Alexander Benson 1870 – 1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Oct 1870

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 3 Oct 1929

Death Location: Sevier, Tennessee, United States

Father: Spencer Benson

Mother: Nancy Patterson

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James Alexander Benson was born in 1870 in Tennessee, the child of Spencer Benson and Nancy Patterson. In 1880, James Alexander Benson resided in Wears Valley, Sevier, Tennessee, United States. James Alexander Benson passed away in 1929 in Sevier, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • James Alexander Benson was born in 1870 in Tennessee, the child of Spencer Benson and Nancy Patterson.
  • In 1880, James Alexander Benson resided in Wears Valley, Sevier, Tennessee, United States.
  • James Alexander Benson passed away in 1929 in Sevier, Tennessee, United States.

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James Benson's Ancestors

Self
James Benson
1870 – 1929
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Spencer Benson
1818 – 1892
Tennessee
Nancy Patterson
1831 – 1898
Sevier, Tennessee
Grandparents
Cornelius Patterson
1803 – 1875
Sevier, Tennessee
Violet Fain
1804 – 1880
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Patterson
1760 – 1831
Mary Doherty
1765 – 1850
Reuben Fain
1764 – 1825
Isabella Taggett
1770 – 1806
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Patterson
1727 – 1808
Margaret Baskin
1735 – 1808

James Benson's Timeline

3 Records

1870
2 Oct 1870
Birth of James Alexander Benson in Tennessee
Tennessee
1880
1880
Age 10
James Alexander Benson resided here in Wears Valley, Sevier, Tennessee, United States
Wears Valley, Sevier, Tennessee, United States
1929
3 Oct 1929
Age 59
Death of James Alexander Benson in Sevier, Tennessee, United States
Sevier, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1870
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wears Valley, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: 1277; Family History Film: 1255277; Page: 383C; Enumeration District: 183; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Wears Valley, Sevier, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wears Valley, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: 1277; Family History Film: 1255277; Page: 383C; Enumeration District: 183; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1929
    Event Place: Sevier, Tennessee, United States

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