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James Leonard Benson 1897–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Jun 1897

Birth Location: Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, USA

Death Date: 28 Nov 1939

Death Location: Maud, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: Rufus Benson

Mother: Lucy Mathews

Spouse(s): Carrie Felder

Children(s): Dorothy Smedley, George Benson, Helen Benson, Johnie Benson, Charles Benson, James Jr

James Leonard Benson was born in 1897 in Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, USA, the child of Rufus Stocton Benson And Lucy Ann Mathews. James Leonard Benson married Carrie Catherine Kate Felder, and had children including Charles Jay Benson, Dorothy Catherine Benson Clark Smedley, George Lewis Benson, Helen Marie Benson, James Leonard Jack Benson Jr, Johnie Lou Benson. James Leonard Benson passed away in 1939 in Maud, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Leonard Benson was born in 1897 in Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, USA, the child of Rufus Stocton Benson And Lucy Ann Mathews.
  • James Leonard Benson married Carrie Catherine Kate Felder, and had children including Charles Jay Benson, Dorothy Catherine Benson Clark Smedley, George Lewis Benson, Helen Marie Benson, James Leonard Jack Benson Jr, Johnie Lou Benson.
  • James Leonard Benson passed away in 1939 in Maud, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rufus Benson
1860–1925
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Lucy Mathews
1863–1919
Birth Location: Jackson, Alabama
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Spouses(s)

Carrie Felder
1893–1966
Birth Location: Jack County, Texas, USA
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Children(s)

Dorothy Smedley
1931–2005
Birth Location: Maud
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George Benson
1933–1935
Birth Location: Maud, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA
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Helen Benson
1935–1935
Birth Location: Maud, Seminole, Oklahoma, USA
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Johnie Benson
1926–2009
Birth Location: Maud, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA
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Charles Benson
1924–1943
Birth Location: Maud, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA
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James Jr
1922–1996
Birth Location: Maud, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma
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James Benson's Ancestors

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James Benson
1897–1939
Birth Place: Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, USA
Parents
Rufus Stocton Benson
1860–1925
Alabama, USA
Lucy (Ann) Mathews
1863–1919
Jackson, Alabama
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Benson's Descendants

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James (Leonard) Benson (09 Jun 1897–28 Nov 1939) m. Carrie (Catherine (Kate)) Felder (31 Oct 1893–01 Nov 1966)
  1. 1. Dorothy (Catherine Benson Clark) Smedley 1931–2005 m. Edward (Roddy) Smedley 1930–1992
  2. 2. George (Lewis) Benson 1933–1935
  3. 3. Helen (Marie) Benson 1935–1935
  4. 4. Johnie (Lou) Benson 1926–2009
  5. 5. Charles (Jay) Benson 1924–1943
  6. 6. James (Leonard (Jack) Benson) Jr 1922–1996

James Benson's Timeline

2 Records

1897
09 Jun 1897
Birth of James Leonard Benson in Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, USA
Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, USA
1939
28 Nov 1939
Age 42
Death of James Leonard Benson in Sulphur, Murray, Oklahoma, USA
Sulphur, Murray, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Jun 1897
    Event Place: Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1939
    Event Place: Sulphur, Murray, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Maud, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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