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James Elbert Benson 1926 – 1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Nov 1926

Birth Location: Dallas, Texas, USA

Death Date: 4 Jan 1998

Death Location: Greenville, Hunt, Texas, USA

Father: James Benson

Mother: Zelma Long

Spouse(s): Lottie Worcester

Children(s): Linda Benson, Frederick Benson, Stephanie Benson

The story of James Elbert Benson began in 1926 in Dallas, Texas, USA. James Elbert Benson married Lottie Mae Worcester, and had children including Linda Gayle Benson, Frederick Alfred Benson, Stephanie Michelle Benson. James Elbert Benson passed away in 1998 in Greenville, Hunt, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Elbert Benson began in 1926 in Dallas, Texas, USA.
  • James Elbert Benson married Lottie Mae Worcester, and had children including Linda Gayle Benson, Frederick Alfred Benson, Stephanie Michelle Benson.
  • James Elbert Benson passed away in 1998 in Greenville, Hunt, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Benson
1888 –
Birth Location: Texas, USA
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Zelma Long
1910 – 1942
Birth Location: El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA
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Spouses(s)

Lottie Worcester
1929 – 1989
Birth Location: Hunt, Texas, USA
LW

Children(s)

Linda Benson
1948 – 1997
Birth Location: Collin, Texas, USA
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Frederick Benson
1955 –
Birth Location: Hale, Texas, USA
FB
Stephanie Benson
1976 –
Birth Location: Hunt, Texas, USA
SB

James Benson's Ancestors

Self
James Benson
1926 – 1998
Birth Place: Dallas, Texas, USA
Parents
James Frederick Benson
1888 –
Texas, USA
Zelma (Irene) Long
1910 – 1942
El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA
Grandparents
Elbert Long
1857 – 1947
Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA
Mollie (M) Coon
1862 –
Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Gustavus Long
1829 – 1890
Silvinia Coon
1830 – 1898
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Benson's Descendants

1.
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James (Elbert) Benson (1 Nov 1926 – 4 Jan 1998) m. Lottie (Mae) Worcester (7 Oct 1929 – 29 Jul 1989)
  1. 1. Linda (Gayle) Benson (24 Mar 1948 – 21 Mar 1997)
  2. 2. Frederick (Alfred) Benson (7 Feb 1955 – ) m. Brenda (Gail) Crabtree (21 Dec 1961 – )
    1. 1. Tristan (Andrea) Benson (8 Mar 1990 – )
    2. 2. Ryan (Colin) Benson (2 May 1991 – )
  3. 3. Stephanie (Michelle) Benson (28 Dec 1976 – )

James Benson's Timeline

2 Records

1926
1 Nov 1926
Birth of James Elbert Benson in Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Texas, USA
1998
4 Jan 1998
Age 72
Death of James Elbert Benson in Greenville, Hunt, Texas, USA
Greenville, Hunt, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1926
    Event Place: Dallas, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1998
    Event Place: Greenville, Hunt, Texas, USA
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