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John Newton Benson 1867–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Mar 1867

Birth Location: Kelso, Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 21 Mar 1941

Death Location: Hereford, Castro, Texas, USA

Father: I. Benson

Mother: Ruth Harbin

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In 1867, John Newton Benson entered the world in Kelso, Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States, born to I A Benson And Ruth Jane Harbin. In 1870, John Newton Benson resided in District 23, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA. In 1880, John Newton Benson resided in District 23, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA. John Newton Benson passed away in 1941 in Hereford, Castro, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1867, John Newton Benson entered the world in Kelso, Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States, born to I A Benson And Ruth Jane Harbin.
  • In 1870, John Newton Benson resided in District 23, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1880, John Newton Benson resided in District 23, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA.
  • John Newton Benson passed away in 1941 in Hereford, Castro, Texas, USA.

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John Benson's Ancestors

Self
John Benson
1867–1941
Birth Place: Kelso, Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States
Parents
I. A. Benson
1830–1905
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Ruth (Jane) Harbin
1842–1925
Kelso, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Willis (Daniel) Benson
1810–1897
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Polly) Benson
1803–1880
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Jonathan (John) Harbin
1813–1870
North Carolina, United States
Catherine (Margaret (Peggy)) Lincoln
1827–1871
Alabama, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Willis Benson
1775–1848
Mary Hamm
1778–1847
Willis Benson
1775–1848
Mary Hamm
1778–1847
Allen Harbin
1789–1867
Amelia Fowler
1796–1873
Mordecai Lincoln
1788–1851
Sophia Heiskell
1797–1873
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Enoch Harbin
1749–1867
Alice Carrico
1760–1780
Joshua Fowler
1755–1833
ELIZABETH Remley
1755–1835
John Lincoln
1755–1835
Mary Yarnell
1760–1832
Frederick Heiskell
1752–1818
Catherine VonSteidinger
1756–1818

John Benson's Timeline

4 Records

1867
10 Mar 1867
Birth of John Newton Benson in Kelso, Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States
Kelso, Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States
1870
1870
Age 3
John Newton Benson resided here in District 23, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
District 23, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 13
John Newton Benson resided here in District 23, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
District 23, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
1941
21 Mar 1941
Age 74
Death of John Newton Benson in Hereford, Castro, Texas, USA
Hereford, Castro, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1867
    Event Place: Kelso, Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 23, Lincoln, Tennessee; Roll: 1268; Page: 268D; Enumeration District: 131
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 23, Lincoln, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1544; Page: 492B; Family History Library Film: 553043

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 23, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 23, Lincoln, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1544; Page: 492B; Family History Library Film: 553043

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 23, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 23, Lincoln, Tennessee; Roll: 1268; Page: 268D; Enumeration District: 131

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1941
    Event Place: Hereford, Castro, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA

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