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John Ronald Benton 1936–2010 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 August 1936

Birth Location: Virginia, USA

Death Date: 14 May 2010

Death Location: Low Moor, Alleghany, Virginia, USA

Father: Elmer Benton

Mother: Esther Gibson

Spouse(s): Carolyn Bess

Children(s):

In 1936, John Ronald Benton entered the world in Virginia, USA, born to Elmer Loren Benton And Esther Dorothy Gibson. In 1940, John Ronald Benton resided in Brookland Mag District, Brookland, Henrico, Virgin. In 1950, John Ronald Benton resided in Pine Top, Middlesex, Virginia, USA. John Ronald Benton married Carolyn Faye Bess. John Ronald Benton passed away in 2010 in Low Moor, Alleghany, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1936, John Ronald Benton entered the world in Virginia, USA, born to Elmer Loren Benton And Esther Dorothy Gibson.
  • In 1940, John Ronald Benton resided in Brookland Mag District, Brookland, Henrico, Virgin.
  • In 1950, John Ronald Benton resided in Pine Top, Middlesex, Virginia, USA.
  • John Ronald Benton married Carolyn Faye Bess.
  • John Ronald Benton passed away in 2010 in Low Moor, Alleghany, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Benton's Ancestors

Self
John Benton
1936–2010
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Parents
Elmer Loren Benton
1905–1993
Virginia, USA
Esther (Dorothy) Gibson
1904–1960
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Henry) Gibson
1869–1948
Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
Grace (Hutson) King
1869–1958
Buckingham, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Gibson
1840–1900
Virginia Madison
1847–1925
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Randolph IV
1805–1872
Mary Sprouse
1814–1879
John Sr.
1824–1870
Eliza Norford
1824–1849

John Benton's Timeline

4 Records

1936
22 August 1936
Birth of John Ronald Benton in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 4
John Ronald Benton resided here in Brookland Mag District, Brookland, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Brookland Mag District, Brookland, Henrico, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 14
John Ronald Benton resided here in Pine Top, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Pine Top, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
2010
14 May 2010
Age 74
Death of John Ronald Benton
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 August 1936
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Pine Top, Middlesex

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Brookland Mag District, Brookland, Henrico, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Pine Top, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Pine Top, Middlesex

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 May 2010
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Low Moor, Alleghany, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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