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Josephine E ‘Josie’ Benson 1877–1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 June 1877

Birth Location: Hardin, Texas, USA

Death Date: 17 Nov 1964

Death Location: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA

Father: William Benson

Mother: Frances Holland

Spouse(s): Francis Prince

Children(s): Samuel Prince, Robert Prince, Vee Prince, Emma Prince, Francis Prince, Glover Sr, Charles Prince, Margaret Prince

In 1877, Josephine E ‘Josie’ Benson entered the world in Hardin, Texas, USA, born to William Calvin Benson And Frances Ann Elizabeth Holland. Josephine E ‘Josie’ Benson married Francis Bolivar Frank Prince, and had children including Charles Wesley Prince, Emma Elizabeth Prince, Francis Beatrice Prince, Glover Dewitt Prince Sr, Margaret Lyle Prince, Robert Bruce Judge Prince, Samuel Carroll Prince, Vee Prince. Josephine E ‘Josie’ Benson passed away in 1964 in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1877, Josephine E ‘Josie’ Benson entered the world in Hardin, Texas, USA, born to William Calvin Benson And Frances Ann Elizabeth Holland.
  • Josephine E ‘Josie’ Benson married Francis Bolivar Frank Prince, and had children including Charles Wesley Prince, Emma Elizabeth Prince, Francis Beatrice Prince, Glover Dewitt Prince Sr, Margaret Lyle Prince, Robert Bruce Judge Prince, Samuel Carroll Prince, Vee Prince.
  • Josephine E ‘Josie’ Benson passed away in 1964 in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Benson
1839–1928
Birth Location: Bladen, North Carolina, United States
WB
Frances Holland
1850–1928
Birth Location: Greenville, Bullock, Alabama, United States
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Spouses(s)

Francis Prince
1868–1945
Birth Location: Ellisville, Mississippi, USA
FP

Children(s)

Samuel Prince
1903–1984
Birth Location: Kountze, Hardin, Texas, USA
SP
Robert Prince
1908–1971
Birth Location: Kountze, Hardin, Texas, USA
RP
Vee Prince
1905–1998
Birth Location: Kountze, Hardin, Texas, USA
VP
Emma Prince
1898–1990
Birth Location: Plank, Hardin, Texas, USA
EP
Francis Prince
1900–1989
Birth Location: Hardin Co, TX
FP
Glover Sr
1897–1967
Birth Location: Plank, Hardin, Texas, USA
GS
Charles Prince
1910–1915
Birth Location: Kountze, Hardin, Texas, USA
CP
Margaret Prince
1917–1997
Birth Location: Kountze, Hardin, Texas, USA
MP

Josephine Benson's Ancestors

Self
Josephine Benson
1877–1964
Birth Place: Hardin, Texas, USA
Parents
William Calvin Benson
1839–1928
Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Frances (Ann Elizabeth) Holland
1850–1928
Greenville, Bullock, Alabama, United States
Grandparents
William* Benson
1796–1854
Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Sarah ("Sally" Elizabeth*) Cook
1796–1883
Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
John (James Holland) Jr
1816–1878
Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States
Elizabeth (Jane Betsy * Long) Holland
1826–1892
Alabama, Butler, Alabama, United States
Great-Grandparents
Francis Benson
1775–1836
Sarah Bigford
1775–1835
Elizabeth* Johnson
1776–1811
John Sr
1782–1856
Mary Ward
1789–1863
William Long
1793–1853
Sarah Merrill
1793–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Benson
1740–1789
Elizabeth* Dowey
1751–1817
Michael Ward
1761–1803
Samuel Long
1761–1814

Josephine Benson's Descendants

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Josephine (E ‘Josie’) Benson (15 June 1877–17 Nov 1964) m. Francis (Bolivar Frank) Prince (3 Jan 1868–4 May 1945)
  1. 1. Samuel (Carroll) Prince 1903–1984 m. Suyde (E) Holland 1903–1977 m. Clara Prince 1908–1991
    1. 1. Jack (Holland) Prince 1929–2000 m. Rose 1932–2007
    2. 2. Samuel (Doyle) Prince 1921–1999 m. Cora (M) Prince 1926– m. Cora (Marcedeen "Marcie") Caldwell 1925–2003
    3. 3. Helen (Bradberry) Gary 1933–1985
  2. 2. Robert (Bruce 'Judge') Prince 1908–1971
  3. 3. Vee Prince 1905–1998
  4. 4. Emma (Elizabeth) Prince 1898–1990
  5. 5. Francis (Beatrice) Prince 1900–1989
  6. 6. Glover (Dewitt Prince) Sr 1897–1967
  7. 7. Charles (Wesley) Prince 1910–1915
  8. 8. Margaret (Lyle) Prince 1917–1997

Josephine Benson's Timeline

2 Records

1877
15 June 1877
Birth of Josephine E ‘Josie’ Benson in Hardin, Texas, USA
Hardin, Texas, USA
1964
17 Nov 1964
Age 87
Death of Josephine E ‘Josie’ Benson in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
Houston, Harris, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 June 1877
    Event Place: Hardin, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1964
    Event Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
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