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Leroy Clay Benton 1887–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Nov 1887

Birth Location: Wysox, Ohio, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 25 Apr 1962

Death Location: Hartford, Ohio, Kentucky, USA

Father: Quintus Benton

Mother: Fannie Benton

Spouse(s): Beulah Miles

Children(s): Nina Benton, Frank Benton, Mary Benton, Paul Benton, Alton Benton, Carrie Benton, Anna Benton

In 1887, Leroy Clay Benton entered the world in Wysox, Ohio, Kentucky, USA, born to Quintus Marion Benton And Fannie Wakeland Benton. Leroy Clay Benton married Beulah Ford Miles, and had children including Alton Carroll Benton, Anna Francis Benton, Carrie Nell Benton, Frank Miles Benton, Mary Elizabeth Benton, Nina Sue Benton, Paul Henry Benton. Leroy Clay Benton passed away in 1962 in Hartford, Ohio, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1887, Leroy Clay Benton entered the world in Wysox, Ohio, Kentucky, USA, born to Quintus Marion Benton And Fannie Wakeland Benton.
  • Leroy Clay Benton married Beulah Ford Miles, and had children including Alton Carroll Benton, Anna Francis Benton, Carrie Nell Benton, Frank Miles Benton, Mary Elizabeth Benton, Nina Sue Benton, Paul Henry Benton.
  • Leroy Clay Benton passed away in 1962 in Hartford, Ohio, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Quintus Benton
1849–1929
Birth Location: Rochester, Butler, Kentucky, USA
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Fannie Benton
1855–1924
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Beulah Miles
1894–1978
Birth Location: Wysox, Ohio County, Kentucky
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Children(s)

Nina Benton
1932–1997
Birth Location: Ohio, Kentucky, USA
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Frank Benton
1930–2005
Birth Location: Ohio County, Kentucky, USA
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Mary Benton
1921–1993
Birth Location: Wysox, Ohio, Kentucky, USA
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Paul Benton
1927–2010
Birth Location: Wysox, Ohio, Kentucky, USA
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Alton Benton
1922–2002
Birth Location: Ohio, Kentucky, USA
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Carrie Benton
1925–2010
Birth Location: Ohio County, Kentucky, USA
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Anna Benton
1933–2016
Birth Location: Ohio, Kentucky, USA
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Leroy Benton's Ancestors

Self
Leroy Benton
1887–1962
Birth Place: Wysox, Ohio, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Quintus Marion Benton
1849–1929
Rochester, Butler, Kentucky, USA
Fannie (Wakeland) Benton
1855–1924
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
John (L.) Benton
1823–1894
Ohio County, Kentucky, USA
Martha (Jane) Austin
1827–1852
, Ohio, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Baruch Austin
1794–1875
Mary Render
1800–1856
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Zachariah Austin
1763–1834
Margaret Offutt
1760–1824

Leroy Benton's Descendants

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Leroy (Clay) Benton (11 Nov 1887–25 Apr 1962) m. Beulah (Ford) Miles (21 Feb 1894–26 Dec 1978)
  1. 1. Nina (Sue) Benton 1932–1997 m. Kenneth (Earl) Engler 1920–2012
  2. 2. Frank (Miles) Benton 1930–2005
  3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Benton 1921–1993
  4. 4. Paul (Henry) Benton 1927–2010
  5. 5. Alton (Carroll) Benton 1922–2002
  6. 6. Carrie (Nell) Benton 1925–2010
  7. 7. Anna (Francis) Benton 1933–2016

Leroy Benton's Timeline

2 Records

1887
11 Nov 1887
Birth of Leroy Clay Benton in Wysox, Ohio, Kentucky, USA
Wysox, Ohio, Kentucky, USA
1962
25 Apr 1962
Age 75
Death of Leroy Clay Benton in Hartford, Ohio, Kentucky, USA
Hartford, Ohio, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1887
    Event Place: Wysox, Ohio, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1962
    Event Place: Hartford, Ohio, Kentucky, USA
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