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Margaret Vester "Peggy" Benton 1810–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1810

Birth Location: Humphreys County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 26 Jan 1886

Death Location: Benton County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Samuel Benton

Mother: Mary Hunter

Spouse(s): John Melton

Children(s): Martha Melton

The story of Margaret Vester "Peggy" Benton began in 1810 in Humphreys County, Tennessee, United States of America. Margaret Vester "Peggy" Benton married John Wesley Melton, and had children including Martha Melton. Margaret Vester "Peggy" Benton passed away in 1886 in Benton County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Vester "Peggy" Benton began in 1810 in Humphreys County, Tennessee, United States of America.
  • Margaret Vester "Peggy" Benton married John Wesley Melton, and had children including Martha Melton.
  • Margaret Vester "Peggy" Benton passed away in 1886 in Benton County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Benton
1789–1850
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
SB
Mary Hunter
1785–1853
Birth Location: Williamson, Tennessee, United States
MH

Spouses(s)

John Melton
1807–1896
Birth Location: De Kalb, Tennessee, United States
JM

Children(s)

Martha Melton
1833–1913
Birth Location: Benton, Tennessee, USA
MM

Margaret Benton's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Benton
1810–1886
Birth Place: Humphreys County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Samuel Benton
1789–1850
South Carolina, United States
Mary (Sarah) Hunter
1785–1853
Williamson, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
David (Washington Benton) 1
1741–1819
South Carolina, United States
Elijah (Hunter) III
1764–1817
Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Col. Benton
1720–1770
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Benton's Descendants

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Margaret (Vester "Peggy") Benton (abt 1810–26 Jan 1886) m. John (Wesley) Melton (1807–2 Jul 1896)
  1. 1. Martha Melton 1833–1913
    1. 1. Margaret (Elizabeth) Berry 1859–1944 m. Pridgeon (Hamilton) Holland 1857–1926
      1. 1. Arthur (Braden) Holland 1882–1959 m. Minnie (Ola) Bevel 1885–1929
        1. 1. Mary (L) Holland 1906–1998 m. Jesse (Jackson) Deal 1901–1988

Margaret Benton's Timeline

2 Records

1810
abt 1810
Birth of Margaret Vester "Peggy" Benton in Humphreys County, Tennessee, United States of America
Humphreys County, Tennessee, United States of America
1886
26 Jan 1886
Age 76
Death of Margaret Vester "Peggy" Benton in Benton County, Tennessee, United States of America
Benton County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1810
    Event Place: Humphreys County, Tennessee, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1886
    Event Place: Benton County, Tennessee, United States of America
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