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Martha Elvira " Elvie" Benton 1843 – 1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Oct 1843

Birth Location: Coweta, Georgia

Death Date: 17 Jun 1927

Death Location: Near Neyland, Hunt, Texas

Father: John Benton

Mother: Sarah Fulmer

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Lela Dowdy

Martha Elvira " Elvie" Benton was born in 1843 in Coweta, Georgia, the child of John W Benton and Sarah Elizabeth Fulmer. Martha Elvira " Elvie" Benton had children including Lela Dowdy. Martha Elvira " Elvie" Benton passed away in 1927 in Near Neyland, Hunt, Texas.

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Biography

  • Martha Elvira " Elvie" Benton was born in 1843 in Coweta, Georgia, the child of John W Benton and Sarah Elizabeth Fulmer.
  • Martha Elvira " Elvie" Benton had children including Lela Dowdy.
  • Martha Elvira " Elvie" Benton passed away in 1927 in Near Neyland, Hunt, Texas.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Benton
1826 – 1901
Birth Location: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
JB
Sarah Fulmer
1823 – 1869
Birth Location: Dutch Fork, Lexington, South Carolina, USA
SF

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lela Dowdy
1874 – 1957
Birth Location: Texas, USA
LD

Martha Benton's Ancestors

Self
Martha Benton
1843 – 1927
Birth Place: Coweta, Georgia
Parents
John W Benton
1826 – 1901
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Sarah (Elizabeth) Fulmer
1823 – 1869
Dutch Fork, Lexington, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martha Benton's Descendants

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Martha (Elvira " Elvie") Benton (29 Oct 1843 – 17 Jun 1927)
  1. 1. Lela Dowdy (Jan 1874 – May 10, 1957) m. Wm Dowdy (Mar 1851 – 10 March 1909) m. Thomas (J) Redding (1851 – )
    1. 1. Dock Dowdy (Jul 1893 – 28 Nov 1918) m. Mellie (May Baxley Dowdy Tyra Potts) Allen (Sep 1897 – 4 Jan 1951) m. Liora Dowdy
      1. 1. Jesse (Corley) Dowdy (1 Mar 1914 – 6 Dec 1965)
      2. 2. Willie (Lou Dowdy, Burns, Renshaw,) Sapaugh (18 August 1916 – 4 May 1999) m. Fredrick (Charles) Renshaw (4 Feb 1905 – 17 Jun 1979) m. William (Howard) Sapaugh (abt 1909 – ) m. Everett (Alexander) Burns (31 Jul 1909 – Jun 1969)
        1. 1. Everett (Alexander) Burns (10 Apr 1933 – 19 Apr 2015) m. Patsy (Jane Caldwell Heard) Burns (21 November 1930 – 3 March 2018) m. Mary (Jo) Karr (1935 – ) m. Carolyn (June) Burns (24 Jun 1942 – )
        2. 2. Glenda (Lou) Barnett (28 January 1935 – 22 June 2014) m. Windle (Wayne) Barnett (Dec 1933 – 18 December 2015)
        3. 3. Betty (Ann) Martin (5 July 1936 – 22 November 2012) m. James (Hershel) Martin (15 Jul 1927 – 5 Jul 1994)
      3. 3. William (Lee (D.B.)) Dowdy (23 Jan 1919 – 10 Oct 1997) m. Iline Dawdy (abt 1922 – )
        1. 1. Janie (L) Dawdy (abt 1939 – )
      4. 4. Danzil Dowdy
    2. 2. Mary Dowdy (Aug 1894 – )
    3. 3. Willie Dowdy (Oct 1897 – )
    4. 4. Dalie Dowdy (Sep 1899 – )
    5. 5. Susie Dowdy (abt 1902 – )

Martha Benton's Timeline

2 Records

1843
29 Oct 1843
Birth of Martha Elvira " Elvie" Benton in Coweta, Georgia
Coweta, Georgia
1927
17 Jun 1927
Age 84
Death of Martha Elvira " Elvie" Benton in Near Neyland, Hunt, Texas
Near Neyland, Hunt, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1843
    Event Place: Coweta, Georgia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1927
    Event Place: Near Neyland, Hunt, Texas

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Campbell, Hunt County, Texas, USA
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