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Marvin Timothy Benton 1888 – 1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 December 1888

Birth Location: Buckhorn, Pike County, Alabama

Death Date: 20 April 1972

Death Location: Tallassee, Elmore, Alabama, USA

Father: Charles Benton

Mother: Amelia Benton

Spouse(s): Dollie Barr

Children(s): Marvin Benton, Jay Benton, Lee Benton, Jewell Atkins, Nancy Benton, Frances Benton, Frank Benton, Eloise Benton

Marvin Timothy Benton was born in 1888 in Buckhorn, Pike County, Alabama, the child of Charles Solomon Benton and Amelia Jane Benton. Marvin Timothy Benton married Dollie Jewell Barr, and had children including Marvin Finley Benton, Jay W. Benton, Lee Aubrey Benton, Jewell Atkins, Nancy Elizabeth Benton, Frances Rachel Benton, Frank Elvie Benton, Eloise Benton. Marvin Timothy Benton passed away in 1972 in Tallassee, Elmore, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Marvin Timothy Benton was born in 1888 in Buckhorn, Pike County, Alabama, the child of Charles Solomon Benton and Amelia Jane Benton.
  • Marvin Timothy Benton married Dollie Jewell Barr, and had children including Marvin Finley Benton, Jay W. Benton, Lee Aubrey Benton, Jewell Atkins, Nancy Elizabeth Benton, Frances Rachel Benton, Frank Elvie Benton, Eloise Benton.
  • Marvin Timothy Benton passed away in 1972 in Tallassee, Elmore, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Benton
1864 – 1929
Birth Location: Pike County, Alabama, United States of America
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Amelia Benton
1866 – 1947
Birth Location: Josie, Pike County, Alabama, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Dollie Barr
1890 – 1963
Birth Location: Alabama
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Children(s)

Marvin Benton
1908 – 1980
Birth Location: Josie, Pike, Alabama, USA
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Jay Benton
1910 – 2000
Birth Location: Pike County, Alabama, United States of America
JB
Lee Benton
1911 – 2002
Birth Location: Pike, Alabama
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Jewell Atkins
1914 – 2002
Birth Location: Alabama
JA
Nancy Benton
1918 – 1933
Birth Location: Three Notch, Bullock, Alabama
NB
Frances Benton
1922 – 2004
Birth Location: Union Springs, Alabama
FB
Frank Benton
1925 – 2008
Birth Location: Tallassee, Elmore, Alabama, USA
FB
Eloise Benton
1929 – 2008
Birth Location: Elmore, Alabama
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Marvin Benton's Ancestors

Self
Marvin Benton
1888 – 1972
Birth Place: Buckhorn, Pike County, Alabama
Parents
Charles Solomon Benton
1864 – 1929
Pike County, Alabama, United States of America
Amelia (Jane) Benton
1866 – 1947
Josie, Pike County, Alabama, United States of America
Grandparents
Thomas (Arthur) Benton
1833 – 1889
Brunswick, North Carolina, United States
Nancy Floyd
1838 – 1903
Pike, Alabama
Charles McCurley\McKerley
1836 – 1871
Alabama fought in the Civil War & returned home
Martha (Jane (Emaline)) Henderson
1841 – 1903
Josie, Pike, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
William McKerley
1812 – 1875
Elizabeth Hutto
1813 – 1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Marvin Benton's Descendants

1.
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Marvin (Timothy) Benton (22 December 1888 – 20 April 1972) m. Dollie (Jewell) Barr (24 Nov 1890 – 29 Jul 1963)
  1. 1. Marvin (Finley) Benton (20 December 1908 – January 1980)
  2. 2. Jay (W.) Benton (13 June 1910 – 21 April 2000)
  3. 3. Lee (Aubrey) Benton (1 October 1911 – 3 January 2002)
  4. 4. Jewell Atkins (20 June 1914 – 6 January 2002)
  5. 5. Nancy (Elizabeth) Benton (18 May 1918 – 21 February 1933)
  6. 6. Frances (Rachel) Benton (11 Nov 1922 – 9 June 2004)
  7. 7. Frank (Elvie) Benton (15 Sep 1925 – 22 September 2008)
  8. 8. Eloise Benton (21 October 1929 – 21 Sep 2008) m. James (Harvard) Lumpkin (16 Sep 1924 – 8 February 2004)
    1. 1. James (Michael) Lumpkin (14 Jan 1948 – 08 Dec 2006)
    2. 2. Lumpkin m. Hart (Bryan) Holland
      1. 1. Caitlyn Holland m. Smith

Marvin Benton's Timeline

2 Records

1888
22 December 1888
Birth of Marvin Timothy Benton in Buckhorn, Pike County, Alabama
Buckhorn, Pike County, Alabama
1972
20 April 1972
Age 84
Death of Marvin Timothy Benton in Tallassee, Elmore, Alabama, USA
Tallassee, Elmore, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 December 1888
    Event Place: Buckhorn, Pike County, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 April 1972
    Event Place: Tallassee, Elmore, Alabama, USA
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