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

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

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Biography

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

Immediate Family

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Marvin Benton's Ancestors

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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

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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. Eloise Benton 1929–2008 m. James (Harvard) Lumpkin 1924–2004
    1. 1. James (Michael) Lumpkin 1948–2006
  2. 2. Frances (Rachel) Benton 1922–2004
  3. 3. Nancy (Elizabeth) Benton 1918–1933
  4. 4. Jay (W.) Benton 1910–2000
  5. 5. Jewell Atkins 1914–2002
  6. 6. Lee (Aubrey) Benton 1911–2002
  7. 7. Marvin (Finley) Benton 1908–1980
  8. 8. Frank (Elvie) Benton 1925–2008

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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