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Mary Elizabeth Benson 1835–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Mar 1835

Birth Location: Limestone, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 1860

Death Location: Winchester, Fayette, Texas, United States

Father: James Benson

Mother: Mary Driver

Spouse(s): Marshall Parr

Children(s): Josiephene Legg, Milligan Parr, Eleanor Parr, Josephine Parr, James Parr, Susan Parr

Mary Elizabeth Benson was born in 1835 in Limestone, Alabama, United States, the child of James Benson And Mary Parmelia Driver. Mary Elizabeth Benson married Marshall Henry Parr, and had children including Eleanor Margaret Parr, James Dayton Parr, Josephine Parmelia Parr, Josiephene Parrmelia Legg, Milligan Henry Parr, Susan J Parr. Mary Elizabeth Benson passed away in 1860 in Winchester, Fayette, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • Mary Elizabeth Benson was born in 1835 in Limestone, Alabama, United States, the child of James Benson And Mary Parmelia Driver.
  • Mary Elizabeth Benson married Marshall Henry Parr, and had children including Eleanor Margaret Parr, James Dayton Parr, Josephine Parmelia Parr, Josiephene Parrmelia Legg, Milligan Henry Parr, Susan J Parr.
  • Mary Elizabeth Benson passed away in 1860 in Winchester, Fayette, Texas, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Benson
1790–1859
Birth Location: Wilkes, Georgia, United States
JB
Mary Driver
1805–1884
Birth Location: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
MD

Spouses(s)

Marshall Parr
1828–1867
Birth Location: Franklin, Heard, Georgia, USA
MP

Children(s)

Josiephene Legg
1858–1931
Birth Location: –
JL
Milligan Parr
1852–1924
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Monroe County, Mississippi
MP
Eleanor Parr
1854–1931
Birth Location: Aberdeen Monroe Ms usa
EP
Josephine Parr
1856–1937
Birth Location: Fayette Co., TX
JP
James Parr
1858–
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Monroe County, Mississippi
JP
Susan Parr
1860–
Birth Location: Fayette County, Texas
SP

Mary Benson's Ancestors

Self
Mary Benson
1835–1860
Birth Place: Limestone, Alabama, United States
Parents
James Benson
1790–1859
Wilkes, Georgia, United States
Mary (Parmelia) Driver
1805–1884
North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Benson's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Elizabeth) Benson (15 Mar 1835–1860) m. Marshall (Henry) Parr (17 JUL 1828–20 OCT 1867)
  1. 1. Josiephene (Parrmelia) Legg 1858–1931 m. Ira (Thomas) Legg 1850–1938
    1. 1. Addie (Jenseline) Harvey 1886–1977 m. Oma (Octavis) Harvey 1886–1978
      1. 1. Pauline (Elizabeth) Harvey 1917–2007 m. Emmett (C) Howard 1905–1978
        1. 1. Clyde (Chester) Howard 1941–1994
      2. 2. Albert (Jessie) Harvey 1906–1969 m. Ruthie (Mae Howard) Harvey 1909–1991
        1. 1. Patsy (Sue) Harvey 1934–2003 m. Robert (Gordon) Clark 1932–2007
      3. 3. Lida (Mae) Harvey 1908–1997 m. Robert (Curtis) Howard 1903–1983
        1. 1. Curtis (Jewell) Howard 1929–1929
        2. 2. Francis (Nadine) Howard 1933–1935
        3. 3. Joe (Ann) Howard 1934–1936
        4. 4. Betty (Louise) Howard 1931–1935
        5. 5. Betty (Louise) Howard 1931–2017
      4. 4. Bessi (Wilma) Bible 1909–1934
      5. 5. Joe (Clifford) Harvey 1915–1972 m. Macie (Lorena) Garrison 1919–2010
      6. 6. Loraine (Oma) Clarke 1918–1981
      7. 7. Addie (Virgie) Harvey 1923–2014
      8. 8. Velma (Lucille) Owens 1911–1990
      9. 9. Orbia (Clyde "Sunnie") Harvey 1920–1983
      10. 10. Lois Harvey 1925–
    2. 2. Marcus (G.) Legg 1879–1958
      1. 1. Sam (G) Legg 1922–2006
    3. 3. pearl (elizabeth Legg) sherman 1881–1979
    4. 4. Charles (Lawrence) Legg 1881–1969 m. Bertha (T) Patterson 1886–1965
      1. 1. Fleta (Lavera) Buck 1909–1984 m. Robert (Myrtle) Buck 1911–1985
        1. 1. Judith (Ann) Mabry 1944–2015 m. Ronnie (Mac) Scruggs 1944–1974
    5. 5. W (F) Legg 1885–1970
    6. 6. ethel (polly Legg) moore 1888–1963
    7. 7. lida (l Legg) anderson 1892–1981
    8. 8. Ira (Thomas) Legg 1894–1955 m. Bertha (Mae) Welkener 1904–1991
      1. 1. Geneva (Legg) Whitten 1937–1998
      2. 2. Dorothy (Moeise) Breedlove 1929–2009
      3. 3. Ernest (Morris Lee) Legg 1924–1990 m. Mary (Louise) Legg 1932–1999
        1. 1. Crawford Payton 1916–1916
    9. 9. susan (frances Legg) ashcraft 1856–1929
    10. 10. Ira (Thomas) Legg 1894–1955
  2. 2. Milligan (Henry) Parr 1852–1924
  3. 3. Eleanor (Margaret) Parr 1854–1931 m. Columbus (Marcus) Witt 1848–1920
    1. 1. Mary (Permaler) Moore 1890–1972
    2. 2. Mattie Delamater 1884–1971
  4. 4. Josephine (Parmelia) Parr 1856–1937 m. Ira (Thomas) Legg 1850–1938
    1. 1. Charles (Lawrence) Legg 1881–1969
    2. 2. Addie (Jenseline) Harvey 1886–1977
    3. 3. W (F) Legg 1885–1970
    4. 4. Ira (Thomas) Legg 1894–1955
    5. 5. Marcus (G.) Legg 1879–1958
    6. 6. Pearl (Elizabeth) Sherman 1881–1979
    7. 7. Ethel (Polly) Moore 1888–1963
    8. 8. Lida (L.) Anderson 1892–1981
  5. 5. James (Dayton) Parr 1858–
  6. 6. Susan (J.) Parr 1860–

Mary Benson's Timeline

2 Records

1835
15 Mar 1835
Birth of Mary Elizabeth Benson in Limestone, Alabama, United States
Limestone, Alabama, United States
1860
1860
Age 25
Death of Mary Elizabeth Benson in Winchester, Fayette, Texas, United States
Winchester, Fayette, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1835
    Event Place: Limestone, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Winchester, Fayette, Texas, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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