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Mary Lee Benton 1943–2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jun 1943

Birth Location: Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 18 Feb 2005

Death Location: Montgomery County, Ohio, USA

Father: Dazzell Benton

Mother: Ina Bailey

Spouse(s): Wilford Willis

Children(s):

The story of Mary Lee Benton began in 1943 in Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA. Mary Lee Benton married Wilford J Willis. Mary Lee Benton passed away in 2005 in Montgomery County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Lee Benton began in 1943 in Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA.
  • Mary Lee Benton married Wilford J Willis.
  • Mary Lee Benton passed away in 2005 in Montgomery County, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Benton's Ancestors

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Mary Benton
1943–2005
Birth Place: Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Dazzell Benton
1913–1984
Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA
Ina (Belle) Bailey
1918–1983
Morgan County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (Smith) Benton
1874–1927
Morgan County, Kentucky
Lizzie Benton
1887–1958
Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA
John (B) Bailey
1886–1970
Morgan County, Kentucky
Laura (Alice) Elam
1889–1963
Magoffin County, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
James Benton
1839–1912
Elizabeth Lykins
1846–
Samuel Patrick
1867–1895
Octava Patrick
1865–1919
James Bailey
1850–1933
Margaret Wilson
1858–1899
William Elam
1867–1930
Delila Lykins
1865–1953
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Benton
1807–1858
Issabella Benton
1810–1901
David Lykins
1819–1881
Mahala Lykins
1826–1891
Brice Patrick
1816–1890
Margaret Montgomery
1828–1924
Elisha Oney
1834–1896
Elizabeth Whitt
1836–1888
Elisha Baley
1822–1883
Lucinda Bailey
1817–1900
Marshall Wilson
1836–1862
(Sarah) Childers
1840–1924
Daniel Elam
1819–1902
Nancy Lykins
1821–1898
Levi Lykins
1842–1885
Mary Frisby
1846–1936

Mary Benton's Timeline

2 Records

1943
29 Jun 1943
Birth of Mary Lee Benton in Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA
Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA
2005
18 Feb 2005
Age 62
Death of Mary Lee Benton in Vandalia, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
Vandalia, Montgomery, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1943
    Event Place: Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Ohio; Issue Date: 1960-1961
    [2] Kentucky Birth Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Vandalia, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Death Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Feb 2005
    Event Place: Vandalia, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Ohio; Issue Date: 1960-1961
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Montgomery County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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