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May Benson 1903–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Jun 1903

Birth Location: Battle, McLennan, Texas, USA

Death Date: 22 Feb 1961

Death Location: Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, USA

Father: Marion Deweese

Mother: Mary Wray

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May Benson was born in 1903 in Battle, McLennan, Texas, USA, the child of Marion Shields Deweese And Mary Etta Wray. May Benson passed away in 1961 in Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • May Benson was born in 1903 in Battle, McLennan, Texas, USA, the child of Marion Shields Deweese And Mary Etta Wray.
  • May Benson passed away in 1961 in Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, USA.

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May Benson's Ancestors

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May Benson
1903–1961
Birth Place: Battle, McLennan, Texas, USA
Parents
Marion Shields Deweese
1851–1881
LA
Mary (Etta) Wray
1873–1937
Arkansas
Grandparents
Abner (C William) Deweese
1798–1859
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Catharine Smith
1824–1860
Tupelo, Mississippi, USA
David (Irvin) Wray
1820–1880
Garrard Co, Kentucky, USA
Alabama Lyon
1831–1880
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Rev. Deweese
1767–1849
Elizabeth Trickey
1774–1855
Andrew Smith
1802–1828
Jane Oates
1800–1828
2nd-Great-Grandparents

May Benson's Timeline

2 Records

1903
30 Jun 1903
Birth of May Benson in Battle, McLennan, Texas, USA
Battle, McLennan, Texas, USA
1961
22 Feb 1961
Age 58
Death of May Benson in Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1903
    Event Place: Battle, McLennan, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1961
    Event Place: Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, USA

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