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Minnie Dora Champion 1880–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 February 1880

Birth Location: Boothton, Shelby, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 21 April 1940

Death Location: Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, USA

Father: Henry Champion

Mother: Martha Boothe

Spouse(s): William Benton

Children(s): Annie Benton, Jesse Benton, Rufus Benton, Minnie Benton, James Benton, Gilford Benton, Margaret Benton, Walter Benton, Elsie Benton, Rollin Benton, Floyd Benton

Minnie Dora Champion was born in 1880 in Boothton, Shelby, Alabama, USA, the child of Henry Jackson Champion And Martha Jane Boothe. Minnie Dora Champion married William Monroe Benton, and had children including Annie Lillian Benton, Elsie Mae Benton, Floyd Eggleston Benton, Gilford Velpo Benton, James Odom Benton, Jesse Henry Benton, Margaret Velma Benton, Minnie Asilee Benton, Rollin Virgil Benton, Rufus Willis Benton, Walter Oggleston Benton. Minnie Dora Champion passed away in 1940 in Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Minnie Dora Champion was born in 1880 in Boothton, Shelby, Alabama, USA, the child of Henry Jackson Champion And Martha Jane Boothe.
  • Minnie Dora Champion married William Monroe Benton, and had children including Annie Lillian Benton, Elsie Mae Benton, Floyd Eggleston Benton, Gilford Velpo Benton, James Odom Benton, Jesse Henry Benton, Margaret Velma Benton, Minnie Asilee Benton, Rollin Virgil Benton, Rufus Willis Benton, Walter Oggleston Benton.
  • Minnie Dora Champion passed away in 1940 in Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.

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Minnie Champion's Ancestors

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Minnie Champion
1880–1940
Birth Place: Boothton, Shelby, Alabama, USA
Parents
Henry Jackson Champion
1855–1900
Boothton, Shelby, Alabama, USA
Martha (Jane) Boothe
1855–1901
Boothton, Shelby, Alabama, USA
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Minnie Champion's Descendants

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Minnie (Dora) Champion (29 February 1880–21 April 1940) m. William (Monroe) Benton (25 November 1873–1 September 1938)
  1. 1. Annie (Lillian) Benton 1907–1952 m. Henry (Lee) Jordan 1901–1928 m. James (Wesley Brock OLD) 11 1908–1998
    1. 1. Jewel (Reba Lee) Jordan 1923–1972
    2. 2. George (Dallas) Jordan 1924–1944
    3. 3. Martha (Elouise) Jordan 1927–1993
    4. 4. Henry (Edward) Jordan 1928–1998
  2. 2. Jesse (Henry) Benton 1896–1921
  3. 3. Rufus (Willis) Benton 1898–1982
  4. 4. Minnie (Asilee) Benton 1900–1901
  5. 5. James (Odom) Benton 1902–1983
  6. 6. Gilford (Velpo) Benton 1904–1966
  7. 7. Margaret (Velma) Benton 1906–1967
  8. 8. Walter (Oggleston) Benton 1911–1974
  9. 9. Elsie (Mae) Benton 1914–1963
  10. 10. Rollin (Virgil) Benton 1916–1981
  11. 11. Floyd (Eggleston) Benton 1919–2004

Minnie Champion's Timeline

2 Records

1880
29 February 1880
Birth of Minnie Dora Champion in Boothton, Shelby, Alabama, USA
Boothton, Shelby, Alabama, USA
1940
21 April 1940
Age 60
Death of Minnie Dora Champion in Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 February 1880
    Event Place: Boothton, Shelby, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 April 1940
    Event Place: Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, USA

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