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Myrtle Benson 1929–2015 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 January 1929

Birth Location: Bigelow, Perry County, Arkansas, United States of America

Death Date: 29 March 2015

Death Location: Monnie Springs, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: Robert Benson

Mother: Bertha Pates

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Myrtle Benson was born in 1929 in Bigelow, Perry County, Arkansas, United States of America, the child of Robert Lee Benson And Bertha Lee Pates. In 1940, Myrtle Benson resided in Roland, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA. Myrtle Benson married James Alfred Forrester, and had children including James Glenn Forrester. Myrtle Benson passed away in 2015 in Monnie Springs, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Myrtle Benson was born in 1929 in Bigelow, Perry County, Arkansas, United States of America, the child of Robert Lee Benson And Bertha Lee Pates.
  • In 1940, Myrtle Benson resided in Roland, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA.
  • Myrtle Benson married James Alfred Forrester, and had children including James Glenn Forrester.
  • Myrtle Benson passed away in 2015 in Monnie Springs, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Myrtle Benson's Ancestors

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Myrtle Benson
1929–2015
Birth Place: Bigelow, Perry County, Arkansas, United States of America
Parents
Robert Lee Benson
1882–1980
Perry, Arkansas, USA
Bertha (Lee) Pates
1903–1966
Arkansas
Grandparents
Elijah (R) Benson
1846–
Alabama
Elisebeth Benson
1868–
Alabama
Charles (Freeman) Pate
1878–1912
missouri
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Myrtle Benson's Timeline

3 Records

1929
13 January 1929
Birth of Myrtle Benson in Bigelow, Perry County, Arkansas, United States of America
Bigelow, Perry County, Arkansas, United States of America
1940
1940
Age 11
Myrtle Benson resided here in Roland, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
Roland, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
2015
29 March 2015
Age 86
Death of Myrtle Benson in Perryville, Perry County, Arkansas, United States of America
Perryville, Perry County, Arkansas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 January 1929
    Event Place: Bigelow, Perry County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, 1917-1969

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Roland, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Roland, Pulaski, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 March 2015
    Event Place: Perryville, Perry County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Monnie Springs, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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