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Nancy Patterson 1831 – 1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Oct 1831

Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee

Death Date: 4 Jan 1898

Death Location: Sevier, Tennessee, United States

Father: Cornelius Patterson

Mother: Violet Fain

Spouse(s): Spencer Benson

Children(s): Willis Benson, Cornelius Benson, Winnie Benson, William Benson, Violet Benson, Dianna Benson, James Benson, Martha Benson

It was in 1831 that Nancy Patterson was born in Sevier, Tennessee, a child of Cornelius Patterson and Violet Fain. Nancy Patterson went on to marry Spencer Benson and had children such as Willis Benson, Cornelius Benson, Winnie Benson, William Carson Benson, Violet Caldoney Benson, Dianna Benson, James Alexander Benson and Martha Benson. Nancy Patterson was deceased by 1898 in Sevier, Tennessee, United States.

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Parents

Cornelius Patterson
1803 – 1875
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
CP
Violet Fain
1804 – 1880
Birth Location: South Carolina
VF

Spouses(s)

Spencer Benson
1818 – 1892
Birth Location: Tennessee
SB

Children(s)

Willis Benson
1854 – 1928
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee, United States
WB
Cornelius Benson
1856 –
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
CB
Winnie Benson
1859 –
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee, United States
WB
William Benson
1862 –
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee, United States
WB
Violet Benson
1866 – 1927
Birth Location: Tennessee
VB
Dianna Benson
1869 – 1932
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee, United States
DB
James Benson
1870 – 1929
Birth Location: Tennessee
JB
Martha Benson
1872 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
MB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1 Oct 1831
    Event Place: Sevier, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wears Valley, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: 1277; Family History Film: 1255277; Page: 383C; Enumeration District: 183; Image: ., Year: 1860; Census Place: District 6, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: ; Page: 324; Image: 146., Year: 1850; Census Place: Eastern Subdivision 12, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: M432_895; Page: 395A; Image: 73

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Eastern Subdivision 12, Sevier, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Eastern Subdivision 12, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: M432_895; Page: 395A; Image: 73

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: District 6, Sevier, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 6, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: ; Page: 324; Image: 146.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Wears Valley, Sevier, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wears Valley, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: 1277; Family History Film: 1255277; Page: 383C; Enumeration District: 183; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 4 Jan 1898
    Event Place: Sevier, Tennessee, United States

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