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Paul Monroe Benton 1918–1990 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Feb 1918

Birth Location: Leawood, Newton County, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 16 Oct 1990

Death Location: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA

Father: William Benton

Mother: Pheobe Craig

Spouse(s): Frances Fry, Ida Scott

Children(s): Carl Benton, Chester Benton

The story of Paul Monroe Benton began in 1918 in Leawood, Newton County, Missouri, USA. In 1920, Paul Monroe Benton resided in Jackson, Osage, Missouri, USA. In 1942, Paul Monroe Benton established residence. Paul Monroe Benton married Frances Viola Fry, Ida Mae Scott, and had children including Carl W Benton, Chester Lee Benton, Debbie Benton, Frances Mae Benton, John F Benton, Marshall Vernon Benton, Paul Benton, Paulette Benton, Rosella Louise Benton, Warren Wesley Benton. Paul Monroe Benton passed away in 1990 in Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Paul Monroe Benton began in 1918 in Leawood, Newton County, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1920, Paul Monroe Benton resided in Jackson, Osage, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1942, Paul Monroe Benton established residence.
  • Paul Monroe Benton married Frances Viola Fry, Ida Mae Scott, and had children including Carl W Benton, Chester Lee Benton, Debbie Benton, Frances Mae Benton, John F Benton, Marshall Vernon Benton, Paul Benton, Paulette Benton, Rosella Louise Benton, Warren Wesley Benton.
  • Paul Monroe Benton passed away in 1990 in Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Paul Benton's Ancestors

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Paul Benton
1918–1990
Birth Place: Leawood, Newton County, Missouri, USA
Parents
William D Benton
1897–1965
Missouri
Pheobe (Margaret) Craig
1897–1927
Prairie Twp, Keokuk, Iowa
Grandparents
William (Arthur) Craig
1873–1958
Rose Hill, Mahaska County, Iowa, USA
Lurena Jennings
1875–1925
Coal Valley, Rock Island, Illinois
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Jennings
1836–1921
Phebe Jennings
1840–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Israel Jennings
1816–1856

Paul Benton's Descendants

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Paul (Monroe) Benton (7 Feb 1918–16 Oct 1990) m. Frances (Viola) Fry (1921–) m. Ida (Mae) Scott (30 May 1930–4 Oct 1986)
  1. 1. Carl (W) Benton 1948–2021
  2. 2. Chester (Lee) Benton 1949–1995 m. Karen (Kay “Katie”) Rogers 1950–2023

Paul Benton's Timeline

6 Records

1918
7 Feb 1918
Birth of Paul Monroe Benton in Leawood, Newton County, Missouri, USA
Leawood, Newton County, Missouri, USA
1920
1920
Age 2
Paul Monroe Benton resided here in Jackson, Osage, Missouri, USA
Jackson, Osage, Missouri, USA
1942
abt 1942
Age 24
Paul Monroe Benton resided here
None
1945
1945
Age 27
Paul Monroe Benton resided here in Elvins, St Francois, Missouri, USA
Elvins, St Francois, Missouri, USA
1950
1950
Age 32
Paul Monroe Benton resided here in Pendleton, St Francois, Missouri, USA
Pendleton, St Francois, Missouri, USA
1990
16 Oct 1990
Age 72
Death of Paul Monroe Benton in Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA
Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1918
    Event Place: Leawood, Newton County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [3] Arizona, U.S., Birth Certificates, Arizona Department of Health Services; Phoenix, AZ; Arizona Genealogy Birth and Death Certificates
    [4] Idaho, U.S., Select Marriages, 1878-1898
    [5] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Pendleton, St Francois, Missouri; Roll: 4034; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 94-8

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Jackson, Osage, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1942
    Record Source: Arizona, U.S., Birth Certificates, Arizona Department of Health Services; Phoenix, AZ; Arizona Genealogy Birth and Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Elvins, St Francois, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Pendleton, St Francois, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Pendleton, St Francois, Missouri; Roll: 4034; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 94-8

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1990
    Event Place: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017

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