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Roy Roscoe Benton 1904–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Jan 1904

Birth Location: Caney, Morgan, Kentucky

Death Date: 10 Jun 1984

Death Location: West Liberty, Morgan County, Kentucky

Father: John Benton

Mother: Rebecca Lykins

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Roy Roscoe Benton was born in 1904 in Caney, Morgan, Kentucky, the child of John Campbell Benton And Rebecca Jane Lykins. Roy Roscoe Benton passed away in 1984 in West Liberty, Morgan County, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • Roy Roscoe Benton was born in 1904 in Caney, Morgan, Kentucky, the child of John Campbell Benton And Rebecca Jane Lykins.
  • Roy Roscoe Benton passed away in 1984 in West Liberty, Morgan County, Kentucky.

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Roy Benton's Ancestors

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Roy Benton
1904–1984
Birth Place: Caney, Morgan, Kentucky
Parents
John Campbell Benton
1858–1944
Caney, Morgan, Kentucky
Rebecca (Jane) Lykins
1861–1942
Caney, Morgan, Kentucky
Grandparents
William (Monroe Benton) Rev.
1834–1923
North Carolina
Serica (Jane) Martin
1843–1914
Virginia, USA
David (I.) Lykins
1822–1860
Kentucky
Rachel (Ann) Rose
1823–
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Benton
1807–1858
Issabella Benton
1810–1901
David Lykins
1795–1882
Nancy Williams
1794–1843
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Lykins
1767–1845
Margaret Ritter
1770–1830
Daniel Williams
1763–1820
Violet Crouch
1765–1830

Roy Benton's Timeline

2 Records

1904
07 Jan 1904
Birth of Roy Roscoe Benton in Caney, Morgan, Kentucky
Caney, Morgan, Kentucky
1984
10 Jun 1984
Age 80
Death of Roy Roscoe Benton in Caney, Morgan, Kentucky
Caney, Morgan, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Jan 1904
    Event Place: Caney, Morgan, Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 405-05-8130; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Kentucky, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1984
    Event Place: Caney, Morgan, Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 405-05-8130; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Kentucky, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: West Liberty, Morgan County, Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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