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Samuel E. Benton 1841 – 1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Nov 1841

Birth Location: Eufaula,Barbour County,Alabama

Death Date: 23 Apr 1923

Death Location: River Falls, Covington, Alabama, USA

Father: Issac Benton

Mother: Sara Segars

Spouse(s): Martha Thomas, Martha BENTON

Children(s): Harmon Benton, Minnie Benton, Hattie Benton, Stella Benton, William Benton, Laura Benton

In 1841, Samuel E. Benton Major entered the world in Eufaula,Barbour County,Alabama, born to Issac Wright Benton and Sara Lydia "Lettie" BENTON Segars. Samuel E. Benton Major married Martha Anne BENTON Thomas, Martha BENTON, and had children including Harmon Samuel Benton, Minnie Lee Benton, Hattie Benton, Stella Melvina Benton, William Benton, Laura Benton. Samuel E. Benton Major passed away in 1923 in River Falls, Covington, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1841, Samuel E. Benton Major entered the world in Eufaula,Barbour County,Alabama, born to Issac Wright Benton and Sara Lydia "Lettie" BENTON Segars.
  • Samuel E. Benton Major married Martha Anne BENTON Thomas, Martha BENTON, and had children including Harmon Samuel Benton, Minnie Lee Benton, Hattie Benton, Stella Melvina Benton, William Benton, Laura Benton.
  • Samuel E. Benton Major passed away in 1923 in River Falls, Covington, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Issac Benton
1818 – 1906
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Sara Segars
1823 – 1896
Birth Location: Dawson, Georgia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Martha Thomas
1845 – 1928
Birth Location: Clayton,Barbour County,Alabama
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Martha BENTON
1849 –
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Harmon Benton
1867 – 1952
Birth Location: Texasville, Barbour, Alabama, USA
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Minnie Benton
1869 – 1905
Birth Location: Texasville, Barbour, Alabama, USA
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Hattie Benton
1871 – 1872
Birth Location: , Barbour, Alabama, USA
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Stella Benton
1872 – 1923
Birth Location: Texasville, Barbour, Alabama, USA
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William Benton
1868 –
Birth Location: Barbour Co, Alabama, USA
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Laura Benton
1869 –
Birth Location: Barbour Co, Alabama, USA
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Samuel Benton's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Benton
1841 – 1923
Birth Place: Eufaula,Barbour County,Alabama
Parents
Issac Wright Benton
1818 – 1906
South Carolina, USA
Sara (Lydia "Lettie" BENTON) Segars
1823 – 1896
Dawson, Georgia, United States
Grandparents
Ira (E) Segars
1798 – 1847
Fayetteville, Sampson, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Elizabeth "Mollie" SEGARS) Parrish
1805 – 1881
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Southward Segars
1770 – 1852
Nancy Clark
1780 – 1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Seegar
1740 – 1773
Mary Drishey
1748 – 1773

Samuel Benton's Descendants

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Samuel (E.) Benton (14 Nov 1841 – 23 Apr 1923) m. Martha (Anne BENTON) Thomas (27 JUL 1845 – 2 Jul 1928) m. Martha BENTON (1849 – )
  1. 1. Harmon (Samuel) Benton (26 Dec 1867 – 3/16/1952)
  2. 2. Minnie (Lee) Benton (8 Aug 1869 – 3 Sep 1905)
  3. 3. Hattie Benton (5 Apr 1871 – 3 Oct 1872)
  4. 4. Stella (Melvina) Benton (23 Mar 1872 – 4 Jul 1923)
  5. 5. William Benton (1868 – )
  6. 6. Laura Benton (1869 – )

Samuel Benton's Timeline

2 Records

1841
14 Nov 1841
Birth of Samuel E. Benton Major in Eufaula,Barbour County,Alabama
Eufaula,Barbour County,Alabama
1923
23 Apr 1923
Age 82
Death of Samuel E. Benton Major in River Falls, Covington, Alabama, USA
River Falls, Covington, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1841
    Event Place: Eufaula,Barbour County,Alabama
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1923
    Event Place: River Falls, Covington, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Red Level, Covington County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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