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Silas Benson 1800–1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Nov 1800

Birth Location: Travelers Rest, Greenville, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 30 Sep 1875

Death Location: , Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

Father: Robert Benson

Mother: Nancy Stringfellow

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The story of Silas Benson began in 1800 in Travelers Rest, Greenville, South Carolina, USA. Silas Benson passed away in 1875 in , Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Silas Benson began in 1800 in Travelers Rest, Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
  • Silas Benson passed away in 1875 in , Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.

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Silas Benson's Ancestors

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Silas Benson
1800–1875
Birth Place: Travelers Rest, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Robert Benson
1762–1825
,Fauquier,Virginia,USA
Nancy (Ann) Stringfellow
1771–1859
Fauquier,,Virginia,USA
Grandparents
William (Prue) Benson
1725–1792
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Berry
1729–1813
Grayson, Virginia, United States
Robert Stringfellow
1736–1815
King George, King George, Virginia, United States
Catherine Stigler
1740–1828
King George Co., Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Robert Benson
1686–1757
Frances Prou
1689–1756
Enoch Berry
1697–1793
Dulcebella Bunberry
1702–1763
James Stigler
1708–1765
Mary Berry
1712–1765
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Benson
1653–1734
Dorothy Sutton
1684–1734
Cyprian Prou
1663–1712
Margaret Vensanden
1660–1712
Captain Berry
1691–1749
Grace Berry
1702–1757

Silas Benson's Timeline

2 Records

1800
18 Nov 1800
Birth of Silas Benson in Travelers Rest, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Travelers Rest, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1875
30 Sep 1875
Age 75
Death of Silas Benson in , Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1800
    Event Place: Travelers Rest, Greenville, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1875
    Event Place: , Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

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