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Willie Mary Benton 1885–1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jun 1885

Birth Location: Gates, North Carolina

Death Date: 7 Jan 1971

Death Location: Roanoke Rapids, Halifax, North Carolina, USA

Father: David !1847

Mother: Julia !1860

Spouse(s): Charles Pierce

Children(s): Katie Pierce, Isaac 1916a, Frances 1913am, Annie 1918a, Charles Pierce, Charles 1924a

Willie Mary Benton was born in 1885 in Gates, North Carolina, the child of David Elbert Benton 1847 And Julia Frances Fannie Taylor 1860. Willie Mary Benton married Charles Herbert Pierce, and had children including Annie Laurie Pierce 1918A, Charles Harding Pierce, Charles Herbert Pierce 1924A, Frances Winifred Pierce 1913Am, Isaac Henry Pearce 1916A, Katie Elizabeth Pierce. Willie Mary Benton passed away in 1971 in Roanoke Rapids, Halifax, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Willie Mary Benton was born in 1885 in Gates, North Carolina, the child of David Elbert Benton 1847 And Julia Frances Fannie Taylor 1860.
  • Willie Mary Benton married Charles Herbert Pierce, and had children including Annie Laurie Pierce 1918A, Charles Harding Pierce, Charles Herbert Pierce 1924A, Frances Winifred Pierce 1913Am, Isaac Henry Pearce 1916A, Katie Elizabeth Pierce.
  • Willie Mary Benton passed away in 1971 in Roanoke Rapids, Halifax, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

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Willie Benton's Ancestors

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Willie Benton
1885–1971
Birth Place: Gates, North Carolina
Parents
David Elbert BENTON !1847
1847–1921
North Carolina
Julia (Frances (Fannie) TayloR) !1860
1860–1933
Gates ?, North CArolina
Grandparents
james Benton
1808–1860
Gates County, NC
OLIVER (Harrell) TAYLOR
1828–1892
Gates, Gates, North Carolina, United States
Margaret (Jane EURE) !1836
1836–1870
Gates, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Seth Benton
1755–1845
Mary Arnold
1785–1846
Kinchen Taylor
1790–1851
Martha Harrell
1798–1844
Bray Eure
1791–1860
Sarah Harrell
1800–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Moses Benton
1700–1793
Absilla Nunn
1700–1760
John 1751
1751–1823
Martha Riddick
1763–
Jesse Taylor
1764–1825
Mary Taylor
1765–1826
Uriah Eure
1759–1837
Nanny Taylor
1769–1842
Peter Jr.
1758–1832
Martha Williams
1776–

Willie Benton's Descendants

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Willie (Mary) Benton (27 Jun 1885–7 Jan 1971) m. Charles (Herbert) Pierce (29 NOV 1879–31 DEC 1952)
  1. 1. Katie (Elizabeth) Pierce 1912–1999 m. William (Henry) Overman 1909–1978
  2. 2. Isaac (Henry Pearce) 1916a 1916–1957
  3. 3. Frances (winifred Pierce) 1913am 1913–1982
  4. 4. Annie (Laurie PiercE) 1918a 1918–1995
  5. 5. Charles (Harding) Pierce 1922–1923
  6. 6. Charles (Herbert PiercE) 1924a 1924–1982

Willie Benton's Timeline

2 Records

1885
27 Jun 1885
Birth of Willie Mary Benton in Gates, North Carolina
Gates, North Carolina
1971
7 Jan 1971
Age 86
Death of Willie Mary Benton in Roanoke Rapids, Halifax, North Carolina, USA
Roanoke Rapids, Halifax, North Carolina, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1885
    Event Place: Gates, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1971
    Event Place: Roanoke Rapids, Halifax, North Carolina, USA

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