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Willis Benson 1808–1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Apr 1808

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

Death Date: 10 Mar 1852

Death Location: Mikesville, Columbia, Florida, USA

Father: Robert Benson

Mother: Nancy Stringfellow

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Willis Benson was born in 1808 in Travelers Rest, Greenville, South Carolina, USA, the child of Robert Benson And Nancy Ann Stringfellow. Willis Benson passed away in 1852 in Mikesville, Columbia, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • Willis Benson was born in 1808 in Travelers Rest, Greenville, South Carolina, USA, the child of Robert Benson And Nancy Ann Stringfellow.
  • Willis Benson passed away in 1852 in Mikesville, Columbia, Florida, USA.

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Willis Benson's Ancestors

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Willis Benson
1808–1852
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

Willis Benson's Timeline

2 Records

1808
12 Apr 1808
Birth of Willis Benson in Travelers Rest, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Travelers Rest, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1852
10 Mar 1852
Age 44
Death of Willis Benson in Mikesville, Columbia, Florida, USA
Mikesville, Columbia, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1808
    Event Place: Travelers Rest, Greenville, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1852
    Event Place: Mikesville, Columbia, Florida, USA

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