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Willis Daniel Benson 1810–1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1810

Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 30 Aug 1893

Death Location: Rocky Point, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States

Father: Willis Benson

Mother: Mary Ham

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The story of Willis Daniel Benson began in 1810 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States. Willis Daniel Benson passed away in 1893 in Rocky Point, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Willis Daniel Benson began in 1810 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States.
  • Willis Daniel Benson passed away in 1893 in Rocky Point, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States.

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Willis Benson's Ancestors

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Willis Benson
1810–1893
Birth Place: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Willis Daniel Benson
1775–1848
Cecil, Maryland, United States
Mary Ham
1778–1847
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Elam (Levin) Benson
1751–1836
Lewes, Sussex, Delaware, United States
Elizabeth Messick
1747–1788
Somerset, Maryland, United States
Joseph (Ham \ Hamm) II
1750–1795
Surry, North Carolina, United States
Charlotte Crow
1754–1795
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Benson
1725–1775
Tabitha Kennedy
1727–1788
Elihu Messick
1716–1788
Sarah Fisher
1720–1756
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Kennedy
1700–1754
Corman Kennedy
1705–
Jacob Messick
1683–1761
Elizabeth Nelson
1695–1762
Alexander Fisher
1681–1766
Mary Pritchett
1683–1763

Willis Benson's Timeline

2 Records

1810
1810
Birth of Willis Daniel Benson in Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
1893
30 Aug 1893
Age 83
Death of Willis Daniel Benson in Rocky Point, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
Rocky Point, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Rowan, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1893
    Event Place: Rocky Point, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States

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