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Willis Daniel Benson 1810–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1810

Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 19 Aug 1897

Death Location: Rocky Point, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Willis Benson

Mother: Mary Hamm

Spouse(s): Mary Benson

Children(s): I. Benson, Mary Benson, Alonzo Benson, Susan Benson, Lydia Benson

The story of Willis Daniel Benson began in 1810 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States. In 1830, Willis Daniel Benson resided in Lincoln, Tennessee, USA. Willis Daniel Benson married Mary Polly Benson, and had children including Alonzo D V Benson, I A Benson, Lydia Benson, Mary Ann Benson, Susan Benson. Willis Daniel Benson passed away in 1897 in Rocky Point, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Willis Daniel Benson began in 1810 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States.
  • In 1830, Willis Daniel Benson resided in Lincoln, Tennessee, USA.
  • Willis Daniel Benson married Mary Polly Benson, and had children including Alonzo D V Benson, I A Benson, Lydia Benson, Mary Ann Benson, Susan Benson.
  • Willis Daniel Benson passed away in 1897 in Rocky Point, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Willis Benson
1775–1848
Birth Location: Cecil, Maryland, United States
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Mary Hamm
1778–1847
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Benson
1803–1880
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

I. Benson
1830–1905
Birth Location: Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Benson
1833–
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
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Alonzo Benson
1839–1874
Birth Location: Kelso, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
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Susan Benson
1843–1922
Birth Location: Fayetteville, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
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Lydia Benson
1841–1932
Birth Location: Kelso, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
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Willis Benson's Ancestors

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Willis Benson
1810–1897
Birth Place: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Willis Daniel Benson
1775–1848
Cecil, Maryland, United States
Mary Hamm
1778–1847
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willis Benson's Descendants

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Willis (Daniel) Benson (1810–19 Aug 1897) m. Mary (Polly) Benson (1803–1880)
  1. 1. I. (A.) Benson 1830–1905 m. Ruth (Jane) Harbin 1842–1925
    1. 1. Alonzo (George Washington) Benson 1858–1943
    2. 2. Marilla (D Sissy) Benson 1861–1892
    3. 3. Eliza (Belle) Benson 1863–1947
    4. 4. Margaret (Catherine) Benson 1865–1953
    5. 5. John (Newton) Benson 1867–1941
    6. 6. William (Daniel) Benson 1870–1925 m. Laura (Elizabeth) Templeton 1871–1920
      1. 1. Jasper (Hughlee) Benson 1898–1927
      2. 2. Robert (Cleveland) Benson 1888–1981
      3. 3. William (Farris "Willie") Benson 1889–1986
      4. 4. Fannie (Ruth) Benson 1892–1972 m. Henry (Grady) Woolf 1890–1949
        1. 1. Lucy (Eleanor) Woolf 1923–2003
        2. 2. Elbert (Henry) Woolf 1921–1984
        3. 3. Opal (Josephine) Woolf 1926–2006
        4. 4. Shirley (Jeanne) Woolf 1926–2005
        5. 5. Wanda (Ruth) Woolf 1929–1930
        6. 6. Lowell (Adrian Little Jim) Woolf 1930–2011
        7. 7. Stella (May Lorena "Rener") Woolf 1916–1991 m. Tim Phipps 1914–1993 m. L (D) Burleson 1910–1970
        8. 8. William ("Bo" Alton Layfatte) Woolf 1918–1988 m. Thelma (Maxine) Dempsey 1928–2017
        9. 9. Earnest (Grady "Buck") Woolf 1910–1977
        10. 10. Margaret (Maggie Leuna Lee) Woolf 1912–2008
        11. 11. Emmer (Marie) Woolf 1919–1920
      5. 5. Arthur (Elbert) Benson 1896–1966
      6. 6. Mattie (Elizabeth) Benson 1911–1998
      7. 7. Troy (Y) Benson 1907–1992
      8. 8. Cleopatra (Opal) Benson 1913–1996
      9. 9. Rufus (Henry) Benson 1900–1985
      10. 10. Lutie (Love) Benson 1908–1996
      11. 11. O (B) Benson 1915–1991
      12. 12. J (Pearl) Benson 1904–
      13. 13. Baby (Rufas) Benson 1894–1900
    7. 7. Samuel (Samson) Benson 1873–1960
    8. 8. James (Jasper) Benson 1877–1959
    9. 9. Ruth (Jane "Ruthie") Benson 1872–1925
    10. 10. Mary (Ellen) Benson 1879–1944 m. John (B) Cartwright 1870–1939
      1. 1. Buford (Thomas) Cartwright 1902–1982
      2. 2. Emma (R) Cartwright 1906–1998
      3. 3. Clyde (L) Cartwright 1910–
      4. 4. Ola Cartwright 1906–
      5. 5. Baby (Girl) Cartwright 1910–
  2. 2. Mary (Ann) Benson 1833–
  3. 3. Alonzo (D V) Benson 1839–1874
  4. 4. Susan Benson 1843–1922
  5. 5. Lydia Benson 1841–1932

Willis Benson's Timeline

3 Records

1810
1810
Birth of Willis Daniel Benson in Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
1830
1830
Age 20
Willis Daniel Benson resided here in Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
1897
19 Aug 1897
Age 87
Death of Willis Daniel Benson in Rocky Point, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
Rocky Point, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, 1830; Census Place: Lincoln, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 177; Page: 274; Family History Library Film: 0024535

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1897
    Event Place: Rocky Point, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
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