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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Comfort Short

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 154.

    Comfort — Spencer Benson. Spencer was born 1755. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. James Benson  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 3. Benjamin Benson  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 4. John Benson  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 5. Benson  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 6. Benson  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 7. Benson  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 8. Benson  Descendancy chart to this point
    8. 9. Benson  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James Benson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Comfort1)

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 154, 253.

    James — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 10. John Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1810.
    2. 11. Spencer Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Mar 1818, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Jul 1892; was buried Laurel Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  2. 3.  Benjamin Benson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Comfort1)

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 154.


  3. 4.  John Benson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Comfort1)

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 154.


  4. 5.  Benson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Comfort1)

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 154.


  5. 6.  Benson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Comfort1)

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 154.


  6. 7.  Benson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Comfort1)

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 154.


  7. 8.  Benson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Comfort1)

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 154.


  8. 9.  Benson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Comfort1)

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 154.



Generation: 3

  1. 10.  John Benson Descendancy chart to this point (2.James2, 1.Comfort1) was born 1810.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 154, 253.

    John — Mary Fox Keeler. Mary (daughter of Joseph Keeler and Catherine Fox) was born 17 Dec 1809, Tennessee; died 17 Aug 1883; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 12. Matilda Catherine Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 May 1836, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 May 1910; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 13. Benjamin Franklin Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1838, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1906; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  2. 11.  Spencer Benson Descendancy chart to this point (2.James2, 1.Comfort1) was born 28 Mar 1818, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Jul 1892; was buried Laurel Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 154.
    "Smoky Mountain Historical Society Journal", V XXII, No. 2 Summer 1996, p 23.

    Spencer married Nancy Patterson 20 Oct 1853, Sevier County, Tennessee. Nancy was born 1 Oct 1832, Jefferson County, Tennessee; died 4 Jan 1898; was buried Laurel Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 14. Willis M. Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Aug 1854, Tennessee; died 9 May 1928; was buried Waldens Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 15. Cornelius Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1857, Tennessee.
    3. 16. Winnie Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1858, Tennessee.
    4. 17. William Carson Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1862, Tennessee.
    5. 18. Violett Caldonia Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Nov 1866, Tennessee; died 9 Jul 1927; was buried Waldens Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. 19. Diana Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Jun 1869, Tennessee; died 9 Mar 1932; was buried Waldens Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. 20. James Alexander "Jim" Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 Oct 1870; died 3 Oct 1929; was buried Waldens Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. 21. Martha Rebecca Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Jan 1873, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Nov 1946; was buried Ellejoy Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

    Spencer — Matilda Fox. Matilda (daughter of Johannes "John" Fox and Nancy Patterson) was born 1826; died 1853. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 22. John Benson  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 23. Sarah Benson  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 24. Nancy A. Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Oct 1847; died 9 Dec 1893; was buried Prospect Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Matilda Catherine Benson Descendancy chart to this point (10.John3, 2.James2, 1.Comfort1) was born 26 May 1836, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 May 1910; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 153, 253.

    Matilda married Ira Loveday 28 Mar 1858, Sevier County, Tennessee. Ira (son of Henry Loveday and Mary Patterson) was born Mar 1836, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Aug 1883; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 25. James J. Loveday  Descendancy chart to this point was born May 1858, Tennessee.
    2. 26. William B. Loveday  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1860, Tennessee.
    3. 27. Robert Cam Loveday  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Sep 1861, Tennessee; died 21 Jun 1910; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 28. Mary J. Loveday  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1864, Tennessee.
    5. 29. Sarah E. Loveday  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1868, Tennessee.
    6. 30. Stewart Caswell "Cas" Loveday  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 May 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Dec 1943, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 28 Dec 1943, Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. 31. Julia C. Loveday  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1871, Tennessee.
    8. 32. Albert Levator Loveday  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1874, Tennessee.
    9. 33. Walter Ulisus Loveday  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Dec 1878, Tennessee; died 10 Dec 1934; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  2. 13.  Benjamin Franklin Benson Descendancy chart to this point (10.John3, 2.James2, 1.Comfort1) was born 1838, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1906; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 153.

    Benjamin married Vecter Jane Loveday 14 Jan 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee. Vecter (daughter of Tennessee Willison Loveday and Sarah A. "Sally" Howard) was born 1854, Tennessee; died Apr 1885, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 34. William H. Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Dec 1872, Tennessee; died 14 Oct 1940; was buried Zion Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Benjamin married Selia Jane Allen 30 Dec 1876, Sevier County, Tennessee. Selia was born Abt 1853, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 35. John C. Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1879, Tennessee.
    2. 36. Benson  Descendancy chart to this point

    Benjamin married Mary Jane Blazer 15 Mar 1889, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary died 1903. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 37. Ethal Benson  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 38. Nora Katie Benson  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 39. Rhetta Caldonna Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Apr 1897, Sweetwater, Tennessee; died 1957, Riverside, California.
    4. 40. Charles Benson  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 14.  Willis M. Benson Descendancy chart to this point (11.Spencer3, 2.James2, 1.Comfort1) was born 18 Aug 1854, Tennessee; died 9 May 1928; was buried Waldens Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 154.

    Willis married Mary E. Murphy 4 Feb 1878, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of John Hawk Murphy and Nancy "Jane" Helton) was born 27 Apr 1847, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Apr 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 16 Apr 1920, Waldens Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 41. Nannie Jane Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Jun 1879, Tennessee; died 6 Apr 1958; was buried Waldens Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 42. Sallie Catherine Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 Aug 1886; died 2 Feb 1954; was buried Logan's Chapel Cemetery.
    3. 43. George Samuel Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 Jul 1888, Tennessee; died 12 Feb 1971; was buried Waldens Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 44. John Benson  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 15.  Cornelius Benson Descendancy chart to this point (11.Spencer3, 2.James2, 1.Comfort1) was born Abt 1857, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 154.


  5. 16.  Winnie Benson Descendancy chart to this point (11.Spencer3, 2.James2, 1.Comfort1) was born Abt 1858, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 154.


  6. 17.  William Carson Benson Descendancy chart to this point (11.Spencer3, 2.James2, 1.Comfort1) was born Abt 1862, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 154.

    William — Annie Rebecca "Nancy" King. Annie (daughter of George Alexander King and Nancy Jane Caylor) was born 10 Dec 1862; died 10 Sep 1950; was buried Magnolia Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 45. Luther King Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Jan 1891; died 28 Mar 1979; was buried Magnolia Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    2. 46. Ennis Earl Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Jun 1902; died 15 Aug 1984; was buried Magnolia Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    3. 47. Pearl Benson  Descendancy chart to this point

  7. 18.  Violett Caldonia Benson Descendancy chart to this point (11.Spencer3, 2.James2, 1.Comfort1) was born 15 Nov 1866, Tennessee; died 9 Jul 1927; was buried Waldens Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Wears Valley, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 154.

    Violett married Harvey B. Baker 29 Oct 1881, Sevier County, Tennessee. Harvey (son of Hugh B. Baker and Katherine Murphy) was born 5 Jan 1864, Tennessee; died 21 Sep 1936, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 22 Sep 1936, Waldens Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 48. Eliza Ann Baker  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 Oct 1882, Tennessee; died 7 Jan 1966; was buried Waldens Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 49. Lydia Baker  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Sep 1886, Tennessee; died 4 Aug 1939, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 5 Aug 1939, Waldens Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 50. Wallace Lafayette Baker  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 Mar 1890, Tennessee; died 28 Nov 1969; was buried Mountain View Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  8. 19.  Diana Benson Descendancy chart to this point (11.Spencer3, 2.James2, 1.Comfort1) was born 26 Jun 1869, Tennessee; died 9 Mar 1932; was buried Waldens Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 154.

    Diana married George W. Calvin Duggan 27 Oct 1885, Sevier County, Tennessee. George (son of Pryer L. Duggan and Matilda Houk) was born 15 Jan 1861, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Jun 1953; was buried Waldens Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 51. Ida Florence Duggan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Aug 1886, Tennessee; died 14 Jan 1951; was buried Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    2. 52. Mattie E. Duggan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Jun 1889, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Nov 1951; was buried Waldens Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 53. Lula Alice Duggan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Sep 1891, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Jun 1930; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 54. Pearl Duggan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Sep 1893, Tennessee; died 25 Dec 1972; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. 55. Byrd Mae Duggan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Jul 1896, Tennessee; died 30 Aug 1979; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. 56. John Duggan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Jul 1898; died 10 May 1956.
    7. 57. William Arthur "Bill" Duggan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Aug 1900, Tennessee; died 10 Feb 1983; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. 58. Oscar Earl Duggan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Oct 1902; died 12 Aug 1998.
    9. 59. Claude Duggan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Oct 1902; died 23 Mar 1906; was buried Waldens Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. 60. Vola Duggan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Feb 1907, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Jul 2001; was buried 27 Jul 2001, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. 61. Harley Balford Duggan  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Jan 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Dec 2010; was buried 7 Dec 2010, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  9. 20.  James Alexander "Jim" Benson Descendancy chart to this point (11.Spencer3, 2.James2, 1.Comfort1) was born 2 Oct 1870; died 3 Oct 1929; was buried Waldens Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 153, 353.

    James married Martha Jane Fox 6 Mar 1891, Sevier County, Tennessee. Martha (daughter of William Fox and Rebecca B. Houk) was born 1 Jan 1871; died 26 Dec 1930; was buried Waldens Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 62. Willie Etta Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Nov 1891; died 17 Apr 1918; was buried Waldens Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 63. Lena Ora Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Sep 1893; died 13 Apr 1978; was buried Waldens Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 64. Effie Mae Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 May 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Dec 1996; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 65. John Lloyd Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Jan 1904, Tennessee; died 18 Sep 1928, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 19 Sep 1928, Waldens Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  10. 21.  Martha Rebecca Benson Descendancy chart to this point (11.Spencer3, 2.James2, 1.Comfort1) was born 14 Jan 1873, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Nov 1946; was buried Ellejoy Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 154.

    Martha — John Garner. John (son of J. L. Tipton and Elizabeth Garner) was born 8 Jul 1865, Blount County, Tennessee; died 31 Oct 1949; was buried Ellejoy Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 66. Perry Edward Garner  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Jun 1892, Blount County, Tennessee; died 25 Nov 1977; was buried Old Chilhowee Cemetery, Seymour, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 67. Spencer Garner  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 68. Beecher Garner  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Oct 1907; died 24 Dec 1992, Blount County, Tennessee.
    4. 69. Lawrence Garner  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 70. Ethel Garner  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 May 1898, Blount County, Tennessee; died 27 Sep 1961, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 29 Sep 1961, Middlesettlements Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    6. 71. Annie Garner  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Aug 1913, Blount County, Tennessee; died 19 Aug 1941; was buried Ellejoy Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

  11. 22.  John Benson Descendancy chart to this point (11.Spencer3, 2.James2, 1.Comfort1)

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 154.


  12. 23.  Sarah Benson Descendancy chart to this point (11.Spencer3, 2.James2, 1.Comfort1)

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 154.


  13. 24.  Nancy A. Benson Descendancy chart to this point (11.Spencer3, 2.James2, 1.Comfort1) was born 8 Oct 1847; died 9 Dec 1893; was buried Prospect Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 154.

    Nancy — Joseph Kear. Joseph (son of Joel Kear and Sarah Huff) was born 16 Jun 1841, Tennessee; died 7 Dec 1923; was buried Prospect Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 72. Joel N. Kear  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1869, Tennessee; died 2 Jun 1931, District of Columbia; was buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    2. 73. Margarett Kerr  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Mar 1871, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Mar 1938; was buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.


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