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Benjamin Franklin Benson

Male 1838 - 1906  (68 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Benjamin Franklin Benson 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. 2. 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. 3. John C. Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1879, Tennessee.
    2. 4. Benson  Descendancy chart to this point

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

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


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William H. Benson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born 1 Dec 1872, Tennessee; died 14 Oct 1940; was buried Zion Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, District 14, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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

    William — Mary Jane Clinton. Mary (daughter of James P. Clinton and Hannah E. Burdine) was born 22 Feb 1878, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Jun 1962; was buried Zion Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 9. Arlettie Mae Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Oct 1898, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Jan 1970; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 10. James Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1902, Tennessee.
    3. 11. Lola Grace Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Jun 1904, Tennessee; died 3 Mar 1962; was buried Marietta Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.
    4. 12. George Rosco "Smoky" Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Apr 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Feb 1958; was buried Zion Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. 13. Benson  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 14. Benson  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 3.  John C. Benson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born Abt 1879, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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


  3. 4.  Benson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1)

    Notes:

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


  4. 5.  Ethal Benson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1)

    Notes:

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


  5. 6.  Nora Katie Benson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1)

    Notes:

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


  6. 7.  Rhetta Caldonna Benson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1) was born 8 Apr 1897, Sweetwater, Tennessee; died 1957, Riverside, California.

    Notes:

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

    Rhetta married James Watkins Vaughn 15 Jan 1910. [Group Sheet]


  7. 8.  Charles Benson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Benjamin1)

    Notes:

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



Generation: 3

  1. 9.  Arlettie Mae Benson Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 8 Oct 1898, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Jan 1970; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Arlettie — Joseph White Gilbert. Joseph (son of James David Gilbert and Martha Jane Underdown) was born 10 Mar 1895, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Jan 1969; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 15. Virginia Lettia Gilbert  Descendancy chart to this point died Bef 19 Dec 2005.
    2. 16. Ida Ruth Gilbert  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Apr 1919, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Feb 1993; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 17. Charles Fred Gilbert  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Oct 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Feb 1947; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 18. Mary Jane Gilbert  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Jul 1922, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Apr 2017.
    5. 19. Edward Gilbert  Descendancy chart to this point died Bef 19 Dec 2005.
    6. 20. Jack Gilbert  Descendancy chart to this point died Bef 19 Dec 2005.
    7. 21. John Roscoe Gilbert  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Mar 1928, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Jan 1944; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. 22. Katherine Louise Gilbert  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Mar 1930, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Dec 2005, Colonial Hills Nursing Center, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 21 Dec 2005, Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. 23. Polly A. Gilbert  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Sep 1934.

  2. 10.  James Benson Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.Benjamin1) was born Abt 1902, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, District 14, Sevier County, Tennessee


  3. 11.  Lola Grace Benson Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 10 Jun 1904, Tennessee; died 3 Mar 1962; was buried Marietta Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, District 14, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1940, District 14, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Lola — William L. Sims. William (son of James B. Sims and Nancy Elizabeth Russell) was born 21 Jun 1902, Tennessee; died 21 Jan 1967; was buried Marietta Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 24. Ada Buena Sims  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1931, Tennessee.
    2. 25. Edith Marjorie Sims  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Sep 1932, Tennessee; died 4 Jul 1995; was buried Marietta Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.
    3. 26. Ray Sims  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1936, Tennessee.
    4. 27. D. J. Sims  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1937, Tennessee.
    5. 28. Gertrude Sims  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1937, Tennessee.
    6. 29. Carl Sims  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1939, Tennessee.

  4. 12.  George Rosco "Smoky" Benson Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 1 Apr 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Feb 1958; was buried Zion Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, District 14, Sevier County, Tennessee

    George — Trula Moore. Trula (daughter of Harrison Langston Moore and Sarah Ellen Hatcher) was born 16 Dec 1908, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Nov 2001, Sevier County Health Care Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 6 Nov 2001, Zion Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 30. William Theodore Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Nov 1933, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Apr 2010; was buried 9 Apr 2010, Highland South Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    2. 31. Edith Benson  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 32. Dorothy Benson  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 13.  Benson Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.Benjamin1)

    — John Johnson. [Group Sheet]


  6. 14.  Benson Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.Benjamin1)

    — White Lillerd. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 4

  1. 15.  Virginia Lettia Gilbert Descendancy chart to this point (9.Arlettie3, 2.William2, 1.Benjamin1) died Bef 19 Dec 2005.

    Virginia — Charles W. Trent. [Group Sheet]


  2. 16.  Ida Ruth Gilbert Descendancy chart to this point (9.Arlettie3, 2.William2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 9 Apr 1919, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Feb 1993; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Ida — Harvey Newton Moore. Harvey (son of Harrison Langston Moore and Sarah Ellen Hatcher) was born 26 Mar 1913, Tennessee; died 19 Apr 1994; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 33. Mary Ruth Moore  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Aug 1937, Tennessee; died 23 Nov 1937; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 34. James Boyd "Jim" Moore  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Nov 1938; died 13 Jun 2008, Asbury Acres Healthcare Center; was buried Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    3. 35. Wanda Fay Moore  Descendancy chart to this point was born 31 May 1942, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Aug 2015, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 6 Aug 2015, Sherwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

  3. 17.  Charles Fred Gilbert Descendancy chart to this point (9.Arlettie3, 2.William2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 11 Oct 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Feb 1947; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Charles — Ola Mae Webb. Ola (daughter of George Washington Webb and Dempsey Hurst) was born 19 Jan 1922; died 6 Aug 2007, Fairpark Health Care Center; was buried 9 Aug 2007, Cold Springs Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 36. Bobbie Lou Gilbert  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 18.  Mary Jane GilbertMary Jane Gilbert Descendancy chart to this point (9.Arlettie3, 2.William2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 13 Jul 1922, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Apr 2017.

    Mary — Pfc. Frank Edward Manis. Frank (son of John Daniel Manis and Cora Belle Ammons) was born 14 Nov 1920; died 15 Sep 1944, Holland; was buried 24 Mar 1949, Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 37. Frankie Arlettis Manis  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 38. Gerald Edward Manis  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 Aug 1942; died 4 Aug 1942; was buried Zion Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  5. 19.  Edward Gilbert Descendancy chart to this point (9.Arlettie3, 2.William2, 1.Benjamin1) died Bef 19 Dec 2005.

  6. 20.  Jack Gilbert Descendancy chart to this point (9.Arlettie3, 2.William2, 1.Benjamin1) died Bef 19 Dec 2005.

  7. 21.  John Roscoe Gilbert Descendancy chart to this point (9.Arlettie3, 2.William2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 14 Mar 1928, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Jan 1944; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  8. 22.  Katherine Louise Gilbert Descendancy chart to this point (9.Arlettie3, 2.William2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 6 Mar 1930, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Dec 2005, Colonial Hills Nursing Center, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 21 Dec 2005, Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Katherine — Melvin O'Dell Trentham. Melvin (son of Lonnie Elmer Trentham and Mary Josephine Atchley) was born 30 Aug 1927, Tennessee; died 23 Feb 2014; was buried 28 Feb 2014, Levi Trentham (Elkmont) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 39. Melvin Trentham, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 40. Jeffrey B. "Jeff" Trentham  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Nov 1966.

  9. 23.  Polly A. Gilbert Descendancy chart to this point (9.Arlettie3, 2.William2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 13 Sep 1934.

    Polly — Ira David Trentham. Ira (son of Lonnie Elmer Trentham and Mary Josephine Atchley) was born Mar 1932, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 41. Paul David Trentham  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Jul 1955; died 20 Jun 1998; was buried Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee.

  10. 24.  Ada Buena Sims Descendancy chart to this point (11.Lola3, 2.William2, 1.Benjamin1) was born Abt 1931, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 14, Sevier County, Tennessee


  11. 25.  Edith Marjorie Sims Descendancy chart to this point (11.Lola3, 2.William2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 6 Sep 1932, Tennessee; died 4 Jul 1995; was buried Marietta Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 14, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Edith married Charles Hugh Proffitt 14 Feb 1959, Claiborne County, Tennessee. Charles (son of Arthur H. Proffitt and Berthana J. McCarter) was born 23 Jan 1929, Tennessee; died 1 Aug 1991; was buried Marietta Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 42. Mary Diane Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Sep 1961.
    2. 43. Connie Proffitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Aug 1962.

  12. 26.  Ray Sims Descendancy chart to this point (11.Lola3, 2.William2, 1.Benjamin1) was born Abt 1936, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 14, Sevier County, Tennessee


  13. 27.  D. J. Sims Descendancy chart to this point (11.Lola3, 2.William2, 1.Benjamin1) was born Abt 1937, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 14, Sevier County, Tennessee


  14. 28.  Gertrude Sims Descendancy chart to this point (11.Lola3, 2.William2, 1.Benjamin1) was born Abt 1937, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 14, Sevier County, Tennessee


  15. 29.  Carl Sims Descendancy chart to this point (11.Lola3, 2.William2, 1.Benjamin1) was born Abt 1939, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 14, Sevier County, Tennessee


  16. 30.  William Theodore Benson Descendancy chart to this point (12.George3, 2.William2, 1.Benjamin1) was born 21 Nov 1933, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Apr 2010; was buried 9 Apr 2010, Highland South Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

    William married Anna Ruth Reed Abt 1954. Anna (daughter of Robert Bruce Reed and Annie Teague) was born Abt 1937, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 44. Tammy Renee Benson  Descendancy chart to this point

  17. 31.  Edith Benson Descendancy chart to this point (12.George3, 2.William2, 1.Benjamin1)

    Edith — Willie Andrew Helton. Willie (son of John Walter Helton and Martha Jane England) was born 22 Mar 1917, Tennessee; died 19 Nov 1978; was buried Zion Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 45. John Roscoe "J. R." Helton  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Dec 1946; died 26 Oct 2014, Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 31 Oct 2014, Zion Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 46. Doris Ann Helton  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Nov 1951, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Jan 1990; was buried Zion Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  18. 32.  Dorothy Benson Descendancy chart to this point (12.George3, 2.William2, 1.Benjamin1)

    Dorothy — Claude Justus. [Group Sheet]



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