James Matthias Benson

1885 - 1965  (79 years)

• Name	James Matthias Benson
  Born	11 Nov 1885	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	District 16, Sevier County, Tennessee   [1]
  Census	1920	Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Census	1930	Perrys Mill, Blount County, Tennessee   [3]
  Census	1940	District 14, Blount County, Tennessee   [4]
  Died	6 May 1965  [5]
  Buried	Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [6, 7]
  Person ID	I211008	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	John W. Benson,   b. 30 May 1846, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Nov 1928  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth "Betty" Walker,   b. 22 Apr 1853, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Nov 1939  (Age 86 years)
  Married	4 Aug 1870	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F15325	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Nora Susan Hardin,   b. 23 Aug 1886, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Aug 1934, Loudon County, Tennessee  (Age 47 years)
  Children	1. John W. Benson,   b. Abt 1911, Tennessee  (Age ~ 113 years)   2. James S. Benson,   b. Abt 1913, Tennessee  (Age ~ 111 years)   3. Harvy H. Benson,   b. Abt 1916, Tennessee  (Age ~ 108 years) + 4. Mary Elizabeth Benson,   b. 30 Oct 1917, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 107 years)   5. Walter A. Benson,   b. Abt 1920, Tennessee  (Age ~ 104 years)   6. Frank L. Benson,   b. Abt 1920, Tennessee  (Age ~ 104 years)   7. Hazel Benson,   b. Abt 1922, Tennessee  (Age ~ 102 years)
  Family ID	F131229	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 11 Nov 1885 - Tennessee Census - 1900 - District 16, Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1920 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1930 - Perrys Mill, Blount County, Tennessee Buried - - Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1900. name: Mathias Benson titles & terms: event: Census event date: 1900 event place: ED 141 Civil District 6, 16, Sevier, Tennessee, United States birth date: Nov 1885 birthplace: Tennessee relationship to head of household: Son father's birthplace: Tennessee mother's birthplace: Tennessee race or color (standardized): White gender: Male marital status: Single years married: estimated marriage year: mother how many children: number living children: immigration year: page: 5 sheet letter: A family number: 80 reference number: 22 film number: 1241596 digital folder number: 004118730 image number: 00009 Household Gender Age Birthplace head John W Benson M 54 Tennessee wife Elizabeth Benson F 47 Tennessee daughter Eliza J Benson F 28 Tennessee daughter Mary C Benson F 22 Tennessee son John A Benson M 20 Tennessee daughter Nancy A Benson F 17 Tennessee son Mathias Benson M 15 Tennessee daughter Susen A Benson F 12 Tennessee son Walter W Benson M 9 Tennessee daughter Sydna D Benson F 5 Tennessee mother Jane Benson F 72 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1920. name: James M Benson residence: , Sevier, Tennessee estimated birth year: 1886 age: 34 birthplace: Tennessee relationship to head of household: Self gender: Male race: White marital status: Married father's birthplace: Tennessee mother's birthplace: Tennessee film number: 1821762 digital folder number: 4390948 image number: 00209 sheet number: 2 Household Gender Age Birthplace self James M Benson M 34y Tennessee wife Nora S Benson F 33y Tennessee son John W Benson M 9y Tennessee son James S Benson M 7y Tennessee son Harvy H Benson M 4y9m Tennessee dau Mary E Benson F 2y Tennessee son Walter A Benson M om Tennessee [S112] Census, 1930. name: Jim M Benson event: Census event date: 1930 event place: Perrys Mill, Blount, Tennessee gender: Male age: 45 marital status: Married race: White birthplace: Tennessee estimated birth year: 1885 immigration year: relationship to head of household: Head father's birthplace: Tennessee mother's birthplace: Tennessee enumeration district number: 0022 family number: 255 sheet number and letter: 13B line number: 63 nara publication: T626, roll 2234 film number: 2341968 digital folder number: 4548148 image number: 00752 Household Gender Age Birthplace head Jim M Benson M 45 Tennessee wife Susan N Benson F 43 Tennessee son John W Benson M 19 Tennessee son James S Benson M 17 Tennessee son Harvey H Benson M 15 Tennessee daughter Mary E Benson F 13 Tennessee son Frank L Benson M 10 Tennessee daughter Hazel Benson F 8 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. name: James Benson titles & terms: event: Census event year: 1940 event place: Civil District 14, Blount, Tennessee, United States gender: Male age: 54 marital status: Widowed race (original): race (standardized): White relationship to head of household (original): relationship to head of household (standardized): Head birthplace: Tennessee estimated birth year: 1886 residence in 1935: Rural, Blount, Tennessee enumeration district number: 5-27 family number: 377 sheet number and letter: 21B line number: 71 nara publication number: T627 nara roll number: 3874 digital folder number: 005461280 image number: 00945 Household Gender Age Birthplace head James Benson M 54 Tennessee daughter Hazel Benson F 18 Tennessee [S52] Miller Funeral Home, (http://www.millerfuneralhome.org), 6 May 1965. Benson, James Matthias 11-11-1885 5-6-1965 John W. Benson Betty Walker Maddox / Sevier Co. TN [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 659. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 6978563).