Walter F. Benson

1897 - 1959  (61 years)

• Name	Walter F. Benson
  Born	8 Apr 1897	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	30 Jan 1959  [1]
  Buried	Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Person ID	I41775	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	5 Dec 2004

  
  

  Father	William Prosser "Pros" Benson,   b. Jul 1872,   d. 1939  (Age ~ 66 years)
  Mother	Mary Ellen Reagan,   b. Mar 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Oct 1937  (Age ~ 65 years)
  Married	22 Aug 1889	, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F1599	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Laura Belle McCall,   b. 30 Jul 1899, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Apr 1983  (Age 83 years)
  Married	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Notes	0017223 WALTER BENSON LAURA BELLE MCCALL
  Children	+ 1. Ray Fred Benson,   b. 9 Feb 1919, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Dec 2009  (Age 90 years) + 2. Clyde R. Benson,   b. 1 Aug 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Sep 2003  (Age 82 years)   3. Benson,   b. 25 Jul 1926,   d. 25 Jul 1926  (Age 0 years) + 4. Lois Virginia Benson,   b. 15 Dec 1927,   d. 15 Jan 2013  (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F15342	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 8 Apr 1897 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee Married - - Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones

  Walter F. Benson April 8, 1897 Jan. 30, 1959

  
  

• Notes

  Gladys Trentham Russell lists John Benson as father and Sidney Benson as sister. ---------- Reference: "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 218. "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 166, 176.

  
  

• Sources

  [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 30 Jan 1959. Benson, Walter April 8, 1897 Sevier Co. Jan 30, 1959 Spouse: Mc Call, Mrs. Laura Bell Father: Benson, W.P. Mother: Reagan, Ellen Sons: Ray, Clyde Daughters: Mrs. Jim Garrett Cemetery: Pigeon Forge Methodist Brothers: Bates [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 333.