Matilda Catherine Benson^[1]

1836 - 1910  (73 years)

• Name	Matilda Catherine Benson
  Born	26 May 1836	Sevier County, Tennessee   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1900	District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Died	22 May 1910
  Buried	Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [6]
  Person ID	I59897	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	14 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	John Benson,   b. 1810
  Mother	Mary Fox Keeler,   b. 17 Dec 1809, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Aug 1883  (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F22093	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Ira Loveday,   b. Mar 1836, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Aug 1883  (Age ~ 47 years)
  Married	28 Mar 1858	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	1. James J. Loveday,   b. May 1858, Tennessee   2. William B. Loveday,   b. Abt 1860, Tennessee + 3. Robert Cam Loveday,   b. 13 Sep 1861, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Jun 1910  (Age 48 years)   4. Mary J. Loveday,   b. Abt 1864, Tennessee   5. Sarah E. Loveday,   b. Abt 1868, Tennessee + 6. Stewart Caswell "Cas" Loveday,   b. 23 May 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Dec 1943, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 74 years)   7. Julia C. Loveday,   b. Abt 1871, Tennessee   8. Albert Levator Loveday,   b. Abt 1874, Tennessee + 9. Walter Ulisus Loveday,   b. 25 Dec 1878, Tennessee ,   d. 10 Dec 1934  (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F22091	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 26 May 1836 - Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 28 Mar 1858 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1900 - District 4, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Walnut Grove 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

  
  

• Notes

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

  
  

• Sources

  [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 327B, 1880. [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 3672a, 9 Jul 1870. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tn/sevier/census/1870/0372a.gif [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, family 104, page 392a, line 14, 20 Aug 1850. ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/census/tn/sevier/1850/pg0384a.txt [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, House 239, 1860. [S112] Census, 1900. Name: Matilda C Loveday Event Type: Census Event Year: 1900 Event Place: Civil District 4, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 64 Marital Status: Widowed Race: White Race (Original): W Relationship to Head of Household: Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Number of Living Children: 7 Birth Date: May 1836 Birthplace: Tennessee Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother of how many children: 10 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Matilda C Loveday Head Female 64 Tennessee James J Loveday Son Male 42 Tennessee Stewart C Loveday Son Male 31 Tennessee Hannah E Loveday Daughter-in-law Female 22 Tennessee Walter U Or W Loveday Son Male 22 Tennessee Lelia G Loveday Granddaughter Female 1 Tennessee Olive P Loveday Granddaughter Female 7 Tennessee Sam I Thomas Servant Male 19 Tennessee Wilson G Thomas Servant Male 19 Tennessee Virnie Thomas Servant Female 20 Tennessee "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6X17-55B?cc=1325221&wc=9BWC-HZ3%3A1030551301%2C1031089101%2C1032060801 : 5 August 2014), Tennessee > Sevier > ED 138 Civil District 4 > image 28 of 28; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 189.