William M. Benson^[1]

1828 - Aft 1880  (> 53 years)

• Name	William M. Benson
  Born	1828	Cocke County, Tennessee   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	Aft 1880
  Buried	Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	i49444	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2013

  
  

  Father	John Benson
  Family ID	F19843	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Cynthia Large,   b. 5 Oct 1834, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 31 Jul 1915  (Age 80 years)
  Married	Abt 1856
  Children	+ 1. James Harrison Benson,   b. 11 Feb 1857, , Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. Oct 1892, Palestine, Texas  (Age 35 years)   2. Mary C. Benson,   b. 1859, , Sevier County, Tennessee + 3. Wilson Large Benson,   b. 15 Sep 1861, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 1 May 1941, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 79 years)   4. Nettie Benson,   b. , Sevier County, Tennessee   5. Ellen Benson,   b. , Sevier County, Tennessee + 6. John B. Benson,   b. 20 May 1866,   d. 21 Jul 1940  (Age 74 years) + 7. William Prosser "Pros" Benson,   b. Jul 1872,   d. 1939  (Age ~ 66 years)
  Family ID	F18351	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1828 - Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - - Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, 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

  Sgt. W. M. Benson Co. E 2nd Tenn. Cav.

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 217. John D. Radford Pedigree Charts, 1995, p 8, 9.

  
  

• Sources

  [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 356B, 1880. Census Place: Richardsons Cove, Sevier, Tennessee Source: FHL Film 1255277 National Archives Film T9-1277 Page 356B Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace W. BENSON Self M M W 51 TN Occ: Farmer Fa: TN Mo: TN S. BENSON Wife F M W 45 TN Occ: Keeping House Fa: TN Mo: TN Jno. BENSON Son M S W 14 TN Occ: Works On Farm Fa: TN Mo: TN S. E. BENSON Dau F S W 11 TN Occ: At Home Fa: TN Mo: TN W. P. BENSON Son M S W 9 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN F. A. BENSON Dau F S W 4 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 356, 1880. W. 51 (m), S. 45 (f), Jno. 14, S. E. 11 (f), W. P. 9 (m), F. A 4 (f) (356) http://sevierlibrary.tripod.com/page61880.html [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 333. Sgt. Co E 2nd Tenn Cav in Civil War.