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Luther King Benson

Male 1891 - 1979  (88 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Luther King Benson was born 24 Jan 1891 (son of William Carson Benson and Annie Rebecca "Nancy" King); died 28 Mar 1979; was buried Magnolia Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Carson Benson was born Abt 1862, Tennessee (son of Spencer Benson and Nancy Patterson).

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 154.

    William — Annie Rebecca "Nancy" King. Annie (daughter of George Alexander King and Nancy Jane Caylor) was born 10 Dec 1862; died 10 Sep 1950; was buried Magnolia Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Annie Rebecca "Nancy" King was born 10 Dec 1862 (daughter of George Alexander King and Nancy Jane Caylor); died 10 Sep 1950; was buried Magnolia Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 250.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

    Children:
    1. 1. Luther King Benson was born 24 Jan 1891; died 28 Mar 1979; was buried Magnolia Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    2. Ennis Earl Benson was born 9 Jun 1902; died 15 Aug 1984; was buried Magnolia Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    3. Pearl Benson


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Spencer Benson was born 28 Mar 1818, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James Benson); died 17 Jul 1892; was buried Laurel Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 154.
    "Smoky Mountain Historical Society Journal", V XXII, No. 2 Summer 1996, p 23.

    Spencer married Nancy Patterson 20 Oct 1853, Sevier County, Tennessee. Nancy was born 1 Oct 1832, Jefferson County, Tennessee; died 4 Jan 1898; was buried Laurel Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Nancy Patterson was born 1 Oct 1832, Jefferson County, Tennessee; died 4 Jan 1898; was buried Laurel Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 154.
    "Smoky Mountain Historical Society Journal", V XXII, No. 2 Summer 1996, p 23.

    Children:
    1. Willis M. Benson was born 18 Aug 1854, Tennessee; died 9 May 1928; was buried Waldens Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Cornelius Benson was born Abt 1857, Tennessee.
    3. Winnie Benson was born Abt 1858, Tennessee.
    4. 2. William Carson Benson was born Abt 1862, Tennessee.
    5. Violett Caldonia Benson was born 15 Nov 1866, Tennessee; died 9 Jul 1927; was buried Waldens Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Diana Benson was born 26 Jun 1869, Tennessee; died 9 Mar 1932; was buried Waldens Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. James Alexander "Jim" Benson was born 2 Oct 1870; died 3 Oct 1929; was buried Waldens Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Martha Rebecca Benson was born 14 Jan 1873, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Nov 1946; was buried Ellejoy Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  George Alexander King was born 25 Dec 1837, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of George Washington King and Rebecca Slaughter); died 2 Nov 1893, Blount County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    George and Nancy were married by James D. Lawson. Two of their children died
    young, one in 1861, the other in 1870, both unnamed.

    Buried in Myers Cemetery.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 245, 249-250.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

    George married Nancy Jane Caylor 24 Nov 1859, Blount County, Tennessee. Nancy (daughter of George Caylor and Annie Dunn) was born 6 Feb 1841, Blount County, Tennessee; died 2 Jan 1929, Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Nancy Jane Caylor was born 6 Feb 1841, Blount County, Tennessee (daughter of George Caylor and Annie Dunn); died 2 Jan 1929, Blount County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Nancy was living in Sevier County, Tennessee in the 1860 Sevier County, Census.

    Buried in Myers Cemetery.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 250.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

    Children:
    1. King was born Abt 1861; died See Notes.
    2. 3. Annie Rebecca "Nancy" King was born 10 Dec 1862; died 10 Sep 1950; was buried Magnolia Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    3. Martha R. King was born 1863.
    4. George Alexander King, Jr. was born 1868.
    5. King was born Abt 1870; died See Notes.
    6. Mary A. King was born 1872.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  James Benson (son of Spencer Benson and Comfort Short).

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 154, 253.

    Children:
    1. John Benson was born 1810.
    2. 4. Spencer Benson was born 28 Mar 1818, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 17 Jul 1892; was buried Laurel Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  2. 12.  George Washington King was born 10 Apr 1806, Tennessee (son of Nathaniel King and Elizabeth Runyan); died 19 Dec 1857, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Listed in the 1830 through 1850 Federal Census of Sevier County Tennessee.

    Dee Lansford lists death as 19 January 1857.

    Donald B. Reagan lists marriage as 2 July 1820.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 230, 245.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

    George married Rebecca Slaughter 2 Jul 1829, McMinn County, Tennessee. Rebecca was born 19 Mar 1806, McMinn County, Tennessee; died 15 Apr 1882, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  3. 13.  Rebecca Slaughter was born 19 Mar 1806, McMinn County, Tennessee; died 15 Apr 1882, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 230, 245.
    Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

    Children:
    1. Nancy Ann King was born 1830, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. William Henry King was born 18 Jan 1832, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Oct 1912, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Sarah Jane King was born 22 Nov 1833, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Nathaniel King was born 10 Dec 1835, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Dec 1852, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Jackson King was born 10 Dec 1835, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Dec 1850, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Mattox Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. 6. George Alexander King was born 25 Dec 1837, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Nov 1893, Blount County, Tennessee.
    7. Malvina Elizabeth King was born 5 Jan 1841, Sevier County, Tennessee; died See Notes.
    8. Wiley King was born 8 Mar 1843, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 29 May 1910.
    9. Bennet King was born 21 Apr 1845, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Feb 1917.
    10. James Thomas King was born 17 Aug 1851, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Nov 1935, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 26 Nov 1935, Bethel Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.

  4. 14.  George Caylor was born 5 Mar 1815 (son of George Caylor and Katy Headrick); died 14 Dec 1872; was buried Townsend, Blount County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Buried in Myers Cemetery.
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    Reference:
    Deb Smyre, DSmyre@Primenet.com, 12 January, 1996.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 250, 260.

    George — Annie Dunn. Annie (daughter of Daniel Richard Dunn, Jr. and Susannah Parman) was born 10 Feb 1816; died 19 Aug 1891. [Group Sheet]


  5. 15.  Annie Dunn was born 10 Feb 1816 (daughter of Daniel Richard Dunn, Jr. and Susannah Parman); died 19 Aug 1891.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 250, 260.
    Deb Smyre, DSmyre@Primenet.com, 12 January, 1996.

    Children:
    1. Daniel "Straight Dan" Caylor was born 22 Jul 1834, Blount County, Tennessee; died 15 Nov 1924, Blount County, Tennessee.
    2. Elizabeth Caylor was born 14 Jul 1836, Tennessee; died 5 Jun 1893; was buried Burns Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    3. Susannah Caylor was born 5 Sep 1839, Blount County, Tennessee; died 2 Feb 1927, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Brickey Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    4. 7. Nancy Jane Caylor was born 6 Feb 1841, Blount County, Tennessee; died 2 Jan 1929, Blount County, Tennessee.
    5. Martha Caylor was born 28 Dec 1850, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Aug 1887, Tuckaleechee Cove; was buried Brickey Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.


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