Benson: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1. Benson (daughter of Benjamin Franklin Benson and Selia Jane Allen).
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Reference:
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 153.

Generation: 2

Benjamin Franklin Benson was born 1838, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of John Benson and Mary Fox Keeler); died 1906; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

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

Benjamin married Selia Jane Allen 30 Dec 1876, Sevier County, Tennessee. Selia was born Abt 1853, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

3.
Selia Jane Allen was born Abt 1853, Tennessee.
Children:

John C. Benson was born Abt 1879, Tennessee.

1. Benson

Generation: 3

John Benson was born 1810 (son of James Benson).

Notes:

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

John — Mary Fox Keeler. Mary (daughter of Joseph Keeler and Catherine Fox) was born 17 Dec 1809, Tennessee; died 17 Aug 1883; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Mary Fox Keeler was born 17 Dec 1809, Tennessee (daughter of Joseph Keeler and Catherine Fox); died 17 Aug 1883; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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

Children:

Matilda Catherine Benson was born 26 May 1836, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 May 1910; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
2. Benjamin Franklin Benson was born 1838, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1906; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 4

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:

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

10.

Joseph Keeler was born 2 Mar 1784, Tennessee; died Jan 1877; was buried Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

War of 1812 veteran.
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Reference:
Beulah Linn Family Group Sheets, 1968.

Joseph — Catherine Fox. Catherine (daughter of Adam Fox and Elizabeth Derrick) was born 1785; died 1843. [Group Sheet]

11.

Catherine Fox was born 1785 (daughter of Adam Fox and Elizabeth Derrick); died 1843.

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Reference:
Beulah Linn Family Group Sheets, 1968.

Children:

Elizabeth Keeler was born 29 Dec 1804, Tennessee; died 3 Jun 1889; was buried Duggan Memorial Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
5. Mary Fox Keeler was born 17 Dec 1809, Tennessee; died 17 Aug 1883; was buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Catharine "Katie" Keeler was born 10 Feb 1821, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Sep 1904; was buried Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Nancy Keeler was born 3 Jul 1823, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Dec 1904; was buried Henry's Crossroads Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Mark H. Keeler was born Abt 1828, Tennessee; died Sep 1891; was buried Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.