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Wilson Large Benson

Male 1861 - 1941  (79 years)

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  1. 1.  Wilson Large BensonWilson Large Benson was born 15 Sep 1861, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 May 1941, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 3 May 1941, Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1930, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    John D. Radford Pedigree Charts, 1995, p 8.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 363.

    Wilson married Delila Jane Harrell 9 Dec 1882, Sevier County, Tennessee. Delila (daughter of James Harrell and Doshia McMahan) was born Mar 1861, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 30 Dec 1936; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Theadosia Alice "Doshia" Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 Sep 1883, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 25 Sep 1944; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Wilson married Josie A. King NOT MARRIED. Josie (daughter of Andrew Jackson King, Jr. and Tempie Jane Henry) was born May 1897, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 3. Eva Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Oct 1919, Tennessee; died 19 Jun 2000, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 4. Dorothy Benson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 May 1923, Tennessee; died 1 Jan 1997; was buried Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, New Canton, Buckingham County, Virginia.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Theadosia Alice "Doshia" Benson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Wilson1) was born 2 Sep 1883, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 25 Sep 1944; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 162.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 363.

    Theadosia — Pleasant Pinkney Sevier Trotter. Pleasant (son of Pleasant Hobson Trotter and Malinda S. Inman) was born 16 Oct 1882, Tennessee; died 7 Apr 1968; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 5. Fred Herbert Trotter  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Aug 1903, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Mar 1971; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 6. Pearl Trotter  Descendancy chart to this point was born Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 7. Virgil Trotter  Descendancy chart to this point was born Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 8. Glen W. Trotter  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Aug 1911, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Jan 1912; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. 9. Jeanetta May Trotter  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 May 1913, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Aug 1994; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. 10. Lenora Trotter  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Dec 1915, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Dec 1915; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. 11. John Pinkney "Pink" Trotter  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Oct 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Jun 1985, Jefferson County, Kentucky.
    8. 12. Clyde Edward Trotter  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Nov 1921, Tennessee; died 16 Mar 1981; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  2. 3.  Eva Benson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Wilson1) was born 16 Oct 1919, Tennessee; died 19 Jun 2000, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Eva married Clarence Rose 4 May 1940. Clarence was born 15 Sep 1918; died 25 Jul 1991, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  3. 4.  Dorothy Benson Descendancy chart to this point (1.Wilson1) was born 5 May 1923, Tennessee; died 1 Jan 1997; was buried Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, New Canton, Buckingham County, Virginia.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1940, Cumberland County, Virginia

    Dorothy — Fred Wilson Tyson. Fred (son of Clarence Lee Tyson and Laura Ann Stinnett) was born 10 Jan 1916, Tennessee; died 11 Jan 1992; was buried Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, New Canton, Buckingham County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 13. Ernest H. Tyson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Jan 1940, Tennessee.
    2. 14. Freddie Tyson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1941.
    3. 15. John Robert Tyson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Jul 1942.
    4. 16. James Ronald Tyson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Oct 1943.
    5. 17. JoAnn Tyson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Jun 1945.
    6. 18. Wilbur N. Tyson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Jun 1947.
    7. 19. Jerry Tyson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Jan 1949.


Generation: 3

  1. 5.  Fred Herbert Trotter Descendancy chart to this point (2.Theadosia2, 1.Wilson1) was born 19 Aug 1903, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Mar 1971; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 363.

    Fred — Mable Teague. Mable (daughter of Huston "Huce" Teague and Celia Ida Ingle) was born 4 Oct 1903, Tennessee; died 10 Sep 1982; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 20. Blanche Trotter  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Jul 1927, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Nov 2008; was buried 29 Nov 2008, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  2. 6.  Pearl Trotter Descendancy chart to this point (2.Theadosia2, 1.Wilson1) was born Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 363.

    Pearl — Jackson. [Group Sheet]


  3. 7.  Virgil Trotter Descendancy chart to this point (2.Theadosia2, 1.Wilson1) was born Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 363.


  4. 8.  Glen W. TrotterGlen W. Trotter Descendancy chart to this point (2.Theadosia2, 1.Wilson1) was born 7 Aug 1911, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Jan 1912; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  5. 9.  Jeanetta May Trotter Descendancy chart to this point (2.Theadosia2, 1.Wilson1) was born 1 May 1913, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Aug 1994; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 363.

    Jeanetta — Herman Thomas Stewart. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 21. William Rondal Stewart  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Sep 1932, Kentucky; died 12 Sep 1977; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 22. Rella E. Stewart  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 23. Ruth Stewart  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 10.  Lenora TrotterLenora Trotter Descendancy chart to this point (2.Theadosia2, 1.Wilson1) was born 14 Dec 1915, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Dec 1915; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 363.


  7. 11.  John Pinkney "Pink" Trotter Descendancy chart to this point (2.Theadosia2, 1.Wilson1) was born 28 Oct 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 27 Jun 1985, Jefferson County, Kentucky.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 157, 162.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 158, 363.

    John married Vola Moore 17 Jan 1939, Sevier County, Tennessee. Vola (daughter of William Roaten "Bill" Moore and Ida Florence Lane) was born 19 Jun 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Feb 1940, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 3 Feb 1940, Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 24. Pinkie Theresa Trotter  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Nov 1939, Tennessee.

    John married Ann Bohannon 12 Nov 1943. Ann (daughter of Mark Bohanan and Matilda Plemmons) was born 24 Sep 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 25. Glenda Ann Trotter  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Jun 1946, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 26. Johnny Larry Trotter  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Jan 1948, Leavenworth, Washington.

  8. 12.  Clyde Edward TrotterClyde Edward Trotter Descendancy chart to this point (2.Theadosia2, 1.Wilson1) was born 24 Nov 1921, Tennessee; died 16 Mar 1981; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Private US Army World War II.
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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 363.

    Clyde — Irmgard Kober. Irmgard was born 12 Mar 1933. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 27. John Trotter  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 28. Danny J. Trotter  Descendancy chart to this point

  9. 13.  Ernest H. Tyson Descendancy chart to this point (4.Dorothy2, 1.Wilson1) was born 21 Jan 1940, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, Cumberland County, Virginia

    Ernest — Betty Joyce Lockhart. Betty was born 5 May 1944. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 29. Anthony Wayne Tyson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Jul 1964.

  10. 14.  Freddie Tyson Descendancy chart to this point (4.Dorothy2, 1.Wilson1) was born 1941.

    Freddie — Mary Thurston. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 30. Carroll Lee Tyson  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 31. Donald Ray Tyson  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 32. Barry Lynn Tyson  Descendancy chart to this point

  11. 15.  John Robert Tyson Descendancy chart to this point (4.Dorothy2, 1.Wilson1) was born 6 Jul 1942.

    John — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 33. Dale Tyson  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 34. Tina Tyson  Descendancy chart to this point

    John married Rebecca Jean"Becky" Whaley 12 May 1962, Sevier County, Tennessee. Rebecca (daughter of James Forace "T-Bo" Whaley and Gladys Eller) was born 23 Apr 1944. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 35. Teresa Ann Tyson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Apr 1963.
    2. 36. Robert Dale "Bubby" Tyson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Jul 1964; died 7 Mar 2015, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 10 Mar 2015, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  12. 16.  James Ronald Tyson Descendancy chart to this point (4.Dorothy2, 1.Wilson1) was born 10 Oct 1943.

    James — Helen McCourt. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 37. Darlene Tyson  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 38. Linda Sue Tyson  Descendancy chart to this point

  13. 17.  JoAnn Tyson Descendancy chart to this point (4.Dorothy2, 1.Wilson1) was born 23 Jun 1945.

    JoAnn — Mason C. Harlow. Mason was born 17 Nov 1937. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 39. Mason C. Harlow, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 40. Melissa Ann Harlow  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 41. Barbara Jean Harlow  Descendancy chart to this point

  14. 18.  Wilbur N. Tyson Descendancy chart to this point (4.Dorothy2, 1.Wilson1) was born 25 Jun 1947.

    Wilbur married Sheryl Louise "Cherry" Anderson Abt 1969. Sheryl (daughter of Rev. Frank James Anderson and Mildred L. Hunley) was born Abt 1948; died 19 Aug 2008, Strawberry Plains, Tennessee; was buried 23 Aug 2008, Dyer Cemetery. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 42. Kevin Tyson  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 43. Kasey A. Tyson  Descendancy chart to this point

    Wilbur — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 44. Jessica Tyson  Descendancy chart to this point

  15. 19.  Jerry Tyson Descendancy chart to this point (4.Dorothy2, 1.Wilson1) was born 30 Jan 1949.

    Jerry — Sharon Marks. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 45. Brian Tyson  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 4

  1. 20.  Blanche Trotter Descendancy chart to this point (5.Fred3, 2.Theadosia2, 1.Wilson1) was born 27 Jul 1927, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Nov 2008; was buried 29 Nov 2008, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Blanche — William Gordon Owenby, Jr.. William (son of William Owenby and Janie) died Bef 30 Aug 2008. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 46. James Herbert Owenby  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Jan 1946, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Aug 2008; was buried 3 Sep 2008, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 47. Sandra Kay Owenby  Descendancy chart to this point

    Blanche — Grady Wilson. Grady (son of Samuel Lee Wilson and Minnie Frances Watson) was born Abt 1923, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 21.  William Rondal Stewart Descendancy chart to this point (9.Jeanetta3, 2.Theadosia2, 1.Wilson1) was born 9 Sep 1932, Kentucky; died 12 Sep 1977; was buried Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    William — Shirley Ann Russell. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 48. Ralph Stewart  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 49. Stanley Stewart  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 50. Deborah Stewart  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 51. Donna Rae Stewart  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 22.  Rella E. Stewart Descendancy chart to this point (9.Jeanetta3, 2.Theadosia2, 1.Wilson1)

    Rella — Welborn. [Group Sheet]


  4. 23.  Ruth Stewart Descendancy chart to this point (9.Jeanetta3, 2.Theadosia2, 1.Wilson1)

    Ruth — Hammond. [Group Sheet]


  5. 24.  Pinkie Theresa Trotter Descendancy chart to this point (11.John3, 2.Theadosia2, 1.Wilson1) was born 1 Nov 1939, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Pinkie — Young. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 52. Pamelia Lynn "Pam" Young  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1963.

    Pinkie married Calvin Franklin I. Edwards 28 Dec 1985, Clark County, Nevada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 25.  Glenda Ann Trotter Descendancy chart to this point (11.John3, 2.Theadosia2, 1.Wilson1) was born 9 Jun 1946, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Glenda and David have three grandchildren: Nathan, Devin and Jordan.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 162.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 158.

    Glenda married David Lee Hall 20 Dec 1963. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 53. Mark Hall  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 54. Mike Hall  Descendancy chart to this point

  7. 26.  Johnny Larry Trotter Descendancy chart to this point (11.John3, 2.Theadosia2, 1.Wilson1) was born 12 Jan 1948, Leavenworth, Washington.

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 162.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 158.

    Johnny — Alta Jean Cox. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 55. Chad T. Trotter  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Oct 1972.

    Johnny — Donna Jean Pitts. [Group Sheet]


  8. 27.  John Trotter Descendancy chart to this point (12.Clyde3, 2.Theadosia2, 1.Wilson1)

  9. 28.  Danny J. Trotter Descendancy chart to this point (12.Clyde3, 2.Theadosia2, 1.Wilson1)

  10. 29.  Anthony Wayne Tyson Descendancy chart to this point (13.Ernest3, 4.Dorothy2, 1.Wilson1) was born 20 Jul 1964.

    Anthony married Lynette Ann Latondress 19 Sep 1987, Monroe, Michigan. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 56. Katherine Joan Tyson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Jul 1990.
    2. 57. Nicholas Wayne Tyson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Oct 1991.
    3. 58. Mitchell Raymond Tyson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Nov 1993.

  11. 30.  Carroll Lee Tyson Descendancy chart to this point (14.Freddie3, 4.Dorothy2, 1.Wilson1)

  12. 31.  Donald Ray Tyson Descendancy chart to this point (14.Freddie3, 4.Dorothy2, 1.Wilson1)

  13. 32.  Barry Lynn Tyson Descendancy chart to this point (14.Freddie3, 4.Dorothy2, 1.Wilson1)

  14. 33.  Dale Tyson Descendancy chart to this point (15.John3, 4.Dorothy2, 1.Wilson1)

  15. 34.  Tina Tyson Descendancy chart to this point (15.John3, 4.Dorothy2, 1.Wilson1)

  16. 35.  Teresa Ann Tyson Descendancy chart to this point (15.John3, 4.Dorothy2, 1.Wilson1) was born 28 Apr 1963.

    Teresa married Bobby Joe Ogle 22 Dec 1978, Sevier County, Tennessee. Bobby (son of Ted J. Ogle and Darlene Sizemore) was born 15 Mar 1960, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 8 Apr 2005; was buried 10 Apr 2005, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 59. Bobby Joe Ogle, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 60. Tonya Gail Ogle  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 61. April Suzanne Ogle  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 May 1981.

    Teresa married Michael David Townsend 19 May 2007, Sevier County, Tennessee. Michael (son of David Ottis Townsend and Dell J. Cogdill) was born 3 May 1959; died 24 Mar 2017; was buried 27 Mar 2017, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  17. 36.  Robert Dale "Bubby" TysonRobert Dale "Bubby" Tyson Descendancy chart to this point (15.John3, 4.Dorothy2, 1.Wilson1) was born 9 Jul 1964; died 7 Mar 2015, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 10 Mar 2015, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  18. 37.  Darlene Tyson Descendancy chart to this point (16.James3, 4.Dorothy2, 1.Wilson1)

  19. 38.  Linda Sue Tyson Descendancy chart to this point (16.James3, 4.Dorothy2, 1.Wilson1)

  20. 39.  Mason C. Harlow, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (17.JoAnn3, 4.Dorothy2, 1.Wilson1)

  21. 40.  Melissa Ann Harlow Descendancy chart to this point (17.JoAnn3, 4.Dorothy2, 1.Wilson1)

    Melissa — Adam. [Group Sheet]


  22. 41.  Barbara Jean Harlow Descendancy chart to this point (17.JoAnn3, 4.Dorothy2, 1.Wilson1)

  23. 42.  Kevin Tyson Descendancy chart to this point (18.Wilbur3, 4.Dorothy2, 1.Wilson1)

  24. 43.  Kasey A. Tyson Descendancy chart to this point (18.Wilbur3, 4.Dorothy2, 1.Wilson1)

    Kasey married Jessica D. Whaley 10 Oct 2008, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  25. 44.  Jessica Tyson Descendancy chart to this point (18.Wilbur3, 4.Dorothy2, 1.Wilson1)

  26. 45.  Brian Tyson Descendancy chart to this point (19.Jerry3, 4.Dorothy2, 1.Wilson1)


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