Catherine Elizabeth Benson^[1]

1853 - 1913  (59 years)

• Name	Catherine Elizabeth Benson
  Born	13 Jun 1853	Sevier County, Tennessee   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Died	6 Feb 1913	Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Buried	Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4, 5]
  Person ID	I4103	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	26 Feb 2015

  
  

  Family	William Runnels Franklin,   b. 14 May 1851, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 24 May 1947, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 96 years)
  Married	30 May 1869	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	+ 1. William Henry Franklin,   b. 28 Mar 1870, Tennessee ,   d. 1 Aug 1955  (Age 85 years) + 2. George Washington Franklin,   b. 31 Mar 1872, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Sep 1932  (Age 60 years)   3. John Robert Franklin,   d. 1874   4. David Crockett Franklin,   d. 1875 + 5. Lavina Franklin,   b. Jun 1876, Tennessee + 6. Hiram Levator Franklin,   b. 23 Nov 1878, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Jun 1954  (Age 75 years)   7. James Madison Franklin,   d. 1880 + 8. Isaac Perman Franklin,   b. 7 Sep 1882, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Dec 1974  (Age 92 years) + 9. Wiley Jackson Franklin,   b. 8 Mar 1885, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Jan 1966  (Age 80 years) + 10. Luther Franklin + 11. Julia Franklin,   b. 7 Jul 1889, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Jan 1963  (Age 73 years)   12. Lillie Franklin + 13. Magnolia "Nola" Franklin,   b. 19 Dec 1893, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Apr 1980  (Age 86 years)   14. Benjamin "Ben" Franklin
  Family ID	F1563	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 13 Jun 1853 - Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 30 May 1869 - Sevier County, Tennessee Died - 6 Feb 1913 - Pigeon Forge, Sevier 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

  Catherine E. Wife of W. A. Franklin Born June 13, 1853 Died Feb. 6, 1913. Asleep in Jesus Mother

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Clabo Family Tree", Gardner Clabo, p 124. "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 41. "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 237. "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 58, 187. Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995. "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 204.

  
  

• Sources

  [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, Gatlinburg, 462B, 1880. [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 466b, 19 Jul 1870. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tn/sevier/census/1870/0466b.gif [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 462, 1880. http://sevierlibrary.tripod.com/page311880.html [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 334. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 7296076).