Wilson Large Benson

1861 - 1941  (79 years)

• Name	Wilson Large Benson
  Born	15 Sep 1861	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910	Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee   [1]
  Census	1930	District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	1 May 1941	Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Buried	3 May 1941	Pigeon Forge Methodist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I53190	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2012

  
  

  Father	William M. Benson,   b. 1828, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. Aft 1880  (Age > 53 years)
  Mother	Cynthia Large,   b. 5 Oct 1834, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 31 Jul 1915  (Age 80 years)
  Married	Abt 1856
  Family ID	F18351	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Delila Jane Harrell,   b. Mar 1861, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Dec 1936  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Married	9 Dec 1882	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	+ 1. Theadosia Alice "Doshia" Benson,   b. 2 Sep 1883, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Sep 1944  (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F19879	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Josie A. King,   b. May 1897, Tennessee
  Married	NOT MARRIED
  Children	1. Eva Benson,   b. 16 Oct 1919, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Jun 2000, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 80 years) + 2. Dorothy Benson,   b. 5 May 1923, Tennessee ,   d. 1 Jan 1997  (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F113039	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 15 Sep 1861 - Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 9 Dec 1882 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1910 - Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1930 - District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee Died - 1 May 1941 - Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 3 May 1941 - 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

  Grandfather Wilson Large Benson 1861-1941

  
  

• Notes

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

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1910. name: Willis Benson birthplace: Tennessee relationship to head of household: Self residence: Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee marital status: Married race : White gender: Male immigration year: father's birthplace: Tennessee mother's birthplace: Tennessee family number: 76 page number: 11 Household Gender Age Birthplace self Willis Benson M 48y Tennessee wife Jane Benson F 48y Tennessee [S112] Census, 1930. name: Wilson Benson event: Census event date: 1930 event place: District 05, Sevier, Tennessee gender: Male age: 68 marital status: Divorced race: White birthplace: Tennessee estimated birth year: 1862 immigration year: relationship to head of household: Head father's birthplace: Tennessee mother's birthplace: Tennessee enumeration district number: 0007 family number: 288 sheet number and letter: 15A line number: 46 nara publication: T626, roll 2271 film number: 2342005 digital folder number: 4547919 image number: 00726 Household Gender Age Birthplace head Wilson Benson M 68 Tennessee daughter Eva Benson F 10 Tennessee daughter Dorothy Benson F 6 Tennessee nephew Joseph Barkett M 50 Tennessee niece Dona Barkett F 43 Tennessee [S87] Death Certificate. Name Wilson L. Benson Death Date 01 May 1941 Death Place Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee Gender Male Marital Status Race or Color White Age 79 Estimated Birth Year Birth Date 15 Sep 1861 Birth Place Sevier, Tenn. Spouse Father William Benson Father's Birth Place Sevier, Tenn. Mother Cynthia Large Mother's Birth Place Cocke, Tenn. Occupation Farmer Street Address Residence Sevierville, Sevier, Tenn. Cemetery Trotter Burial Place Sevierville Burial Date 03 May 1941 Informant Additional Relatives Digital Folder Number 4184464 Image Number 2078 Film Number 1876899 Volume/Page/Certificate Number cn 11874 [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 333.