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Col Elisha Spencer Benton

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Col Elisha Spencer Benton Veteran

Birth
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
5 Jan 1925 (aged 65)
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Madison, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
Plot
SECTION MM SITE 16837
Memorial ID
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Son of Justin B. Benton and Melissa A. Spencer of Springfield, MA.

Graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, NY. in 1884. His first command was of the U.S. Army 3rd Artillery Co., Newport Barracks, Kentucky. He retired from the Army as a Colonel in 1917.

Married Mary R Branch (daughter of Colonel John H. Branch and Martha L. Ramsey) on 01 Mar 1886 at Newport, Campbell County, Kentucky.
Son of Justin B. Benton and Melissa A. Spencer of Springfield, MA.

Graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, NY. in 1884. His first command was of the U.S. Army 3rd Artillery Co., Newport Barracks, Kentucky. He retired from the Army as a Colonel in 1917.

Married Mary R Branch (daughter of Colonel John H. Branch and Martha L. Ramsey) on 01 Mar 1886 at Newport, Campbell County, Kentucky.


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