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Charles Harvey “Charlie” Benson

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Charles Harvey “Charlie” Benson

Birth
Benson, Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
Death
13 Apr 1929 (aged 84)
Benson, Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Benson, Johnston County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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h/o Mary Jane Jones
Married
28 February 1867
Johnston County
North Carolina, USA

f/o Laurence D(1867-1932), Sophronia A(1870-1032), James P(1873-1922), Louise A(1875-1936), Patsey L(1977-1959), Loma E(1879-1965), Unity B(1883-1950), Zara E(1884-1931), Charles H(1886), Mary H(1890), Chimas S(1892-1950), Henry K(1894-1974) Benson

h/o Melvina Tew
Married
13 March 1913
Johnston County
North Carolina, USA

f/o Lou Madie GUINN(1915-1987) & Iva Lee(1923) Benson

"Charles H. "Charlie" Benson (1844-1929), a private in the 24th North Carolina Regiment, Company I, organized at the beginning of the war as the Smithfield Light Infantry. Benson enlisted at age 20 and served alongside his brother, Sgt. William C. Benson, in the Army of Northern Virginia under General Robert E. Lee. By the time the war ended, both men had been captured by the enemy and were confined in a prisoner-of-war camp at Point Lookout, Maryland. Months after Lee's surrender, they and scores of other Johnston County POW's were finally given their freedom in exchange for signing an oath of allegiance to the United States of America. Emaciated and clothed in rags, they returned on foot to the homes they had fought to defend.

Charlie Benson lived to age 84. He married twice and fathered 14 children."

(Information given by Gloria Starling Johnson)
h/o Mary Jane Jones
Married
28 February 1867
Johnston County
North Carolina, USA

f/o Laurence D(1867-1932), Sophronia A(1870-1032), James P(1873-1922), Louise A(1875-1936), Patsey L(1977-1959), Loma E(1879-1965), Unity B(1883-1950), Zara E(1884-1931), Charles H(1886), Mary H(1890), Chimas S(1892-1950), Henry K(1894-1974) Benson

h/o Melvina Tew
Married
13 March 1913
Johnston County
North Carolina, USA

f/o Lou Madie GUINN(1915-1987) & Iva Lee(1923) Benson

"Charles H. "Charlie" Benson (1844-1929), a private in the 24th North Carolina Regiment, Company I, organized at the beginning of the war as the Smithfield Light Infantry. Benson enlisted at age 20 and served alongside his brother, Sgt. William C. Benson, in the Army of Northern Virginia under General Robert E. Lee. By the time the war ended, both men had been captured by the enemy and were confined in a prisoner-of-war camp at Point Lookout, Maryland. Months after Lee's surrender, they and scores of other Johnston County POW's were finally given their freedom in exchange for signing an oath of allegiance to the United States of America. Emaciated and clothed in rags, they returned on foot to the homes they had fought to defend.

Charlie Benson lived to age 84. He married twice and fathered 14 children."

(Information given by Gloria Starling Johnson)

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