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John Jefferson Benton

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John Jefferson Benton

Birth
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Death
18 Sep 1954 (aged 88)
Clinton County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Starfield, Clinton County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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Son of Owen W. Benton and Nancy Ann (Richardson) Benton. John's father died about 1870, and his mother remarried to William F. Cunningham. At this time according to census records, John lived with his grandparents, John H. and Frances Fannie Richardson. He married to Florence Ann Poage July 6, 1887 in Clinton County, Missouri.
John and Florence had three children:
Nettie L. b. Jan 8, 1889
Ray L. b. Jan 25, 1893
Ruby J. b. Sept 5, 1900
John owned a small farm in Gower, Missouri where he built a home for his family. The home still stands on the east side of US 169 Hwy on the north edge of Gower. He and Florence lived here until their deaths.
Son of Owen W. Benton and Nancy Ann (Richardson) Benton. John's father died about 1870, and his mother remarried to William F. Cunningham. At this time according to census records, John lived with his grandparents, John H. and Frances Fannie Richardson. He married to Florence Ann Poage July 6, 1887 in Clinton County, Missouri.
John and Florence had three children:
Nettie L. b. Jan 8, 1889
Ray L. b. Jan 25, 1893
Ruby J. b. Sept 5, 1900
John owned a small farm in Gower, Missouri where he built a home for his family. The home still stands on the east side of US 169 Hwy on the north edge of Gower. He and Florence lived here until their deaths.


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  • Maintained by: A Poage
  • Originally Created by: Deb
  • Added: Jan 22, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17630895/john_jefferson-benton: accessed ), memorial page for John Jefferson Benton (14 Mar 1866–18 Sep 1954), Find a Grave Memorial ID 17630895, citing Mount Zion Baptist Cemetery, Starfield, Clinton County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by A Poage (contributor 47571284).