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Richard Gentry Benton Veteran

Birth: 14 Nov 1841
Carroll County, Tennessee, USA
Death: 1 Oct 1908 (aged 66)
Decatur County, Iowa, USA
Burial: Palestine Cemetery

Leon, Decatur County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
Plot: 16-7
Memorial ID: 31275923 View Source

(Veteran.) Age 19. Residence Decatur County, nativity Tennessee. Enlisted Aug. 15, 1861. Mustered Sept. 12, 1861. Promoted Teamster. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Jan. 1,
1864. Mustered out Aug. 9, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.

(Veteran.) Age 19. Residence Decatur County, nativity Tennessee. Enlisted Aug. 15, 1861. Mustered Sept. 12, 1861. Promoted Teamster. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Jan. 1,
1864. Mustered out Aug. 9, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.

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Minerva A. Akers Benton

1848–1909

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Maintained by: Valerie Timm Adams
Originally Created by: Diane and Don From Iowa
Added: Nov 10, 2008
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31275923/richard_gentry-benton: accessed ), memorial page for Richard Gentry Benton (14 Nov 1841–1 Oct 1908), Find a Grave Memorial ID 31275923, citing Palestine Cemetery, Leon, Decatur County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by Valerie Timm Adams (contributor 47207307).

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