Person:Joseph Benson (18)

Watchers
Joseph A. Benson
m. 1813
  1. Aletha Benson
  2. William Benson1816 - Aft 1880
  3. Nancy Benson1820 -
  4. Elizabeth Benson1822 - 1898
  5. Henry L. Benson1825 - 1862
  6. Joseph A. Benson1826 - 1889
  7. Mary Ann Benson1829 - 1856
  8. Huldah M. Benson1830 - 1908
  9. Ezra Darby Benson1842 - 1909
m. 1849
  1. Henry Clay Benson1851 - 1931
  2. Clamensa Irene Benson1853 - 1928
m. Aft Feb 1854
m. 16 Aug 1855
  1. Virginia Benson1857 - 1933
  2. Theresa Benson1860 - 1927
  3. Julia Anna Benson1861 - 1961
  4. Joseph Milroy Benson1862 - 1958
  5. Rhoda Benson1866 - 1933
  6. Sarah Benson1868 - 1909
  7. Izura Afton Benson1870 - 1949
  8. Missouri Benson1870 -
  9. Letitia Benson1872 -
  10. Blanche Lavara Benson1878 -
Facts and Events
Name[1] Joseph A. Benson
Alt Name[2] Joseph A Benson
Gender Male
Birth[3] 27 Mar 1826 Preston County, Virginia
Marriage 1849 Melissa was the 1st Wife. She died shortly after marriage, he then married her Sister Mary Ann Scott.
to Melissa Anne Scott
Residence[2] 1850 District 45, Preston, Virginia
Marriage Aft Feb 1854 after death of first wife
to Mary Ann Scott
Marriage 16 Aug 1855 Preston Co.,Virginiato Mary Ann Mosteller
Other James J. Doliver Minister
with Mary Ann Mosteller
Residence[2] 1860 District 1, Preston, Virginia, United States
Residence[2] 1880 Grant, Preston, West Virginia, United States
Military[2] Dec 1889 Terra Alta WV Cemetery (Headstone)2d Lt Co C 3 Regt W VA Cav - On his Headstone.
Medical? Fair complexion and brown hair, as listed on his pension application
Death[4] 2 Dec 1889 Grant District, Preston County, WVPage 15 & Line 4 Death Register- list parents as Sarah & J.A. Benso Sarah Lewis-Benson & James Benson - I have.
Alt Death[2] 2 Dec 1889 Terra Alta , Preston, West VirginiaPage 15 & Line 4 Death Register- list parents as Sarah & J.A. Benso Sarah Lewis-Benson & James Benson
Burial[2] 5 Dec 1889 Terra Alta , Preston, West VirginiaCemetery Section 3 - Military Headstone, Terra Alta Cemetery. Source-book In Remberance Vol II on page 155. Contact Pat Hardesty for information.
Physical Description? 5 ft. 10 in.

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Joseph A. Benson served in the Civil War in the Federal Service, as a Lieutenant, Company C, 3rd regiment, in the Cavalry. (Morton, page 490) His time of service was 10/1/1861 until 5/24/1862 when he was forced to resign due to poor health (bronchitis). He initially enlisted 9/12/1861 and resigned his commission 5/15/1862. (Dorothy Bonafield Snyder)

References
  1. Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source)
    Ancestry Family Tree.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source)
    Database online.

    Record for MELISSA ANN SCOTT

  3. Pioneers of Preston.
  4. Dorothy Bonafield Snyder.