Person:William Benson (62)

Records in Greenbrier Co., VA

6 Oct 1835: Motion by Rodgers to quarter Gonruted?. Whereupon It is Considered by the Court that the Road be & the Same is hereby Established agreeable to the Report a Public Road & that the damages & Costs be Land in the Next County Levy According to Law, and the Court do hereby Appoint Wm. C. Benson is appointed Surveyor thereof & the hands residing on the Lands of John Shores? is to Work under him to Open & Keep the Same in Legal Repair. [Greenbrier County Order Books]

1.   West Virginia, United States. West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971.

   Name: Wm C Benson
   Gender: Male
   Birth Date: abt 1808
   Birth Place: Greenbrier, West Virginia
   Age: 54
   Spouse's Name: Eliza Hays
   Spouse Gender: Female
   Spouse Age: 21
   Spouse Birth Place: Greenbrier County, West Virginia
   Marriage Date: 6 Feb 1862
   Marriage Place: Greenbrier, West Virginia
   Marital Status: Widowed
   Father's Name: Saml
   Mother's Name: Jane
   Spouse Father's Name: George
   Spouse Mother's Name: Frances

2. ↑ West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973.

   Name: Wm. C. Benson
   Birth Date: abt 1804
   Birth Place: Greenbrier County, West Virginia
   Death Date: 25 Jan 1867
   Death Place: Greenbrier County, West Virginia
   Death Age: 63
   Race: White
   Marital Status: Married
   Gender: Male
   Father Name: Saml. Benson
   Mother Name: D. Benson
   Spouse Name: Elizabeth Benson
   FHL Film Number: 595030

3. ↑ Find A Grave.

   William Benson
   Birth 1804
   Death 10 Dec 1882 (aged 77–78)
   Burial
   Knox County Alms House Cemetery
   Knoxville, Knox County, Illinois, USA
   
   Gravesite Details: Age 78
   
   https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5549123/william-benson