Benton H. Johnson

1821 - 1893  (72 years)

• Name	Benton H. Johnson  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	15 Jan 1821	, , Delaware, United States   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census	21 Jun 1860	Broadkiln Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, United States   [4]
  1) «b»Benton JOHNSON«/b», aged 39 years, male, farmer, owned real estate worth $2,500 and personal property worth $500, born in Delaware 2) Lydia JOHNSON, aged 39 years, female, born in Delaware 3) Hester E. JOHNSON, aged 19 years, female, born in Delaware, attended school within the last year 4) Theodore B. JOHNSON, aged 13 years, male, born in Delaware, attended school within the last year 5) Mary JOHNSON, aged 10 years, female, born in Delaware, attended school within the last year 6) John W. JOHNSON, aged 8 years, male, born in Delaware, attended school within the last year 7) James JOHNSON, aged 3 years, male, born in Delaware 8) Winifred JOHNSON, aged 1 year, female, born in Delaware
  Occupation	1870  [5]
  Farmer
  Residence	1870  [5]
  	Broadkiln Hundred, Sussex, DE United States
  Occupation	1880  [6]
  Farmer
  Residence	1880  [6]
  	Broadkiln Hundred, Sussex, DE United States
  Burial	1893	Milton, Sussex, Delaware, United States   [3]
  	Address: Reynolds Methodist Episcopal Cemetery Milton, Delaware United States
  Death	3 May 1893	Milton, Sussex, Delaware, United States   [2, 3]
  	Cause: Epilepsy
  Cemetery	1894	Reynolds Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, Milton, Sussex, Delaware, United States   [3]
  Headstone	1894  [3]
  _HASHTAG	DNA Match: Hannah Summers
  	Ancestry of Hannah Summers (AncestryDNA)
  Age	72 years
  Origins
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  Person ID	I14171	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Lydia Ann Hudson,   b. 3 Apr 1821, , Sussex, Delaware, United States d. 3 Dec 1910, , Sussex, Delaware, United States (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	13 Aug 1844	, Sussex, Delaware, United States   [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : 23 years and 7 months - She : 23 years and 4 months.
  Children	3 sons and 7 daughters
  1. Hester E. Johnson,   b. 6 Aug 1845, Broadkiln Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, United States d. 1 Mar 1923, Broadkiln Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, United States (Age 77 years) ▻ William T. Collins  m. Yes, date unknow   2. Theodore B. Johnson,   b. 25 Oct 1847, Broadkiln Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, United States d. 11 Apr 1923, Milton, Broadkiln Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, United States (Age 75 years) ▻ Charlotte E. Short  m. 20 Dec 1873   3. Mary J. Johnson,   b. 1850, Broadkiln Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, United States d. 3 Jun 1885, , Sussex, Delaware, United States (Age 35 years) ▻ James K. Polk Jefferson  m. 14 Jan 1871   4. Lydia W. Johnson,   b. Abt 1851, Broadkiln Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, United States d. Yes, date unknown   5. John W. Johnson,   b. 1852, Broadkiln Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, United States d. Yes, date unknown   6. Lettie C. Johnson,   b. Abt 1853, Broadkiln Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, United States d. Yes, date unknown   7. James S. Johnson,   b. 5 May 1856, Broadkiln Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, United States d. 21 Apr 1941, Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States (Age 84 years) ▻ Hester M. Burton  m. 31 May 1879;   Eva H. Bennett   8. Winnifred H. Johnson,   b. 1859, Broadkiln Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, United States d. Yes, date unknown   9. Lydia Wilson Johnson,   b. 26 Jun 1860, Milton, Broadkiln Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, United States d. 7 Dec 1940, Ellendale, Cedar Creek, Sussex, Delaware, United States (Age 80 years) ▻ James Henry Warren  m. Abt 1878   10. Alletta C. Johnson,   b. 17 Feb 1864, , Sussex, Delaware, United States d. 6 Apr 1952, Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States (Age 88 years) ▻ Charles Frank Jefferson  m. Abt 1881
  Last Modified	3 Nov 2014
  Family ID	F5200	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 15 Jan 1821 - , , Delaware, United States Marriage - 13 Aug 1844 - , Sussex, Delaware, United States Census - 21 Jun 1860 - Broadkiln Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, United States Burial - Address: Reynolds Methodist Episcopal Cemetery Milton, Delaware United States - 1893 - Milton, Sussex, Delaware, United States Death - Cause: Epilepsy - 3 May 1893 - Milton, Sussex, Delaware, United States Cemetery - 1894 - Reynolds Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, Milton, Sussex, Delaware, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  [S50] Delaware Marriage Records, 1744-1912. [S166] Delaware Death Records, 1811-1933, ((www.ancestry.com)). [S14] John Tipton, Find A Grave, (www.findagrave.com, 2012), 22 Jun 2012, Benton H. JOHNSON, memorial #41881975 (Reliability: 3). Birth: Jan. 15, 1821 Death: May 3, 1894 Family links: Spouse: Lydia A Johnson (1821 - 1910) Burial: Reynolds ME Church Cemetery Milton Sussex County Delaware, USA Edit Virtual Cemetery info [?] Created by: Patti Record added: Sep 12, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 41881975 «b»«i» «/b»«/i» [S164] Delaware, Sussex County, Delaware, Sussex County - 1860 - U.S. Census, (www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), 24 Jan 2013, M653, roll 99, Broadkiln Hundred, p. 74, dwelling 536, family 506, Benton Johnson household (Reliability: 3). Benton JOHNSON, aged 39 years, male, farmer, owned real estate worth $2,500 and personal property worth $500, born in Delaware; Lydia JOHNSON, aged 39 years, female, born in Delaware; Hester E. JOHNSON, aged 19 years, female, born in Delaware, attended school within the last year; Theodore B. JOHNSON, aged 13 years, male, born in Delaware, attended school within the last year; Mary JOHNSON, aged 10 years, female, born in Delaware, attended school within the last year; John W. JOHNSON, aged 8 years, male, born in Delaware, attended school within the last year; James JOHNSON, aged 3 years, male, born in Delaware; Winifred JOHNSON, aged 1 year, female, born in Delaware [S110] 1870 Federal Census. [S65] 1880 Federal Census.