Brief Life History of James William
When James William Benson was born on 10 January 1850, in Mississippi, United States, his father, William Martin Benson, was 29 and his mother, Louisa M. Jackson, was 26. He married Amanda Williams on 24 September 1868, in Burleson, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Pontotoc, Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States in 1850 and Burleson, Texas, United States for about 20 years. He died on 28 March 1886, in Burleson, Johnson, Texas, United States, at the age of 36, and was buried in Caldwell, Burleson, Texas, United States.
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- William Benson in household of William M Benson, "United States Census, 1850"
- J. W. Benson, "Texas Marriages, 1837-1973"
- James W Benson, "Find A Grave Index"
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1854
Historical Boundaries 1854: Johnson, Texas, United States
1861
Mississippi became the second state to leave the Union at the start of the Civil War in 1861.
1861 · Texas Secedes from the United States
On February 1, 1861, Texas seceded from the United States. On March 2, 1861, they had joined with the Confederate States of America.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from the medieval personal name Ben(ne), a pet form of Benedict (see Benn ) + -son.
English: habitational name from a place in Oxfordshire named Benson, from Old English Benesingtūn ‘settlement (Old English tūn) associated with Benesa’, a personal name of obscure origin, perhaps a derivative of Bana meaning ‘slayer’.
Americanized form of any of various Scandinavian patronymics from the personal name Bengt, Bendt, etc., Scandinavian forms of Benedict , e.g. Swedish Bengtsson , Danish Bendtsen, Danish and Norwegian Bentsen . Compare Bensen 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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