Person

James D. Benson (Union County, Kentucky, farmer)

b. 1825-10-09 d. 1914-10-12

Union County, Kentucky, farmer. Union County native. Son of Enoch Berry Benson and Elizabeth Dillon Benson. Married to Nancy A. Benson. Father of Sarah E. Benson and Mary Benson. Owned two enslaved persons in Union County in 1850. Owned six enslaved persons in 1860. Farmer in Union County in 1860.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Union, District 1.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Union, p. 17.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Union, p. 65.

Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates – Microfilm (1911-1964), KDLA, Roll #994035, Henderson County Marriages, p. 1.

Find A Grave, "James D. Benson (October 9, 1825-October 12, 1914)," Memorial #27364399, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27364399 (accessed May 9, 2018).

Citation

Benson, James D.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32208521 (November 12, 2026).

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