William Cross BENTON & Mary Ann CUPP

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William Cross BENTON
Mary Ann CUPP

Husband: William Cross BENTON
Birth: 1815, TN
Death: 1848
Occupation: farmer
Father: David BENTON (1779-1860)
Mother: Phoebe / Fereba MELTON (1775-1862)

Marriage: 10 Jul 1838, Carroll Co., TN

Wife: Mary Ann CUPP
Birth: 22 Mar 1822, Blount Co., TN
Occupation: homemaker
Father: Jacob CUPP
Mother: Susan LINGENFELTER

Children — born in Benton Co., TN:

1. Permelia Melvina BENTON, b. 1835/6 or 25 Jul 1839; d. 1920
2. Jacob D. BENTON, b. 1839/40 or 25 Dec 1841; d. 1906
3. Susan BENTON, b. 1843/4
4. Mary Ann BENTON, b. 1845/6 or 1847; d. 1890
5. John Thomas BENTON, b. 16 May 1848

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Sources (n.b., Benton and Carroll Cos. are adjacent):

1. Jordan R. Dodd, ed. 1993. Tennessee Marriages: Early to 1850. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-229):

Benton, William C. Cupp, Mary 10 Jul 1838 Carroll Co.

2. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #27 of 50; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1840 TN Benton Co. Roll 521 pp. 14B-15A Ln. 2 William C. Benton 000 010 - 100 100 no slaves 0100000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 20-29 1810-1820 = William (b. 1815)

1 female 4 or under 1835-1840 = Permelia

1 female 15-19 1820-1825 = Mary (b. 1821/2)

1 person employed in agriculture

3. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #109-110 of 140): Benton Co., TN, Roll M432_870, pp. 333A-333B, 749/749, enumerated 8 Nov 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Jacob Cupp 50 M Blacksmith 200 Tenn

Susan 51 F Tenn

Samuel 15 M Farmer Tenn

Nelson 13 M Tenn

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Mary Benton 28 F Tenn

Permelia 14 F Tenn

Jacob 10 M Tenn

Susan 6 F Tenn

Mary 4 F Tenn

John 2 M Tenn

4. Messages posted to the Cupp Family Genealogy Forum (online at GenForum.com).

5. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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