James was born before 1867. He is the son of Joseph Benton and Phoebe Carson. [1]
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6SW-J21 : 15 July 2017), J P M Benton in household of J C Benton, Bells, Colleton, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 99, sheet 263C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1226; FHL microfilm 1,255,226.
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