Born in Dawson, Terrell, Georgia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of [father unknown] and Flossie (Copeland) Brinson
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Willie Lee Tyson
— married
about 1919 (to about 1920) in Terrell, Georgia, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 28
in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Jan 2024
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Biography
Benna (Hardwick) Tyson is a part of US Black heritage.
Daughter of Benjamin Hardwick and Flossie Copeland.
Wife of Willie Lee Tyson.
Benna Mae was working as a maid in a private home in Jacksonville when she died of heart disease.[1]
Sources
- ↑ "Florida Deaths, 1877-1939", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPC5-DRH : Thu Nov 16 23:47:33 UTC 2023), Entry for Benna May Hardrick Tyson and Ben Hardrick, 1 Feb 1930.
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