Robert Shannon Benson (1921 - 1964)

Born 7 Nov 1921 in El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States

Died 28 Oct 1964 at age 42 in Kerrville, Kerr, Texas, United States

Biography

Robert Benson is a part of US Black heritage.

Robert Benson was a Texan.

Robert was born in 1921 in Texas. He was the son of Silas Benson and Eula Mosby. In 1930 he was living with his mother and stepfather (Reace Bolden) in Kerrville, Texas.^[1]

Robert married Bernice Hannon in Kerr County, Texas in 1940. ^[2]

He passed away in 1964 in Kerrville, Texas. ^[3] He was buried in Tivy Mountain Cemetery in Kerrville.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1930; Census Place: Kerrville, Kerr, Texas; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2342101
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #62384772 (accessed 6 October 2023)
   Robert S Benson (9), single stepson (step son), in household of Reace Bolden (39) at 304 Schreiner Street, Kerrville, Kerr, Texas, USA. Born in Texas.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
   Johnson County Clerk's Office; Denton, Texas; Smith County Marriage Records; The Book Series: 5; Pages: 377
   Ancestry Record 9168 #25474839 (accessed 6 October 2023)
   Shannon Benson marriage to Bernice Hannon on 2 Dec 1940 in Kerr, Texas, USA.
3. ↑ Death: "Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982"
   Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2272 #21972994 (accessed 6 October 2023)
   Robert Shannon Benson death 28 Oct 1964 (born 7 Nov 1921), son of Selas Benson & Eula Mosby, in Kerrville, Kerr, Texas, USA.
4. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #43170171 (accessed 6 October 2023)
   Memorial page for Robert Shannon Benson (7 Nov 1921-28 Oct 1964), citing Tivy Mountain Cemetery, Kerrville, Kerr County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Linda Nielsen (contributor 47095736).