James
Nelson
Benson
Born in Polk, Arkansas, United States
Ancestors 
Son of William Clifton Benson Sr.
and Morning Caroline Orr
Brother of
Sandy Benson [half], L C Benson [half], W C Benson [half], Margaret Jane Benson, John C. Benson, Henrietta Benson, Joe Benson [half], Joseph S Benson, Mary Evelina Benson, Thomas Black Benson and Augustus Barclay Benson
Husband of
Rachael Emma Jean Ritchie
— married
19 Nov 1874 in Calhoun, Arkansas, United States
Descendants 
Father of
William L Benson, Thomas Bradford Benson, Elbert Franklin Benson, Mary Elizabeth Benson, James Claude Benson and Noah Houston Benson
Died
at age 73
in Calhoun, Arkansas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Jun 2020
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Biography
Name: James Nelson Benson. [1] Buried Means Cemetery, Hampton, Calhoun, AR, USA. Census: 1860 Polk, Calhoun, AR, USA. 1870 Polk, Calhoun, AR, USA.
Sources
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91699258/james-nelson-benson: accessed 17 December 2023), memorial page for James Nelson Benson (11 Sep 1853–18 Jan 1927), Find a Grave Memorial ID 91699258, citing Means Cemetery, Hampton, Calhoun County, Arkansas, USA; Maintained by WNB17 (contributor 48563214).
"United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3X2-ZPV : Thu Oct 05 20:44:27 UTC 2023), Entry for James N Benson and Emma Benson, 1900.
"Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7SM-Y35 : 11 January 2020), James Benson, 1874.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Clarice Lemon 
:
23andMe
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Sunny Schellinger :
23andMe
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