Washington was born after 1860. He was the son of Joseph Benton and Phoebe Carson. He passed away before 1960.[1]
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8RD-W9X : 12 April 2016), Washington Benton in household of Joseph C Benton, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 11, family 82, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,991.
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