Lousa Jane (Faulkner) Benson (1840 - 1908)

Born 10 Jan 1840 in Lincoln, Tennessee, United States

Wife of Willis Daniel Benson — married 1 Apr 1861 in Lincoln, Tennessee, United States

Died 3 Aug 1908 at age 68 in Kelso, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States

Biography

Lousa was born in January 1840 in Lincoln County, Tennessee. She is the daughter of William Alexander Faulkner and Ellen Bolton. She passed away in August 1908 in Lincoln County, Tennessee and is buried in Benson Cemetery, Lincoln County. ^[1]

Daniel married Louisa Jane Faulkner on 1 April 1861 in Lincoln, County, Tennessee.^[2] They had children:

1. Laura Benson, 1863
2. Eliza Benson, 1865
3. Alice Elizabeth Benson, 1867
4. William B A Benson, 1869
5. Richard Benson, 1870
6. Rufus Benson, 1873
7. Willis Daniel Benson, Jr., 1875
8. Amanda Ella Benson, 1877
9. Aaron Benson, 1878
10. Robert Benson, 1880

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #96470055
2. ↑ "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNDG-5ZH : 4 December 2014), Willis D Bentson and Jane Faulkiner (Unknown), 01 Apr 1861; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 8, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDD6-CL5 : 14 June 2019), Jane Benson in entry for W D Benson, 1870 citing Household 88, page 12; Roll: M593_1544; Family History Library Film: 553043.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD75-MGC : 15 July 2017), Louisa J Benson in household of Willis D Benson, District 23, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 131, sheet 270C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,268.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSCD-X9G : accessed 28 January 2020), Jane Benson, Civil District 3, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 56, sheet 3A, family 45, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,584.

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 28 January 2020), memorial page for Louisa Jane Faulkner Benson (10 Jan 1840–3 Aug 1908), Find A Grave Memorial no. 96470055, citing Benson Cemetery, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Michael Pitcock (contributor 47897217) .