Benton Cemetery

Sampson County, NC

Surveyed by Roza December 2011




The following is a complete listing of the tombstones in the Benton Cemetery in Sampson County, NC.

Location On Taylors Bridge Rd across from Union Elementary School

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    GPS Coordinates:
    34.825518 N
    78.239297 W

    The epitaphs are as follows:

    Ernest E Benton Apr 15 1885 Jan 16 1949 Elizabeth Balkcum Wofe of LL Benton Died Aug 1 1919 Aged 60 Yrs Katie L Benton Feb 22 1888 Aug 30 1889 LL Benton Mar 5 1857 Jun 3 1931 Double Stone Benton Martha J Apr 8 1869 Dec 20 1952 Thomas F Mar 31 1851 Jul 6 1932 Nettie R Bradshaw Wife of EE Benton Dec 4 1903 Nov 22 1928 Ruby E Benton Oct 3 1913 Oct 5 1928 Baby Boy Boyette Born & Died Jul 28 1837 Annie Herring Mother of James A Herring Sr MM Louis Johnson Died Mar 26 1963 Aged 28 Yrs 10 ms 27 ds Margaret M Johnson Died Jun 12 1918 Aged about 24 yrs Rosa Benton Johnson Dec 29 1901 Apr 12 1939 Double Stone Merritt Mittie Blackburn Nov 7 1882 Nov 6 1936 Benjamin A Jul 23 1876 Nov 11 1947 Triple Stone John Robert Murphy 1854-1907 Ella Lula Baulkcum His Wife 1858-1901 Effie Mary Murphy Their Daughter 1886-1909 John W Rivenbark 1877-1937 Jesse Homer Vann Jan 29 1896 Jun 10 1900 Lucy J Vann May 18 1876 Jun 14 1924 Thelma Elizabeth Vann May 14 1913 Oct 25 1918 William L Vann Sep 8 1864 Sep 7 1928

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