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Charles Benton

Birth	:	7 Nov 1832 Allegany County, New York, USA
Death	:	28 Nov 1918 Dubuque County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Fairview Cemetery, Farley, Dubuque County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.4339981, -91.0139999
Description	:	Biography of Charles Benton, from the History of Dubuque County (Oldt), pp. 572-573. CHARLES BENTON, living retired in Farley, is one of the representative men of Dubuque County and is an integral part of the citizenship that has placed this among the foremost counties of the state. His parents were Abner and Abigail Benton, who moved from New York State to Dubuque County in 1846 and were participants in the events of pioneer life in this locality. Abner Benton farmed and developed his property and here he and his wife passed the remainder of their days. Charles Benton was born November 7,... Read More	Biography of Charles Benton, from the History of Dubuque County (Oldt), pp. 572-573. CHARLES BENTON, living retired in Farley, is one of the representative men of Dubuque County and is an integral part of the citizenship that has placed this among the foremost counties of the state. His parents were Abner and Abigail Benton, who moved from New York State to Dubuque County in 1846 and were participants in the events of pioneer life in this locality. Abner Benton farmed and developed his property and here he and his wife passed the remainder of their days. Charles Benton was born November 7, 1832 in Alleghany County, New York, and is the oldest of a family of eleven children. When fourteen years of age he was brought to Dubuque County by his parents and here he has lived sixty-five years—nearly the allotted period of a man’s life. He remained under the parental roof until eighteen years of age, and attended the public schools and assisting of the work on the home farm, and then began working for ages. When twenty-three years old he bought eighty acres of raw prairie land and thereupon built a home and resided five years. He then disposed of it and bought 120 acres of improved land, which he successfully farmed for eighteen years. He again sold his property and bought forty acres just west of Farley and 160 acres in Cherokee County, disposing of the farm some time later, but still retaining in the Cherokee County property. In April 1900, he moved to Farley, which has since been his home. March 25, 1858, he married Miss Ella Merriman, who was born Sept 17, 1841, and together they have lived happily fifty-three years, celebrating their golden wedding in 1908. The parents of Mrs. Benton were Myron and Adeline (Pilgrim) Merriman, natives of Connecticut. Her father died when she was three years old and her mother then married Stephen F. Squires. They came to Dubuque County, Iowa, in 1855, and here Mrs. Squires died March 27, 1898, when eighty-three years old to Mr. and Mrs. Benton there have been born three children. The eldest, Adeline Lilian married James Ray and resides in Cherokee County , the mother of two children ; the second Florence A., became the wife of John Finn and died in 1891 at the age of twenty-five years; the youngest Albert LeRoy , died when eighteen years old. Mr. Benton is a republican in politics. He is a member of Julien Lodge, No. 551, Ancient Free and Adopted Masons, and he and his wife are old time members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

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Charles Benton's memorial is located at: Fairview Cemetery, Farley, Dubuque County, USA.
When did Charles Benton death?
Charles Benton death on 28 Nov 1918 in Dubuque County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.4339981
Longitude: -91.0139999

Family Members:

Parent

Abner Benton

(unknow - 1870)

Abigail Livermore Benton

(1807 - 1894)

Spouse

Ella M. Merimann Benton

(1841 - 1927)

Siblings

Orlando Benton

(1836 - 1908)

Martin Livermore Benton

(1840 - 1901)

Curtis Defiance Benton

(1842 - 1917)

Children

Flora A Benton Finn

(1868 - 1891)

Albert L. Benton

(1873 - 1892)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Fairview Cemetery
Farley, Dubuque County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4339981, -91.0139999

2. Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery
Farley, Dubuque County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4486008, -90.9961014

3. Hogan Cemetery
Farley, Dubuque County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4500140, -90.9812590

4. McGee Cemetery
Dubuque County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4852982, -91.0064011

5. Johns Creek Cemetery
Farley, Dubuque County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3819008, -91.0338974

6. Saint Patricks Cemetery
Epworth, Dubuque County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4432700, -90.9315400

7. Epworth Cemetery
Epworth, Dubuque County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4227982, -90.9317017

8. Highview Cemetery
Epworth, Dubuque County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4556007, -90.9310989

9. Mount Hope Cemetery
Dyersville, Dubuque County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4716988, -91.0942001

10. Saint Johns Cemetery
Pleasant Grove, Dubuque County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3888926, -90.9268006

11. Worthington Baptist Cemetery
Worthington, Dubuque County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4119360, -91.1324930

12. Saint Paul Cemetery
Worthington, Dubuque County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3931007, -91.1260986

13. Saint Clements Cemetery
Bankston, Dubuque County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5196190, -90.9617890

14. Rockville Cemetery
Rockville, Delaware County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4180500, -91.1445800

15. Zion Reformed Church Cemetery
Cascade, Dubuque County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3465000, -91.0813000

16. Johnson Cemetery
Peosta, Dubuque County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4547005, -90.8788986

17. Saint Francis Cemetery
Dyersville, Delaware County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4879860, -91.1355320

18. Lattnerville Catholic Cemetery
Lattnerville, Dubuque County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4850000, -90.8872000

19. Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Hopkinton, Delaware County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3618000, -91.1478000

20. Peosta Union Cemetery
Peosta, Dubuque County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4553290, -90.8506860

21. Saint Mary's Cemetery
Cascade, Dubuque County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2990340, -91.0234540

22. Saint Martins Cemetery
Cascade, Dubuque County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2990000, -91.0226800

23. Saint John the Baptist Cemetery
Centralia, Dubuque County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4707000, -90.8360000

24. Spring Mills Cemetery
Holy Cross, Dubuque County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5610200, -90.9463600