Col Samuel Crowell Benton

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Col Samuel Crowell Benton

Birth
Enfield, Halifax County, North Carolina, USA
Death
28 Oct 1867 (aged 60)
Fort Mitchell, Russell County, Alabama, USA
Burial
Fort Mitchell, Russell County, Alabama, USA Add to Map
Plot
19.
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No information on his title of Colonel. Please send along if you have this.

Samuel and his wife MARY HUNTER were 1st cousins once removed. [Civil: V Canon:3]

His parents were JAMES BENTON and ELIZABETH CROWELL (Dau. of Samuel Crowell & Tabitha Bradford both of Halifax NC)

Served in the Home Guard as a Private (perhaps Col. was honorary):

Alabama, Civil War Soldiers, 1860-1865Name S C BentonBirth Date abt 1806Enlistment Date 13 Aug 1864Enlistment Place Alabama, USAEnlistment Age 58Military Branch: Home GuardRegiment or Unit: Russell County ReservesCompany Unit Name: M. Perry's CompanyEnlistment Info: Age 58, Alabama, Russell County, PrivateAuthor: Muster in Roll, Opelika, Alabama 1864/08/13.
No information on his title of Colonel. Please send along if you have this.

Samuel and his wife MARY HUNTER were 1st cousins once removed. [Civil: V Canon:3]

His parents were JAMES BENTON and ELIZABETH CROWELL (Dau. of Samuel Crowell & Tabitha Bradford both of Halifax NC)

Served in the Home Guard as a Private (perhaps Col. was honorary):

Alabama, Civil War Soldiers, 1860-1865Name S C BentonBirth Date abt 1806Enlistment Date 13 Aug 1864Enlistment Place Alabama, USAEnlistment Age 58Military Branch: Home GuardRegiment or Unit: Russell County ReservesCompany Unit Name: M. Perry's CompanyEnlistment Info: Age 58, Alabama, Russell County, PrivateAuthor: Muster in Roll, Opelika, Alabama 1864/08/13.

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