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Iva Lee <I>Benson</I> Gainey

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Iva Lee Benson Gainey

Birth
Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
Death
22 Oct 2021 (aged 98)
Dunn, Harnett County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Benson, Johnston County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Mrs. Gainey was born on May 9, 1923 in Johnston County to the late Charlie and Melvina Tew Benson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Kermit Young Gainey; grandsons, David Scott Hudson and Steven Brent Hudson; sister, Madie Benson Guin and Vennie Hargis. Mrs. Gainey worked at the Benson Shirt Factory and in the cafeteria of the Benson Primary School in her early years. She was the oldest member of the Benson United Methodist Church. Mrs. Gainey was the last remaining true daughter of a confederate soldier in North Carolina and possibly the United States.

Iva Lee Benson Gainey
Daughter of Charles H. "Charlie" Benson (1844-1929)
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1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Iva Lee Benson
Age: 16
Estimated birth year: about 1924
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: North Carolina
Marital Status: Single
Home in 1940: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina
Street: Glenwood Avenue
Inferred Residence in 1935: Raleigh, Wake, NC
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 1B
Institution: Methodist Orphanage
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 4
Household Members:
Name Age
Iva Lee Benson 16
Mrs. Gainey was born on May 9, 1923 in Johnston County to the late Charlie and Melvina Tew Benson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Kermit Young Gainey; grandsons, David Scott Hudson and Steven Brent Hudson; sister, Madie Benson Guin and Vennie Hargis. Mrs. Gainey worked at the Benson Shirt Factory and in the cafeteria of the Benson Primary School in her early years. She was the oldest member of the Benson United Methodist Church. Mrs. Gainey was the last remaining true daughter of a confederate soldier in North Carolina and possibly the United States.

Iva Lee Benson Gainey
Daughter of Charles H. "Charlie" Benson (1844-1929)
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1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Iva Lee Benson
Age: 16
Estimated birth year: about 1924
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: North Carolina
Marital Status: Single
Home in 1940: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina
Street: Glenwood Avenue
Inferred Residence in 1935: Raleigh, Wake, NC
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 1B
Institution: Methodist Orphanage
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 4
Household Members:
Name Age
Iva Lee Benson 16

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