William Keisler Benson was married first to Martha Lucinda "Mattie" Johnson. They were the parents of the following children:
1. Clarance E. Benson b. 1887 +-
2. Gussie E. Benson b. 1888 +-
3. John S. Benson b. 1891 +-
4. Maggie I. Benson b. 1893 +-
5. Henderson Benson b. 1894 +-
6. Crayton Robert Benson b. 9/17/1896 d. 4/6/1969 (m. Sara Elizabeth Sapp b. 10/30/1898 d. ? (dtr. of Walter McClain Sapp b. 4/11/1853 d. 1/8/1931 & Alice Benson Sapp b. 11/11/1836 d. 3/17/1935).
7. Ellen Benson b. 1898 +- and
8. William Benson b. 1900+-
at least one son, Crayton Robert Benson b. 9/17/1896 d. 4/6/1969. Crayton Robert Benson married Sara Elizabeth Sapp b. 10/30/1898 d. ? (dtr. of Walter McClain Sapp b. 4/11/1853 d. 1/8/1931 & Alice Benson Sapp b. 11/11/1856 d. 3/17/1935). Crayton Robert Benson & Sara "Sallie" Sapp Benson were the parents of Elizabeth Benson b. 1918+-; Crayton Robert Benson, Jr. b. 1920+-; Mildred V. Benson b. 1922 +- and Norma Lee Benson b. 4/17/1928 d. 3/9/1988. Norma married 6/24/1950 Frank Coral Cain, Jr. b. 5/1/1928 d. 2/16/1996. Norma and Frank had the following four children:
1. John Coral Cain b. 2/22/1953 (2 dtrs.: Jennifer Mae Cain and Wendy Lee Cain);
2. Jeffrey Benson Cain b. 9/17/1954 d. 6/17/2011 (3 ch: Ashlee Lynn Cain, Brian Lee Cain, and Christine Susan Cain);
3. Steven Frank Cain (no children);
4. Linda Cain Buchanan (2 ch: Michael Duane Buchanan, Jr. (m. Lyndsey Bloodworth .. 2 ch: Lilly and Ally Buchanan) and Melissa Lee Buchanan Hovis (m. Jonathan Hovis).
William Keisler Benson was married secondly to Minnie Alice Benson (maiden name unknown at this time). Minnie was married first to a Mr. Leonard, by whom she had two children, Robert Leonard (b. about 1903) and Beulah Leonard (b. about 1905). William Keisler Benson and Minnie Alice Benson had Vivian Benson (b. about 1916) and Clark Benson (b. about 1918).