John Benson Wynne Sr. (1817-1855) - Find a Grave Memorial

John Benson Wynne Sr.

Birth

24 Dec 1817

Greenville County, South Carolina, USA

Death

2 Sep 1855 (aged 37)

Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA

Burial

First Presbyterian Church Cemetery

Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA Add to Map

Plot

gated cemetery downtown; ask for entry at office

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Born to Thomas Wynne (1788-1839) & Mary Prince Benson Wynne (1796-1866).

John married Alice Arseneth Bobo (1834-1918) on Oct. 9, 1853, in Anderson County, SC.

Two children:
• Mary Rebecca Wynne Whitten (1854-1875)
• John Benson Wynne, Jr. (1856-1897)

John Wynne, Sr., died just prior to the birth of John Wynne, Jr. Alice Bobo Wynne then moved with her father Sampson Bobo to Panola County, MS. Go to http://patsabin.com/gwinnett/wynnerussell.htm for an interesting piece on J.B. Wynne Sr's childhood home.

Inscription

Inscription on 3 sides of monument:

Side 1: John B. Wynne, husband of Alice A. Wynne, who died the 2nd of Sept. 1855, aged 37 years, 8 mo. and 3 days.

Side 2: Erected to the memory of John B. Wynne by his friends and brethren of the Masonic Order in token of their esteem for his many virtues and proficiencies in Masonic knowledge while laboring here below. May his ashes rest in peace.

Side 3: Oh God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee; my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land where no water is. (Psalm 63:1)