Earl Jesse Benton

1888 - 1920  (31 years)

• Name	Earl Jesse Benton
  Birth	13 Sep 1888	Liberty, Sullivan County, New York
  Gender	Male
  Death	30 Jan 1920	Mamakating, Sullivan County, New York
  Burial	Poplar Grove Cemetery, Phillipsport, Sullivan County, New York
  Notes	Summitville, Feb. 4 - Earl Benton, station agent here for a number of years, died late Friday afternoon, after a few days' illness from pneumonia. He leaves a wife and one son, Benjamin. --Monticello (NY) Republican Watchman, Friday, February 6, 1920, page 8 Livingston Manor, Feb. 12 - Earl J. Benton, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Benton, of Livingston Manor, died after a two days' illness of pneumonia, at his home in Summitville, on Friday afternoon, January 30th. He was 31 years old and had spent the greater part of his life in the Manor, having been born on a farm in the town of Liberty, his parents moving here when he was about three years old. In June, 1915, he married Miss Emma Boyce, of Summitville, who survives him with one son, Benjamin Earl, aged 4. His parents and a brother, Chas. W. Benton, of Livingston Manor, also survive. Mr. Benton had many warm friends in the Manor, who were shocked at the news of his death. He was telegraph operator at the O. & W. station in Summitville, and a member of the O. R. T. He was a member of the Summitville Methodist Church, from which church funeral services were held Monday afternoon, with interment in Phillipsport cemetery. Those from the Manor who attended the funeral were: E. L. Benton, Mrs. and Mrs. Chas. Benton, John and Joseph Benton, Ralph E. Wright, E. K. Homer, Andrew Yonker, and Roosevelt Benton, of Parksville. --Monticello (NY) Republican Watchman, Friday, February 13, 1920, page 2
  Person ID	I50538	OurNorthernRoots
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	Elsworth Lewis Benton,   b. 1864, Liberty, Sullivan County, New York d. 23 Apr 1953, Mamakating, Sullivan County, New York (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Emma McDougle,   b. 1862   d. 5 May 1920, Rockland, Sullivan County, New York (Age 58 years)
  Family ID	F18410	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emma K. Boyce,   b. Mar 1883, New York d. 26 May 1958, Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York (Age ~ 75 years)
  Marriage	Jun 1915
  Children	1. Benjamin Earl Benton,   b. 1916, New York d. 8 Jan 1922, Middletown, Delaware County, New York (Age 6 years)
  Family ID	F18412	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 13 Sep 1888 - Liberty, Sullivan County, New York Death - 30 Jan 1920 - Mamakating, Sullivan County, New York Burial - - Poplar Grove Cemetery, Phillipsport, Sullivan County, New York  = Link to Google Earth
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