Charles Benton

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Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/263485648/charles-benton

Family/Spouse: Rebecca Lewis. Rebecca (daughter of Solomon Lewis and Roxana Rider) was born in Sep 1807 in Massachusetts; died on 22 Jan 1893 in Robertsonville, Sullivan County, New York; was buried in Old Liberty Cemetery, Liberty, Sullivan County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105970217/lucy_c-parks

Family/Spouse: Jesse D. Parks. Jesse (son of Elijah Parks and Sally Calkins) was born on 28 May 1820 in Parksville, Sullivan County, New York; died on 2 Jun 1894 in Egypt, Liberty, Sullivan County, New York; was buried in Old Liberty Cemetery, Liberty, Sullivan County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Nancy P. Gates on 15 Nov 1850 in Liberty, Sullivan County, New York. Nancy was born on 15 Jul 1829 in Sullivan County, New York; died on 27 Jul 1907 in Liberty, Sullivan County, New York; was buried in Old Liberty Cemetery, Liberty, Sullivan County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Sergeant William Lewis Willey. William (son of Seth Willey and Clarissa Bowers) was born on 24 Mar 1832 in Liberty, Sullivan County, New York; died on 28 Apr 1894 in White Sulphur Springs, Sullivan County, New York; was buried in Old Liberty Cemetery, Liberty, Sullivan County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Frederick married Jane M. about 1859. Jane was born on 4 Apr 1834 in New York; died on 11 Feb 1865 in Liberty, Sullivan County, New York; was buried in Old Liberty Cemetery, Liberty, Sullivan County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Rhoda Corgan. Rhoda was born in 1842 in Sullivan County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hannah married Benjamin Finch in 1855. Benjamin was born in ca 1833 in Greene County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hannah married Alonzo Weasmer in 1860. Alonzo was born in 1830 in New York; died in 1910; was buried in Parksville Methodist Church Cemetery, Parksville, Sullivan County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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His mother sold the land 29Jul1865 that he bought in 28Apr1862 from his brother Frederick to his brother Martin Benton.

Martin married Sarah Amelia Bryan about 1865. Sarah was born on 13 Oct 1847 in Sullivan County, New York; died on 26 Jul 1887 in Liberty, Sullivan County, New York; was buried in White Sulphur Springs Cemetery, White Sulphur Springs, Sullivan County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married Isaac B. Willey about 1872 in Sullivan County, New York. Isaac (son of Seth Willey and Clarissa Bowers) was born in Mar 1839 in Sullivan County, New York; died in 1921 in Broome County, New York; was buried in Chenango Valley Cemetery, Binghamton, Broome County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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TRACKMAN KILLED NEAR HANCOCK.
Julius Benton, a track hand in Patrick Kane's gang on the Erie near Hancock, was struck by an engine and instantly killed on Wednesday, Nov. 17. The men had taken their hand car off the track for the purpose of allowing train 8 to pass and had just placed it back on a switch. Benton, who was behind a box car, did not notice the engine coming, and stepped out on the main track and was struck and instantly killed.
(The Evening Gazette, Port Jervis, NY, Saturday, November 20, 1886)

Died:
Killed by train engine

Julius married Nancy Elizabeth Hanmore about 1868. Nancy was born in Jan 1842 in Bedford, Westchester County, New York; died on 29 Apr 1906 in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59366912/abiel_bradley-parks

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Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115804352/sarah_r-barnhart

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Elijah Parks died Thursday night at his home near this village, aged 70 years. He was stricken with paralysis Saturday of last week, and weakened by age and a precious stroke, succumbed.
He was the 3rd child of Jesse and Lucy Parks and was born on the farm where he died on April 20 1849. He is survived by a brother, Charles, who lived on the farm with him, and a sister, Mrs Martha Pease of White Sulphur Springs. He was justice of the peace for 18 consecutive years. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon in the M E Church with interment at Liberty. The Rev Robert C Reynolds preached the funeral sermon.

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127406971/elijah-parks

Family/Spouse: Lucy M.. Lucy was born in ca 1823; died on 19 Nov 1893 in White Sulphur Springs, Sullivan County, New York; was buried in Liberty Cemetery, Liberty, Sullivan County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54960435/emma-lindsley

Family/Spouse: Joseph P. Lindsley. Joseph (son of Cyrus Gildersleeve Lindsley and Dorothy Dolly Grant) was born in 1847; died on 5 Nov 1918 in Liberty, Sullivan County, New York; was buried in Liberty Cemetery, Liberty, Sullivan County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Dahlia, June 6. -- Charles A. Parks passed away in the early hours of Sunday, June 4, at his home here following several months of failing health.

Mr. Parks was born September 9, 1878, on the farm where he had spent the most of his life. He is the last member of the large family of Jesse and Lucy Benton Parks, pioneers of this town.

In the fall of 1889 he married Miss Nettie Hunt, who survives with nine of the ten children born to them. Their eldest daughter, Jessie, wife of Ralph Bryan of Youngsville, died January 7, 1941. Surviving are Leland of this place, George of Liberty, Earl of White Sulphur Springs; Ethel, wife of Ed Wilbur, and Ora of North Midway; Blanche, Bruce, Dorothy and William, at home. There are twenty-four grandchildren, five of whom are in the war service and all but one overseas; there are also several great-grandchildren.

The funeral service of Mr. Parks will be held from the Ramsay funeral home, Liberty, Wednesday afternoon, with Rev. John R. Lennon of Warwick, former pastor of the White Sulphur Springs Methodist church, officiating. Interment in the Liberty cemetery.

(Sullivan County Record, Jeffersonville, NY, 8 June 1944 p. 5)

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79286188/charles_a-parks

Charles married Henrietta Hunt in 1889. Henrietta was born on 23 Jan 1869 in Liberty, Sullivan County, New York; died in Aug 1944 in Liberty, Sullivan County, New York; was buried in Old Liberty Cemetery, Liberty, Sullivan County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Dolly E. Thompson. Dolly was born in 1856 in Liberty, Sullivan County, New York; died on 9 Mar 1946 in Liberty, Sullivan County, New York; was buried in Old Liberty Cemetery, Liberty, Sullivan County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joseph married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Drowned In The Beaverkill.
(Special to the Record.)
Liberty, N. Y, Sept 13.—Charles Benton, an esteemed young man of Livingston Manor, was drowned in the Beaverkill while bathing today. He went into the water, and after remaining some time he came out, presumably for a rest. After a few minutes he went in again and began swimming down the river. He had gone but a short distance when he threw up his arms and called for help, and immediately sank, and nothing more could be seen of him. Your correspondent was on the spot at 3 p. m. today and found a number of people dredging the river, but the body could not be found. The river is very high, and it is supposed the body is floating down. Young Benton was 25 years of age and leaves a wife and one child.
(Sullivan County Record, Jeffersonville, NY, Friday September 19, 1890)

Family/Spouse: Emogene Stoutenburg. Emogene was born on 28 Oct 1859; died on 15 May 1926 in Sullivan County, New York; was buried in Old Liberty Cemetery, Liberty, Sullivan County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nancy married Lorenzo Dow Davis about 1889. Lorenzo was born in 1862; died in 1894; was buried in Old Liberty Cemetery, Liberty, Sullivan County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Emma McDougle. Emma was born in 1862; died on 5 May 1920 in Rockland, Sullivan County, New York; was buried in Orchard Street Cemetery, Livingston Manor, Sullivan County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elsworth married Emma K. Boyce in 1928. Emma was born in Mar 1883 in New York; died on 26 May 1958 in Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York; was buried in Poplar Grove Cemetery, Phillipsport, Sullivan County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rosavelt married Myrtle E. Moffett on 31 Oct 1894 in Beacon, Dutchess County, New York. Myrtle was born in Sep 1867 in New York; died on 17 Jan 1924 in Liberty, Sullivan County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rosavelt married Nancy L. Drennon in 1919 in New Jersey. Nancy was born in 1898 in New York; died in 1979; was buried in Liberty Cemetery, Liberty, Sullivan County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Sarah Elizabeth Beck. Sarah was born in 1883; died in 1968; was buried in Orchard Street Cemetery, Livingston Manor, Sullivan County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Effie married Sherman G. Sprague in 1880. Sherman was born in Mar 1866 in New York; died on 30 Sep 1907 in Liberty, Sullivan County, New York; was buried in Old Liberty Cemetery, Liberty, Sullivan County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Effie married Charles William Calkins on 24 Jun 1912 in Sullivan County, New York. Charles (son of Calvin C. Calkins and Hannah Helen Benton) was born in May 1854 in Callicoon, Sullivan County, New York; died on 7 Dec 1914 in Liberty, Sullivan County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Cyrus Levi Stewart. Cyrus was born on 8 Sep 1854 in Delaware County, New York; died on 9 Nov 1952 in Monticello, Sullivan County, New York; was buried in Parksville Methodist Church Cemetery, Parksville, Sullivan County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Floyd married Amy Hunt on 23 Mar 1892 in White Sulphur Springs, Sullivan County, New York. Amy was born in Jan 1873 in New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lewis married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Helen in ca 1903. Helen was born in 1877 in Pennsylvania; died on 12 Oct 1948; was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery and Mausoleum, North Arlington, Bergen County, New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charlotte married George A. Wood on 25 Dec 1900 in Port Jervis, Orange County, New York. George was born in Sep 1879 in Pennsylvania; died on 16 Dec 1917 in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey; was buried in Laurel Grove Cemetery, Port Jervis, Orange County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Nellie T. Feeney on 28 Nov 1911 in Port Jervis, Orange County, New York. Nellie was born on 26 Sep 1886 in Port Jervis, Orange County, New York; died on 21 Sep 1972 in Port Jervis, Orange County, New York; was buried in St. Mary's Cemetery, Port Jervis, Orange County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Liberty Baptist Church for Elba Jay Benton, 75, who died Tuesday, May 14 1963 at his home on Fox Mountain in the Town of Liberty. He was a carpenter. Born June 10 1887, in Liberty township, Mr Benton was the son of James H and Dolly E Benton. He married Nancy J DAVIS January 20 1914 in Parksville. Survivors include three sons, Herman, Orville J and Wallace, all of Livingston Manor; three daughters, Mrs. Dolly Husch, Livingston Manor; Mrs Nancy Tompkins, Wawarsing; and Mrs. Reatha Jackson of Liberty; a sister - Mrs Nancy Lanier of San Diego, Calif; and 19 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. The Rev. Ralph C Gibvsonk pastor of the Liberty Baptist Church officiated at the rites.

Elba married Nancy J. Davis on 20 Jan 1914 in Parksville, Sullivan County, New York. Nancy was born on 30 Jun 1897; died on 1 Aug 1980; was buried in Old Liberty Cemetery, Liberty, Sullivan County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ivanna Mae McConnell. Ivanna was born in Elmira, Chemung County, New York; died on 5 Nov 1987. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Florence married Harry J. Rogers on 13 Sep 1922 in Sullivan County, New York. Harry was born in 1892. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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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

Earl married Emma K. Boyce in Jun 1915. Emma was born in Mar 1883 in New York; died on 26 May 1958 in Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York; was buried in Poplar Grove Cemetery, Phillipsport, Sullivan County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married Martha Alice Ensign on 22 Jan 1913 in Sullivan County, New York. Martha was born in 1892; died in 1988; was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Newburgh, Orange County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Vivian E. Benton (Skeele), 86, passed away on December 1, 2014. She was the daughter of the late Ellsworth L. and Emma K. Benton. Her early life was spent in Summitsville, NY. She was a graduate of Hartwick College in Oneonta, NY and earned a master's degree from Syracuse University. She did further studies in French and Italian at Syracuse University, Le Moyne College and Onondaga Community College.

In her professional career, she taught school at Gilbertsville, PA and Laurens, NY before taking a permanent position at Grant Junior High in Syracuse where she taught for 32 years.

Her memberships included the National Honor Society, Pi Lambda Chapter of Beta Phi Mu (international library honor society), Delta Kappa Gamma International, National Wildlife Federation, Erwin First United Methodist Church, the National Education Association and the New York State Teachers' Association.

She was predeceased by her husband, Carl H. Skeele in 2001. Surviving are her dear friend, Lucy Quaile; cousin, Barbara Holley DeFrancis of Florida; a stepdaughter and stepson; several step-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins.

Burial will be in the Skeele Memorial Park in Fabius Evergreen Cemetery.

Vivian married Carl Harrison Skeele about 1990. Carl was born on 23 Mar 1903 in Fabius, Onondaga County, New York; died on 20 Sep 2001 in Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York; was buried in Fabius Evergreen Cemetery, Fabius, Onondaga County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Donald married Genevieve Penina Sprague on 29 Jul 1944 in Liberty, Sullivan County, New York. Genevieve was born on 20 Feb 1925 in Rockland, Sullivan County, New York; died on 9 Feb 2016 in Roscoe, Sullivan County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Madge B. Moffett. Madge was born in 1881; died on 3 Feb 1932 in Liberty, Sullivan County, New York; was buried in Liberty Cemetery, Liberty, Sullivan County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Cyrus married Nancy L. Drennon on 18 Feb 1929 in Liberty, Sullivan County, New York. Nancy was born in 1898 in New York; died in 1979; was buried in Liberty Cemetery, Liberty, Sullivan County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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3 HIT BY TRAIN, I KILLED
Eugene Willi of White Sulphur Springs a Victim of the Cars at Livingston Manor Yesterday — Earl Hunt Badly Hurt.
The young men of near White Sulphur Springs—Eugene Willi, aged about 20, who lived with his grandfather, Noise Benton; Earl Hunt, aged about 35, son of Port Hunt, and Edward Welton, aged about 30, and married—were out looking for work yesterday, and while walking the Ontario and Western tracks between Livingston Manor and Hazel about 11:30 a.m., they stepped out of the way of a south bound train and were struck by a north bound train. Willi was killed. Hunt was badly injured and was taken to Thrall Hospital, Middletown. Welton escaped injury. Willi’s body was removed to undertaking rooms at Liberty.
(Sullivan County Record, Jeffersonville, NY, February 27, 1913)

Lucy married Reverand John Bellinger on 3 Sep 1943 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey. John was born on 22 Oct 1911 in Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey; died on 9 Dec 1993 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan; was buried in Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joseph married Margaret Haley in 1938 in New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Agnes T. Ernest. Agnes was born on 1 Aug 1911 in Highland Falls, Orange County, New York; died on 6 Dec 2000 in Orange County, New York; was buried in Saint Thomas of Canterbury Cemetery, Cornwall, Orange County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Catherine married Thomas Francis Burke, Jr. in 1942. Thomas was born on 25 May 1910 in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey; died on 22 May 1997 in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey; was buried in Saint Marys Cemetery, Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey,. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Arthur W. Husch. Arthur was born on 19 Dec 1923 in Livingston Manor, Sullivan County, New York; died on 4 Dec 1986 in Margaretville, Delaware County, New York; was buried in Orchard Street Cemetery, Livingston Manor, Sullivan County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Thomas Sanford Duffy. Thomas was born on 6 Oct 1920 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut; died on 5 Nov 2006 in Naples, Collier County, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Five year old Benjamin Benton, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Benton, of Summitville, was fatally injured while coasting near his home, on Saturday morning and died from his injuries the following day, at Thrall Hospital, Middletown, where he had been taken in an unconscious condition. George O'Brien, six years old, who was riding with the Benton boy, received injuries but will recover.

The lads were riding down a steep grade, "double-deck," the Benton boy being on top, when the sleigh struck a stone which caused it to upset, throwing the coasters against a frozen embankment. Young Benton was taken to his home in an unconscious condition and when he did not regain consciousness, later in the day, a physician was called who ordered the injured boy taken to the hospital. At the hospital it was found that the boy was suffering from a cerebral hemorrhage and death followed Sunday afternoon.

The body was taken to the home of the parents Sunday night.
--Monticello (NY) Republican Watchman, Friday, January 13, 19

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 20 Jul 1942; World War II (US) US Army SSG Discharged 6Nov1945