Marion County GaArchives Obituaries.....Benson, John October 1 1887 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carla Miles http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00010.html#0002476 October 26, 2004, 2:23 pm The Marion County Patriot, October 7, 1887 The Marion County Patriot, No. 40 October 7, 1887 Page Five Died Uncle John Benson died at Brantley last Saturday of paralysis. He was one of the oldest men in the county, being in his eighty-fourth year. He had a stroke of paralysis about two years ago, and another last week, which resulted in his death. One by one the old men of the county are passing away. Two men 84 years old have died in the past two weeks. The Marion County Patriot, No. 40 October 7, 1887 Page One Brantley Bits Uncle John Benson, one of Marion’s oldest and best citizens, died at his home on the morning of the first inst. Let his friends hold in remembrance his exemplary life. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/marion/obits/b/ob5701benson.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.3 Kb