Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Benton, unknown, 1895 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ unknown BENTON A 16-year old son of Mr. Samuel Benton died Sunday night in the county as a result of six months' illness from paralysis. He was interred yesterday in the family burying ground. unknown BENTON, son of Samuel B. & Martha A. (BYRD) BENTON, d. 16 Jun 1895, age 16, interred in the family cemetery*, 17 Jun 1895, "The Norfolk Virginian," Vol. 50, No. 24, June 18, 1895, p. 3, col. 3 *site not known (Sep 2019) to the Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project. His brother "Bennie" is buried in Bethlehem Christian Church Cemetery. Bethlehem list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/bethchr.txt Find a Grave lists their parents there (Mems. #174144655 & #174144615), but their father's D.Cert. (1916-25265) gives only bu. Nansemond Co. Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by File Manager Matt Harris (zoobug64@aol.com). file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/b535u1ob.txt