Benton, William Henry

1842 - 1920  (77 years)

• Name	Benton, William Henry
  Birth	16 Aug 1842	Utica Town, Hinds, Mississippi, United States
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Hinds, Mississippi, United States   [1]
  	Role: Son
  Census	1860	Lawrence, Newton, Mississippi, United States   [2]
  	Page 19
  	Role: Son
  Census	1870	Lawrence, Newton, Mississippi, United States   [3]
  Census	1880	Port Gibson, Claiborne, Mississippi, United States   [4]
  Military	Company H, 10th Mississippi Infantry
  Occupation	Farmer
  Residence	1910	Beat 4, Claiborne, Mississippi, United States
  	Age: 67; Age: 67; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  _AMTID	122722689510:1030:207924248
  _COLOR	21
  _COLOR1	12
  _FSFTID	27S3-1WY
  _UID	43796D5B443045FDACF9E7E06DD5C62EDC99
  Death	3 May 1920	Port Gibson, Claiborne, Mississippi, United States
  Burial	Wintergreen Cemetery, Port Gibson, Claiborne, Mississippi, United States
  Person ID	I808	Charles Banks and Jon Ray Family Tree
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Benton, Joseph Henry,   b. 27 Apr 1809, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States d. 1 Apr 1875, Beauregard, Copiah, Mississippi, United States (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Allen, Eveline Day,   b. 26 Apr 1822, Woodville, Wilkinson, Mississippi, United States d. 11 Apr 1909, Woodville, Wilkinson, Mississippi, United States (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	2 Apr 1841	Woodville, Wilkinson, Mississippi, United States
  Family ID	F247	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Jett, Phoebe Martin,   b. 28 Dec 1843, Lawrence, Newton, Mississippi, United States d. 6 May 1884, Beauregard, Copiah, Mississippi, United States (Age 40 years)
  Children	1. Benton, Doctor Dr John Burnett I,   b. 11 Oct 1869, Port Gibson, Claiborne, Mississippi, United States d. 29 Sep 1936, Port Gibson, Claiborne, Mississippi, United States (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F280	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Sarratt, Martha Emma,   b. 30 Dec 1847, Utica Town, Hinds, Mississippi, United States d. 10 Jul 1915, Port Gibson, Claiborne, Mississippi, United States (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	11 Sep 1884	Utica Town, Hinds, Mississippi, United States
  Family ID	F279	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Census - 1850 - Hinds, Mississippi, United States Census - Page 19 - 1860 - Lawrence, Newton, Mississippi, United States Census - 1870 - Lawrence, Newton, Mississippi, United States Census - 1880 - Port Gibson, Claiborne, Mississippi, United States Death - 3 May 1920 - Port Gibson, Claiborne, Mississippi, United States Burial - - Wintergreen Cemetery, Port Gibson, Claiborne, Mississippi, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Civil War Prisoner of War April 9th at blakeley alabama.

  
  

• Reference

  Charles Banks. "Benton, William Henry". The families of Charles Banks and Jon Ray. https://familytree.banksray.com/getperson.php?personID=I808&tree=banksray (accessed April 22, 2026).