Charles Wesley Benton
- Born: 7 Jan 1835, Bennington Falls, Bennington County, Vermont
- Marriage (1): Maria Cynthia Gregg
- Died: 11 Apr 1911, Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont at age 76
- Buried: 13 Apr 1911, Village Cemetery in Bennington, VT
General Notes:
1870 VT census for Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont Charles W Benton 35 worth $13000 Maria 32 Louise G dtr 12 born VT Clarinda C Gregg sister - in-law 26 working in paper mill
1880 Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont Charles W. BENTON Self M Male W 45 VERMONT Paper Maker MASS MASS Marie C. BENTON Wife M Female W 44 NH Keep House NH NH Louise S. BENTON Dau S Female 22 VERMONT At Home VERMONT NH Clarinda C. GREGG SisterL S Female W 36 VERMONT Work In Paper Box Shop NH NH
Bennington, Vermont 1896 - 97 City Directory Charles W. Benton at Valentine's; house 739 Main
1900 Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont Charles W. Benton 1835
Maria Cynthia/Cynthia Maria Gregg Benton, wife of Charles Wesley Benton. His stone is face down (fell off the pedestal) so I could not film it. GREGG MONUMENT GREGG on second level stone. Face of monument reads: BENJAMIN BORN Dec 12, 1803 Died Nov 29 1874
CYNTHIA His Wife Born Oct 26 1810 Died Sep 29 1883 On the right side of the monument it reads: LOTTIE WIFE OF Geo W. Gregg Died May 25 1882 AE 28 yrs
Mother/ ------------------------------------------------ JENNIE Daut of G W & L GREGG Died Sep 4 1871 A1yr 11 mos 23 d
On back of monument reads: CLARINDA GREGG BORN Apr 17 1844 Died Nov 3 1937
Image 099 TRENOR P GREGG Reads Trenor P. Gregg CO K VT INF SP. AM. WAR
Image 0100 LOTTIE AND JENNIE (right side of monument)
Image 0102 CLARINDA (back of monument)
Image 103: GREGG FAMILY PLOT There are seven stones in the foreground which comprise the GREGG lot. Starting with the tall monument (the shorter of the two in the photo) you will see to the right of the main monument are two tiny stones which read left to right "MOTHER" and "FATHER. In the foreground are 4 stones and they read left to right: JENNIE LOTTIE TRENOR (His is the taller of the four stones ) CLARINDA"
Charles married Maria Cynthia Gregg, daughter of Benjamin Gregg and Cynthia Straw. (Maria Cynthia Gregg was born in 1836 in Bennington Town, Bennington Co., Vt, died on 31 Jan 1887 in Bennington Town, Bennington Co., Vt. and was buried on 3 Feb 1887 in Village Cemetery in Bennington, VT.)
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