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Eva Lee Benton

Female 1918 - 1984  (66 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Eva Lee Benton was born on 16 Feb 1918 in Baxter, Baker, Florida, USA (daughter of Living and Emily Chism); died on 2 Sep 1984.

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

    Children:
    1. Harold Lee Johnson was born on 2 Feb 1935 in Plant City, Hillsborough, Florida, USA; died on 1 Jun 1996.
    2. Ralph Earnest Johnson was born on 24 Dec 1937 in Dover, Hillsborough, Florida, USA; died on 18 Dec 2002 in Miami, Dade, Florida, USA.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Living

    Living + Emily Chism. Emily (daughter of Robert N Chism and Martha Hodges) was born on 22 Jan 1900 in Charlton, Georgia, USA; died on 8 Feb 1920 in St George, Charlton, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Emily Chism was born on 22 Jan 1900 in Charlton, Georgia, USA (daughter of Robert N Chism and Martha Hodges); died on 8 Feb 1920 in St George, Charlton, Georgia, USA.
    Children:
    1. 1. Eva Lee Benton was born on 16 Feb 1918 in Baxter, Baker, Florida, USA; died on 2 Sep 1984.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Robert N Chism was born on 4 Mar 1861 in Baker, Florida, USA (son of James Chism and Eleanor Blitch); died on 12 Mar 1916; was buried in Emmaus Church Cemetery, Charlton, Georgia, USA.

    Robert married Martha Hodges on 19 Sep 1884 in Charlton, Georgia, USA. Martha (daughter of Willis Aaron Hodges and Mahalia Johns) was born on 8 Nov 1870 in Moniac, Charlton, Georgia, USA; died on 3 Jun 1927 in St George, Charlton, Georgia, USA; was buried in Emmaus Church Cemetery, Charlton, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Martha Hodges was born on 8 Nov 1870 in Moniac, Charlton, Georgia, USA (daughter of Willis Aaron Hodges and Mahalia Johns); died on 3 Jun 1927 in St George, Charlton, Georgia, USA; was buried in Emmaus Church Cemetery, Charlton, Georgia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Martha Hodges Chism
    • Residence: 22 Jun 1880, Ganeyville, Charlton, Georgia, USA; 9 Age: 9; Homeworker Occupation: Homeworker; CannotWrite: Y; EnumerationDistrict: 014; Single MaritalStatus: Single; Daughter RelationToHead: Daughter

    Children:
    1. Aaron Jefferson Chism was born on 24 Jul 1886 in Sanderson, Baker, Florida, USA; died on 11 Apr 1950 in Charlton, Georgia, USA; was buried in Emmaus Church Cemetery, Charlton, Georgia, USA.
    2. Pearlie Mae Chism was born on 16 Oct 1904 in Charlton, Georgia, USA; died on 24 Jan 1974 in Polk, Florida, USA; was buried in Socrum Cemetery, Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA.
    3. Netti Chism was born on 5 Dec 1894 in St George, Charlton, Georgia, USA; died on 8 Aug 1963 in Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida, USA.
    4. Viola Chism was born on 1 Jul 1893 in St George, Charlton, Georgia, USA; died on 4 Dec 1949 in Lawtey, Bradford, Florida, USA.
    5. Lonnie Chism was born in 1895 in St George, Charlton, Georgia, USA.
    6. Nola Chism was born on 14 Oct 1897 in St George, Charlton, Georgia, USA; died on 23 Oct 1918 in Baker, Florida, USA.
    7. 3. Emily Chism was born on 22 Jan 1900 in Charlton, Georgia, USA; died on 8 Feb 1920 in St George, Charlton, Georgia, USA.
    8. Burton Chism was born on 7 Oct 1901 in St George, Charlton, Georgia, USA; died on 29 Apr 1936 in Charlton, Georgia, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  James Chism was born in 1818 in Georgia, USA.

    James + Eleanor Blitch. Eleanor (daughter of James Spier Blitch and Mehala Tyson) was born in 1831 in Effingham, Georgia, USA; died on 12 Apr 1898 in Pinellas, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Eleanor Blitch was born in 1831 in Effingham, Georgia, USA (daughter of James Spier Blitch and Mehala Tyson); died on 12 Apr 1898 in Pinellas, Florida, USA.
    Children:
    1. 6. Robert N Chism was born on 4 Mar 1861 in Baker, Florida, USA; died on 12 Mar 1916; was buried in Emmaus Church Cemetery, Charlton, Georgia, USA.

  3. 14.  Willis Aaron HodgesWillis Aaron Hodges was born on 1 Aug 1812 in Reidsville, Tattnall, Georgia, USA (son of William Henry Hodges and Ann Blitch); died on 31 Aug 1886 in Moniac, Charlton, Georgia, USA; was buried in Canaday Cemetery, Moniac, Charlton, Georgia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Race: White
    • Residence: 1850, District 9, Camden, Georgia, USA; Age: 31; Farmer Occupation: Farmer; Industry: Agriculture
    • Residence: 1860, Dessert District, Charlton, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 9 Aug 1870, Fernandina, Nassau, Florida, USA; Age: 57; CannotRead: Y; CannotWrite: Y; DisabilityCondition: Y; MaleCitizenOverTwentyone: Y; PersonalEstateValue: 200; RealEstateValue: 700; Occupation: Farmer
    • Residence: 22 Jun 1880, Gaineyville, Charlton, Georgia, USA; Age: 69; Marital status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self

    Notes:

    Willis Aaron Hodges was the ancestor and progenerator of most all of the Hodges families that settled in Moniac Charlton, Georgia, and the Northeast Florida area of Nassau and Duval County, Florida. Willis Aaron Hodges was born in Tattnall, Georgia, Aug. l, 1812, son of William Hodges. He and his brother William R. Hodges came to Camden County as young men and married there (in the portion made into Charlton County in 1858). Willis A. married Feb. 23, 1843, in Camden County, Georgia, to Mehalia Johns, born 1827 in Camden County, daughter of George Johns and his wife Anna. They had fifteen children, so they were off to a good start of populating the surrounding counties of south Georgia and northeast Florida. The history of Willis Aaron's life portrays him as a "rough and ready" frontier man. Mr. Hodges, an Indian fighter, and served several enlistment's in the Indian Wars. His first wife died about 1880, Mr. Hodges married Mrs. Basheby Gainey, said to be a Cherokee Indian, born Jan.10, 1845, in Ware County, died in Charlton, Georgia, Nov. 3, 1931. Two children were born by her. Willis Aaron Hodges died Aug. 7, 1886, age 74 years, only a few months after the birth of his 17th child. He was buried in Canaday Cemetery near Moniac, Georgia. Ref: "Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia", Vol. VII, pg. 196, 197 & 198. 1860 Federal Census, Charlton, Georgia 1880 Federal Census Charlton Co, GA "Charlton County Georgia Historical Notes - 1972", pg. 405 & 406. "History of Charlton County", by Alex. S. McQueen, pg. 42-46.

    POWG Vol VII, p.145-146 has Henry Gainey, Jr., (1840-1864) son of Henry
    (1810-1870) and Olive Gainey. He is listed as married to "Basheby Heath", and as
    "killed in battle, 1864".

    Willis A. Hodges is also in Vol. VII, p196. States his second wife was
    "Basheby Gainey, b. Jan. 10, 1845, in Ware County, died in Charlton County, Nov. 3,
    1931". Not clear if she was born in Ware County, or they were married in Ware
    County. Two children:

    Joel Lee, b. Apr. 19, 1884, m. Sarah Iola Robinson
    Grover Cleveland, b. Jan. 31, 1886, m. Victoria Crawford.

    The entry notes that Basheby Heath was in the 1860 census of Charlton County
    as Basheby Heath, age 18. States Henry Gainey was killed at Battle of
    Spottsylvania, May, 1864. Hodges died Aug. 7, 1886.

    David Rowell is listed in Vol. VII, p355. His
    first wife was Jane Howard. In 1890, he married Basheba Hodges. POWG lists one
    son, Spencer M. Rowell, b. Aug. 15, 1891, died Sept. 21, 1950. Spencer's wife
    was Katie Crawford. David, Basheba and Spencer are listed as
    buried in Emmeus Church Cemetery, near St. George.

    Willis married Mahalia Johns on 23 Feb 1843 in Camden, Georgia, USA. Mahalia (daughter of Living and Living) was born on 17 Feb 1827 in Camden, Georgia, USA; died in 1880 in Charlton, Georgia, USA; was buried in Canaday Cemetery, Moniac, Charlton, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Mahalia Johns was born on 17 Feb 1827 in Camden, Georgia, USA (daughter of Living and Living); died in 1880 in Charlton, Georgia, USA; was buried in Canaday Cemetery, Moniac, Charlton, Georgia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Race: White
    • Name: Mahalia Hodges
    • Residence: 1850, District 9, Camden, Georgia, USA; Age: 22
    • Residence: 1860, Dessert District, Charlton, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 9 Aug 1870, Fernandina, Nassau, Florida, USA; Age: 45; CannotRead: Y; CannotWrite: Y; DisabilityCondition: Y; Occupation: Keeping House
    • Residence: 22 Jun 1880, Gaineyville, Charlton, Georgia, USA; Age: 53; Marital status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife

    Children:
    1. Annie Hodges was born on 2 Nov 1843 in Moniac, Charlton, Georgia, USA; died on 10 Apr 1880 in Charlton, Georgia, USA; was buried in Canaday Cemetery, Moniac, Charlton, Georgia, USA.
    2. George Washington Hodges was born on 29 Nov 1845 in Charlton, Georgia, USA; died on 22 Oct 1908 in Nassau, Florida, USA; was buried in Mill Creek Primitive Baptist Cemetery, Nassau, Florida, USA.
    3. William J Hodges was born on 25 Jan 1848 in Moniac, Charlton, Georgia, USA; died on 6 May 1930 in Nassau, Florida, USA; was buried in Mill Creek Cemetery, Nassau, Florida, USA.
    4. Elishu Elihu Hodges was born on 8 Nov 1849 in Charlton, Georgia, USA; died on 23 Aug 1904 in Nassau, Florida, USA; was buried in Live Oak Baptist Church Cemetery, Callahan, Nassau, Florida, USA.
    5. John Charlton Hodges was born on 8 Aug 1854 in Charlton, Georgia, USA; died in Mar 1900 in Charlton, Georgia, USA.
    6. James B. Hodges was born on 11 Apr 1856 in Charlton, Georgia, USA; died on 27 May 1913; was buried in Mill Creek Primitive Baptist Cemetery, Nassau, Florida, USA.
    7. Lenora Senova Hodges was born on 7 Feb 1858 in Charlton, Georgia, USA; died in 1910 in St George, Charlton, Georgia, USA.
    8. Andrew Jackson Hodges was born on 19 Apr 1858 in Charlton, Georgia, USA; died on 10 Jul 1908 in Moniac, Charlton, Georgia, USA; was buried in Brandy Branch Cemetery, Bryceville, Nassau, Florida, USA.
    9. Daniel Robert Hodges was born on 3 Aug 1861 in Charlton, Georgia, USA; died on 14 Jun 1907 in Moniac, Charlton, Georgia, USA; was buried in Emmaus Church Cemetery, Charlton, Georgia, USA.
    10. Nathaniel Hodges was born on 3 May 1863 in Charlton, Georgia, USA; died on 16 Feb 1929 in Nassau, Florida, USA; was buried in Mill Creek Primitive Baptist Cemetery, Nassau, Florida, USA.
    11. Emily Hodges was born on 9 Feb 1864 in Moniac, Charlton, Georgia, USA; died on 3 Apr 1928 in Charlton, Georgia, USA; was buried in Boones Creek Cemetery, Charlton, Georgia, USA.
    12. Mary Elizabeth Hodges was born in Nov 1869 in Nassau, Florida, USA; died in 1929 in Charlton, Georgia, USA.
    13. Willis Alexander Hodges was born on 8 Nov 1852 in Folkston, Charlton, Georgia, USA; died on 16 May 1930 in Duval, Florida, USA; was buried in Mill Creek Cemetery, Nassau, Florida, USA.
    14. John Joshua Hodges was born in Jun 1867 in Nassau, Florida, USA; died in 1918 in Baker, Florida, USA; was buried in Emmaus Church Cemetery, Charlton, Georgia, USA.
    15. 7. Martha Hodges was born on 8 Nov 1870 in Moniac, Charlton, Georgia, USA; died on 3 Jun 1927 in St George, Charlton, Georgia, USA; was buried in Emmaus Church Cemetery, Charlton, Georgia, USA.



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