Samuel Vanmeter Benson^{[1, 2]}

1823 - 1892  (68 years)

• Name	Samuel Vanmeter Benson  [2]
  Birth	14 April 1823	New Jersey, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	7 April 1892	Bridgeton, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA
  Burial	Bridgeton, Cumberland County, New Jersey, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I190093362220	Our Ancestral Tree: genealogy section
  Last Modified	17 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	George Benson,   b. 29 December 1790   d. 15 April 1877, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Lydia Vanmeter,   b. 16 May 1794, Salem County, New Jersey, USA d. 22 September 1833 (Age 39 years)
  Marriage	21 December 1816	Pittsgrove Twp, Salem, New Jersey, USA
  Family ID	F921	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Emeline Davis,   b. 14 April 1831, New Jersey d. 21 July 1893, Camden, Camden, New Jersey, USA (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	24 November 1874	Bridgeton, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA
  Family ID	F790	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Harriet Garrison Davis,   b. 1 Aug 1821, Deerfield Twp, Cumberland County, New Jersey d. 3 Sep 1873, Bridgeton, Cumberland County, New Jersey (Age 52 years)
  Children	1. Lydia Y Benson,   b. 1 June 1846, Bridgeton, Cumberland, New Jersey d. 16 May 1878, Bridgeton, Cumberland, New Jersey (Age 31 years)   2. Enoch Benson,   b. 30 Sep 1849, Bridgeton, Cumberland, New Jersey d. 28 Dec 1934, Fresno County, California (Age 85 years)   3. James Vanmeter Benson,   b. August 1854, New Jersey d. 28 Nov 1931, San Bernardino, California (Age 77 years)   4. Martha J Benson,   b. 18 May 1855, New Jersey d. 12 January 1939 (Age 83 years)   5. Harriet G Benson,   b. Abt 1857, Bridgeton, Cumberland, New Jersey d. 17 May 1863, Bridgeton, Cumberland, New Jersey (Age 6 years)   6. Anna Elizabeth Benson,   b. 22 Dec 1861, Bridgeton, Cumberland, New Jersey   7. Oliver Neil Benson,   b. May 1865, Bridgeton, Cumberland, New Jersey   8. Elizabeth Benson
  Family ID	F273	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Jul 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S_588048218] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree. [S_588047369] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).