John Rufus Benfield

1844 - 1921  (77 years)

• Name	John Rufus Benfield  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	25 Jan 1844	North Carolina, USA   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1850	Ramah, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA   [4]
  Residence	1860	Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA   [5]
  	Western Division
  Residence	1870	Crab Orchard, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA   [1]
  Death	23 Dec 1921	Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I22141	MontyHistNotes_2014
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2025

  
  

  Family	Margaret Maggie Earnhardt,   b. Nov 1833, North Carolina, USA d. 16 Feb 1920, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	19 Dec 1865	Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA   [2]
  Children	> 1. Robert Carl Benfield,   b. 19 Nov 1866, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA d. 16 Mar 1939, Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F11716	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 25 Jan 1844 - North Carolina, USA Residence - 1850 - Ramah, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Residence - Western Division - 1860 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Marriage - 19 Dec 1865 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Residence - 1870 - Crab Orchard, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Death - 23 Dec 1921 - Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S2937] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Crab Orchard, Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1148; Page: 118B; Image: 242; Family History Library Film: 552647. Record for J R Benfield http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&h=35193803&indiv=try [S3213] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Marriage Collection, 1741-2004, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), Data Source: County court records located in Charlotte, North Carolina or Family History Library microfilm # 0546461-054666 and 0812963-0812964. Record for John R. Benfield http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=NCMarriages&h=2526324&indiv=try [S3237] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;). Record for John R Benfield http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=NCdeathCerts&h=1336894&indiv=try [S11] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2005;;), Year: 1850; Census Place: Ramah, Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Roll: M432_637; Page: 41B; Image: 88. Record for John Benfield http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=12857282&indiv=try [S3624] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Western Division, Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Roll: M653_906; Page: 111; Image: 221; Family History Library Film: 803906. Record for John Benfield http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=38992052&indiv=try [S3391] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;). Record for Margaret M C Benfied http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FS1NorthCarolinaDeaths&h=1451557&indiv=try