Champion, Minnie Dora

girl silhouette
Minnie Dora Champion
b: 29 FEB 1880
d: 21 APR 1940
Biography
Robbins notes:
Many of the Boothe family applied in the Dawes rolls as members of theCherokee Nation. Floyd Benton, the youngest son, told family that MinnieDora Champion''s mother''s line descended from the Cherokee, and herfather''s line the Champion''s descended from Creek Indians.

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Facts
  • 29 FEB 1880 - Birth - ; Boothton, Shelby, Alabama
  • 1880 - Census - U.S. ; Shelby, Alabama
  • 1900 - Census - U.S. ; Shelby, Alabama
  • 1920 - Census - U.S. ; Shelby, Alabama
  • 1930 - Census - U.S. ; Jefferson, Alabama
  • 21 APR 1940 - Death - ; Hopewell, Shelby, Alabama
Ancestors
   
William Luke Champion
DEC 1825 - 8 MAY 1904
 
   
  
  
Rachael Ann Powell
1828 - MAR 1858
 
Minnie Dora Champion
29 FEB 1880 - 21 APR 1940
  
 
  
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Family Group Sheet - Child
PARENT (M) Henry John Champion
Birth1856Shelby, Alabama
Death
Marriage1 NOV 1877to Martha Jane Boothe at Shelby, Alabama
FatherWilliam Luke Champion
MotherRachael Ann Powell
PARENT (F) Martha Jane Boothe
BirthABT 1857Alabama
Death
Marriage1 NOV 1877to Henry John Champion at Shelby, Alabama
Father?
Mother?
CHILDREN
FJulia Champion
BirthABT 1879Alabama
Death
FMinnie Dora Champion
Birth29 FEB 1880Boothton, Shelby, Alabama
Death21 APR 1940Hopewell, Shelby, Alabama
Marriage2 JAN 1896to William Monroe Benton at Shelby, Alabama
Family Group Sheet - Spouse
PARENT (M) William Monroe Benton
Birth25 NOV 1873
Death1 SEP 1938
Marriage2 JAN 1896to Minnie Dora Champion at Shelby, Alabama
Father?
Mother?
PARENT (F) Minnie Dora Champion
Birth29 FEB 1880Boothton, Shelby, Alabama
Death21 APR 1940 Hopewell, Shelby, Alabama
Marriage2 JAN 1896to William Monroe Benton at Shelby, Alabama
FatherHenry John Champion
MotherMartha Jane Boothe
CHILDREN
MRufus Willis Benton
Birth29 JAN 1898Gurnee Junction, Shelby, Alabama
Death8 MAY 1982Kaysville, Davis, Utah
Marriage2 JUN 1919to Velma Mae Jones at Park City, Utah
MJohnie Franklin Benton
BirthABT 1903Alabama
Death
MGilford B. Benton
BirthABT 1904Alabama
Death
MarriageABT 1921to Mollie
FMaggie Velma Benton
BirthABT 1906
Death
FAnnie Lillian Benton
BirthABT 1908Alabama
Death
MWalter A. Benton
BirthABT 1912Alabama
Death
FElsie Mae Benton
Birth9 JUL 1914Alabama
Death16 MAR 1963
Marriageto Samuel Bellanca
Private
Birth
Death
Private
Birth
Death
MJessee H. Benton
Birth27 OCT 1897Alabama
Death24 DEC 1921
MJames Odom Benton
Birth
Death
Evidence
[S260]Census
[S375]Descendants of John Champion
[S265]Photograph
Descendancy Chart
Minnie Dora Champion b: 29 FEB 1880 d: 21 APR 1940
William Monroe Benton b: 25 NOV 1873 d: 1 SEP 1938
Rufus Willis Benton b: 29 JAN 1898 d: 8 MAY 1982
Velma Mae Jones b: 27 SEP 1900 d: 26 DEC 1989
Johnie Franklin Benton b: ABT 1903
Gilford B. Benton b: ABT 1904
Mollie b: ABT 1904
Maggie Velma Benton b: ABT 1906
Annie Lillian Benton b: ABT 1908
Walter A. Benton b: ABT 1912
Elsie Mae Benton b: 9 JUL 1914 d: 16 MAR 1963
Jessee H. Benton b: 27 OCT 1897 d: 24 DEC 1921