Pleasant's great grandfathers include Revolutionary War veterans Capt. John Benning, Capt. Richard P. White, and Pvt. Archibald Simpson.
He was the third son named for his grandfather Pleasant Moon Benning, because the first two died as infants. His parents were Richard Edwin 'Ed' Benning (1818-1892) and Frances Antoinette Simpson (1826-1911).
His grandparents were Pleasant Moon Benning (1783-1845) and Malinda Lewis White (1789-1864) whose lineage is documented in "Lewis of Warner Hall, the History of A Family," by Merrow Sorley. (c) 1935.
He was the third son named for his grandfather Pleasant Moon Benning, because the first two died as infants. His parents were Richard Edwin 'Ed' Benning (1818-1892) and Frances Antoinette Simpson (1826-1911).
His grandparents were Pleasant Moon Benning (1783-1845) and Malinda Lewis White (1789-1864) whose lineage is documented in "Lewis of Warner Hall, the History of A Family," by Merrow Sorley. (c) 1935.
Pleasant's great grandfathers include Revolutionary War veterans Capt. John Benning, Capt. Richard P. White, and Pvt. Archibald Simpson.
He was the third son named for his grandfather Pleasant Moon Benning, because the first two died as infants. His parents were Richard Edwin 'Ed' Benning (1818-1892) and Frances Antoinette Simpson (1826-1911).
His grandparents were Pleasant Moon Benning (1783-1845) and Malinda Lewis White (1789-1864) whose lineage is documented in "Lewis of Warner Hall, the History of A Family," by Merrow Sorley. (c) 1935.
He was the third son named for his grandfather Pleasant Moon Benning, because the first two died as infants. His parents were Richard Edwin 'Ed' Benning (1818-1892) and Frances Antoinette Simpson (1826-1911).
His grandparents were Pleasant Moon Benning (1783-1845) and Malinda Lewis White (1789-1864) whose lineage is documented in "Lewis of Warner Hall, the History of A Family," by Merrow Sorley. (c) 1935.
