Benson Cemetery

Location: The marker was found adjacent to the former Douglas County landfill on Cedar Mountain Road, inside of and to the right of the landfill entrance.

Elizabeth Benson, July 16, 1793 – 1833.

Note: Elizabeth Kemp was the first wife of Reuben Benson, born May 27, 1786, in Greenville District, SC. Reuben Benson died June 16, 1864, and is also buried here in the family cemetery a mile north of the old Winston railroad station about five miles northwest of Douglasville. In 1931 his marker was located, reading: Reuben Benson, Departed this life June 16, 1864, age 78 years, 19 days.

Surveyed by Joe Baggett in 1982