Mr and Mrs E. E. Benton, Trenton, Gibson County, Tennessee

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Mr. & Mrs. E. E. Benton of Trenton, TN.  Mr. Benton established the Trenton Herald Newspaper.  The Benton's lived in what they now call the R. Z. Taylor house (2nd house south of 10th St. on College St. in Trenton).  E. E. Benton established the Trenton Herald in 1855 later consolidating it with the Trenton Democrat.  Mr. and Mrs. Benton are buried in the Oakland Cemetery, Trenton.

Submitted by: Cat Edwards


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