Josephine Jodie Benfield: DeLoach Genealogy

Generation: 1

Josephine Jodie Benfield was born on 14 Jun 1896 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 24 Oct 1990 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Fork Mountain Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.

Josephine married Starlin Isaac Calhoun about 1912 in North Carolina, , , . Starlin (son of William Harrison Calhoun and Anna Osborn) was born on 20 Apr 1888 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 4 Jul 1954 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Fork Mountain Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Coye Arvel Calhoun was born on 27 May 1912 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 14 Feb 1993 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Fork Mountain Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.
3. Comey Lee Calhoun was born on 10 Dec 1913 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 1 Aug 2002 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Ashley Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.
4. Iris Calhoun was born on 8 Nov 1915 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 29 Sep 1963 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Cooper and Ellis Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.
5. Agnes Calhoun was born on 28 Apr 1917 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 18 Oct 2003 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Cooper and Ellis Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.
6. Amey Mae Calhoun was born on 25 Jan 1919 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died about 1982 in Stark County, , , Ohio; was buried in Melscheimer Cemetery, , Stark County, Ohio.
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9. Nell Vergie Calhoun was born on 7 Jun 1934 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 14 Feb 2019 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Cuthbertson Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.

Generation: 2

Coye Arvel Calhoun

(1.Josephine¹) was born on 27 May 1912 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 14 Feb 1993 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Fork Mountain Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.

Coye married Elsie Louise Sluder about 1934 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Elsie (daughter of John Andrew "Andy" Sluder and Flora Bell Hurt) was born on 12 Mar 1918 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 4 Nov 2010 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Fork Mountain Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

10. Doyle A. Calhoun was born on 18 Jul 1935 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 8 Sep 2022 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Fork Mountain Cemetery, Avery County, North Carolina, .

Comey Lee Calhoun

(1.Josephine¹) was born on 10 Dec 1913 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 1 Aug 2002 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Ashley Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.

Comey married Claude Bernard Sluder about 1932 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Claude (son of Winton Sluder and Living) was born on 13 Nov 1911 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 6 Mar 1987 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Ashley Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Iris Calhoun

(1.Josephine¹) was born on 8 Nov 1915 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 29 Sep 1963 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Cooper and Ellis Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.

Iris married Norman B. Cooper about 1924 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Norman was born about 1906; died about 1976 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Cooper and Ellis Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Agnes Calhoun

(1.Josephine¹) was born on 28 Apr 1917 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 18 Oct 2003 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Cooper and Ellis Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.

Agnes married Dallas Jordan Cooper about 1935. Dallas was born on 19 Dec 1907; died on 8 Sep 1988 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Cooper and Ellis Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Amey Mae Calhoun

(1.Josephine¹) was born on 25 Jan 1919 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died about 1982 in Stark County, , , Ohio; was buried in Melscheimer Cemetery, , Stark County, Ohio.

Amey married Carl Harrington Sparks on 27 Mar 1937 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Carl (son of Samuel Harrison Sparks and Nelia Cordell Sluder) was born on 30 Apr 1915 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 15 Jul 1996 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Melscheimer Cemetery, , Stark County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Nell Vergie Calhoun

(1.Josephine¹) was born on 7 Jun 1934 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 14 Feb 2019 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Cuthbertson Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.

Nell married Floyd William Cuthbertson on 17 Jul 1954 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Floyd was born about 1935 in North Carolina, , , ; died before 2019 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Cuthbertson Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 3

10.	Doyle A. Calhoun (2.Coye², 1.Josephine¹) was born on 18 Jul 1935 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 8 Sep 2022 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Fork Mountain Cemetery, Avery County, North Carolina, .