Matilda Ann Benton, *

1810 - 1864  (53 years)

• Name	Matilda Ann Benton  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Suffix	*
  Birth	7 Nov 1810	Hagerstown, Washington, MD   [9, 11]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1860	District 16, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA   [11]
  Death	6 Apr 1864	Cotton Hill, Sangamon, IL   [9]
  Burial	Abt 9 Apr 1864	Springfield, Sangamon, IL, USA
  Person ID	I10869	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Edward William Benton, * (half sibling),   b. 7 Apr 1782, Maryland, United States of America d. 30 Jul 1868, Ostrander, Delaware County, Ohio, United States of America (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Hannah Duvall, *,   b. Abt 1790   d. 1817, Of Frederick, MD, USA (Age 27 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	7 May 1806	, Montgomery, MD, USA   [2, 12, 13, 14]
  Family ID	F3956	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Isaac R Tobin, * (BigY: G-FTA17398),   b. 29 Jul 1803, , Loudoun, VA, USA d. 9 Oct 1881, Sangamon, Illinois, USA (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	26 Oct 1826	Belmont, Ohio, USA   [1, 9, 10]
  Children	1. James Tobin,   b. 23 May 1833, , Guernsey, OH, USA d. 20 Dec 1912, Springfield, Sangamon, IL, USA (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Elizabeth E (Llen) Tobin,   b. Aft 1826   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Wesley Tobin, *,   b. 3 May 1831, , Guernsey, OH, USA d. 13 Aug 1897, Rio Grande, Gallia, OH (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Edward Willett Tobin,   b. 6 Jul 1829, , Guernsey, OH, USA d. 4 Jan 1900 (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. John W. Tobin,   b. 20 Mar 1835, , , OH, USA d. Aft 21 Dec 1912, Of Sangamon, IL, USA (Age > 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Samuel F. Tobin,   b. 10 Dec 1852, , Guernsey, OH, USA d. 20 Feb 1903, Of Rochester, Sangamon, IL, USA (Age 50 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. William B. Tobin,   b. Abt 1827, , , OH, USA d. Bef 1881, , , CA, USA (Age < 53 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Isaac Robert Tobin,   b. Abt 1845, , , OH, USA d. 9 May 1917, Jacksonville, Morgan, IL, USA (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3121	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  Matilda's birth year doesn't match her age in the only census we've found her in before she was married. She is listed at age 5 in the 1820 census for Frederick Co., MD. However, her age of 30-40 in the 1840 census would match.

  
  

• Sources

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