Benton Wesley Garringer

Abt 1907 - 1975  (68 years)

• Name	Benton Wesley Garringer  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	Abt 1907	Ohio, USA   [1, 3, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Married to Clara; Relation to Head: Head
  Military Service	30 Sep 1943  [1, 2]
  	US Navy - WWII: USS Wilson (DD408)
  Death	17 Jul 1975	Naperville, DuPage, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Burial	Naperville Cemetery, Naperville, DuPage, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I23436	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Clara Fay Moody,   b. 30 Dec 1916, Arkansas, USA d. 24 Oct 1968, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	23 Dec 1931	Lonoke County, Arkansas, USA   [3, 6]
  Marriage End	30 Oct 1941	Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA   [4]
  	Divorce of Clara and Benton Grainger
  Family ID	F9397	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1907 - Ohio, USA Marriage - 23 Dec 1931 - Lonoke County, Arkansas, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to Clara; Relation to Head: Head - 1940 - North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA Marriage End - Divorce of Clara and Benton Grainger - 30 Oct 1941 - Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA Death - 17 Jul 1975 - Naperville, DuPage, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S10683] Find a Grave: GARRINGER Benton W 1907-1975 (Veteran), Benton Wesley Garringer. "S1 - US Navy - World War II" https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60812684/benton-wesley-garringer [S1935] Ancestry.com, U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;), National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, United States; Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939 - 01/01/1949; Record Group: 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007; Series ARC I. U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949 National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, United States; Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939 - 01/01/1949; Record Group: 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007; Series ARC I [S189] Ancestry.com, Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;). [S242] Ancestry.com, Arkansas, Divorces, 1923-1969, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2019;), Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Divorces; Year: 1941; Film Number: 3. Arkansas, Divorces, 1923-1969 Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Divorces; Year: 1941; Film Number: 3 [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00169; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 60-105. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00169; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 60-105 [S10684] Find a Grave: MOODY Clara Methvin 1916-1968, Clara Faye Moody Garringer Methvin. Married (1) Benton Garringer, and (2) Earl Methvin https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14220073/clara-faye-methvin