Samuel Benton VINZANT

1916 - 1993  (77 years)

• Name	Samuel Benton VINZANT
  Birth	15 Feb 1916	Vida, Autauga, Alabama, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	29 Oct 1940	Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA   [3]
  	3908 Gaston
  Residence	12 Jun 1943	Elmore County, Alabama, USA   [2]
  Residence	13 Nov 1943	Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA   [7]
  Residence	20 Dec 1993	Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA   [1]
  Religion	Christian (Disciples of Christ)
  Education	Baylor College of Dentistry
  Education	University of Alabama
  Occupation	Dentist
  Military	Samuel enlisted in the U.S. Army on 12 Jun 1943 at Dallas, Texas, with the rank of Private.  [2, 4]
  Death	20 Dec 1993	Dallas County, Texas, USA   [4, 5, 6, 8]
  Burial	23 Dec 1993	Laurel Land Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA   [6, 9]
  	Plot: Section 51
  Person ID	I28411	Dyal and Speckels
  Last Modified	25 Jan 2021

  
  

  Family	Mildred Louise HOLBROOK,   b. 7 Oct 1919, Terrell, Kaufman, Texas, USA d. 7 Sep 2019, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA (Age 99 years)
  Marriage	13 Nov 1943	Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA   [7]
  	at the Mount Auburn Christian Church by the Rev. Elbert Whitwell
  Children	+ 1. Living
  Family ID	F19487	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Jan 2021

  
  

• Notes

  “[Benton] was a graduate of the University of Alabama and Baylor College of Dentistry. Upon completing dental school in 1944, he was commissioned a Captain in the U.S. Army Dental Corps, serving in the European Theatre until the end of World War II. “Dr. Vinzant served as an elder and superintendent of the Sunday School at Rosemont Christian Church. He was a 50 year member of Landmark Masonic Lodge, a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason and a member of Hella Shrine Temple.” [6]

  
  

• Sources

  [S82] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011), Number: 420-10-8694; Issue State: Alabama; Issue Date: Before 1951. [S923] . [S1582] Ancestry.com, Various sources, (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1557. [S1635] Ancestry.com, Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011). [S2376] Ancestry.com, Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2015). [S3741] Saturday, January 8, 1994, p. 13. [S566] Sunday, November 21, 1943, p. 18, “Mr. Vinzant And Miss Holbrook Wed—". [S312] Ancestry.com, Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006). [S1504] Find A Grave, Laurel Land Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA, 25 Jan 2021.