1822 - 1858
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| Born |
25 Dec 1822 |
| Gender |
Female |
| Census |
1850 |
Wayne, Tippecanoe, Indiana [1] |
- Abraham Bennett, 27, farmer, born in Ohio. Deborah Bennett, 26, born in Ohio. Julia Bennett, 4, born in Indiana. Amanda Bennett, 3, born in Indiana. Sarah Bennett, 1, born in Indiana. John Braddock, 24, laborer, born in Ohio.
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| Buried |
May 1858 |
Salem Cemetery, Attica, Fountain, Indiana |
| Died |
1 May 1858 |
, Fountain, Indiana |
- On May 1, 1859, Mrs. Bennett went to her rest. She left six daughters, who are now all living within ten miles of their father's home. Their names and dates of birth are as follows: Julia Ann, September 5, 1845, wife of Henry Crumley; Amanda Ellen, June 6, 1847, wife of Henry H. Huff; Sarah Margaret, May 2, 1849, wife of David W. Dove; Martha Jane, October 7, 1851, wife of Tillson Wheeler; Eliza Maria, November 24, 1853; and Hannah Emeline, February 26, 1857. Mr. Bennett's second marriage was with Mahala Yeazel, widow of Leroy Foxworthy, on March 6, 1861. They have one child, Ira Alvin, born November 25, 1868.
Mrs. Bennett's children by her first marriage were Charles W., George, Arthur {deceased), Freeman and Emma (deceased). Mr. Bennett and his first wife joined the United Brethren church forty-nine years ago. He is still a member, and his present wife also belongs to the same church. He has been class-leader seven years, and is now steward. His politics are republican. A word about his ancestors. His grandfather Bennett was a soldier of the revolution, and received a wound in his ankle. His father was drafted in the war of 1812, and was on his way to the army when peace was proclaimed. He was born in New Jersey, and Mr. Bennett's mother in Pennsylvania, in which last state his parents were married, and lived some years near Greensburg, in Westmoreland county. His father worked a number of years building flat-boats and boating iron ore down the Monongahela and Ohio rivers to Cincinnati. Mr. Bennett's mother died in 1876, aged ninety-four years.
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| Person ID |
I40991 |
7_families |
| Last Modified |
31 Aug 2012 |
| Family |
Abraham Bennett, b. 26 Apr 1823, , Warren, Ohio , d. 19 Jul 1904, , Fountain, Indiana |
| Married |
Oct 1844 |
, Boone, Indiana |
| Children |
| > | 1. Julia Ann Bennett, b. 5 Sep 1845, , Boone, Indiana , d. 31 Mar 1924, , Fountain, Indiana  |
| > | 2. Amanda Ellen Bennett, b. 6 Jun 1847, , Boone, Indiana , d. 1925, , Fountain, Indiana  |
| > | 3. Margaret Sarah Bennett, b. 2 May 1849, , Boone, Indiana , d. 13 Mar 1929, , Fountain, Indiana  |
| > | 4. Martha Jane Bennett, b. 7 Oct 1851, , Tippecanoe, Indiana , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 5. Elizabeth Maria Bennett, b. 24 Nov 1853, , Tippecanoe, Indiana , d. Yes, date unknown |
| > | 6. Hannah Emeline Bennett, b. 26 Feb 1857, , Tippecanoe, Indiana , d. Yes, date unknown |
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| Last Modified |
21 Feb 2005 |
| Family ID |
F6810 |
Group Sheet |
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| Sources |
- [S218] Indiana, Tippecanoe, Wayne - 1850 - Federal Census, Indiana, Tippecanoe, Wayne, (www.ancestry.com).
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