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Abner Alexander Bennett 1838–1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jul 1838

Birth Location: Perry, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 30 Dec 1871

Death Location: Hattiesberg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA

Father: Isaac Bennett

Mother: Elizabeth Armstrong

Spouse(s): Rebecca Jones

Children(s): Jefferson Bennett, Geneva Bennett, William Bennett, John Bennett

Abner Alexander Bennett was born in 1838 in Perry, Mississippi, USA, the child of Isaac Bennett And Elizabeth Armstrong. Abner Alexander Bennett married Rebecca Melissa Jones, and had children including Geneva Ann Bennett, Jefferson Davis Bennett, John Franklin Bennett, William Alexander Bennett. Abner Alexander Bennett passed away in 1871 in Hattiesberg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • Abner Alexander Bennett was born in 1838 in Perry, Mississippi, USA, the child of Isaac Bennett And Elizabeth Armstrong.
  • Abner Alexander Bennett married Rebecca Melissa Jones, and had children including Geneva Ann Bennett, Jefferson Davis Bennett, John Franklin Bennett, William Alexander Bennett.
  • Abner Alexander Bennett passed away in 1871 in Hattiesberg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA.

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Abner Bennett's Ancestors

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Abner Bennett
1838–1871
Birth Place: Perry, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Isaac Bennett
1802–1884
Elizabeth Armstrong
1816–1899
Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
William (Neville) Bennett
1773–1840
Providence, Maryland, USA
Susannah Dunn
1777–1847
Anson, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Dunn
1754–1836
Mary Sheffield
1759–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1725–1796
Hannah Melton
1734–1840

Abner Bennett's Descendants

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Abner (Alexander) Bennett (24 Jul 1838–30 Dec 1871) m. Rebecca (Melissa) Jones (15 Mar 1843–19 Mar 1926)
  1. 1. Jefferson (Davis) Bennett 1861–1914 m. Mary (Olive) Carter 1860–1915
    1. 1. Pauline (Percy) Bennett 1882–1964 m. Richard (William) Dunn 1883–1940
      1. 1. Bennett (J) Pascal 1904–
    2. 2. Oscar (Abner) Bennett 1886–1952 m. Florence (L) Roberts 1891–1964
      1. 1. Maurice (O) Bennett 1909–1972
      2. 2. Roy (A) Bennett 1919–1977
      3. 3. Rex (Vernon) Bennett 1922–1998
    3. 3. Edgar (Davis) Bennett 1890–1952 m. Katherine (Gertrude) Randolph 1888–1971
    4. 4. Della (Ross) Bennett 1894–1971
    5. 5. Irma (Jane) Bennett 1896–1962 m. Thomas (Burton) Bennett 1890–1979
      1. 1. Thomas (Burton Jr) Bennett 1922–1994
    6. 6. Elma (Redus) Bennett 1885–1969 m. Cecil (Eugene) McLeod 1879–1945
      1. 1. Martha (Ann) McLeod 1923–2011
      2. 2. Cecil (Brown) McLeod 1924–1957
      3. 3. Ruth Lay 1907–1995 m. Thomas (Dawson III) Day 1906–1995
  2. 2. Geneva (Ann) Bennett 1866–1946 m. Barry (Franklin) Redus 1859–1922
  3. 3. William (Alexander) Bennett 1869–1951 m. Corrine (Estelle) Dobbins 1872–1953
    1. 1. Hermina (Winnie Davis) Bennett 1898–1997
  4. 4. John (Franklin) Bennett 1871–1943 m. Clara (Cecile) Dobbins 1877–1952
    1. 1. Charles (Stanley) Bennett 1899–1980 m. Maybelle Brown 1909–1996
      1. 1. Robert (Franklin) Bennett 1932–2002
      2. 2. Dorothy (Diane) Bennett 1947–2013 m. Paul (Warren) Simmons 1949–2016
    2. 2. Rita (Lois) Bennett 1897–1984
    3. 3. Verda (Lee) Bennett 1903–1991
    4. 4. Louise (Dalton) Bennett 1912–1982

Abner Bennett's Timeline

2 Records

1838
24 Jul 1838
Birth of Abner Alexander Bennett in Perry, Mississippi, USA
Perry, Mississippi, USA
1871
30 Dec 1871
Age 33
Death of Abner Alexander Bennett in Hattiesberg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA
Hattiesberg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1838
    Event Place: Perry, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1871
    Event Place: Hattiesberg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA

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