Abram BENNETT 1819–1906 – Genealogical Records

Sources

Genealogy Event 1
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 10 Mar 1819
Event Place: Lebanon, Warren, Ohio

Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Occupation
Event Date: Civil War
Record Source: Military Chaplin with General Jim Lane and later was Chaplin of a Kansas regiment of militia.

Genealogy Event 3
Event Type: Occupation
Event Date: Range:18550000-18580000
Event Place: , Doniphan, Kansas
Record Source: Bennett's Store 1856-58, Abram Bennett, Prop. 12 m. west of Bendena on St. Joseph & Pottawatomie road. Mr. Bennett was agent for Kickapoo Indians in 1857. (Gray I-41)

Genealogy Event 4
Event Type: Occupation
Event Date: 1857
Event Place: Kansas
Record Source: INDIAN AGENCIES AND VILLAGES IN KANSAS

Kickapoo Agency 1852 at Kennekuk, Atchison Co., KT, Maj. C. B. Keith, Agent, succeeded 1857 by Abram Bennett. Mr. Bennett also owned a store 0.5 m. west of present Bendena 1855-58; and was a Methodist minister. (Frank Root p. 191)

Genealogy Event 5
Event Type: Occupation
Event Date: 1857
Record Source: Kickapoo Agency 1852 at Kennekuk, Atchison Co., KT, Maj. C. B. Keith, Agent, succeeded 1857 by Abram Bennett. Mr. Bennett also owned a store 0.5 m. west of present Bendena 1855-58; and was a Methodist minister. (Frank Root p. 191)

Richard Burton Aug. 8, 1860. "'Without changing mules we advanced to Kennekuk, where we halted for an hour's supper under the auspices of Major Baldwin, whilom Indian agent; the place was clean and contained at least one charming face." The Kickapoo Indian agent's name was Abram Bennett, appointed 1857' he was succeeded by Franklin G. Adams of Atchison." -

Genealogy Event 6
Event Type: Occupation
Event Date: 1858
Event Place: Troy, Doniphan, Kansas
Record Source: The first Methodist church was incorporated in 1866. For a time the courthouse and the school house had been used for preaching and meetings. The first preacher was Rev. A. Bennett, of Wolf River Township, in 1858.

Genealogy Event 7
Event Type: Occupation
Event Date: 1865
Event Place: Kansas

Genealogy Event 8
Event Type: Occupation
Event Date: Nov 1865
Event Place: Kansas
Record Source: Nov. 23rd:
Dated Nov 8th 1865, Sol Miller, Editor of "Chief" has been selected by a large majority to the dignified positon of State Senators, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of J. T. Lane, over Mr. Abram Bennett - The Weekly Kansas Chief November 1865

Genealogy Event 9
Event Type: Occupation
Event Date: Mar 1906
Event Place: Troy, Doniphan, Kansas
Record Source: The Weekly Kansas Chief, 22 March 1906 pg 8
«b»Abram Bennett«b» was born March 10, 1810 in Warren County, Ohio and died March 11, 1906, aged 87 years and one day. He was married To Rachel Anderson June 30, 1839. Of this union eleven children were born - eight boys and three girls, seven of whom are now living-five boys and two girls; George, of Warsaw, Mo., Silas and David, of Mercur, Utah, Robert of Alpine, Utah, Charles, of Valentine, Nebr., Mary Camp, of Kirwin, Kansas; and Mary Downing of Colorado Springs, Colo., He has living thirty four grand children and thirty two great grand children. HIs wife died Dec. 21, 1893. He came to Kansas from Ohio in 1856 with General Jim Lane. He was Chaplin of a Kansas regiment of militia and was for several years very active in church matters. For fourteen years he was a minister of the gospel and assisted in the organization of several churches in this part of the country among which was the M. E. Church in Troy. He assigned to the Lutheran church at the time of his death. He was a member of the company that organized the town of Moray and was its first merchant. The funeral services were conducted at the Moray church at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 15 by the Rev. J. B. Vernon. The body was laid to rest in the Moray cemetery.

Genealogy Event 10
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 11 Mar 1906
Event Place: Troy, Doniphan, Kansas

Genealogy Event 11
Event Type: Burial
Event Date: 15 Mar 1906
Event Place: Moray Cemetery, Doniphan, Kansas