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Benjamin Franklin Bennett 1838–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1838

Birth Location: Jasper Co., MS USA

Death Date: 1897

Death Location: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Nicholson, MS

Father: Pryor Bennett

Mother:

Spouse(s): Mary Mitchell, Lourinda Stockstill

Children(s): Pryor Bennett, Annie Bennett, Gertrude Bennett, Guy Bennett, Hazel Bennett, Lula Bennett, Margaret Bennett, Roy Bennett, Joseph Bennett, Nancy Bennett, Cecilious Bennett, Mary Bennett

Benjamin Franklin Bennett was born in 1838 in Jasper Co., MS USA, the child of Pryor Bennett And Nancy. Benjamin Franklin Bennett married Alice Mayfield, Lourinda Pearl Stockstill, Mary Jane Mitchell, and had children including Annie Bennett, Cecilious Calvin Babe Bennett, Gertrude Bennett, Guy Bennett, Hazel Bennett, Hester Bennett, Joseph Alexander Bennett, Lula Estelle Bennett, Margaret Bennett, Mary Marinda Bennett, Nancy Bennett, Pryor Bennett, Roy Bennett. Benjamin Franklin Bennett passed away in 1897 in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Nicholson, MS.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Franklin Bennett was born in 1838 in Jasper Co., MS USA, the child of Pryor Bennett And Nancy.
  • Benjamin Franklin Bennett married Alice Mayfield, Lourinda Pearl Stockstill, Mary Jane Mitchell, and had children including Annie Bennett, Cecilious Calvin Babe Bennett, Gertrude Bennett, Guy Bennett, Hazel Bennett, Hester Bennett, Joseph Alexander Bennett, Lula Estelle Bennett, Margaret Bennett, Mary Marinda Bennett, Nancy Bennett, Pryor Bennett, Roy Bennett.
  • Benjamin Franklin Bennett passed away in 1897 in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Nicholson, MS.

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Benjamin Bennett's Ancestors

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Benjamin Bennett
1838–1897
Birth Place: Jasper Co., MS USA
Parents
Pryor Bennett
1790–
Westview Cemetery, GA
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Bennett's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Bennett (1838–1897) m. Mary (Jane) Mitchell (18 MAY 1839–1872) m. Lourinda (Pearl) Stockstill (07 AUG 1878–23 NOV 1921)
  1. 1. Pryor Bennett 1880–1969 m. Wilfrada (Adeline) Mitchell 1878–1944
    1. 1. Alfred (J.) Bennett 1908–
    2. 2. Bertha (B) Bennett 1904–1958
      1. 1. Leroy Rials 1924–1978 m. Cora (Lee) Perrette –2001
    3. 3. Clifton (McGoun) Bennett 1912–1969 m. Gladys Blackmon 1913–1983
    4. 4. Cleveland Bennett 1915– m. Mildred (E.) Smith 1920–
    5. 5. David Bennett 1908–1960
    6. 6. Rosa Bennett 1905–1986 m. Andrew (J.) Davis 1893–1972
  2. 2. Annie Bennett 1876–
  3. 3. Gertrude Bennett 1896–1953
  4. 4. Guy Bennett 1905–
  5. 5. Hazel Bennett 1906–
  6. 6. Lula (Estelle) Bennett 1901–1982
  7. 7. Margaret Bennett 1880–
  8. 8. Roy Bennett 1903–
  9. 9. Joseph (Alexander) Bennett 1862–1886
    1. 1. Wesley (Wilmer) Bennett 1921–
  10. 10. Nancy Bennett 1866–1880
  11. 11. Cecilious (Calvin (Babe)) Bennett 1864–1941 m. Nancy (Louvenia) Martin 1868–1938
    1. 1. William (Ira) Bennett 1903–1962 m. Ethel Gipson 1912–1990
    2. 2. Benjamin (Martin) Bennett 1900–1955 m. Edwina Seal 1913–
    3. 3. Joseph (Jefferson) Bennett 1892– m. Eugenia Bennett 1895–
      1. 1. Herman (Ross) Bennett 1925–1983 m. Francis Mitchell 1926–
      2. 2. Willie (Mae) Bennett –2009 m. William ((Wiley) Preston) Mitchell 1919–2006
    4. 4. Daniel (Edwin) Bennett 1894–1896
    5. 5. Hattie (Ophelia) Bennett 1890–1969 m. Byrd Mitchell 1889–1954
    6. 6. Herman (Dero) Bennett 1907–1962
    7. 7. John (Abner) Bennett 1896–1975 m. Mattie (Lou) Knight 1918–1999
    8. 8. Lee (Allen) Bennett 1898–1913
    9. 9. Mary (Louise) Bennett 1888–1975 m. Eliga (Jacob) Thigpen 1881–1960
      1. 1. Claude Thigpen 1921–
      2. 2. Elijah Thigpen 1923–
      3. 3. Elsie Thigpen 1909–
      4. 4. Ethel Thigpen 1913–
      5. 5. Irene Thigpen 1916–
      6. 6. Mildren Thigpen 1926–
      7. 7. Rosa Thigpen 1920–
      8. 8. Waldon Thigpen 1915–
      9. 9. Woodrow Thigpen 1918–
    10. 10. Meda (May) Bennett 1911–1997
    11. 11. Susie (Louvenia) Bennett 1905–1961 m. Curtis (Conrad) Meitzler –1961
      1. 1. Dorothy Meitzler
      2. 2. Minnie Meitzler 1945–2003
      3. 3. Sidney (Perry) Meitzler 1940–2018
      4. 4. Virginia (Elise) Meitzler 1930–2006
    12. 12. Thomas (Franklin) Bennett 1886–1971
  12. 12. Mary (Marinda) Bennett 1867–1917 m. George (W.) Marshall 1863–1915 m. Andrew (Jasper) Thigpen 1861–1943 m. George (William) Marshall 1856–1900
    1. 1. Annie Marshall 1891–
    2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth "Lizzie") Marshall 1896–1918 m. Henry (Harrison "Harry") Bennett 1889–1923
    3. 3. Janie Marshall 1889–1958 m. James (T.) Thigpen 1879–1949
      1. 1. George (W.) Thigpen 1914– m. Rosa (Lee) Patch 1921–2008
        1. 1. Georgia (Etta) Thigpen 1944–1962
    4. 4. George (W.) Marshall 1893–1915
    5. 5. Hester Marshall 1899–1984 m. James (Ernest) Henley 1898–1951
      1. 1. Fred Henley 1929–1979
    6. 6. Edward (Hilton) Marshall 1891–1982 m. Lilly Henley 1899–
      1. 1. Booth (Edward) Marshall 1917–
      2. 2. Jerry Marshall 1937–1988
      3. 3. Johnnie (Lee) Marshall 1925–
      4. 4. Loys (Milton) Marshall 1920–1981
    7. 7. Sidney (I) Thigpen 1911–1912
    8. 8. Annie (O) Thigpen 1909–1997
    9. 9. Andrew (J) Thigpen –1969
    10. 10. Onnie ("twin") Thigpen 1901–1976
    11. 11. Lonnie ("twin") Thigpen 1901–1978
    12. 12. Effie (L) Marshall 1889–1970
    13. 13. Sidney (I) Thigpen 1911–1912
    14. 14. Annie (O) Thigpen 1909–1997
    15. 15. Andrew (J) Thigpen –1969
    16. 16. Onnie Thigpen 1901–1976 m. Randolph Frierson 1898–1974
    17. 17. Lonnie ("twin") Thigpen 1901–1978

Benjamin Bennett's Timeline

2 Records

1838
1838
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Bennett in Jasper Co., MS USA
Jasper Co., MS USA
1897
1897
Age 59
Death of Benjamin Franklin Bennett in Logtown, Hancock Co., MS
Logtown, Hancock Co., MS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1838
    Event Place: Jasper Co., MS USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1897
    Event Place: Logtown, Hancock Co., MS
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Nicholson, MS
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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