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Christopher Columbus "Lum" Bennett 1849–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Mar 1849

Birth Location: No Creek, Ohio, Kentucky

Death Date: 14 Oct 1899

Death Location: Stanley, Daviess, Kentucky

Father: William Bennett

Mother: Sarah Owen

Spouse(s): Martha Johnston

Children(s): A Bennett, Artie Bennett, Richard Bennett, Jessie Bennett, Malinda Bennett

Christopher Columbus "Lum" Bennett was born in 1849 in No Creek, Ohio, Kentucky, the child of William Jefferson Bennett And Sarah Ann Owen. Christopher Columbus "Lum" Bennett married Martha Mattie Johnston, and had children including A S Bennett, Artie Bennett, Jessie C Bennett, Malinda Nettie Bennett, Richard P Bennett. Christopher Columbus "Lum" Bennett passed away in 1899 in Stanley, Daviess, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • Christopher Columbus "Lum" Bennett was born in 1849 in No Creek, Ohio, Kentucky, the child of William Jefferson Bennett And Sarah Ann Owen.
  • Christopher Columbus "Lum" Bennett married Martha Mattie Johnston, and had children including A S Bennett, Artie Bennett, Jessie C Bennett, Malinda Nettie Bennett, Richard P Bennett.
  • Christopher Columbus "Lum" Bennett passed away in 1899 in Stanley, Daviess, Kentucky.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Bennett
1817–1907
Birth Location: No Creek, Ohio, Kentucky
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Sarah Owen
1821–1895
Birth Location: Beda, Ohio, Kentucky
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Spouses(s)

Martha Johnston
1849–1909
Birth Location: Ohio, Kentucky
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Children(s)

A Bennett
1873–
Birth Location: No Creek, Ohio, Kentucky
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Artie Bennett
1878–
Birth Location: Ohio, Kentucky
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Richard Bennett
1880–1885
Birth Location: No Creek, Ohio, Kentucky
RB
Jessie Bennett
1888–1978
Birth Location: Hartford, Ohio, Kentucky
JB
Malinda Bennett
1876–1956
Birth Location: No Creek, Ohio, Kentucky
MB

Christopher Bennett's Ancestors

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Christopher Bennett
1849–1899
Birth Place: No Creek, Ohio, Kentucky
Parents
William Jefferson Bennett
1817–1907
No Creek, Ohio, Kentucky
Sarah (Ann) Owen
1821–1895
Beda, Ohio, Kentucky
Grandparents
Jeffries Bennett
1775–1819
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
Eleanor (Elizabeth) Benton
1775–1873
Montgomery, Montgomery, Maryland
Edward Owen
1778–1850
Maryland
Anna Boswell
1783–1863
Charles, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
John Bennett
1753–1828
Sarah Petty
1755–1786
Joseph Jr.
1757–1815
Ann Talbot
1743–1788
Josiah Boswell
1760–1822
Eleanor Smallwood
1762–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Sr.
1725–1807
Elizabeth Rogier
1730–1786
Joseph Talbot
1706–1800
Mary Birckhead
1706–1755
James Jr.
1730–1794
Eleanor Acton
1734–1800

Christopher Bennett's Descendants

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Christopher (Columbus "Lum") Bennett (12 Mar 1849–14 Oct 1899) m. Martha ("Mattie") Johnston (2 Mar 1849–7 Apr 1909)
  1. 1. A (S) Bennett 1873–
  2. 2. Artie Bennett 1878–
    1. 1. Wilna (L) Maddox 1907–
  3. 3. Richard (P) Bennett 1880–1885
  4. 4. Jessie (C) Bennett 1888–1978 m. Charles (G Ross) Sr. 1877–
    1. 1. Alice Ross 1908–1917
    2. 2. Chester (B) Ross 1911–1997
    3. 3. Charles (G Ross) Jr. 1918–2007
  5. 5. Malinda ("Nettie") Bennett 1876–1956

Christopher Bennett's Timeline

2 Records

1849
12 Mar 1849
Birth of Christopher Columbus "Lum" Bennett in No Creek, Ohio, Kentucky
No Creek, Ohio, Kentucky
1899
14 Oct 1899
Age 50
Death of Christopher Columbus "Lum" Bennett in Stanley, Daviess, Kentucky
Stanley, Daviess, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1849
    Event Place: No Creek, Ohio, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1899
    Event Place: Stanley, Daviess, Kentucky
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