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Cyrus Hansford Bennett 1857–1932 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Mar 1857

Birth Location: Independence, Louisiana

Death Date: 20 Mar 1932

Death Location: Bennett Cemetery, Tangipahoa Parish, Independence

Father: William Bennett

Mother: Louisa Bennett

Spouse(s): Mary Hayden

Children(s): Leon Bennett, Effie Bennett, Cluff Bennett

The story of Cyrus Hansford Bennett began in 1857 in Independence, Louisiana. Cyrus Hansford Bennett married Mary Jane Hayden, and had children including Cluff Bennett, Effie Bennett, Leon Alphonse Bennett. Cyrus Hansford Bennett passed away in 1932 in Bennett Cemetery, Tangipahoa Parish, Independence.

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Biography

  • The story of Cyrus Hansford Bennett began in 1857 in Independence, Louisiana.
  • Cyrus Hansford Bennett married Mary Jane Hayden, and had children including Cluff Bennett, Effie Bennett, Leon Alphonse Bennett.
  • Cyrus Hansford Bennett passed away in 1932 in Bennett Cemetery, Tangipahoa Parish, Independence.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Bennett
1812–1868
Birth Location: Saint Tammany Parish, Louisiana
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Louisa Bennett
1825–1870
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Mary Hayden
1862–1945
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Leon Bennett
1898–1956
Birth Location: Independence, Tangipahoa, Louisiana
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Effie Bennett
1884–1951
Birth Location: Independence, Tangipahoa, Louisiana
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Cluff Bennett
1891–1974
Birth Location: Independence, Tangipahoa, Louisiana
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Cyrus Bennett's Ancestors

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Cyrus Bennett
1857–1932
Birth Place: Independence, Louisiana
Parents
William Terrell Bennett
1812–1868
Saint Tammany Parish, Louisiana
Louisa (Ann) Bennett
1825–1870
Grandparents
Reuben Bennett
1782–1838
St. Stephens Parish, Northumberland, Virginia
Sally Robertson
1783–1876
St. Stephens Parish, Northumberland, Virginia
Aristides Bennett
1785–1870
Georgia
Charity Self
1800–1842
Saint Tammany Parish, Louisiana
Great-Grandparents
Reuben Bennett
1850–
David Robinson
1728–1806
Jane Hayden
–1876
Reuben Bennett
1850–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Bennett
1825–
Daniel Bennett
1825–

Cyrus Bennett's Descendants

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Cyrus (Hansford) Bennett (4 Mar 1857–20 Mar 1932) m. Mary (Jane) Hayden (9 Oct 1862–1 Apr 1945)
  1. 1. Leon (Alphonse) Bennett 1898–1956 m. Ella (Emma) Toney 1904–2004
    1. 1. Charles (Green) Bennett 1928–1907 m. Sylvia (Alice) Keller 1852–
      1. 1. Annie (Elizabeth) Bennett 1872–1885
      2. 2. Charles (Green) Bennett 1874–1907
      3. 3. Milton (Walter) Bennett 1876–
        1. 1. Lowry (Milton) Bennett 1908–1984 m. Virginia (Frances) Bowker 1908–1982
        2. 2. Melvin (Charles) Bennett 1911–
    2. 2. S.H. Bennett 1930–1995
  2. 2. Effie Bennett 1884–1951 m. Howell (Absalom) Wall 1877–1907
    1. 1. Bea Wall 1903–1996
  3. 3. Cluff Bennett 1891–1974 m. Katie Wall 1892–1978
    1. 1. Mona (Mae) Bennett 1912–2005 m. Sam Costanza 1913–1976 m. Wallace Ford 1912–1964
      1. 1. Annie (Melvanie) Ford 1931–1974
    2. 2. Edria (Willard) Bennett 1916–1991 m. Thelma (Ruth) Willie 1924–
    3. 3. Claudell (Lois) Bennett 1918–2001 m. Robert (Alexander) Willie 1917–1974

Cyrus Bennett's Timeline

2 Records

1857
4 Mar 1857
Birth of Cyrus Hansford Bennett in Independence, Louisiana
Independence, Louisiana
1932
20 Mar 1932
Age 75
Death of Cyrus Hansford Bennett in Independence, Tangipahoa, Louisiana
Independence, Tangipahoa, Louisiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1857
    Event Place: Independence, Louisiana

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1932
    Event Place: Independence, Tangipahoa, Louisiana

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bennett Cemetery, Tangipahoa Parish, Independence
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