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Elmer VanGordon Bennett 1828–1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Feb 1828

Birth Location: ohio

Death Date: 2 May 1909

Death Location: Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA

Father: Samuel Bennett

Mother: Martha Goodwin

Spouse(s): Milla Graves, Josephine Bennett

Children(s): John Bennett

Elmer VanGordon Bennett was born in 1828 in ohio, the child of Samuel V Bennett And Martha Ann Goodwin. In 1900, Elmer VanGordon Bennett resided in Fairfield, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA. Elmer VanGordon Bennett married Josephine B Bennett, Milla Graves, and had children including John Wesley Bennett. Elmer VanGordon Bennett passed away in 1909 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Elmer VanGordon Bennett was born in 1828 in ohio, the child of Samuel V Bennett And Martha Ann Goodwin.
  • In 1900, Elmer VanGordon Bennett resided in Fairfield, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA.
  • Elmer VanGordon Bennett married Josephine B Bennett, Milla Graves, and had children including John Wesley Bennett.
  • Elmer VanGordon Bennett passed away in 1909 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Bennett
1805–1870
Birth Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
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Martha Goodwin
1800–1863
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Milla Graves
1826–1877
Birth Location: Coshocton, Coshocton, Ohio, USA
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Josephine Bennett
1852–
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
JB

Children(s)

John Bennett
1855–1925
Birth Location: Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA
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Elmer Bennett's Ancestors

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Elmer Bennett
1828–1909
Birth Place: ohio
Parents
Samuel V. Bennett
1805–1870
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Martha (Ann) Goodwin
1800–1863
North Carolina
Grandparents
Samuel (Bennett) Esq
1760–1850
Warwick, Orange County, New York
Mary (Elizabeth) Canfield
1763–1840
Bedford, Westchester, New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Bennett
1741–1779
Mary Springsteen
1743–
James (Camfield)
1730–1805
Dinah Keeler
1744–1779
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jedediah Canfield
1681–1761
Lydia Kellum
1698–1783

Elmer Bennett's Descendants

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Elmer (VanGordon) Bennett (8 Feb 1828–2 May 1909) m. Milla Graves (26 Nov 1826–26 Jun 1877) m. Josephine (B) Bennett (Aug 1852–)
  1. 1. John (Wesley) Bennett 1855–1925 m. Bridget (Carolyn "Biggie") Shea 1862–1948
    1. 1. Aileen (Marie) Bennett 1887–1981 m. Clyde (Vernon) Atkinson 1881–1950
      1. 1. John (Wesley) Atkinson 1916–1980 m. Flo (Ray) Atkinson 1921–2015
      2. 2. Jerrell (Raymond) Atkinson 1911–1992
      3. 3. Clyde (Bennett) Atkinson 1909–1927
      4. 4. Bernard (Shea) Atkinson 1913–1935

Elmer Bennett's Timeline

3 Records

1828
8 Feb 1828
Birth of Elmer VanGordon Bennett in ohio
ohio
1900
1900
Age 72
Elmer VanGordon Bennett resided here in Fairfield, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA
Fairfield, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA
1909
2 May 1909
Age 81
Death of Elmer VanGordon Bennett in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA
Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1828
    Event Place: ohio

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Fairfield, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fairfield, Tippecanoe, Indiana; Roll: 405; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0099; FHL microfilm: 1240405

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1909
    Event Place: Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA
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