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Jefferson Davis Bennett 1861 – 1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Aug 1861

Birth Location: Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 24 Jun 1914

Death Location: Mississippi, USA

Father: Abner Bennett

Mother: Rebecca Jones

Spouse(s): Mary Carter

Children(s): Pauline Bennett, Elma Bennett, Oscar Bennett, Edgar Bennett, Della Bennett, Irma Bennett

Jefferson Davis Bennett was born in 1861 in Mississippi, USA, the child of Abner Alexander Bennett and Rebecca Melissa Jones. Jefferson Davis Bennett married Mary Olive Carter, and had children including Pauline Percy Bennett, Elma Redus Bennett, Oscar Abner Bennett, Edgar Davis Bennett, Della Ross Bennett, Irma Jane Bennett. Jefferson Davis Bennett passed away in 1914 in Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • Jefferson Davis Bennett was born in 1861 in Mississippi, USA, the child of Abner Alexander Bennett and Rebecca Melissa Jones.
  • Jefferson Davis Bennett married Mary Olive Carter, and had children including Pauline Percy Bennett, Elma Redus Bennett, Oscar Abner Bennett, Edgar Davis Bennett, Della Ross Bennett, Irma Jane Bennett.
  • Jefferson Davis Bennett passed away in 1914 in Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abner Bennett
1838 – 1871
Birth Location: Perry, Mississippi, USA
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Rebecca Jones
1843 – 1926
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Mary Carter
1860 – 1915
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
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Children(s)

Pauline Bennett
1882 – 1964
Birth Location: Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA
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Elma Bennett
1885 – 1969
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
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Oscar Bennett
1886 – 1952
Birth Location: Texas, USA
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Edgar Bennett
1890 – 1952
Birth Location: Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA
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Della Bennett
1894 – 1971
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
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Irma Bennett
1896 – 1962
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
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Jefferson Bennett's Ancestors

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Jefferson Bennett
1861 – 1914
Birth Place: Mississippi, USA
Parents
Abner Alexander Bennett
1838 – 1871
Perry, Mississippi, USA
Rebecca (Melissa) Jones
1843 – 1926
Grandparents
Isaac Bennett
1802 – 1884
Elizabeth Armstrong
1816 – 1899
Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Bennett
1773 – 1840
Susannah Dunn
1777 – 1847
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Dunn
1754 – 1836
Mary Sheffield
1759 – 1862

Jefferson Bennett's Descendants

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Jefferson (Davis) Bennett (20 Aug 1861 – 24 Jun 1914) m. Mary (Olive) Carter (26 Jan 1860 – 27 Nov 1915)
  1. 1. Pauline (Percy) Bennett (28 Nov 1882 – 19 Nov 1964) m. Richard (William) Dunn (23 Sep 1883 – 17 Dec 1940) m. William (L) Pascal
    1. 1. Robert Dunn
    2. 2. Bennett (J) Pascal (1904 – )
  2. 2. Elma (Redus) Bennett (15 Oct 1885 – 15 Aug 1969) m. Cecil (Eugene) McLeod (29 Oct 1879 – 21 Nov 1945) m. Lay
    1. 1. Martha (Ann) McLeod (1923 – 24 Dec 2011) m. Cary Gunn
      1. 1. Larry (C Jr) Gunn
      2. 2. Robert (E) Gunn
    2. 2. Cecil (Brown) McLeod (6 Dec 1924 – 22 Jun 1957)
    3. 3. Ruth Lay (4 Jul 1907 – 5 Aug 1995) m. Thomas (Dawson III) Day (29 May 1906 – 20 Mar 1995)
      1. 1. Thomas (Dawson IV) Day (1929 – )
      2. 2. Charles (Bennett) Day (1934 – )
      3. 3. Joy Day (1936 – )
  3. 3. Oscar (Abner) Bennett (6 Nov 1886 – 3 Aug 1952) m. Florence (L) Roberts (16 Jul 1891 – 29 Nov 1964)
    1. 1. Maurice (O) Bennett (5 Dec 1909 – 20 Apr 1972)
    2. 2. Roy (A) Bennett (26 Mar 1919 – 19 Nov 1977)
    3. 3. Rex (Vernon) Bennett (28 Feb 1922 – 24 Aug 1998)
  4. 4. Edgar (Davis) Bennett (16 Nov 1890 – 19 Aug 1952) m. Katherine (Gertrude) Randolph (25 Jun 1888 – 16 May 1971)
  5. 5. Della (Ross) Bennett (26 May 1894 – 8 Feb 1971)
  6. 6. Irma (Jane) Bennett (Sep 1896 – 1962) m. Thomas (Burton) Bennett (10 Nov 1890 – Jan 1979)
    1. 1. Thomas (Burton Jr) Bennett (23 Jul 1922 – 10 May 1994)

Jefferson Bennett's Timeline

2 Records

1861
20 Aug 1861
Birth of Jefferson Davis Bennett in Mississippi, USA
Mississippi, USA
1914
24 Jun 1914
Age 53
Death of Jefferson Davis Bennett in Mississippi, USA
Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1861
    Event Place: Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jun 1914
    Event Place: Mississippi, USA
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