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John Paradise Bennett 1849 – 1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 May 1849

Birth Location: Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 14 Dec 1931

Death Location: Springdale, Benton, Arkansas, United States

Father: Harrison Bennett

Mother: Sara Hines

Spouse(s): Sarah Collier

Children(s): Addie Bennett, Mary Bennett, Onie Bennett, LAURA BENNETT, JOHNIE BENNETT, LILLIE BENNETT, Ora Bennett, HENRY BENNETT

In 1849, John Paradise Bennett entered the world in Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, United States, born to Harrison Paradise Bennett and Sara Hines. John Paradise Bennett married Sarah Inez Collier, and had children including Addie M. Bennett, Mary Frances Bennett, Onie Jane Bennett, LAURA BELLE BENNETT, JOHNIE BERTHA BENNETT, LILLIE ELZENIA BENNETT, Ora E Bennett, HENRY SUMMERS BENNETT. John Paradise Bennett passed away in 1931 in Springdale, Benton, Arkansas, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1849, John Paradise Bennett entered the world in Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, United States, born to Harrison Paradise Bennett and Sara Hines.
  • John Paradise Bennett married Sarah Inez Collier, and had children including Addie M. Bennett, Mary Frances Bennett, Onie Jane Bennett, LAURA BELLE BENNETT, JOHNIE BERTHA BENNETT, LILLIE ELZENIA BENNETT, Ora E Bennett, HENRY SUMMERS BENNETT.
  • John Paradise Bennett passed away in 1931 in Springdale, Benton, Arkansas, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Harrison Bennett
1814 – 1867
Birth Location: Smith, Tennessee, USA
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Sara Hines
1817 – 1880
Birth Location: DeKalb Co. Tennessee
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Collier
1853 – 1938
Birth Location: Hartford, Ohio County, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Addie Bennett
1875 – 1951
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Mary Bennett
1877 – 1946
Birth Location: Pocahontas, Randolph, Arkansas
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Onie Bennett
1879 – 1957
Birth Location: Pocahontas, Randolph County, Arkansas
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LAURA BENNETT
1880 – 1922
Birth Location: Rheas Mill, Washington, Arkansas, USA
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JOHNIE BENNETT
1882 – 1905
Birth Location: PRAIRE GROVE, Washington, Arkansas, USA
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LILLIE BENNETT
1885 – 1978
Birth Location: Rheas Mill, Washington, Arkansas, USA
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Ora Bennett
1887 –
Birth Location: Arkansas
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HENRY BENNETT
1893 – 1970
Birth Location: PRAIRE GROVE, Washington, Arkansas, USA
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John Bennett's Ancestors

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John Bennett
1849 – 1931
Birth Place: Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Harrison Paradise Bennett
1814 – 1867
Smith, Tennessee, USA
Sara Hines
1817 – 1880
DeKalb Co. Tennessee
Grandparents
William (T) Bennett
1791 – 1866
Surry County, North Carolina, USA
JANE (O.) Vanatta-Bennett
1798 – 1887
Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
Susanna (Lucinda) Taylor
1779 – 1860
Brunswick Co, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Bennett
1770 – 1835
Judith Hubbard
1765 – 1838
Peter Vannatta
1776 – 1826
Rebecca Starrett
1768 – 1840
Thomas Taylor
1750 – 1821
Priscilla Crompton
1752 – 1826
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bennett
1733 – 1791
Elizabeth Bennett
1739 – 1816
William Starrett
1726 – 1804
Mary Starrett
1730 – 1811
Alice Manchester
1708 –

John Bennett's Descendants

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John (Paradise) Bennett (12 May 1849 – 14 Dec 1931) m. Sarah (Inez) Collier (20 March 1853 – 6 July 1938)
  1. 1. Addie (M.) Bennett (abt 1875 – 16 Nov 1951) m. Samuel Davenport (1873 – 1957)
    1. 1. Olan (Lee) Davenport (1904 – 1977) m. Mellisa Standford (1910 – 2009)
      1. 1. Jon Davenport
  2. 2. Mary (Frances) Bennett (30 Jul 1877 – 19 Feb 1946)
  3. 3. Onie (Jane) Bennett (19 Jan 1879 – 9 Mar 1957) m. Ernest Baker (2 Jan 1872 – 10 May 1971)
    1. 1. Christina (Elizabeth) Baker (10 January 1900 – 1 February 1996) m. Arthur (Gladstone) Greer (15 Mar 1891 – 11 Feb 1982)
      1. 1. Dorthy (Ellen) Greer (20 Dec 1902 – 5 Jan 1993) m. Haven (Merle) Boomer (28 Sep 1901 – 10 Oct 1959) m. Rudolph (Raymond (Bud)) Wolff (24 Aug 1921 – 9 Mar 2012)
        1. 1. Shirley Boomer (23 Jun 1945 – 19 Oct 2001)
      2. 2. Helen (Elizabeth) Greer (7 January 1925 – 11 October 2005) m. Lewis (Henry) Wilson (May 11 1925 – 4 Apr 1997)
        1. 1. Lewis (Henry) Wilson (23 Feb 1947 – )
        2. 2. Kristen Wilson (25 Sep 1948 – )
        3. 3. Thomas (J) Wilson (16 Feb 1950 – )
      3. 3. John (Robert) Greer (3 October 1926 – 5 January 1991) m. Ardith Roberts
        1. 1. Kelly Greer (04 Jul 1954 – )
        2. 2. Carol (Greer) (Heed\Kozloski) (07 May 1962 – ) m. Nick Kozloski m. Robert Heed
      4. 4. Ruth (Greer) (Stemper) (1933 – 2020) m. William Stemper (18 Jan 1930 – 21 Oct 2017)
        1. 1. William (David (Dave)) Stemper (10 Jan 1953 – )
        2. 2. Kerry (Richard) Stemper (1 Sep 1955 – 3 October 2014) m. Norma (Jean) Gruver (2 January 1957 – 19 January 2018)
        3. 3. Wendell (Craig) Stemper (1 October 1956 – 8 December 1979)
      5. 5. Sharron ((Cassavant)) Greer
    2. 2. Inez Baker (19 APR 1902 – 5 JAN 1993) m. Burl (Edward) Prater (20 Nov 1897 – 20 Mar 1955) m. Francisco ((Frank) F.) Faria (13 Sep 1907 – 13 Aug 1962) m. Harold (Kenneth "Red") McDorman (9 Jul 1914 – 23 Feb 2002)
      1. 1. Doris (Eileen) Prater (1926 – 1988) m. Leslie (Carl) Laymon (19 May 1923 – 24 Jan 2011)
        1. 1. Kathryn Laymon
      2. 2. Richard (Neal) Prater (1931 – )
    3. 3. Charles (A) Baker (07 FEB 1904 – 12 JUL 1943) m. Synthia (May) Trimble (17 MAY 1907 – 12 APR 1971)
      1. 1. Arthur (E) Baker (4 February 1931 – 28 October 1979) m. Ruth (Anne) Barrett (1935 – ) m. Janet (Lois) MacDonald (25 Mar 1933 – 23 Jan 2007)
        1. 1. Sylinda Biggs-Gleason (17 Mar 1957 – ) m. James (E) Gleason
        2. 2. Chuck Baker (18 Apr 1965 – )
        3. 3. Kathee Gadberry
        4. 4. Denise Solari
      2. 2. Marilyn (Lee) Baker (04 Jan 1933 – 18 Jun 1989) m. Jack (Lee) Bowman (10 Oct 1929 – 24 Nov 2012)
        1. 1. Douglas (Lee) Bowman (01/24/1949 – ) m. Doylene (26 Jul 1949 – )
        2. 2. Gregory Bowman (04 Jul 1950 – ) m. Brenda (Darlene) Pollard (28 Sep 1950 – 16 Jul 2024)
        3. 3. Randal (Eugene) Bowman (12 Jun 1953 – 10 Nov 1953)
        4. 4. Kevin (Adair) Bowman (24 Oct 1954 – ) m. Candy (Barbara) Detora (1 Nov 1945 – ) m. Ellen (Renee) Bell m. Trudy (Ann Williams) Lindo (3 Aug 1950 – 24 Jun 2024)
        5. 5. Eric (Jon) Bowman (22Jul 1957 – 15 Oct 2011) m. Sue Nichols (02 Mar 1959 – ) m. Deborah ((Debby)) Robertson (24 May 1959 – 11 Nov 2014)
        6. 6. Bryan (Dale) Bowman (11 Dec 1959 – ) m. Jenice Silver-Khino (1954 – ) m. Sharon Mason (20 Jun 1957 – ) m. Chandra Castro (29 Mar 1958 – )
        7. 7. Baby (Boy) Bowman (23 Jun 1962 – 23 Jun 1962)
  4. 4. LAURA (BELLE) BENNETT (13 Nov 1880 – 16 Nov 1922) m. William (Scott) Masoner (10 Feb 1882 – 2 Feb 1945)
    1. 1. Clifton (Bennett) Masoner (16 May 1913 – 11 October 1983)
    2. 2. Mary (Frances) Masoner (8 Jan 1921 – 16 Nov 1991) m. William (Wilson) Baxter (4 Sep 1922 – 23 Dec 2007)
      1. 1. Paul Baxter
  5. 5. JOHNIE (BERTHA) BENNETT (6 Sep 1882 – 28 Oct 1905)
  6. 6. LILLIE (ELZENIA) BENNETT (19 Feb 1885 – 29 Oct 1978)
  7. 7. Ora (E) Bennett (abt 1887 – )
  8. 8. HENRY (SUMMERS) BENNETT (25 Aug 1893 – 23 Nov 1970)

John Bennett's Timeline

2 Records

1849
12 May 1849
Birth of John Paradise Bennett in Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, United States
Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, United States
1931
14 Dec 1931
Age 82
Death of John Paradise Bennett in Springdale, Benton, Arkansas, United States
Springdale, Benton, Arkansas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1849
    Event Place: Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1931
    Event Place: Springdale, Benton, Arkansas, United States
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