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John Franklin Bennett 1871 – 1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Aug 1871

Birth Location: Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 11 Dec 1943

Death Location: Mississippi, USA

Father: Abner Bennett

Mother: Rebecca Jones

Spouse(s): Clara Dobbins

Children(s): Rita Bennett, Charles Bennett, Verda Bennett, Louise Bennett

The story of John Franklin Bennett began in 1871 in Mississippi, USA. John Franklin Bennett married Clara Cecile Dobbins, and had children including Rita Lois Bennett, Charles Stanley Bennett, Verda Lee Bennett, Louise Dalton Bennett. John Franklin Bennett passed away in 1943 in Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Franklin Bennett began in 1871 in Mississippi, USA.
  • John Franklin Bennett married Clara Cecile Dobbins, and had children including Rita Lois Bennett, Charles Stanley Bennett, Verda Lee Bennett, Louise Dalton Bennett.
  • John Franklin Bennett passed away in 1943 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)

Clara Dobbins
1877 – 1952
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Children(s)

Rita Bennett
1897 – 1984
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
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Charles Bennett
1899 – 1980
Birth Location: Perry, Mississippi, USA
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Verda Bennett
1903 – 1991
Birth Location: Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA
VB
Louise Bennett
1912 – 1982
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
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John Bennett's Ancestors

Self
John Bennett
1871 – 1943
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

John Bennett's Descendants

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John (Franklin) Bennett (11 Aug 1871 – 11 Dec 1943) m. Clara (Cecile) Dobbins (9 Feb 1877 – 20 Dec 1952)
  1. 1. Rita (Lois) Bennett (20 Jul 1897 – 5 Dec 1984) m. John (J) Harper
  2. 2. Charles (Stanley) Bennett (9 Aug 1899 – 3 Mar 1980) m. Maybelle Brown (23 Jan 1909 – 27 Jun 1996)
    1. 1. Charles (Stanley) Bennett (1930 – )
    2. 2. Robert (Franklin) Bennett (28 Dec 1932 – 30 Aug 2002)
    3. 3. Margaret (Ann) Bennett (1935 – )
    4. 4. Dorothy (Diane) Bennett (10 Dec 1947 – 9 May 2013) m. Paul (Warren) Simmons (27 Aug 1949 – 15 Mar 2016)
  3. 3. Verda (Lee) Bennett (23 Dec 1903 – 25 Jan 1991)
  4. 4. Louise (Dalton) Bennett (2 May 1912 – 1 Sep 1982)

John Bennett's Timeline

2 Records

1871
11 Aug 1871
Birth of John Franklin Bennett in Mississippi, USA
Mississippi, USA
1943
11 Dec 1943
Age 72
Death of John Franklin Bennett in Mississippi, USA
Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1871
    Event Place: Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1943
    Event Place: Mississippi, USA
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