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Malissa Matilda Bennett 1861 – 1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Apr 1861

Birth Location: Berrien County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 12 Jul 1941

Death Location: Berrien County, Oakey Grove Area, Georgia, USA

Father: William Bennet\Bennett

Mother: Elizabeth Strickland

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Nancy Robinson

Malissa Matilda Bennett was born in 1861 in Berrien County, Georgia, USA, the child of William Ashbury Bennet\Bennett and Elizabeth Strickland. Malissa Matilda Bennett had children including Nancy M Robinson. Malissa Matilda Bennett passed away in 1941 in Berrien County, Oakey Grove Area, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • Malissa Matilda Bennett was born in 1861 in Berrien County, Georgia, USA, the child of William Ashbury Bennet\Bennett and Elizabeth Strickland.
  • Malissa Matilda Bennett had children including Nancy M Robinson.
  • Malissa Matilda Bennett passed away in 1941 in Berrien County, Oakey Grove Area, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Bennet\Bennett
1825 – 1864
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Elizabeth Strickland
1820 – 1900
Birth Location: Liberty County, Georgia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Nancy Robinson
1877 – 1935
Birth Location: Berrien County Georgia
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Malissa Bennett's Ancestors

Self
Malissa Bennett
1861 – 1941
Birth Place: Berrien County, Georgia, USA
Parents
William Ashbury Bennet\Bennett
1825 – 1864
South Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Strickland
1820 – 1900
Liberty County, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
William (John) Bennett
1795 – 1831
Effingham, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Malissa Bennett's Descendants

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Malissa (Matilda) Bennett (2 Apr 1861 – 12 Jul 1941)
  1. 1. Nancy (M) Robinson (2 April 1877 – 10 April 1935) m. Jackson ((Jack) Crum) Collier (14 March 1868 – 20 February 1947)
    1. 1. Missouri (C) Hopson (13 November 1894 – 17 Oct 1969) m. William (H) Hopson (16 April 1889 – 13 November 1921)
      1. 1. Fluellen Hopson (abt 1914 – 24 February 1986) m. Olen (Grady) Exum (8 January 1907 – 18 February 1975)
      2. 2. Mallory Hopson (abt 1916 – )
      3. 3. John (R) Hopson (abt 1918 – )
    2. 2. Carrie Collier (Sep 1896 – )
    3. 3. Maggie Collier (May 1898 – 10 Sep 1995) m. Jackson Baker (abt 1882 – )
      1. 1. Viola Baker (abt 1918 – )
      2. 2. Mattie (R) Baker (abt 1921 – )
      3. 3. Leon Baker (abt 1923 – )
      4. 4. Rhoda (M) Baker (20 August 1926 – 14 May 1991) m. John (Leon) Moore (2 February 1921 – 14 September 1979)
      5. 5. Sarah Baker (abt 1928 – )
    4. 4. Leona Collier (abt 1899 – ) m. Jessie Lott (5 May 1895 – )
    5. 5. Eula Collier (abt 1904 – 3 February 1947)
    6. 6. Jim Collier (30 Jun 1908 – 14 December 1978) m. Mamie Collier (13 March 1910 – 28 December 1979)
      1. 1. Ruby (W.) Ferguson (21 March 1931 – 14 July 2013) m. Lamar Ferguson
        1. 1. David Derby
        2. 2. Steve Whitehead
        3. 3. Garry Whitehead
        4. 4. Leon Whitehead
        5. 5. Joann Dixon
      2. 2. Louise (Eula) Purvis (21 May 1934 – 20 January 2000)
      3. 3. Emerson Collier (24 August 1938 – 2012)
      4. 4. Lois Stevens (abt 1943 – )
      5. 5. Wayne Collier
    7. 7. Howard (Jackson) Collier (18 December 1910 – 9 June 1977) m. Francis Collier (abt 1918 – )
      1. 1. Eli (Jackson) Collier (11 May 1946 – 13 March 2012) m. Mary (Anne) Collier
        1. 1. William Collier
        2. 2. Chris Collier
        3. 3. Robert Collier
        4. 4. Jackie Ansley
    8. 8. Joe (Robert) Collier (29 May 1914 – 21 Nov 1993) m. Sara (Ann) Collier (5 February 1927 – 23 November 2012)
      1. 1. Helen (S) Exum (2 January 1947 – 11 December 1998)
      2. 2. Leroy Collier (24 October 1948 – 6 January 2020) m. Shirley (Collier) Walker
        1. 1. Jeanine McCormick
        2. 2. De (Wayne) Collier
    9. 9. Marylon (Columbus) Collier (30 Sep 1920 – 16 Aug 2009) m. Christine Cosper (20 Oct 1925 – 6 Feb 1987)
      1. 1. Larry Collier (1953 – )
        1. 1. Tasha Collier
        2. 2. Tanya Collier
        3. 3. Belinda Collier
        4. 4. Melinda Collier
      2. 2. Billy (Randall) Collier (20 July 1954 – 6 August 2014)
        1. 1. Randy Collier
        2. 2. Robbie Sherrod
        3. 3. Bill Collier
      3. 3. Jerry (Dwaine) Collier (23 Aug 1955 – ) m. Martha (Jean) Williams (3 Jan 1961 – ) m. Linda (Catherine) Balkom (2 Aug 1967 – )
        1. 1. Jerry (Dewayne) Collier (25 Mar 1977 – ) m. Teshia (Marie) Truelove (10 Mar 1979 – )
        2. 2. Michael (Columbus) Collier (31 January 1979 – 11 August 2020) m. Jessica (Li) Landis (6 Feb 1980 – ) m. Heather Godwin
        3. 3. Dylan (Mitchell) Collier (28 Oct 1992 – )
        4. 4. McKayla Collier (13 Sep 1995 – ) m. Jason (Michael) Anderson (26 Aug 1987 – )

Malissa Bennett's Timeline

2 Records

1861
2 Apr 1861
Birth of Malissa Matilda Bennett in Berrien County, Georgia, USA
Berrien County, Georgia, USA
1941
12 Jul 1941
Age 80
Death of Malissa Matilda Bennett in Berrien County, Oakey Grove Area, Georgia, USA
Berrien County, Oakey Grove Area, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1861
    Event Place: Berrien County, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1941
    Event Place: Berrien County, Oakey Grove Area, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oakey Grove Cemetery, Nashville, Berrien, Georgia, USA
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