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Marcella Marian Bennett 1927–2010 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Aug 1927

Birth Location: Pittsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 11 Dec 2010

Death Location: Metairie, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA

Father: Dave Bennett

Mother: Isabella Simon

Spouse(s): Jennings Cotten

Children(s): Deborah Cotten

Marcella Marian Bennett was born in 1927 in Pittsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Dave Bennett And Isabella Simon. In 1935, Marcella Marian Bennett resided in Jim Wells, Texas. In 1940, Marcella Marian Bennett resided in Jim Wells, Texas, United States. Marcella Marian Bennett married Jennings Cotten, and had children including Bradley William Cotten, Carolyn Sue Cotten, Cheri Lynn Cotten, Deborah Ann Cotten, Dennis Lee Cotten. Marcella Marian Bennett passed away in 2010 in Metairie, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Marcella Marian Bennett was born in 1927 in Pittsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Dave Bennett And Isabella Simon.
  • In 1935, Marcella Marian Bennett resided in Jim Wells, Texas.
  • In 1940, Marcella Marian Bennett resided in Jim Wells, Texas, United States.
  • Marcella Marian Bennett married Jennings Cotten, and had children including Bradley William Cotten, Carolyn Sue Cotten, Cheri Lynn Cotten, Deborah Ann Cotten, Dennis Lee Cotten.
  • Marcella Marian Bennett passed away in 2010 in Metairie, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Marcella Bennett's Ancestors

Self
Marcella Bennett
1927–2010
Birth Place: Pittsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Dave Bennett
1903–1981
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Isabella Simon
1889–1982
Millvale, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
George (Elmer) Bennett
1885–1947
North Side P, Pennsylvania
Sarah (Selina "Sadie" Gullyes) Bennett
1869–1908
Winterbourne Bassett,Wilts.
John (Joseph Simon) SR
1852–1926
Prussia
Mary (Ann) Voegler
1857–1911
durham, Fischbachau, Miesbach, Bavaria, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Bennett
1861–1929
Martha Gray
1859–1933
William Gullyes
1819–1899
Mary Gullyes
1830–1905
John Simon
1817–
Mary Bartel
1819–
Joseph Vogle
1831–
Mary Schimitt
1819–1909
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Bennett
1826–1911
Fiedilus Bemett
1827–1902
Benjamin Gray
1837–1862
Margaret Oris
1839–1861
George Gullyes
1795–1878
Sarah Taite
1794–1835
Fiedilus Bemett
1827–1902

Marcella Bennett's Descendants

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Marcella (Marian) Bennett (18 Aug 1927–11 Dec 2010) m. Jennings Cotten (22 June 1927–2 Dec 2008)
  1. 1. Deborah (Ann) Cotten 1951–1951

Marcella Bennett's Timeline

9 Records

1927
18 Aug 1927
Birth of Marcella Marian Bennett in Pittsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Pittsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 8
Marcella Marian Bennett resided here in Jim Wells, Texas
Jim Wells, Texas
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 13
Marcella Marian Bennett resided here in Jim Wells, Texas, United States
Jim Wells, Texas, United States
1944
1944
Age 17
Marcella Marian Bennett resided here in San Benito, Texas, USA
San Benito, Texas, USA
1947
16 Oct 1947
Age 20
Marcella Marian Bennett was married in San Benito, Cameron, Texas, USA
San Benito, Cameron, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 23
Marcella Marian Bennett resided here in San Benito, Cameron, Texas, USA
San Benito, Cameron, Texas, USA
1965
1965-2010
Age 38
Marcella Marian Bennett resided here in Metairie, LA
Metairie, LA
2010
7 Dec 2010
Age 83
Death of Marcella Marian Bennett in Metairie, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA
Metairie, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA
2010
11 Dec 2010
Age 83
Burial of Marcella Marian Bennett
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1927
    Event Place: Pittsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: San Benito High School; Year: 1944
    [2] New York State, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1917-1967, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger and Crew Manifests of Airplanes Arriving at New York, New York.; NAI Number: 2848504; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 200
    [3] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [4] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [5] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Chapel Oaks Funeral Home; Publication Date: 16 Nov 2022; Publication Place: Metairie, Louisiana, USA
    [6] Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [7] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: , Jim Wells, Texas; Roll: T627_4081; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 125-9.
    [8] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jim Wells, Texas; Roll: T627_4081; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 125-9
    [9] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 454-34-9146; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1947
    Event Place: San Benito, Cameron, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Jim Wells, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jim Wells, Texas; Roll: T627_4081; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 125-9

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Jim Wells, Texas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: , Jim Wells, Texas; Roll: T627_4081; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 125-9.
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jim Wells, Texas; Roll: T627_4081; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 125-9

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1944
    Event Place: San Benito, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: San Benito High School; Year: 1944

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1947
    Event Place: Brownsville, Texas
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Brownsville Herald - 13 Oct 1947 - Page 10, Marriage License

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: San Benito, Cameron, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: San Benito, Cameron

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1958
    Event Place: New York, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York State, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1917-1967, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger and Crew Manifests of Airplanes Arriving at New York, New York.; NAI Number: 2848504; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 200

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1965-2010
    Event Place: Metairie, LA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1982
    Event Place: Corpus Christi, Texas
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Corpus Christi Caller-Times - 4 Sep 1982 - Page 2, Obituary for Marcella Isabel Bennett (Aged 82) 4 Sep 1982

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Dec 2010
    Event Place: Metairie, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Chapel Oaks Funeral Home; Publication Date: 16 Nov 2022; Publication Place: Metairie, Louisiana, USA
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 454-34-9146; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951.

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 11 Dec 2010
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Chapel Oaks Funeral Home; Publication Date: 16 Nov 2022; Publication Place: Metairie, Louisiana, USA

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