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Tom Bennett 1847–1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1847

Birth Location: Georgia, USA

Death Date: 11 Apr 1928

Death Location: Decatur, Georgia, United States

Father: Ezekiel Bennet

Mother: Martha Cooper

Spouse(s): Sallie Bennett

Children(s): Emily Bennett, Mattie Kent, Thomas Bennett, Bertha Bennett, Davis Bennett, Mary Kelly, Annie Simpson, Ada Bennett, Davis Bennett, Lela Bennett, Mary Bennett, Posey Bennett, Mamie Bennett, Lula Bennett

The story of Tom Bennett began in 1847 in Georgia, USA. Tom Bennett married Sallie Wimberly Bennett, and had children including Ada Bennett, Annie Lula Simpson, Bertha Lee Bennett, Davis Bennett, Emily Belle Bennett, Lela Bennett, Lula Mae Bennett, Mamie Bennett, Mary J Bennett, Mary Jane Kelly, Mattie Bennett Kent, Posey T Bennett, Thomas Ezekiel Zeke Bennett. Tom Bennett passed away in 1928 in Decatur, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Tom Bennett began in 1847 in Georgia, USA.
  • Tom Bennett married Sallie Wimberly Bennett, and had children including Ada Bennett, Annie Lula Simpson, Bertha Lee Bennett, Davis Bennett, Emily Belle Bennett, Lela Bennett, Lula Mae Bennett, Mamie Bennett, Mary J Bennett, Mary Jane Kelly, Mattie Bennett Kent, Posey T Bennett, Thomas Ezekiel Zeke Bennett.
  • Tom Bennett passed away in 1928 in Decatur, Georgia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ezekiel Bennet
1816–1880
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
EB
Martha Cooper
1818–1910
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
MC

Spouses(s)

Sallie Bennett
1857–1937
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
SB

Children(s)

Emily Bennett
1898–1982
Birth Location: Decatur, Georgia, United States
EB
Mattie Kent
1871–1964
Birth Location: Attapulgus, Decatur, Georgia, USA
MK
Thomas Bennett
1872–1962
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
TB
Bertha Bennett
1884–1966
Birth Location: Attapulgus, Decatur, Georgia, USA
BB
Davis Bennett
1893–1963
Birth Location: Decatur, Georgia, United States
DB
Mary Kelly
1904–1989
Birth Location: Attapulgus, Decatur County, Georgia, United States of America
MK
Annie Simpson
1889–
Birth Location: Georgia
AS
Ada Bennett
1876–1959
Birth Location: Attapulgus, Decatur, Georgia, USA
AB
Davis Bennett
1896–
Birth Location: Georgia
DB
Lela Bennett
1889–1981
Birth Location: Attapulgus, Decatur, Georgia, USA
LB
Mary Bennett
1905–1910
Birth Location: Georgia
MB
Posey Bennett
1905–
Birth Location: Georgia
PB
Mamie Bennett
1885–1949
Birth Location: Bainbridge, Decatur, Georgia, USA
MB
Lula Bennett
1893–1978
Birth Location: Georgia
LB

Tom Bennett's Ancestors

Self
Tom Bennett
1847–1928
Birth Place: Georgia, USA
Parents
Ezekiel Bennet
1816–1880
Georgia, United States
Martha Cooper
1818–1910
Georgia, United States
Grandparents
Randall Bennett
1793–1866
Georgia, USA
Jemmia
1799–1850
Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Caleb Hinson
1764–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Tom Bennett's Descendants

1.
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Tom Bennett (1847–11 Apr 1928) m. Sallie (Wimberly) Bennett (30 Jan 1857–29 May 1937)
  1. 1. Emily (Belle) Bennett 1898–1982 m. John (George) Kelley 1895–1942
    1. 1. Martha Jennings 1930–2014 m. John (Alfred) JENNINGS 1916–1985 m. James (Homer) Hutto 1923–1998
      1. 1. James (Heaven Hutto) Sr 1948–2019
    2. 2. Eleazer (Carroll) Kelly 1920–2003
    3. 3. Merle (Magaline) Calhoun 1935–1996
    4. 4. George (Washington) Kelley 1937–1943
    5. 5. Clifford (Lamar) Kelley 1926–2002
    6. 6. David (Hansill) Kelley 1931–2014
    7. 7. Wilma (Lee) Kelley 1934–2005
    8. 8. Bonnie (Mae) Hutto 1916–1997
    9. 9. Fannie (Bell) Kelley 1923–2006
    10. 10. Mary (Kelley) Gunn 1915–2003
    11. 11. Buford Kelley 1922–1992
  2. 2. Mattie (Bennett) Kent 1871–1964
  3. 3. Thomas (Ezekiel "Zeke") Bennett 1872–1962 m. Katy (Mae Colvin (Bennett)) (Aldridge) 1929–1986 m. Edith ("Eady" Magdeline Humphrey) (Bennett) 1883–1946
  4. 4. Bertha (Lee) Bennett 1884–1966
  5. 5. Davis Bennett 1893–1963
  6. 6. Mary (Jane) Kelly 1904–1989 m. James (Ollie) Hutto 1897–1989
    1. 1. Betty (Lou) Glass 1939–1992
    2. 2. Earl (Willis) Hutto 1944–2020
  7. 7. Annie (Lula) Simpson 1889–
  8. 8. Ada Bennett 1876–1959
  9. 9. Davis Bennett 1896–
  10. 10. Lela Bennett 1889–1981
  11. 11. Mary (J) Bennett 1905–1910
  12. 12. Posey (T) Bennett 1905–
  13. 13. Mamie Bennett 1885–1949
  14. 14. Lula (Mae) Bennett 1893–1978

Tom Bennett's Timeline

13 Records

1847
June 1847
Birth of Tom Bennett in Decatur County, Georgia, USA
Decatur County, Georgia, USA
1847
June 1847
Birth of Tom Bennett in Texas, Texas, USA
Texas, Texas, USA
1847
1847
Birth of Tom Bennett in Georgia, USA
Georgia, USA
1852
abt 1852
Age 5
Birth of Tom Bennett in Georgia
Georgia
1864
1864
Age 17
Tom Bennett resided here in Newton, Georgia, United States
Newton, Georgia, United States
1867
9 Sep 1867
Age 20
Tom Bennett was married in Decatur, Georgia
Decatur, Georgia
1867
17 Jul 1867
Age 20
Tom Bennett resided here in Decatur, Georgia, USA
Decatur, Georgia, USA
1870
1870
Age 23
Tom Bennett resided here in Flint River, Decatur, Georgia, USA
Flint River, Decatur, Georgia, USA
1880
1880
Age 33
Tom Bennett resided here in Bainbridge, Decatur, Georgia, USA
Bainbridge, Decatur, Georgia, USA
1900
1900
Age 53
Tom Bennett resided here in Attapulgus, Decatur, Georgia, USA
Attapulgus, Decatur, Georgia, USA
1910
1910
Age 63
Tom Bennett resided here in Attapulgus, Decatur, Georgia, USA
Attapulgus, Decatur, Georgia, USA
1920
1920
Age 73
Tom Bennett resided here in Fowlstown, Decatur, Georgia, USA
Fowlstown, Decatur, Georgia, USA
1928
11 Apr 1928
Age 81
Death of Tom Bennett in Decatur, Georgia, United States
Decatur, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: June 1847
    Event Place: Decatur County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Georgia, U.S., Census for Re-Organizing the Georgia Militia, 1864
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fowlstown, Decatur, Georgia; Roll: T625_248; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 47
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Flint River, Decatur, Georgia; Roll: M593_146; Page: 191A; Family History Library Film: 545645
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Attapulgus, Decatur, Georgia; Roll: T624_183; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0053; FHL microfilm: 1374196

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1852
    Event Place: Georgia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: June 1847
    Event Place: Texas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1847
    Event Place: Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Attapulgus, Decatur, Georgia; Roll: 191; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0030; FHL microfilm: 1240191

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1867
    Event Place: Decatur, Georgia
    Record Source: Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1864
    Event Place: Newton, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: Georgia, U.S., Census for Re-Organizing the Georgia Militia, 1864

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1867
    Event Place: Decatur, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Georgia, U.S., Returns of Qualified Voters and Reconstruction Oath Books

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Flint River, Decatur, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Flint River, Decatur, Georgia; Roll: M593_146; Page: 191A; Family History Library Film: 545645

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Bainbridge, Decatur, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bainbridge, Decatur, Georgia; Roll: 143; Page: 147D; Enumeration District: 015

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Attapulgus, Decatur, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Attapulgus, Decatur, Georgia; Roll: 191; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0030; FHL microfilm: 1240191

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Attapulgus, Decatur, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Attapulgus, Decatur, Georgia; Roll: T624_183; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0053; FHL microfilm: 1374196

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Fowlstown, Decatur, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fowlstown, Decatur, Georgia; Roll: T625_248; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 47

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1928
    Event Place: Decatur, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: Georgia, Death Index, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records; Georgia, USA; Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998; Certificate Number: 9388-J
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