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Wilmer George Bennett 1899–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 October 1899

Birth Location: Columbia, Marion County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 9 February 1996

Death Location: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA

Father: George Sr

Mother: Mary Sylvest

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The story of Wilmer George Bennett began in 1899 in Columbia, Marion County, Mississippi, USA. Wilmer George Bennett passed away in 1996 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Wilmer George Bennett began in 1899 in Columbia, Marion County, Mississippi, USA.
  • Wilmer George Bennett passed away in 1996 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA.

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Wilmer Bennett's Ancestors

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Wilmer Bennett
1899–1996
Birth Place: Columbia, Marion County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
George Allen Bennett Sr
1878–1964
Columbia, Marion County, Mississippi, USA
Mary (Adrine "Mollie") Sylvest
1872–1950
Louisiana
Grandparents
F (M) Sylvest
1844–1904
Louisiana
Mary Sylvest
1848–1923
Columbia, Marion, Mississippi, United States
Great-Grandparents
Francis Sylvestre
1805–1896
Martha Sylvestre
1825–1900
Michael O'Rourke
1818–1904
Sarah Tynes
1825–1889
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Antoni Sylvest
1786–1871
Rosa Sylvest
1787–1892
John Stephenson
1782–1848
Winifred Langston
1798–
William Rourke
1788–1872
Ann LaStrange
1792–1885
Fleming Tynes
1779–1830
Jane Tynes
1786–1859

Wilmer Bennett's Timeline

2 Records

1899
12 October 1899
Birth of Wilmer George Bennett in Columbia, Marion County, Mississippi, USA
Columbia, Marion County, Mississippi, USA
1996
9 February 1996
Age 97
Death of Wilmer George Bennett in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 October 1899
    Event Place: Columbia, Marion County, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 February 1996
    Event Place: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA

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