Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: James A. Bennett    
                Born: ca 1821               1
              Census: 1870, 1880           in Sherman District, Calhoun Co, WV  
              Father:
              Mother:
                Wife: Sarah A. Wright   2,3  
                Born: ca 1837               1
              Census: 1870, 1880           in Sherman District, Calhoun Co, WV  
              Father:
              Mother:
Notes 
           M Child 1: William G. Bennett      
                Born: Mar-  -1859          in Calhoun Co, (W)VA  4,5 (see note 1)
                Died: Sep-22-1936          in Glenville, Gilmer Co, WV  6
              Buried:                      in Bethel Cemetery, Hattie, Calhoun Co, WV  6
      Cause of death:                      fell from second story window  6
              Census: 1900                 in Sherman District, Calhoun Co, WV  
                Wife: Sarah Frances Anderson  b. Apr-  -1856  d. 1934  
             Married: Oct-28-1878          in Calhoun Co, WV  7
           M Child 2: Emery J. Bennett      
                Born: ca 1875               8
                Died: Jun-26-1929          in Henrietta, Calhoun Co, WV  6
          Occupation:                      farmer  6
                Wife: Elizabeth F. Kerby  b. ca 1878  
             Married: May-29-1900          in Calhoun Co, WV  9

Sources:
(1) 1870 Census, Calhoun County, WV. 
(2) Marriage record of son. 
(3) Death record of son. 
(4) 1900 Census, Calhoun County, WV. 
(5) Calhoun County Marriage Records, Grantsville, WV. 
(6) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) 
(7) Calhoun County Marriage Records, Grantsville, WV, Identified as W. G. Bennett, single, age 19, b. & res. in Calhoun Co, 
son of J. & Sarah J. Bennett; and Sarah Anderson, single, age (blank), b. & res. in Calhoun Co, dau of E. & Rebecca 
Anderson.  Married Oct 28 1878. MR p. 56. 
(8) Calhoun County WV Marriages 1856-1927, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Oct 1989) 
(9) Calhoun County WV Marriages 1856-1927, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Oct 1989), Identified as 
Emery J. Bennett, 25, of Calhoun Co, son of James A. & S.; and Elizabeth F. Kerby, 22, of Calhoun Co, dau of J. W. & 
Ruhama.  Married May 29 1900. 

Event Notes
Note (1) Birth date stated as Mar 1 1852 in death record, with age given as 84y 3m 21d
at time of Sep 22 1936 death.  But age given as 19 at time of Oct 1878 marriage,
and 1900 Census states birth date as Mar 1859, with age given as 41.







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