Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: William G. Bennett    
                Born: Mar-  -1859          in Calhoun Co, (W)VA  1,2 (see note 1)
                Died: Sep-22-1936          in Glenville, Gilmer Co, WV  3
              Buried:                      in Bethel Cemetery, Hattie, Calhoun Co, WV  3
      Cause of death:                      fell from second story window  3
              Census: 1900                 in Sherman District, Calhoun Co, WV  
              Father: James A. Bennett   (1821 -     ) 
              Mother: Sarah A. Wright   (1837 -     ) 
                Wife: Sarah Frances Anderson   4  
             Married: Oct-28-1878          in Calhoun Co, WV  5
                Born: Apr-  -1856          in Calhoun Co, (W)VA  1,2
                Died: 1934                 in Calhoun Co, WV  4
              Census: 1900                 in Sherman District, Calhoun Co, WV  
              Father: E. Anderson 
              Mother: Rebecca ___ 
           M Child 1: Lewis Ellsworth "Elza" Bennett      
       Also known as: Elza Bennett 6,7,8
                Born: Jul-  -1879          in Calhoun Co, WV  1,9
              Census: 1920, 1930           in Calhoun Co, WV  
             Resided: 1920                 in Grantsville, Calhoun Co, WV  2
              Census: 1910                 in DeKalb District, Gilmer Co, WV  
              Census: 1900                 in Sherman District, Calhoun Co, WV  
                Wife: Renah Harris  b. ca 1882  d. bef Nov 1903  
       Also known as: Rhua Harris 10
             Married: Aug- 5-1900          in Gilmer Co, WV  11
                Wife: Mary Jane Harris  b. Apr-  -1886  
       Also known as: Jane Harris 6
             Married: Nov-13-1903          in Gilmer Co, WV  12
                Wife: Joyce Elliott  b. ca 1904  
       Also known as: Joise Elliott 2
             Married: May-28-1920          in Calhoun Co, WV  13
           F Child 2: Ola C. Bennett 4     
                Born: Feb-22-1893          in Calhoun Co, WV  4
                Died: Apr-21-1931          in Calhoun Co, WV  4
              Census: 1900                 in Sherman District, Calhoun Co, WV  
             Husband: Grover Claudius Godfrey  b. Jan-  -1888  d. ca 1913  

Sources:
(1) 1900 Census, Calhoun County, WV. 
(2) Calhoun County Marriage Records, Grantsville, WV. 
(3) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) 
(4) Polly Walker Kreaps, Walker WV 26180, , Walker Family GEDCOM 
(http://txnetwork.net/walker/gedcoms/pkreaps/html/pkreaps.html) 
(5) 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. 
(6) 1920 Census, Calhoun County, WV. 
(7) Obituary of daughter. 
(8) Marriage record of son. 
(9) Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV. 
(10) Death record of daughter. 
(11) Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV, Identified as Elzie Bennett, 21, b. Calhoun Co, res. Gilmer Co; and Renah 
Harris, 18, b. & res. in Gilmer Co.  Married Aug 5 1900. MR p. 64. 
(12) Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV, Identified as Lewis E. Bennett, widowed, 24, b. Calhoun Co, res. Gilmer 
Co; and Jane Harris, single, 17, b. & res. in Gilmer Co.  Married Nov 13 1903. MR p. 
73. 
(13) Calhoun County Marriage Records, Grantsville, WV, Identified as L. E. Bennett, 40, b. Calhoun Co, res. Grantsville, son 
of Wm G. Bennett; and Joise Elliott, 16, b. & res. in Calhoun Co, dau of Mattie Elliott.  Married May 28 1920 "at L. E. 
Bennetts.", MR p. 220. 

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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