Information on Wilson R Bennett Born abt. 1828 Tennessee, trying to find info on parenst????

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no info on parents   

Birth:	1828
Death:	unknown
Birth date is estimated from census records. Married Elizabeth Myers in Carroll CO, TN on Dec. 3, 1846. After the passing of wife, Elizabeth, married Martha A. Hammett in Carroll CO, TN on April 19, 1857. An individual named W. Bennett served as a Private, with the 7th U. S. Cavalry during the Civil War. This MAY be this Wilson Bennett.  Wilson has not been located in any census past 1860.    Family links:   Children:   James William Franklin Bennett (1850 - ____)*

 

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Birth:  1830 Carroll County Tennessee, USA Death:  Oct. 20, 1864 Savannah Chatham County Georgia, USA Private, Company I. 7th Tennessee Calvary, enlisted for 3 years in Carroll Co, TN on 9/15/1863 and mustered at Union City, TN on 12/15/1863. Captured at Union City, TN on 3/24/1864, he spent time in Andersonville Prison in Georgia. Bennett died on 10/20/64 (or 10/8/64) of scurvy in a prison hospital in Savannah, GA awaiting exchange. He is on the NY Times Savannah death list as dying on the earlier date that the date in the muster roll. His wife, Martha Hammett Bennett, whom he married in 1857, applied for a widow's pension in 1867. A minor child applied for a pension in 1871 with A R Givens as guardian. In the 1883 list of pensioners, Martha A Bennett lived in Hollow Rock, TN and received $8 per month compensation. Holley, Peggy Scott. Hawkins' Tories, A Regimental and Social History of the 7th Tennessee Cavalry USA in the Civil War, BrayBree Publishing, Dickson TN, 230 p, 2014     Family links:   Spouse:   Martha A Hammett Bennett (1832 - 1914)   Burial: Unknown Specifically: Unmarked grave   Created by: G-Man Record added: Apr 05, 2013 Find A Grave Memorial# 107859958

 

Answer 1

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=115726597&ref=acom

Birth:	Sep. 11, 1832
Death:	Feb. 5, 1914
Family links:   Spouse:   William R Bennett (1830 - 1864)*   *Calculated relationship
Burial: Prospect Cemetery Hollow Rock Carroll County Tennessee, USA
Created by: J. KEVIN CONRAD Record added: Aug 19, 2013 Find A Grave Memorial# 115726597

This record shows her married to William R. Bennett.

Answer 2

I checked the records in Fold3.  The service records are filed under name of William R. Bennett.

Then I checked Pension Record, which gets really confusing.

Pension Record for Wilson R. Bennett (WC147010) of Company I, 7 Tenn Cavalry.

Applied by Martha A. (Hammett) Bennett, Pension commencing Oct 21, 1864.

Children

George Madison  B. Feby 4th 1860

Rebecca A. B. May 13 1862

Another page showing proof of marriage listed name as William R. Bennett and Martha A. Hammett with date of marriage as April 19, 1857. But most of the pension records list his name as Wilson .

I can email you any of these documents, if it will help.

The 7th Tennessee Cavalry (US) surrendered twice to General N. B. Forrest: first time was at Trenton, TN on Dec 20, 1862.  Then again on March 24, 1864, they surrended to the 7th Tennessee Cavalry(CS) plus a few supporting units at Union City, TN.  This was part of General Forrest's West Tennessee campaign during March & April 1864.  They were taken to Andersonville Prison, GA.  The 7th Tenn Cavalry(US) had the 4th highest death rate for any regiment at Andersonville.