John
Q. A.
[uncertain]
Bennett
Born in Stokes, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of William Bennett
and Martha (Nelson) Bennett
Brother of
Theny Jane (Bennett) Southern, James Bennett, Mary Ann Bennett, Leander R. Bennett, William Riley Bennett and Martha (Bennett) Mabe
Husband of
Elizabeth A. (Flinchum) Bennett
— married
31 Jan 1858 in Stokes County, North Carolina
[children unknown]
Died
at age 75
in Dillard, Stokes, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Sep 2016
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Biography
Private John Bennett served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 1862
Mustered out: 1865
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 53rd North Carolina Infantry
Enlisted: 1862
Mustered out: 1865
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 53rd North Carolina Infantry
John Bennett was born in 1839 at Stokes County, North Carolina, the son of William Bennett and Martha Nelson. [1]
He married on 31 Jan 1858 at Stokes County, North Carolina to Elizabeth Flinchum [2] and it is not known if they had any children.
John served in the Civil War with Company H of the 53rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment, [3] fought at the Battle of Gettysburg where his right hand and forearm were wounded in action, and applied for a veteran's pension in 1903. [4]
He passed away on 03 Jan 1915 at Dillard, North Carolina., [5] and was buried at the Fagg-Bennett Cemetery in Stokes County, North Carolina. [6]
Research Notes
No birth, marriage, census, or death records have been found for any children born to John and Elizabeth.
The only source showing middle initials for John is the 1850 census. His Find A Grave memorial shows a middle initial "H" which is not inscribed on his gravestone.
John's occupation was listed as carpenter on his death certificate.
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BV-C2M : 12 April 2016), John Q A Bennett in household of William Bennett, Stokes county, Stokes, North Carolina, United States; citing family 395, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZYD-4LM : 27 January 2017), John Bennett and Elizabeth Flinchum, 31 Jan 1858; citing Stokes, North Carolina, United States, p. p 18, Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 422,159.
- ↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F9J7-DM8 : 25 August 2021), John Bennett, 1861-1865.
- ↑ "North Carolina, Confederate Soldiers and Widows Pension Applications, 1885-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGKC-5L27 : 24 August 2019), John Bennett, 6 Jun 1903; citing Pension, Stokes, North Carolina, United States, North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History, Raleigh.
- ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3C2-7YD : 17 July 2017), John Bennett, 03 Jan 1915; citing Dillard, Stokes, North Carolina, reference fn 81 cn 185, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,877,863.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #128488709 database and images : accessed 23 September 2023), memorial page for John H Bennett (17 Nov 1839–3 Jan 1915), citing Fagg-Bennett Cemetery, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by isabel (contributor 46810993).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~3.12%
Donna (Bennett) Prisley
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~0.78%
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