William H Bennett Jr (1783 - 1874)

Born 23 Aug 1783 in Harford, Maryland, United States

Husband of Margaret (Slusher) Bennett — married 18 Jan 1817 in Washington Co., PA

Descendants

Died 10 Dec 1874 at age 91 in Guernsey, Ohio, United States

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Biography

William Bennett Jr was a settler in Ohio.

William Bennett Jr lived in Appalachia, in Ohio.

William was born in 1787 in Harford County, Maryland. He passed away on 16 December 1874 in Gipsons, Guernsey County, Ohio.^[1]

In 1840, William was living with family in Guernsey County, OH ^[2] or... ^[3]

In 1850, William was living with his family in Wright Township, Guernsey County, Ohio. He was a 63 year old farmer born in Maryland and owned real estate worth $10,000. He lived with his wife Margaret, 50 years old and born in Pennsylvnaia, and 8 children: George W., a 28 year old farmer; Melinda, 23 years old; Christopher, a 22 year old farmer; Lydia, 19 years old; Rachel, 17 years old; Margaret, 15 years old; Mariah J., 12 years old; William, 8 years old. All the children were born in Ohio except George, who was born in Pennsylvania. ^[4]

In 1860, William and his family were enumerated in Richland Township, Guernsey County, Ohio. William was a 73 years old farmer born in Maryland and owned real estate $11,500 and personal property worth $3125. He lived with his wife Margaret, 63 years old, born in Pennsylvania, and 4 children born in Ohio: Mariah, 21 years old; William, 18 years old; Christopher, a 31 year old farm laborer; and Lucy A., 29 years old. Isaac Thomas is shown immediately below William Burnet's family.^[5]

In 1870, William and his family were enumerated in Richland Township, Guernsey County, Ohio. William Bennett Sr. was 82 years old, born in Maryland, owned real estate worth $28,500 and personal property worth $4000. He lived with his wife Margaret, 72 years old and born in Pennsylvania, and 3 other Bennetts born in Ohio: Jane, 31 years old; William Jr., a 28 year old farmer; and Martha, 24 years old, who helps her mother-in-law. William Jr. and Martha were married in Dec 1869.^[6]

He is buried in Kennonsburg Methodist Church Cemetery in Kennonsburg, Noble County, Ohio.^[7]

William was born about 1783. He passed away about 1874.

Sources

1. ↑ "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6KV-DY4 : 1 March 2021), William Bennett, 16 Dec 1874; citing Death, Gipsons, Guernsey, Ohio, United States, source ID v 1 p 78, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 894,945.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1840", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRN-3LG : Wed Oct 04 02:27:19 UTC 2023), Entry for William Bennett, 1840.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1840", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRN-QNT : Wed Oct 04 07:48:00 UTC 2023), Entry for William Bennett, 1840.
4. ↑ 1850 US Census, population schedule, Wright Township, Guernsey County, Ohio, Page ID: 323, Line 9, Household ID: 2516, William Bennet; digital image, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX3M-WQ6 : accessed 7 July 2022); NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ 1860 US Census, population schedule, Richland Township, Guernsey County, Pennsylvania, Page ID: 152, Line 23, Household ID: ID: 1074, William Burnet; digital images, Familysearch (Familysearch.org : accessed 7 July 2022); The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
6. ↑ United States Census, 1870, population schedule, Richland Township, Guernsey County, Ohio, Page ID: 5, Line No. 1, Household ID: 29, Margaret Bennett, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6VV-2D2: 7 July 2022); The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110815608/william-bennett : accessed 07 July 2022), memorial page for William Bennett (24 Aug 1783–10 Dec 1874), Find A Grave: Memorial #110815608, citing Kennonsburg Methodist Church Cemetery, Kennonsburg, Noble County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave.

Research Notes

• "United States Census, 1820", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHG7-16V : Thu Oct 05 10:47:06 UTC 2023), Entry for William R Bennett, 1820. (Could be evidence for William marrying in Hartford Co., Maryland, but a solid connection to this is not yet made. Biography states birth in Maryland, but no documentary evidence is provided.)
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