Miles Bennett (1816 - 1887)

Born 26 Jul 1816 in White River, Gibson, Indiana, USA

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 28 Nov 1887 at age 71 in Anderson County, Texas, USA

Biography

Miles Bennett served in the United States Civil War.
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 5th Battalion, Texas Infantry; 22nd Regiment, Texas Infantry

Birth

Miles Bennett was born on 26 July 1816 in Gibson County, Indiana, USA to Armstead Bennett (1776-1860) and Faith Permelia (1784-1859).

He moved from Indiana to Texas in 1834 with his parents. He was the fourth of seven children and they all moved with the parents. His parents settled in what is now known as Houston County. The sons purchased land in what is now Anderson County.

Military Service

He served in the Army of Texas in 1836 from 1 June to 1 September during the Texas Revolution and the formation of the Republic of Texas. He was a Pvt. in the Battle of San Jacinto.

Miles enlisted and served as a Corporal in Captain B.F. Parks' Company, Hubbard's Battalion (5th Battalion, Texas Infantry). Hubbard's Battalion merged with the 22nd Infantry.

Miles also served in the Mexican War and a year in the Civil War.

Occupation

He was a very prosperous farmer as noted in the 1860 US Federal Census.

Marriages and Families

He married twice.

1. Rachel Parker (1821-1843) on 4 August 1842 in Elkhart, Anderson, Texas.
2. Sara Laura Jordan on 29 May 1848 in Anderson County, Texas.

Child of the Bennett-Parker Marriage

1. Armstead Bennett was born on 18 December 1843 in Elkhart, Anderson, Texas, USA. Some say his name was Stephen Armstead Bennett, but that has not shown up on any record yet. He died as an infant.

Children of the Bennett-Jordan Marriage

1. Levi Armstead Bennett was born in 1850 in Houston County, Texas, USA. He married Emma Conaway (1868-1884) on 18 or 21 December 1882 in Anderson County, Texas (County sources for both). Levi died on 7 December 1889.
2. William Monroe Bennett was born c. 1854 in Elkhart, Anderson, Texas, USA. He married Georgia C. Watts (1859-1900) on 14 March 1878 at Elkhart, Anderson, Texas. William died c. 1899 in Elkhart, Anderson, Texas, USA.
3. Cynthia Faith Bennett was born on 16 August 1856 in Elkhart, Anderson, Texas, USA. She married John Parker Jr. (1850-1917) on 15 January 1874 in Anderson County, Texas. Cynthia died on 17 May 1950 in Palestine, Anderson, Texas, USA.
4. Richard Bennett was born on 30 September 1858 in Anderson County, Texas, USA. He married 1) Luanna Angie Gauntt (1861-1891) on 5 December 1878 in Elkhart, Anderson, Texas, USA and 2) Edna Gertrude Gressett (1870-1938) on 8 September 1895 in Anderson County, Texas. Richard died on 26 October 1943 in Elkhart, Anderson, Texas, USA.
5. Permelia Melvina Bennett was born on 3 February 1861 in Anderson County, Texas, USA. She married George W. Franks (1852-1939) c. 1879. Permelia died on 30 January 1943 in Elkhart, Anderson, Texas, USA.

Death and Burial

Miles died on 28 November 1887 in Anderson County, Texas, USA at the age of 71.

Buried in Pilgrim Cemetery (White section), Elkhart, Anderson, Texas.

Find A Grave: Memorial #5107864

Sources

• 1849 Land Patent in Anderson County on 14 November and filed on 17 July 1874.
• 1850 US Federal Census on 17 September in Anderson County, Texas.^[1]
• 1860 US Federal Census on 29 June in Beat 2, Anderson, Texas. ^[2]
• 1870 US Federal Census, n.d., in Anderson County, Texas. ^[3]
• 1880 US Federal Census in June in Precinct 1, Anderson, Texas. Page 17, lines 27-34. ^[4]
• 1924 Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958 for Mrs. Laura Bennett, spouse of Miles Bennett who died on 28 Nov 1887. Married 15 June 1848 in Anderson County, Texas. Mrs. Bennett's residence at time of application for a pension, 12 June 1924, was Texas. Approved on 1 September 1924. It also gives her death as 29 December 1925.
• Hohes, Pauline Buck. A Centennial History of Anderson County, Texas.
• 1887 Will of Miles Bennett.
• 1843 Hand written birth record for Armstead Bennett, son of Rachel, provided on line by family members.
• Texas Death Certificate for Cynthia Faith Parker, daughter.
• Texas Death Certifiacte for Richard Bennett, son.
• Texas Death Certificate for Mrs. Permelia Melvina Franks, daughter.
• Find A Grave Index.
• Texas State Historical Association. Find the profile for Miles Bennett

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Footnotes

1. ↑ 1850: Bennett, Miles 32, farmer; Lunm (sic) 20, wife; Armistead 0, b. Houston County, Texas, son. Name of wife is totally unrecognizable, but it isn't Rachel.)
2. ↑ 1880: Bennett, Miles 43, farmer, b. IN, real estate vale $8,000, personal $3,500, head; Sara 29, IL, wife; Levi 9, son; W.M. (William Monroe) 6, son; S.F. (Cynthia Faith) 3, daughter; Richard 1, son.
3. ↑ 1870: Bennett, Miles 53, farmer, head; Laura 39, wife; Levi 19, farm, son; Monroe 16, son; Cynthia 13, daughter; Richard 11, son; Permelia 9, daughter.
4. ↑ 1880: Bennett, Miles 63, b. Indiana, farmer, head; Laura 43, b. Illinois, wife; Richard 21, b. TX, farm labor, son; Louanna 19, b. TX, daughter-in-law; Robert 8 months (Sept), b. TX, grandson; Franks, Permelia 19, b. TX, daughter; Franks, George 27, b. Louisiana, son-in-law; Georgiana 3 months (March), b. TX, granddaughter.

Acknowledgements

1. Bennett-10683 was created by William Foster through the import of MKF Tree 2015-06-25.ged on Jun 25, 2015.
2. Darlene Scott Kerr added bio, photo, sources on 17 May 2017.