Levi Armstead Bennett (1850 - 1889)

Born 1850 in Houston County, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Died 7 Dec 1889 at about age 39 in Anderson County, Texas, United States

Biography

Birth

Levi Armstead Bennett was born in 1850 in Houston County, Texas, United States to Miles Bennett (1816-1887) and Sara Laura Jordan (1830-1925).

Siblings

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.

Marriage and Family

On either 18 or 21 December 1882 in Anderson County, Texas, Levi married Emma Conaway (1868-after 24 April 1884). There are Texas state sources for both dates, but probably 18th. Emma was the daughter of Alfred H. Conaway (1824-1868) and Martha Jane Kennedy (1840-1879). She was orphaned at age 11 and her grandmother Eliza (Killion) Kennedy (1819-1881) raised her with the help of her aunt and uncle.

Child of the Bennett-Conaway Marriage

1. Fannie Lee Bennett was born on 29 December 1883 in Elkhart, Anderson, Texas, USA. She married John Randolph Walling (1879-1946) on 2 December 1902 in Anderson County, Texas. Fannie died on 13 February 1965 in Elkhart, Anderson, Texas, USA.

Occupations

There are articles in Galveston Newspaper on 15 June 1880 and 25 August 1881. The 1881 article gives his occupation as Deputy Sheriff of Anderson County, Texas.

Death and Burial

Levi died on 7 December 1889 in Anderson County, Texas, United States at the age of 39. He was buried in the Pilgrim Cemetery (White section, Elkhart, Anderson, Texas. Find A Grave: Memorial #40620992. His grave is unmarked.

Sources

• 1850 United States Federal Census on 17 September in Anderson County, Texas.^[1]
• 1860 United States Federal Census on 29 June in Beat 2, Anderson, Texas. ^[2]
• 1870 United States Federal Census, n.d., in Anderson County, Texas. ^[3]
• 1880 United States Federal Census in June in Precinct 2, Anderson, Texas. ^[4]
• 1882 Texas Marriage Index.
• 1882 Texas Select CountyMarriage Index.
• Find A Grave Index.

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: Parker, John Jr. 29, farmer, head; Cynthia 23, wife; Frank 5, son; Levi 3, son; Laura Irene 1, daughter; Bennett, Levi 29, farmer, single, brother-in-law.