John K. Bennett was born in Wood county, Virginia, January 10, 1816. His father, Elias Bennett, was also a native of Virginia; he was born in 1791, and at the age of twenty was married to Miss Margaret, daughter of George Kerns, Esq. of Pennsylvania. The fruits of that marriage was a family of six children, of whom John K. is the third. Mr. Bennett moved, at an early day, to Washington county, Ohio, and there purchased a farm and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He died at his residence in 1828; his wife survived him until 1861, when she died at her residence in Schuyler county.
John K. received his early education in the schools of Ohio, and at the age of twenty-two he was married to Miss Eliza, daughter of the late James Madison, of Lewistown, Fulton county, Ill., nephew of ex-President James Madison. The fruits of their marriage is a family of six children, three of whom are married and settled in this county, and all doing well.
Mr. Bennett came to Schuyler county in the fall of 1838, and immediately engaged in farming and stock raising. At present he is residing at his residence in Bainbridge, and is postmaster at Centre. Politically, he is a strong supporter of the principles of the Republican party, and was among those who stood firm for the Union during the late rebellion. [1] He is buried at Clark Cemetery, Schuyler, Illinois, United States
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