James Levi Bennett (1869 - 1944)

Born 15 Jul 1869 in Stokes, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 9 Apr 1944 at age 74 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States

Biography

James was born in 1869. He was the son of Leander Bennett and Cornealia Neal. ^[1]

He was a farmer, married in 1892 to Hulda Ann Smith, ^[2] and they had children: ^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

1. Dora Lee, b. 05 Nov 1893, m. Gideon Harson Mabe, d. 25 Nov 1972
2. Willie B., b. abt. 1896, d. bef. 1910
3. Andrew Jackson, b. 25 Jun 1898, m. Pearlie Mamie Nelson, d. 09 Jun 1976
4. Necie A., b. 27 Jul 1900, m. William Lester Mabe, d. 16 Apr 1920
5. James Rotha, b. 13 Apr 1903, m. Mamie Jane Bullin, d. 01 Jun 1975
6. Samuel Albert, b. 22 Jul 1905, m. Ola Virginia Sams, d. 02 Aug 1989
7. Howard Vero, b. 24 Mar 1908, m. Verda Rierson, d. 27 Dec 1995
8. Clady Rockford, b. 27 Feb 1911, m. Nellie Mabe d. 05 Dec 1981
9. Paul Davis, b. 05 Oct 1913, m. Gladys Vera Flinchum, d. 31 Oct 1992
10. Willie Nick, b. 17 Sep 1915, m. Annie Mae Mabe, d. 29 Mar 1977
11. Lena Martin, b. 08 Mar 1918, m. Gibson Brown, d. 14 Jul 1994

He passed away in 1944 ^[8] and is buried at Bennett-Mabe Cemetery in Stokes County, North Carolina. ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCX5-85X : 19 August 2017), James L Bennett in household of Leander Bennett, Peters Creek, Stokes, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 247, sheet 368D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0982; FHL microfilm 1,254,982.
2. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLMM-31Y1 : 21 July 2021), James Bennett and Hulda Ann Smith, 20 Oct 1892; citing Stokes, Pitt, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS14-YV7 : accessed 8 October 2017), James L Bennett, Peters Creel Township, Jewell's Precinct, Stokes, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 95, sheet 5B, family 95, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,218.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLS8-MMF : accessed 8 October 2017), James L Bennett, Peters Creek, Stokes, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 181, sheet 4B, family 66, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1128; FHL microfilm 1,375,141.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZNR-G59 : accessed 8 October 2017), James Bennett, Peters Creek, Stokes, North Carolina, United States; citing ED 237, sheet 7A, line 4, family 104, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1318; FHL microfilm 1,821,318.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X37W-5NM : accessed 8 October 2017), James L Bennett, Peters Creek, Stokes, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 7, sheet 2A, line 27, family 24, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1722; FHL microfilm 2,341,456.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWQC-S8J : accessed 8 October 2017), Jim L Bennett, Danbury, Danbury Township, Stokes, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 85-5, sheet 12B, line 50, family 186, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2976.
8. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FP5Q-NDH : 18 July 2017), James L. Bennett, 09 Apr 1944; citing Winston-Salem, Forsyth, N.C., fn 7B cn 7510, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,943,241.
9. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #50681520 James Lee Bennett (15 Jul 1869–9 Apr 1944), citing Bennett-Mabe Cemetery, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by isabel (contributor 46810993) .