William was born in 1857. He passed away in 1934.
this info to cousin jo ledbetter
Dr. Robert Richard Ledbetter is grandson of WilliamSteven Bennett and Maggie Mae Goodwin. Their daughter Freddye Dell Bennett was mother of Dr. Robert Richard Ledbetter.
Letter from Robert Richard Ledbetter to Jo Ledbetter (cousins,) undated. (estimated 1990,s).
"Jo, Just looked at your email once more. You asked about Freddye’s parents. Her father was William Steven Bennett, born Jan 17, 1857 died Feb. 9, 1934. "
" Her mother was Maggie Mae Goodwin, no birth date that I have, died July 1916. I have no exact day of death for Maggie . "
"Both are buried in old Elam Church Cemetery near Lumpkin, GA, and are listed in' HISTORY OF STEWART COUNTY, GEORGIA'''''''"
" This cemetery has mostly returned to the wild, and the church was long ago gone. I marked their graves about 15 years ago with a simple stone, but the plot is all grown up again."
"They have only one child now living deep in her 80’s. "
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