Rufus Kelly Bennett (1929 - 2010)

Born 17 Oct 1929 in Stokes, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mattie Ruth (Beaver) Bennett — married 4 Jul 1953 in Asheboro, North Carolina

Died 8 Dec 2010 at age 81 in Randolph, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Rufus, who went by Kelly, was born in 1929. He was the son of Jesse Bennett and Zettie Mabe. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

He married first in 1953 to Mattie Ruth Beaver ^[4] and they had children:

1. Timothy Michael, b. 1954, ^[5] m. Patricia Dale (Goins) Cox ^[6]
2. Kelly Dean, b. 1960, ^[7] m. Lisa Jayne York ^[8]

Mattie Ruth died in 1987 and Kelly married second in 1988 to Ruby Mae (Cole) Simmons. ^[9]

Kelly passed away in 2010 ^[10] and is buried at Randolph Memorial Park in Asheboro, North Carolina. ^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VC4W-8RR : 8 December 2014), Rufus Kelley Bennett, 1929; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 16, p. 292, Stokes, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X374-4M7 : accessed 11 October 2018), Kelly Bennett in household of Jesse R Bennett, Peters Creek, Stokes, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 7, sheet 7A, line 46, family 130, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1722; FHL microfilm 2,341,456.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW7Y-1XH : 13 March 2018), Kelley Bennett in household of J R Bennett, Richland Township, Randolph, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 76-31, sheet 12B, line 50, family 197, 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 2962.
4. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21Y-S13M : 21 July 2021), Kelly Bennett and Ruth Beaver, 04 Jul 1953; citing Randolph, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm.
5. ↑ "North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7ZSD-X96Z : 3 September 2021), Kelly Rufus Bennett in entry for Timothy Michael Bennett, 21 Jun 1954; citing Birth, Randolph, North Carolina, United States, North Carolina State Archives, Division of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 102484000.
6. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21Y-3PZ4 : 21 July 2021), Kelly Rufus Bennett in entry for Timothy Michael Bennett and Patricia Dale Goins Cox, 29 Aug 1982; citing Randolph, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .
7. ↑ "North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7Z9J-CSN2 : 3 September 2021), Kelly Rufus Bennett in entry for Kelly Dean Bennett, 23 Apr 1960; citing Birth, Randolph, North Carolina, United States, North Carolina State Archives, Division of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 102484000.
8. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21Y-CNX6 : 21 July 2021), Kelly Bennett in entry for Kelly Dean Bennett and Lisa Jayne York, 10 Oct 1982; citing Randolph, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .
9. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21Y-39YV : 21 July 2021), Kelly Rufas Bennett and Ruby Mae Cole Simmons, 03 Sep 1988; citing Randolph, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .
10. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JPM4-LX3 : 12 January 2021), Kelly R Bennett, 08 Dec 2010; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
11. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #106462518 for Kelly R. Bennett (17 Oct 1929–8 Dec 2010), citing Randolph Memorial Park, Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by MyFamilyMyLife (contributor 48048465) .

See also:

• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVY3-P8W2 : accessed 7 July 2022), Kelly R Bennett, North Carolina, United States, 10 Dec 2010; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Greensboro News & Record, born-digital text.