Born in Wilkinson County , Mississippi USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Thomas Bennett
and Letha Ann (McCearly) Bennett
Sister of
Sophronia Jane (Bennett) Jarrette, James Hilton Bennett, Mary Edna (Bennett) Seymour and Annice Luvilla (Bennett) Ashley
Wife of
James Harvey Ashley
— married
21 Nov 1886 in , Wilkinson, Mississippi, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
[private daughter (1880s - 1930s)], Minne Lee (Ashley) Wright, [private son (1890s - 1950s)], [private son (1890s - 1980s)], [private son (1890s - unknown)], [private daughter (1890s - unknown)], Leathea (Ashley) Carter, [private daughter (1890s - unknown)], Rosa Ethel (Ashley) Howard, [private daughter (1890s - unknown)], [private daughter (1900s - unknown)], Marvie W (Ashley) Riley, [private son (1900s - unknown)] and Eldava (Ashley) Terrell
Died before
before age 38
in Winnsboro, Franklin, Louisiana, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Jul 2014
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Biography
Rosa Bennett was born on July 1, 1871 in Mississippi. She is listed on the 1880 Census with her parents in Amite, MS. [1]She married James Harvey Ashley (Ashley-1730) on November 21, 1886 in Wilkinson, Mississippi. [2] On the 1900 Census she is listed with James H Ashley and six children in Wilkinson, MS.[3] She passed away in 1910.[4]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LB-TP1 : 12 August 2017), Rosa L Bennet in household of Thos Bennett, Beat 3, Amite, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district ED 45, sheet 486A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,640.
- ↑ "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2ZJ-GK5 : 14 February 2020), Rosa L. Bennett in entry for James H. Ashley, 1886.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9F6-H66 : accessed 27 April 2020), Rosa L Ashley in household of James H Ashley, Beat 5, Wilkinson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 153, sheet 8A, family 135, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,834.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/218007165/rosa-lee-ashley: accessed 18 October 2022), memorial page for Rosa Lee Bennett Ashley (Jun 1871–1910), Find a Grave Memorial ID 218007165, citing Coax Baptist Church Cemetery, Baskin, Franklin Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by Rebecca Smith (contributor 47876331) .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rosa L. by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rosa L.:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rosa L. by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rosa L.:
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~12.50%
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Bennett-26882 and Bennett-7893 appear to represent the same person because: Clear Duplicate
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Rejected matches › Rosa Benoit (1873-1944)
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