Willie Paul Bennett

Notes:

Notes on his Find A Grave memorial page state that "He worked for Missouri Pacific Rail Road for ten years. Then retire with Brown and Root with over 25 years of service. Paul was preceded in death by his parents, sister Marcelene and son William."

His obituary, below, was copied from Family Search (G8R5-SD6)

Funeral services for Willie Paul Bennett, 84, of Spring will be held Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. at Bible Baptist Church, 2105 Wilson Rd., Humble, TX. with Reverend Mike Heron and Pastor Jim Flags officiating from First Methodist church in humble where Willie Paul was a member of the TNT group.

Graveside services and interment will follow at 3:30 p.m. in Gravel Hill Cemetery in Hemphill, Texas by Floyd Wright. The family will welcome friends and loved ones one hour prior to the funeral service from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday morning at Bible Baptist Church.

Mr. Bennett was born September 11, 1935 in Bronson, Texas to the late Ethel Lee (Scott) and William Earl Bennett, and died Thursday, June 11, 2020.

Willie Paul retired from Brown and Root for more than 25 years of service as an electrician. He also worked for Missouri Pacific Railroad for more than 10 years. Willie Paul went to Charles Bender High school in Humble but graduated from Smiley High School in 1955.

Willie Paul is survived by his sons Paul Edward Bennett from Woodville Tx., John Earl Bennett and wife Donna from Vickery Ohio, daughter Evelyn Johnson and husband Ocey Paul from Cleveland Tx., sisters Earline Conn of Spring and Neva Conn from Cleveland Tx. He is also survived by 11 grandchildren, 25 great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

Willie Paul was preceded in death by his parents William Earl and Ethel Lee Bennett, sister Marcelene Bennett and son William Edwin Bennett.

Notes:

A copy of his actual Texas Death Certificate can be viewed online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. He is listed as a son of Willie Bennett and Allie Wiggins. The informant was Mrs. Ethel Bennett, his wife. His occupation was shown as Maintenance, Baylor College.


Gravel Hill Cemetery Transcription

Bennett, Wm Earl
26 Apr 1901
29 Nov 1976
Precious memories (William Earl Bennett - Double with Ethel L. Bennett)

(Medical):See attached sources.

William married Ethel Lee Scott. Ethel was born on 28 Jul 1905 in Nacogdoches County, Texas; died on 19 Jan 1995 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried on 21 Jan 1995 in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Ethel applied for a Social Security Account on February 28, 1965, while a resident of Houston, Texas, with 9014 Richland Drive being her mailing address. She was 59 years old at the time, and reported that she was born on July 28, 1905 in Nacogdoches, Texas to Laura Lee Scott and John P. Scott.

The Sabine County Reporter
January 25, 1995, Page 10

Ethel Lee Bennett

Funeral services for Ethel Lee Bennett, 89, of Houston were held Saturday, Jan. 21, 1995, at Grace Missionary Baptist Church in Houston with Bro. Charles Swilling officiating. Interment followed with graveside rites at Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County. Arrangements were made by Brookside Funeral Home's Eastex Freeway location in Houston.

She died Thursday, Jan. 19.

Mrs. Bennett was born July 28, 1905, in Sabine County (sic), and was a long time resident of the area before moving to Houston several years ago. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Earl Bennett.

Survivors: daughters and sons-in-law, Earline and John D. Conn of Houston and Neva and John R. Conn of New Caney; a son, Paul Bennett of Deer Park; eight grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, a great-great grandson; and nieces and nephews, including a cherished niece, Linda Lout.

Pallbearers were grandsons.


Gravel Hill Cemetery Transcription

Bennett, Ethel L.
28 July 1905
19 Jan 1995
(Double with Wm Earl Bennett)

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong)

Notes:

Middle name might be Bertis/Burtis, or possibly Earl (obituary of his daughter, Ethel Ludlow).

(Research):Census Listings:

1910 Census
Texas, Shelby County, JP 3
Enumerated 6 May 1910
SD 2 ED 149 Sheet 19A
Stamped 135
306-306
Bennett, William Hd M W 36 M1 10 Tx Tx Ga Farmer
Bennett, Allie Wf F W 26 M1 10 4/3 Tx Tx Tn
Bennett, Earl Son M W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
Bennett, Ethel May Dtr F W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Bennett, Roy Lee Son M W 1 S Tx Tx Tx
Wiggins, John Nephew M W 16 S Tx Tx Tx
307-307
Alexy and Emma Bennett

1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 6
Enumerated 29 Jan 1920
SD 306 ED 173 Sheet 21A Stamped 217
414-414
Bennett, William B Hd M W 45 M Tx Tx Ga Farmer
Bennett, Allie C Wf F W 38 M Tx Tx Tx
Bennett, William Son M W 18 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Bennett, Ethel M. Dtr F W 16 S Tx Tx Tx
Bennett, Roy Son M W 10 S Tx Tx Tx
Bennett, Evon Dtr F W 5 S Tx Tx Tx

1930
Unable to locate

William married Allie Carrie Wiggins about 1900 in Texas. Allie was born on 27 Jul 1882 in Texas; died on 16 Sep 1950 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Lott Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

John W. Clark shows her as the daughter of Wash Wiggins and Mary Frances Eddins, as does Barbara Yancey Dore. Kay Parker McCary noted, on April 25, 2012, that she was buried at Lott Cemetery as Allie Bennett.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JN9K-NS9
Name: Allie Bennett Clark
Death Date: 16 Sep 1950
Death Place: Bronson, Sabine, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Age: 68 years 1 month 19 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 27 Jul 1882
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Wash Wiggins
Father's Birthplace: Texas
Mother's Name: Mary Eddings
Mother's Birthplace: Texas
Occupation: Housewife
Place of Residence: Bronson, Sabine, Texas
Cemetery: Lott Cemetery
Burial Place: Sabine Co., Texas
Burial Date: 17 Sep 1950
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2074493
Digital Film Number: 4166796
Image Number: 345
Reference Number: N44746
Collection: Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976