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Dewitt Clinton Bennett

Dewitt Clinton Bennett

Male 1888 - 1982  (93 years)

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  • Name Dewitt Clinton Bennett  [1, 2
    Born 24 Aug 1888  Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 23 Aug 1982  Orange, Orange County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Evergreen Cemetery, Orange, Orange County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • He was widowed at the time of his death, and his occupation was listed as "Attorney and County Judge." The informant was Cathy Moody.
    Person ID I45630  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 14 Aug 2014 

    Father William Henry "Dutch" Bennett,   b. 8 Jun 1850, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jan 1926, East Bernard, Wharton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Mary Elizabeth Harrison,   b. 18 Jul 1852, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jul 1934, East Bernard, Wharton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married Abt 1873  [3, 4
    Photos
    Bennett, William Henry and Elizabeth Harrison Family
    Bennett, William Henry and Elizabeth Harrison Family
    BACK ROW: (left to right) Dewitt Clinton, Noel Seth, Wiley Dorson, Dr. William Henry Jr
    GIRLS: (left to right) Zady Alma and Vinnie Viola
    FRONT ROW: (left to right) James Chambers, Elizabeth Harrison Bennett, Adam Jackson, William Henry Bennett Sr., and Dr. Robert Luther.

    Patsy Miller, who shared this photo, descends from Wiley Dorson Bennett (middle of the back row), through his son Roy.
    Family ID F13541  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 Aug 1888 - Louisiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Aug 1982 - Orange, Orange County, Texas Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Bennett, Dewitt Clinton
b. 1888 LA d. 1982 Texas
    Bennett, Dewitt Clinton b. 1888 LA d. 1982 Texas
    Attorney and County Judge in Orange County, Texas

    Documents
    Bennett, Dewitt Clinton
    Bennett, Dewitt Clinton
    Article from "The Orange Leader" relating to Dewitt Bennett developing housing stock in the Bennett addition of Orange. This neighborhood is Southeast of the Shangri La Botanical gardens, and east of both Park Avenue and the Sabine River.

  • Sources 
    1. [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Louisiana, Acadia Parish, Ward 4 Enumerated 17 July 1900 SD 3 ED 6 Sheet 33B 575-577 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S1696] Ancestry.com - Texas Death Certificates, 1903-1982 [database online].

    3. [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Louisiana, Acadia Parish, Ward 4 Enumerated 17 July 1900 SD 3 ED 6 Sheet 33B 575-577 Married 27 years (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 46726127 and # 46726161 (Reliability: 3).