William Henry "Dutch" Bennett b. 8 Jun 1850 Sabine County, Texas d. 26 Jan 1926 East Bernard, Wharton County, Texas: Strong McLemore Ancestry

1850 - 1926 (75 years)

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Name	William Henry "Dutch" Bennett [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Nickname	Dutch
Born	8 Jun 1850	Sabine County, Texas [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Gender	Male
Died	26 Jan 1926	East Bernard, Wharton County, Texas [2, 5]
Buried	East Bernard Methodist Cemetery, East Bernard, Wharton County, Texas [5]
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 Adam Jackson Bennett and Sarah Jane Harvey, both being shown as born in Baton Rougue, Louisiana. The informant was W.H. Bennett, Jr, presumably his namesake son. He was shown as a Farmer, and married. He was buried at the M. E. Cemetery in East Bernard. (Research): Census Listings: 1880 Census Texas, Sabine County, 5th Precinct Enumerated 6 and 7 July 1880 Page 28D SD 1 ED 86 241-241 Bennett, Dutch W M 30 Farmer Tx La SC Bennett, Mary E W F 28 Wf Keeps house Ala Ala Ala Bennett, Noel W M 7 Son Tx Tx Ala Bennett, James C W M 5 Son Tx Tx Ala Bennett, Wiley D W M 3 Son Tx Tx Ala Bennett, Zada A W F 2 Dt Tx Tx Ala 1900 Census Louisiana, Acadia Parish, Ward 4 Enumerated 17 July 1900 SD 3 ED 6 Sheet 33B 575-577 Bennett, William H Head W M Jun 1850 49 M 27 Tx La La Farmer Bennett, Mary E Wf W F July 1852 47 M 27 9/9 Ga Ga Ga Bennett, Noel S Son W M Dec 1873 26 S Tx Tx Ga Farm Laborer Bennett, Dorson W Son W M Dec 1873 23 S Tx Tx Ga Student Bennett, Zadie A Dtr W F Sept 1878 21 S Tx Tx Ga Bennett, Vinney V Dtr W F Jan 1883 17 S Tx Tx Ga Bennett, Dewit C Son W M Aug 1889 10 S La Tx Ga Bennett, Ada J Son W M Spet 1893 6 S La Tx Ga (Medical):See attached sources. [2]
Person ID	I6836	Strong Family Tree
Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

Father	Adam Jackson Bennett, b. 27 Jan 1815, Laurel Hill, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana , d. 28 Mar 1886, Time, Sabine County, Texas (Age 71 years)
Mother	Mary Jane Elizabeth Harvey, b. 17 Dec 1821, Louisiana , d. 8 Mar 1901, Pine Hill, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas (Age 79 years)
Married	1 Aug 1839	West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana [1]
	Virgie Speights, in OLD TIMERS OF SABINE COUNTY, TEXAS, in a column about Pearl Chambers Lord Greer, dated January 30, 1964, wrote that "Adam Bennett and Mary Jane Elizabeth Harvey, came with their slaves from Louisiana, just ahead of the sheriff. He was chasing them to take away their slaves in connection with some sort of lien connected with the estate of Mrs. Bennett's mother. They barely made it to Texas and safety in time to camp in the 'sand field' now known as "Bennet Field," just on the Texas side of the Sabine. The Louisiana authorities camped on the opposite side of the river before frustratedly returning home the next day. Then Adam staked his claim atop a nearby hill with gently sloping fields towards the river. The place is still called the "Bennett Place." There is a family graveyard nearby. The elder Bennetts had come to East Feliciana Parish from Alabama, and his father, a silversmith, had come from Germany." In a later article, this one profiling Abbie Della Bennett Travis, January 27, 1966, she added that the lien was due to "a matter of a few unpaid debts. The slaves were to be confiscated, so the Bennett's, their two children, and Zelotus Margaret Ann Boyd Harvey raced to the Sabine River and safety which they attained just before dark."
Family ID	F844	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Mary Elizabeth Harrison, b. 18 Jul 1852, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia , d. 25 Jul 1934, East Bernard, Wharton County, Texas (Age 82 years)

Married Abt 1873 [6, 7]

Children

	1. Noel Seth Bennett, b. 25 Dec 1873, Center, Shelby County, Texas , d. 30 Jun 1951, Guadalupe County, Texas (Age 77 years)
	2. James C. Bennett, b. 10 Apr 1875, Sabine County, Texas , d. 14 Aug 1962, Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas (Age 87 years)
	3. Wiley Dorson Bennett, b. 18 Dec 1876, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas , d. 22 Jul 1962, San Benito, Cameron County, Texas (Age 85 years)
	4. Zady Alma Bennett, b. 27 Sep 1878, Sabine County, Texas , d. 11 May 1958, Daisetta, Liberty County, Texas (Age 79 years)
	5. William Henry Bennett, Jr., b. 11 Jun 1881, Texas , d. 12 Nov 1961, Humble, Harris County, Texas (Age 80 years)
	6. Vinney Viola Bennett, b. 3 Jan 1883, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas , d. 14 Sep 1957, Orange, Orange County, Texas (Age 74 years)
	7. Robert Luther Bennett, b. Abt 1885, Texas , d. 29 Apr 1978, Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas (Age ~ 93 years)
	8. Dewitt Clinton Bennett, b. 24 Aug 1888, Louisiana , d. 23 Aug 1982, Orange, Orange County, Texas (Age 93 years)
	9. Lt. Col. Adam Jackson Bennett, b. 16 Sep 1893, Louisiana , d. 5 May 1976, Harlingen, Cameron County, Texas (Age 82 years)

Photos

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.

Last Modified 13 Aug 2014

Family ID F13541 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - 8 Jun 1850 - Sabine County, Texas
	Died - 26 Jan 1926 - East Bernard, Wharton County, Texas
	Buried - - East Bernard Methodist Cemetery, East Bernard, Wharton County, Texas

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Sources

[S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972.
[S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/).
[S308] 1880 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005., (1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ? Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880. T9, 1,454 rolls. This database is an index to 50 million individuals enumerated in the 1880 United States Federal Census. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, occupation, relationship to the head of household, race, sex, age at last birthday, marital status, place of birth, parents? place of birth. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1880 Federal Census.), Texas, Sabine County, 5th Precinct Enumerated 6 and 7 July 1880 Page 28D SD 1 ED 86 241-241 (Reliability: 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 (Reliability: 3).
[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 (Reliability: 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).
[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).