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Descendants of William M. Bennett

16. Sanford⁴ Bennett (William M.³, Joshua², Jehu¹) was born December 30, 1834, and died 1863. He married Catherine Yates July 16, 1854 in Orange Co., Indiana.

Notes for Sanford Bennett:
When their children were all very young, Catherine died, and Sanford went into the Civil War. He returned from the war in 1863 with a severe case of the measles, from which he soon died. The children were taken into homes of relatives and friends to be raised. Melissa was taken into the home of Carr Apple, a friend of the family, where she grew to womanhood - and married Carr's son, Lon Apple. Beckie was raised by her uncle James Bennett.

More About Sanford Bennett:
Cause of Death: Measles

Children of Sanford Bennett and Catherine Yates are:

65	i.	Melissa⁵ Bennett. She married Lon Apple.
66	ii.	Charles H Bennett. He married Elizabeth Cook.
67	iii.	Beckie Bennett. She married Jesse Longest.
68	iv.	Mary Bennett. She married George Riggle.

17. Alonzo⁴ Bennett (William M.³, Joshua², Jehu¹) was born December 10, 1836 in Kentucky, and died 1912 in Orange Co., Indiana. He married Dicie Grimes Abt. 1858 in Orange Co., Indiana, daughter of Samuel Grimes and Susan Goble. She was born May 1837 in Indiana, and died August 22, 1919 in Orange Co., Paoli, Indiana.

More About Alonzo Bennett:
Burial: Providence Baptist Cemetery, Orange Co., Indiana
Census: 1900, Greenfield Township, Orange Co., Indiana
Occupation: Farmer
Residence: English, Indiana

More About Dicie Grimes:
Burial: August 23, 1919, Providence Baptist Cemetery, Orange Co., Indiana
Cause of Death: Gastric and Hepatic Cancer

Children of Alonzo Bennett and Dicie Grimes are:

+	69	i.	Lee L.⁵ Bennett, born 1859 in Orange Co., Indiana; died March 24, 1942 in Paoli, Orange Co., Indiana.
+	70	ii.	Sarah Elizabeth Bennett, born November 17, 1861.
+	71	iii.	John Gordon Bennett, born March 31, 1864; died April 19, 1948.
	72	iv.	Catherine Bennett, born 1867. She married Amos Morgan March 01, 1889 in Orange Co., Indiana.
+	73	v.	George Bennett, born January 1872.
+	74	vi.	Rebecca Rosella Bennett, born July 31, 1875 in Indiana.
+	75	vii.	Edwin Bennett, born November 1880 in Indiana; died 1973.

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