Martha Jane BENNETTAge: 81 years1861–1943
- Name
- Martha Jane BENNETT
- Married name
- Martha Jane PRUITT
 Birth | September 30, 1861 25 24 |
 Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary COTTON 1861 |
| Birth of a brother | Micagah Y BENNETT March 23, 1866 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Melisse Caroline BENNETT February 14, 1868 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Anna Delilah Francis BENNETT November 21, 1870 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Isaac MOORE after 1870 (Age 8 years) Note: Several genealogists have claimed (conjectured) that Isaac Moore, father of Sarah Jane Moore Bennett, was murdered in Alabama after 1870. They found newspaper reports of a murder of Isaac Moore near Uniontown Alabama in 1876. However, research into the claim has shown that the Isaac Moore who was murdered was a long lived resident of Alabama, had a good deal of money and plantation there, and was almost certainly not our ancestor Isaac of Trinity Co. Verification of this can be found in the Agricultural Census of Alabama (1860s). But even better, the court case for the murder ended up in the Alabama Supreme Court! See page 96 of \"Report of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Alabama\", Volume 55, By Alabama. Supreme Court which is available to freely read online. So, it is still unknown what happened to Isaac Moore of Trinity County after 1870.
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| Birth of a sister | Nimmie BENNETT October 30, 1873 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John Hamlin BENNETT February 15, 1876 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Rosa Anna BENNETT March 26, 1878 (Age 16 years) |
 Marriage | James W. PRUITT — View this family November 18, 1880 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Henryetta BENNETT November 16, 1881 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Richmond Floyd BENNETT February 20, 1884 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Arbelle PRUITT 1886 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | James E PRUITT February 2, 1888 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Earnest E PRUITT November 13, 1894 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a father | Richmond Oliver BENNETT January 15, 1895 (Age 33 years) Note: In one application for her pension Sarah declared Richmond died in 1895. In another she said 1896. The application for his military headstone, submitted in 1932 after Sarah had died, states he died Jan 15, 1895.
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| Birth of a son #4 | Jettie B PRUITT 1896 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Ethel PRUITT 1898 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Mary O PRUITT 1900 (Age 38 years) |
 Residence | James W. PRUITT — View this family 1900 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a sister | Anna Delilah Francis BENNETT May 3, 1903 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | John ROGERS January 12, 1918 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a mother | Sarah Jane MOORE October 23, 1931 (Age 70 years) Note: Paper in Confederate Widow Pension states Sarah died of senility in the home of her son-in-law GW Kennedy.
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| Death of a half-brother | William Robert ROGERS April 21, 1937 (Age 75 years) |
 Death | August 6, 1943 (Age 81 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery: Fairview Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Birth: March 11, 1836 29 29 — Georgia Death: January 15, 1895 — Groveton, Trinity Co, Tx |
| mother |
Birth: about April 19, 1837 26 26 — Alabama Death: October 23, 1931 — Groveton, Trinity, Tx |
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Marriage: December 1860 — Trinity Co, Tx |
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10 months herself |
Martha Jane BENNETT Birth: September 30, 1861 25 24 Death: August 6, 1943 — Anson, Jones Co, Texas |
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5 years younger brother |
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23 months younger sister |
Birth: February 14, 1868 31 30 — Trinity Co, Tx Death: May 25, 1967 — Eagle Lake, Colorado, Tx |
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3 years younger sister |
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3 years younger sister |
Nimmie BENNETT Birth: October 30, 1873 37 36 — Trinity Co, Tx Death: January 1, 1944 — Dallas Co., TX, USA |
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2 years younger brother |
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2 years younger sister |
Birth: March 26, 1878 42 40 — Trinity County Tx Death: August 18, 1971 — Angelina Co Tx |
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4 years younger sister |
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2 years younger brother |
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| Mother’s family with John A. “Henry” ROGERS |
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| mother |
Birth: about April 19, 1837 26 26 — Alabama Death: October 23, 1931 — Groveton, Trinity, Tx |
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Marriage: March 1, 1855 — Nacogdoches Tx |
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22 months half-brother |
William Robert ROGERS Birth: about 1856 18 — Texas Death: April 21, 1937 — Nacogdoches Co, Tx |
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2 years half-brother |
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| Family with James W. PRUITT |
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| herself |
Martha Jane BENNETT Birth: September 30, 1861 25 24 Death: August 6, 1943 — Anson, Jones Co, Texas |
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Marriage: November 18, 1880 — |
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6 years daughter |
Arbelle PRUITT Birth: 1886 24 |
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2 years son |
James E PRUITT Birth: February 2, 1888 26 — Groveton, Trinity Co, Tx Death: August 29, 1958 — Muleshoe, Bailey Co, Texas |
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7 years son |
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2 years son |
Jettie B PRUITT Birth: 1896 34 |
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3 years daughter |
Ethel PRUITT Birth: 1898 36 |
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3 years daughter |
Mary O PRUITT Birth: 1900 38 |
| Residence | Years Married: 19 James W Pruitt 48 Martha J Pruitt 38 Arbelle Pruitt 14 James E Pruitt 12 Dreury F Pruitt 8 Earnest E Pruitt 6 Jettie B Pruitt 4 Ethel Pruitt 2 Mary O Pruitt 3/12 |
| Death | From Death Certificate: Martha Jane Pruitt [Martha Jane Bennett] Birth Date: 30 Sep 1861 Residence: Anson, Jones, Texas Father: Richard Bennett (sic) Mother: Sarah Moore Age at Death: 81 Death Date: 6 Aug 1943 Death Place: Precinct 1, Jones, Texas, USA Notified by: Burl Pruitt |
| Burial | Findagrave Entry for Martha Jane Bennett Pruitt: Sep. 30, 1861,Trinity County,Texas Death: Aug. 6, 1943,Anson,Texas Mrs. Martha Pruitt Funeral at Bronte -- ANSON, Aug 6--(Spl.)--Funeral for Mrs. Martha Jane Pruitt is to be held at Bronte Saturday at 4 p.m. Mrs. Pruitt, born Bennett, was born Sept. 30, 1861 and in 1879 married J. W. Pruitt. Five children of 12 survive: J. E. Pruitt, C. E. of San Angelo, J. B. of Anson, Mrs. J. E. Warner of Anson and W. E. Spencer of Stamford, and an adopted daughter, Mrs. Todd Robertson of Anson; 24 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Burial will be in the Bronte Cemetery with the Lawrence Funeral Home in charge. Spouse: James Wilson Pruitt (1852 - 1926) Children: Ara Belle Pruitt Freeman (1886 - 1912)* Drewery Fred Pruitt (1891 - 1933)* Burial: Fairview Cemetery Bronte Coke County Texas, USA |