John Pinkston BENNETT 1832–1908

John Pinkston BENNETTAge: 76 years1832–1908

Name: John Pinkston BENNETT

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Birth	January 22, 1832 25 25 Wilkes Co Ga
Birth of a sister	Rebecca BENNETT about 1834 (Age 23 months) Fayette Co Ga
Birth of a brother	Richmond Oliver BENNETT March 11, 1836 (Age 4 years) Georgia
Death of a maternal grandfather	Weaver COTTON 1836 (Age 3 years) Coweta Co GA Note: From THE PALLADIUM Advertisements, Coweta Co GA From THE PALLADIUM Advertisements, Coweta Co GA April 14, 1836 Cary Cotton and Sarah Cotton, Administrators will sell perishable property of Weaver Cotton, deceased, of 2nd District, Coweta Co. on 5th May.
Birth of a sister	Mary Ann BENNETT June 18, 1838 (Age 6 years) Fayette Co Ga
Death of a paternal grandmother	Frances PINKSTON after 1840 (Age 7 years) Ga
Death of a paternal grandfather	Peter BENNETT after 1843 (Age 10 years) Wilkes Co Ga or possibly Tx
Marriage	Sarah “Sadie” POSTON — View this family about 1850 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a daughter #1	Alatha BENNETT 1851 (Age 18 years) Trinity Co Tx
Death of a maternal grandmother	Sarah Elizabeth “Sally” BENNETT about 1851 (Age 18 years) Coweta Co, GA Note: From Findagrave for Sally Bennett Evans Cotton: From Findagrave for Sally Bennett Evans Cotton: Birth: 1780 Bedford County Virginia, USA Death: 1850 Moreland Coweta County Georgia, USA 1795: Sarah Elizabeth Bennett first married James Arden Evans @ Pittsylvania Co., VA. While Sarah was pregnant with their first child, James Arden Evans died in 11/1799. Sarah gave birth to their child in 6/1800 @ Wilkes Co., GA. 8/3/1806: Married Weaver A. Cotton @ Wilkes Co., GA. 1836: Weaver A. Cotton died in Wilkes Co., GA. 1840 United States Federal Census: Name: Sarah Cotten [Sarah Cotton] Home in 1840: Coweta Co., GA Free White Persons-Males-15 thru 19: 1 Free White Persons-Males-20 thru 29: 1 Free White Persons-Females-50 thru 59: 1 Persons Employed in Agriculture: 3 Free White Persons-Under 20: 1 Free White Persons-20 thru 49: 1 Total Free White Persons: 3 1850 Federal Census taken 9/30/1850, for Coweta Co., GA, Dwelling # 500, Family # 500: William Hindsman, age 44, male, farmer, b. GA; Mary Hindsman, age 37, female, b. GA; Sarah Hindsman, age 18, female, b. GA; Andrew Hindsman, age 12, male, b. GA; Nancy Hindsman, age 10, female, b. GA; W. Cotton, age 27, male, b. GA; S. Cotton, age 63, female, b. GA. (this shows Weaver Cotton and his mother, Sarah Cotton.) Family links: Spouses: James Arden Evans (1773 - 1799) Weaver Cotton (1768 - 1836) Children: James Arden Evans (1800 - 1855)* Mary Cotton Bennett (1807 - 1861)* Rachel M. Cotton Evans (1808 - 1881)* Nancy M. Cotton Hindsman (1810 - 1855)* Sarah M. Cotton Hindsman (1815 - 1857)* Travis Cotton (1815 - 1850)* Weaver Alexander Cotton (1822 - 1896)* Bennett Cotton (1824 - 1842)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Hindsman Family Cemetery Moreland Coweta County Georgia, USA
Birth of a son #2	John Pinkston BENNETT March 15, 1852 (Age 20 years) Anderson Co Tx
Death of a wife	Sarah “Sadie” POSTON 1855 (Age 22 years) Trinity Co Tx
Marriage	Mary Jane DAVIS — View this family May 8, 1856 (Age 24 years)
Death of a father	Mycajah Y. BENNETT 1856 (Age 23 years) Trinity County Tx BennettCemeteryMemorial.jpg
Birth of a son #3	William Mycajah BENNETT 1857 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter #4	Mary Charlotte BENNETT 1859 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter #5	Elizabeth Jane BENNETT 1861 (Age 28 years)
Death of a mother	Mary COTTON 1861 (Age 28 years) Trinity County Tx
Birth of a son #6	John J BENNETT 1862 (Age 29 years)
Death of a sister	Sarah Frances BENNETT March 4, 1864 (Age 32 years) Erath Co Tx
Birth of a daughter #7	Vita Valeria BENNETT 1865 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter #8	Verdine BENNETT 1867 (Age 34 years)
Death of a sister	Rebecca BENNETT December 1869 (Age 37 years) Trinity Co, Tx Note: From gedmatch pedigree of Ref: 3470714:P37 for T968797 Susan Hamilton.
Birth of a son #9	William Richmond BENNETT 1871 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a daughter #10	Frances Adeline BENNETT 1877 (Age 44 years)
Death of a daughter	Alatha BENNETT after 1880 (Age 47 years) Ivey Cem Houston Co Tx
Death of a brother	Richmond Oliver BENNETT January 15, 1895 (Age 62 years) Groveton, Trinity Co, Tx 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. Listen to Effie talk about how her Grandpa Bennett died. RO Bennett Headstone Application
Death of a son	John Pinkston BENNETT January 23, 1908 (Age 76 years)
Death	November 21, 1908 (Age 76 years) Callahan Co Tx

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary COTTON John Pinkston BENNETT Rebecca BENNETT Richmond Oliver BENNETT Mary Ann BENNETT Peter BENNETT Sarah Frances BENNETT Mycajah Y. BENNETT Birth: 1807 27 27 — Wilkes Co GA Death: 1856 — Trinity County Tx
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mycajah Y. BENNETT John Pinkston BENNETT Rebecca BENNETT Richmond Oliver BENNETT Mary Ann BENNETT Peter BENNETT Sarah Frances BENNETT Mary COTTON Birth: about 1807 38 — Wilkes Co GA Death: 1861 — Trinity County Tx
	Marriage: August 27, 1826 — Wilkes GA
5 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah “Sadie” POSTON Alatha BENNETT John Pinkston BENNETT Family with spouse Mary Jane DAVIS William Mycajah BENNETT Mary Charlotte BENNETT Elizabeth Jane BENNETT John J BENNETT Vita Valeria BENNETT Verdine BENNETT William Richmond BENNETT Frances Adeline BENNETT John Pinkston BENNETT Birth: January 22, 1832 25 25 — Wilkes Co Ga Death: November 21, 1908 — Callahan Co Tx
3 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Joel HAMILTON John Weaver “Amos” HAMILTON Mary Alice HAMILTON Susan Frances HAMILTON Sarah HAMILTON Joel Richmond HAMILTON Elizabeth “Bettie” HAMILTON Rebecca BENNETT Birth: about 1834 27 27 — Fayette Co Ga Death: December 1869 — Trinity Co, Tx
2 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Jane MOORE Martha Jane BENNETT Micagah Y BENNETT Mary Melisse Caroline BENNETT Anna Delilah Francis BENNETT Nimmie BENNETT John Hamlin BENNETT Rosa Anna BENNETT Henryetta BENNETT Richmond Floyd BENNETT Richmond Oliver BENNETT Birth: March 11, 1836 29 29 — Georgia Death: January 15, 1895 — Groveton, Trinity Co, Tx
2 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Joseph A DAVIS Sarah DAVIS Nancy DAVIS Oliver DAVIS Wilson DAVIS Amanda DAVIS Miranda DAVIS Margaret DAVIS Ellen DAVIS Mary Ann BENNETT Birth: June 18, 1838 31 31 — Fayette Co Ga Death: May 29, 1915 — Nogalus Prairie, Trinity, Tx
-10 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Dalia SHELBY Peter BENNETT Birth: 1828 21 21 — Wilkes Co Ga
2 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jonathan HIGHTOWER Mary HIGHTOWER John H HIGHTOWER Sarah A HIGHTOWER Neces HIGHTOWER Jonathan HIGHTOWER Sarah Frances BENNETT Birth: 1829 22 22 — Wilkes Co Ga Death: March 4, 1864 — Erath Co Tx

Family with Sarah “Sadie” POSTON - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah “Sadie” POSTON Alatha BENNETT John Pinkston BENNETT Family with spouse Mary Jane DAVIS William Mycajah BENNETT Mary Charlotte BENNETT Elizabeth Jane BENNETT John J BENNETT Vita Valeria BENNETT Verdine BENNETT William Richmond BENNETT Frances Adeline BENNETT John Pinkston BENNETT Birth: January 22, 1832 25 25 — Wilkes Co Ga Death: November 21, 1908 — Callahan Co Tx
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Pinkston BENNETT Alatha BENNETT John Pinkston BENNETT Sarah “Sadie” POSTON Birth: 1836 — Ga Death: 1855 — Trinity Co Tx
	Marriage: about 1850 —
2 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Alatha BENNETT Birth: 1851 18 15 — Trinity Co Tx Death: after 1880 — Ivey Cem Houston Co Tx
14 months son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships John Pinkston BENNETT Birth: March 15, 1852 20 16 — Anderson Co Tx Death: January 23, 1908

Family with Mary Jane DAVIS - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah “Sadie” POSTON Alatha BENNETT John Pinkston BENNETT Family with spouse Mary Jane DAVIS William Mycajah BENNETT Mary Charlotte BENNETT Elizabeth Jane BENNETT John J BENNETT Vita Valeria BENNETT Verdine BENNETT William Richmond BENNETT Frances Adeline BENNETT John Pinkston BENNETT Birth: January 22, 1832 25 25 — Wilkes Co Ga Death: November 21, 1908 — Callahan Co Tx
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Pinkston BENNETT William Mycajah BENNETT Mary Charlotte BENNETT Elizabeth Jane BENNETT John J BENNETT Vita Valeria BENNETT Verdine BENNETT William Richmond BENNETT Frances Adeline BENNETT Mary Jane DAVIS Death: April 13, 1925 — Paducah Tx
	Marriage: May 8, 1856 —
20 months son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships William Mycajah BENNETT Birth: 1857 24
3 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Mary Charlotte BENNETT Birth: 1859 26
3 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Elizabeth Jane BENNETT Birth: 1861 28
2 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships John J BENNETT Birth: 1862 29
4 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Vita Valeria BENNETT Birth: 1865 32
3 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Verdine BENNETT Birth: 1867 34
5 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships William Richmond BENNETT Birth: 1871 38
7 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Frances Adeline BENNETT Birth: 1877 44

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Family with parents
father Parents Peter BENNETT Frances PINKSTON	Mycajah Y. BENNETT 1807–1856
mother Parents Weaver COTTON Sarah Elizabeth “Sally” BENNETT	Mary COTTON 1807–1861
himself Family Sarah “Sadie” POSTON Alatha BENNETT John Pinkston BENNETT Mary Jane DAVIS William Mycajah BENNETT Mary Charlotte BENNETT Elizabeth Jane BENNETT John J BENNETT Vita Valeria BENNETT Verdine BENNETT William Richmond BENNETT Frances Adeline BENNETT	John Pinkston BENNETT 1832–1908
younger sister Family Joel HAMILTON John Weaver “Amos” HAMILTON Mary Alice HAMILTON Susan Frances HAMILTON Sarah HAMILTON Joel Richmond HAMILTON Elizabeth “Bettie” HAMILTON	Rebecca BENNETT 1834–1869
younger brother Family Sarah Jane MOORE Martha Jane BENNETT Micagah Y BENNETT Mary Melisse Caroline BENNETT Anna Delilah Francis BENNETT Nimmie BENNETT John Hamlin BENNETT Rosa Anna BENNETT Henryetta BENNETT Richmond Floyd BENNETT	Richmond Oliver BENNETT 1836–1895
younger sister Family Joseph A DAVIS Sarah DAVIS Nancy DAVIS Oliver DAVIS Wilson DAVIS Amanda DAVIS Miranda DAVIS Margaret DAVIS Ellen DAVIS	Mary Ann BENNETT 1838–1915
elder brother Family Dalia SHELBY	Peter BENNETT 1828–
elder sister Family Jonathan HIGHTOWER Mary HIGHTOWER John H HIGHTOWER Sarah A HIGHTOWER Neces HIGHTOWER Jonathan HIGHTOWER	Sarah Frances BENNETT 1829–1864
Family with Sarah “Sadie” POSTON
himself Parents Mycajah Y. BENNETT Mary COTTON	John Pinkston BENNETT 1832–1908
wife Parents J. H. POSTON … Salina	Sarah “Sadie” POSTON 1836–1855
daughter Family (none)	Alatha BENNETT 1851–1880
son Family (none)	John Pinkston BENNETT 1852–1908
Family with Mary Jane DAVIS
himself Parents Mycajah Y. BENNETT Mary COTTON	John Pinkston BENNETT 1832–1908
wife Parents (unknown)	Mary Jane DAVIS –1925
son Family (none)	William Mycajah BENNETT 1857–
daughter Family (none)	Mary Charlotte BENNETT 1859–
daughter Family (none)	Elizabeth Jane BENNETT 1861–
son Family (none)	John J BENNETT 1862–
daughter Family (none)	Vita Valeria BENNETT 1865–
daughter Family (none)	Verdine BENNETT 1867–
son Family (none)	William Richmond BENNETT 1871–
daughter Family (none)	Frances Adeline BENNETT 1877–

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John Pinkston BENNETTAge: 76 years1832–1908

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Shared note	SOLDIER in Confederate Army, 1862-65