James Riley BennettAge: 67 years1845–1913
- Name
- James Riley Bennett
- Given names
- James Riley
- Surname
- Bennett
 Birth | May 26, 1845 22 18 |
 Birth of a sister | Mariah Melvina Bennett February 26, 1846 (Age 9 months) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Lucy Hariett Tollette April 15, 1848 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 7 months)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas William Bennett February 18, 1849 (Age 3 years) |
 Census | September 17, 1850 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Calvin Howard Bennett June 14, 1851 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John Walter Bennett March 14, 1853 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Kelly Dean Bennett April 6, 1856 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Wesley Bennett about 1858 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Franklin Evan Bennett November 28, 1858 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 11 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Parham March 1, 1860 (Age 14 years) |
| Census | August 4, 1860 (Age 15 years) |
 Marriage | Sarah Jane Laffoon — View this family November 6, 1864 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a father | Owen Evans Bennett March 29, 1865 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 15 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Mary S Bennett January 14, 1866 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Mary S Bennett January 29, 1866 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Thomas F Bennett May 1867 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 21 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 21 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a son #3 | Thomas John Bennett August 1869 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 23 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Census | July 12, 1870 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Allen B Parham March 17, 1871 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Margaret E “Maggie” Bennett September 1871 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Viola B Bennett 1874 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Martha C Bennett 1877 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 32 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a son #7 | Nord E Bennett 1879 (Age 33 years) |
| Census | June 19, 1880 (Age 35 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Thomas F Bennett — Julia Arthur — View this family May 18, 1889 (Age 43 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Samuel Davis — Margaret E “Maggie” Bennett — View this family June 2, 1891 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Ralph Alois Sprague July 27, 1892 (Age 47 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Thomas John Bennett — Minerva Elizabeth Hash — View this family August 20, 1892 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | John H Bennett 1895 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Naomi Bennett June 1897 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Ira O Bennett 1897 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 52 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a sister | Mariah Melvina Bennett March 16, 1900 (Age 54 years) |
| Census | June 15, 1900 (Age 55 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Thomas John Bennett — Viola Monday — View this family Type: Religious marriage October 30, 1909 (Age 64 years) |
| Census | April 25, 1910 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a brother | Calvin Howard Bennett September 23, 1911 (Age 66 years) |
 Death | April 6, 1913 (Age 67 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Worthington Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Owen Evans Bennett Birth: October 8, 1822 — Stokes, North Carolina, United States Death: March 29, 1865 |
| mother |
Elizabeth Parham Birth: January 3, 1827 28 19 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: March 1, 1860 — Indian Creek Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: March 10, 1844 — Indiana, United States |
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15 months himself |
James Riley Bennett Birth: May 26, 1845 22 18 — Worthington, Greene, Indiana, United States Death: April 6, 1913 — Worthington, Greene, Indiana, United States |
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9 months younger sister |
Mariah Melvina Bennett Birth: February 26, 1846 23 19 — Worthington, Greene, Indiana, United States Death: March 16, 1900 — Worthington, Greene, Indiana, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Thomas William Bennett Birth: February 18, 1849 26 22 — Greene, Indiana, United States Death: September 22, 1919 — Worthington, Greene, Indiana, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Calvin Howard Bennett Birth: June 14, 1851 28 24 — Worthington, Greene, Indiana, United States Death: September 23, 1911 — Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States |
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21 months younger brother |
John Walter Bennett Birth: March 14, 1853 30 26 — Greene, Indiana, United States Death: April 12, 1928 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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6 years younger brother |
Wesley Bennett Birth: about 1858 35 30 — Monroe, Indiana, United States Death: |
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-21 months younger brother |
Kelly Dean Bennett Birth: April 6, 1856 33 29 — Indian Creek Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States Death: January 1934 — El Paso, Colorado, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Franklin Evan Bennett Birth: November 28, 1858 36 31 — Indian Creek Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States Death: August 1, 1935 — Beach, Greene, Indiana, United States |
| Family with Sarah Jane Laffoon |
| himself |
James Riley Bennett Birth: May 26, 1845 22 18 — Worthington, Greene, Indiana, United States Death: April 6, 1913 — Worthington, Greene, Indiana, United States |
| wife |
Sarah Jane Laffoon Birth: February 15, 1844 — Worthington, Greene, Indiana, United States Death: July 20, 1921 — Worthington, Greene, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: November 6, 1864 — Worthington, Greene, Indiana, United States |
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14 months daughter |
Mary S Bennett Birth: January 14, 1866 20 21 — Greene, Indiana, United States Death: January 29, 1866 — Greene, Indiana, United States |
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16 months son |
Thomas F Bennett Birth: May 1867 21 23 — Indiana, United States Death: |
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2 years son |
Thomas John Bennett Birth: August 1869 24 25 — Greene, Indiana, United States Death: |
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2 years daughter |
Margaret E “Maggie” Bennett Birth: September 1871 26 27 — Indiana, United States Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Viola B Bennett Birth: 1874 28 29 — Indiana, United States Death: |
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4 years daughter |
Martha C Bennett Birth: 1877 31 32 — Indiana, United States Death: |
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3 years son |
Nord E Bennett Birth: 1879 33 34 — Indiana, United States Death: |
James Riley Bennett has 23 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (23)
Parents William Harlan Bennett + Henrietta “Rita” Parham
Parents Hiram L Reed + Henrietta “Rita” Parham
Parents Allen Parham Jr. + Lydia Gray Dicks
Parents George Johnson Parham + Jane Wright
Parents Lewis Washington Parham + Sarah Ann Rand
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Owen Evans Bennett - Household
Monroe, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Owen Evans Bennett - Household
Monroe, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - James Riley Bennett - Household
Greene, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - James Riley Bennett - Household
Greene, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Riley Bennett - Household
Greene, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Riley Bennett - Household
Greene, Indiana, United States
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