Thomas John Bennett1869–
- Name
- Thomas John Bennett
- Given names
- Thomas John
- Surname
- Bennett
 Birth | August 1869 24 25 |
 Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869Note: 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 11 months) |
 Birth of a sister | Margaret E “Maggie” Bennett September 1871 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Viola B Bennett 1874 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Martha C Bennett 1877 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 8 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 brother | Nord E Bennett 1879 (Age 9 years) |
| Census | June 19, 1880 (Age 10 years) |
 Marriage | Minerva Elizabeth Hash — View this family August 20, 1892 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | John H Bennett 1895 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Ira O Bennett 1897 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 28 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 |
| Census | June 15, 1900 (Age 30 years) |
| Religious marriage | Viola Monday — View this family October 30, 1909 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a father | James Riley Bennett April 6, 1913 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 46 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 47 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 48 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Death of a mother | Sarah Jane Laffoon July 20, 1921 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 60 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 72 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 80 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 76 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Riley Bennett Birth: May 26, 1845 22 18 — Worthington, Greene, Indiana, United States Death: April 6, 1913 — Worthington, Greene, Indiana, United States |
| mother |
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 elder sister |
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 elder brother |
Thomas F Bennett Birth: May 1867 21 23 — Indiana, United States Death: |
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2 years himself |
Thomas John Bennett Birth: August 1869 24 25 — Greene, Indiana, United States Death: |
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2 years younger sister |
Margaret E “Maggie” Bennett Birth: September 1871 26 27 — Indiana, United States Death: |
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3 years younger sister |
Viola B Bennett Birth: 1874 28 29 — Indiana, United States Death: |
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4 years younger sister |
Martha C Bennett Birth: 1877 31 32 — Indiana, United States Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
Nord E Bennett Birth: 1879 33 34 — Indiana, United States Death: |
| Family with Viola Monday |
| himself |
Thomas John Bennett Birth: August 1869 24 25 — Greene, Indiana, United States Death: |
| wife |
Viola Monday Birth: 1874 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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Marriage: October 30, 1909 — Adair, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Minerva Elizabeth Hash |
| himself |
Thomas John Bennett Birth: August 1869 24 25 — Greene, Indiana, United States Death: |
| wife |
Minerva Elizabeth Hash Birth: 1876 Death: |
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Marriage: August 20, 1892 — Indiana, United States |
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3 years son |
John H Bennett Birth: 1895 25 19 — Indiana, United States Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Ira O Bennett Birth: 1897 27 21 — Indiana, United States Death: |
Thomas John Bennett has 4 first cousins recorded
Father's family (4)
Parents John Buckner + Mariah Melvina Bennett
Mother's family (0)
| 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 - John Bennett - Household
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