Coleman Douglas BENNETT

1873 -

• Name	Coleman Douglas BENNETT
  Born	07 Aug 1873
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	435
  Person ID	I435	Bennetts of Pittsylvania County
  Last Modified	12 May 2012

  
  

  Father	Jonathan BENNETT,   b. 23 Apr 1825,   d. 21 Apr 1911  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Mildred BAILEY,   b. 18 Aug 1832,   d. 31 Oct 1883  (Age 51 years)
  Marr Bond	24 Jan 1848	Pittsylvania County, Virginia   [1, 2, 3]
  Census	1850	Pittsylvania County, Virginia   [4]
  	1850 Census Pittsylvania Co., VA Northern Division REEL NO: M432-968 PAGE NO: 217A Enumerated by me on the 2 day of October 1850 Wm H Wallor BennettJohn26 M. Farmer. Va BennettMildred18 F. . . Va BennettReubin 1 M. . . Va BaileyJohn H11 M . . . Va
  Census	26 Jul 1860	Pittsylvania County, Virginia   [5]
  Census	1870	Pittsylvania County, Virginia   [6]
  Census	1880	Pittsylvania County, Virginia   [7]
  Children	13 children
  1. Reubin BENNETT,   b. Abt 1849
  2. Charles BENNETT,   b. Abt 1851, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  3. Mary Ann BENNETT,   b. Abt 1852, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  4. Paulina E. BENNETT,   b. 22 Sep 1853, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  5. Jonathan BENNETT,   b. Aug 1855, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  6. Mildred BENNETT,   b. 22 Jul 1857,   d. 24 Nov 1937
  7. Sarah E. BENNETT,   b. Abt 1859
  8. William H. BENNETT,   b. Abt 1863, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  9. John T. BENNETT,   b. Abt 1864, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  10. Nancy C. BENNETT,   b. Abt 1865, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 07 Jun 1887, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  11. Sallie A. BENNETT,   b. 24 Dec 1866, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  12. Lucy Wade BENNETT,   b. Aug 1869, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. Aug 1869, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  13. Coleman Douglas BENNETT,   b. 07 Aug 1873
  Family ID	F40	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Married	1905
  Family ID	F201	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Biographical Notes from Library of Virginia Website Coleman Douglas Bennett was born 7 August 1873, the youngest child ofJonathan and Mildred Bailey Bennett of Pittsylvania County, and grandson of Reuben Bennett, a brother of Colonel Coleman D. Bennett (1806-1870). He attended Clifton Academy, and upon completion of his course work he was employed by George E. Coleman and Company in connection with their tobacco warehouses. He also briefly served as deputy treasurer of Pittsylvania County. Bennett soon turned his attention to a medical career and enrolled in the University College of Medicine in Richmond, Virginia, where he graduated with a degree in medicine in 1905. Immediately following graduation Bennett entered into practice in Gretna, Virginia, but stayed only a short while before he started a new practice in Renan, Virginia. He remained in Renan for five years and thenmoved to Campbell County where he practiced for a brief time. Bennettalso worked as a post-graduate at New York Polyclinic College before permanently settling in Chatham, Virginia. During World War I Bennett enlisted in the United States Navy and was commissioned a junior lieutenant. He was stationed at Hampton Roads for a short time and then wasassigned to the overseas Transportaion Company?s Norfolk division. Hemarried Sallie E. Hogan in 1905 and the couple had one son, Hubert, in 1907.

  
  

• Sources

  [S291] Marriages of Pittsylvania County, Virginia 1767-1850, Campbell, Jeffrey A., (2003), p. 9. [S3] Pittsylvania Co., VA Marriage bonds book 1767-1861, (Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah), p. 141. [S538] Marriages of Pittsylvania County, VA 1831-1861, Williams, Mike K., (Mountain Press, Signal Mountain, Tennessee, 1990), p. 7, Jonathan Bennett and Mildred Baily. [S31] 1850 Census Pittsylvania Co., VA, (NARA), John Bennett household. [S155] 1860 Census, Pittsylvania Co., VA, (NARA), John Bennett household. [S293] 1870 Census Pittsylvania Co., VA, (NARA), Jonathan Bennett household. [S502] 1880 Census Pittsylvania Co., VA, (NARA), Jonathan Bennett household.