Melissa Elmo Bennett

1867 - 1947  (80 years)

• Name	Melissa Elmo Bennett
  Born	3 Mar 1867	Rockingham County, North Carolina   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Census	18 Oct 1870	Rockingham County, North Carolina   [2]
  	Address: Reidsville
  Census	1 Jun 1880	Rockingham County, North Carolina   [3]
  	Address: North Williamsburg
  _UID	762D0F4F7ACE4F609117D4B573D76FDBBD94
  Died	26 Apr 1947	Winston Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina   [1]
  	She was a resident of Reidsville, North Carolina.
  Person ID	I4817	Bennett, Harrison, and Herron Families
  Last Modified	16 Jul 2018

  
  

  Father	Johnston Abner Bennett,   b. Abt 1827, Pittslyvania County, Virginia ,   d. 10 Sep 1909, Rockingham County, North Carolina  (Age ~ 82 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Ann “Bettie” Smith,   b. Abt 1828, Caswell County, North Carolina ,   d. Bef 21 Jan 1904, Rockingham County, North Carolina  (Age ~ 76 years)
  Married	26 Jan 1854	Caswell County, North Carolina
  	p. 49
  Children	10 children
  1. Mary Frances Bennett,   b. 31 Dec 1854, Rockingham County, North Carolina ,   d. 11 Mar 1941, Rockingham County, North Carolina
  2. Virginia Bennett,   b. 14 Apr 1856, Rockingham County, North Carolina ,   d. 14 Mar 1934, Guilford County, North Carolina
  3. L. Lindsey Bennett,   b. Jul 1857, Rockingham County, North Carolina ,   d. 26 Jun 1911, Rockingham County, North Carolina
  4. William S. Bennett,   b. 26 Jul 1860, Rockingham County, North Carolina ,   d. 6 Nov 1942, Screven County, Georgia
  5. Sallie A. Bennett,   b. 30 Feb 1860, North Carolina ,   d. 27 Feb 1936, Rockingham County, North Carolina
  6. Bettie Lee Bennett,   b. 19 Apr 1865, Rockingham County, North Carolina ,   d. 27 Jul 1944, Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina
  7. Melissa Elmo Bennett,   b. 3 Mar 1867, Rockingham County, North Carolina ,   d. 26 Apr 1947, Winston Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina
  8. Cora D Bennett,   b. 27 Aug 1868, Rockingham County, North Carolina ,   d. 23 Jul 1871, Rockingham County, North Carolina
  9. Nannie Martin Bennett,   b. 17 Jul 1871, Rockingham County, North Carolina ,   d. 2 Jun 1930, Rockingham County, North Carolina
  10. Johnston Abner Bennett, Jr.,   b. 29 Jul 1876, Rockingham County, North Carolina ,   d. 12 Jan 1934, Duplin County, North Carolina
  Family ID	F1224	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Holman Meador,   b. 28 Dec 1869, Rockingham County, North Carolina ,   d. 6 Jul 1949, Rockingham County, North Carolina  (Age 79 years)  [4, 5, 6]
  Notes	Robert Glenn Meador is buried in the Bennett family cemetery in Reidsville. therefore, it is presumed that he is the son of Melissa Elmo Bennett and John Holman Meador. [7]
  Children	1. Maggie Estelle Meador,   b. 10 Aug 1894, Rockingham County, North Carolina ,   d. 12 Mar 1981, Danville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 86 years) Married: James D. McAlister   2. Claude Meador,   b. 12 Mar 1896, Rockingham County, North Carolina ,   d. 27 Oct 1965, Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina  (Age 69 years)   3. John Abner Meador,   b. 16 Oct 1897, Rockingham County, North Carolina ,   d. 6 Feb 1976, Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina  (Age 78 years) Married: Minnie Alice Turner   4. Elizabeth Meador,   b. 3 Sep 1899, Rockingham County, North Carolina ,   d. 9 Mar 1954, Guilford County, North Carolina  (Age 54 years) Married: Henry Lee Walker   5. Dora Lee Meador,   b. 23 Jan 1901, Rockingham County, North Carolina ,   d. 2 Aug 1980, Guilford County, North Carolina  (Age 79 years) Married: Henry Clay King (1980)   6. Thomas Meador,   b. 14 Apr 1903, Rockingham County, North Carolina ,   d. 12 Jan 1975, Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina  (Age 71 years)   7. Robert Glen Meador,   b. 2 Apr 1906, Rockingham County, North Carolina ,   d. 5 Jun 1907, Rockingham County, North Carolina  (Age 1 years)   8. Henry Bennett Meador,   b. 6 Oct 1907, Rockingham County, North Carolina ,   d. 22 May 1989  (Age 81 years) Married: Jane Louise Mattern
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2020
  Family ID	F1492	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S38] North Carolina, Death Certificates (Ancestry), Mrs. Meillissa B. Meador; 10021; 1947 (Reliability: 2). [S84] Rockingham County, North Carolina, 1870 U.S. Census, Reidsville; 404B; 257; 257; D. A.; 10 January 2015 (Reliability: 3). J. A. Bennett-43-M-Virginia-farmer Elizabeth-41-F-North Carolina-keeping house Mary-15-F-North Carolina-at home Virginia-13-F-North Carolina-at school L. L. 11-M-North Carolina-at school William S.-9-M-North Carolina Sallie-7-F-North Carolina E. Lucy-5-North Carolina [Bettie Lee] Mary E.-3-North Carolina [Mellissa E.] Annie Robertson-75-F-North Carolina [S86] Rockingham County, North Carolina, 1880 U.S. Census, 233; North Williamsburg; 120A; 10 January 2015; 1; 1; J.A.Bennett (Reliability: 3). J. A. Bennett-head-M-52-Virginia-deputy sheriff Elizabeth-wife-F-51-North Carolina-Keeping house Linsey-M-22-son-North Carolina-farmer Willie-N-20-North Carolina-farmer Sallie-daughter-F-18-North Carolina-at school Bettie Lee-daughter-F-15-North Carolina-at school Molessie-daughter-F-12-North Carolina-at school Nanie-daughter-F-8-North Carolina-at school Johnie- -M-4-North Carolina-at home Ann Robertson-aunt-F-85-North Carolina-at home [S38] North Carolina, Death Certificates (Ancestry), Elizabeth Meador Walker; 3976; 1954 (Reliability: 2). [S38] North Carolina, Death Certificates (Ancestry), Claude Meador; 33854; 1965 (Reliability: 2). [S38] North Carolina, Death Certificates (Ancestry), Thomas Meador; 3542; 1975 (Reliability: 2). [S39] Find A Grave Headstones.