Emmett Lee BENNETT

1881 - 1960  (78 years)

• Name	Emmett Lee BENNETT  [1]
  Born	14 Jun 1881	Clinton, Louisiana   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	510
  Died	22 Mar 1960	Lake Charles, Louisiana   [1]
  Buried	Rigmaiden Cemetery, DeQuincy, Louisiana   [1]
  Person ID	I510	Bennetts of Pittsylvania County
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2008

  
  

  Father	Zachary Taylor BENNETT,   b. 09 Apr 1849, Beech Grove Plantation, Clinton, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana ,   d. 04 Feb 1914, Sicily Island, Louisiana  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Sarah Jane MYERS,   b. 04 Mar 1850, Clinton, Louisiana ,   d. 14 Mar 1909, Sicily Island, Louisiana  (Age 59 years)
  Married	20 Oct 1870	Clinton, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana   [2, 3]
  Children	14 children
  1. Eddie Phares BENNETT,   b. 17 Apr 1872, Clinton, Louisiana ,   d. 25 Mar 1945, DeQuincy, Louisiana
  2. Lula Alma BENNETT,   b. 06 Jun 1873, Clinton, Louisiana ,   d. 12 Oct 1892, Sicily Island, Louisiana
  3. Infant BENNETT,   b. 23 May 1874,   d. 24 Sep 1874
  4. Mary 'Mamie' Agnes BENNETT,   b. 05 Sep 1875, Clinton, Louisiana ,   d. 16 Feb 1953, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  5. Emma Lillian BENNETT,   b. 31 Aug 1876, Clinton, Louisiana ,   d. 13 Dec 1925, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  6. Minnie Leola BENNETT,   b. 12 Jul 1878, Clinton, Louisiana ,   d. 17 Jul 1931, Sicily Island, Louisiana
  7. Zachary Taylor BENNETT, Jr.,   b. 24 Dec 1879, Clinton, Louisiana ,   d. 06 Jan 1932, Denham Springs, Louisiana
  8. Emmett Lee BENNETT,   b. 14 Jun 1881, Clinton, Louisiana ,   d. 22 Mar 1960, Lake Charles, Louisiana
  9. Baby 2 BENNETT,   b. 18 Aug 1882
  10. Owen Langworthy BENNETT,   b. 06 Oct 1883, Clinton, Louisiana ,   d. 16 Jun 1968, North Hollywood, California
  11. Willie Kernan BENNETT,   b. 18 Jan 1885,   d. 02 Oct 1886
  12. Willie Verona BENNETT,   b. 20 Jul 1886,   d. 06 Feb 1898
  13. Myrtle Lula BENNETT,   b. 03 Oct 1888, Clinton, Louisiana ,   d. 20 Apr 1907
  14. Ora Wilmer BENNETT,   b. 01 May 1890,   d. 24 Sep 1890
  Family ID	F160	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Cynthia Louanna Isabel MAY,   b. 27 Mar 1894, Mountain View, Arkansas ,   d. 06 Oct 1969, Lake Charles, Louisiana  (Age 75 years)
  Married	25 May 1925	Arkansas
  Children	1. Leola May BENNETT Married: Mervin Dreaux BENNETT (1969)   2. Bonnie Lee BENNETT   3. Genevieve Lucille BENNETT
  Family ID	F176	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Georgia Myrtle HIGGINS,   b. 19 Jan 1891, Sicily Island, Louisiana ,   d. Oct 1918, Sicily Island, Louisiana  (Age 27 years)
  Married	01 Dec 1908	in Sicily Island, Louisiana   [1]
  Children	1. Nina Lee BENNETT,   b. 16 Oct 1909, Sicily Island, Louisiana ,   d. 24 Sep 1911, Sicily Island, Louisiana  (Age 1 years)   2. Ethel Louise BENNETT,   b. 09 Aug 1911, Oil City, Louisiana ,   d. Oct 1928, Louann, Arkansas  (Age 17 years)   3. Laura Myrtle BENNETT,   b. 07 Mar 1913, Oil City, Louisiana ,   d. 23 Feb 1976, Lake Charles, Louisiana  (Age 62 years) Married: Calvin L. AYCOCK (1943), Salvadore BROCATO (1932)   4. Willard Emmett BENNETT,   b. 06 Nov 1915,   d. 21 Feb 1998  (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F238	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] Anita Hollis. [S196] Bennett Bible (Zachary Taylor Bennett), Mrs. Beatrice Bryan Denham, Baton Rouge, La., (Name: A. J. Holman & Co., Philadelphia, 1903;). [S197] Marriage License.