Burtis Bennett

1845 - 1904  (58 years)

• Name	Burtis Bennett  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	20 Apr 1845	Time, Sabine County, Texas   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 Feb 1904	Sabine County, Texas   [1, 2, 4]
  Burial	New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas
  Notes	His middle name is shown by some as Chamberlain. The transcription of the New Hope Cemetery simply shows him as B. G. Bennett. On the 1870 census, he is shown as B. C. Bennett. (Research): Census Listings: 1870 Census Texas, Sabine County, Beat No. 2, PO Sabine Town Enumerated 23 July 1870 Page 4 335-335 Bennett B C 25 M W Farmer 300 600 Tx Bennett, Mary 27 F W Keeping House Ga Bennett, Lee A 1 M W Tx 1880 Census Texas, Sabine County, Precinct 5 Enumerated 6 and 7 July 1880 Page 28 SD 1 ED 86 244-244 Bennett, Burtis W M 30 Farmer Tx La SC Bennett, Mary W F 30 Wf Keeps House Ga Ga Ga Bennett, Lee W M 11 Son Works of Farm Tx Tx Ga Bennett, Henry W M 9 Son Tx Tx Ga Bennett, Willie W M 7 Son Tx Tx Ga Bennett, Mary J W F 3 Dtr Tx Tx Ga Mathews, John Mu M 20 Servant Works on Farm Tx Miss Miss 1900 Census Texas, Sabine County, Precinct 5 Enumerated 14 Jun 1900 SD 8 ED 72 Sheet 15B 205-205 Bennett, Burtis Head W M Apr 1845 55 Wd Tx La La Farmer Bennett, Mary J Mother W F Jan 1823 77 Wd La --- NC
  Person ID	I6834	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Adam Jackson Bennett,   b. 27 Jan 1815, Laurel Hill, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana d. 28 Mar 1886, Time, Sabine County, Texas (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Mary Jane Elizabeth Harvey,   b. 17 Dec 1821, Louisiana d. 8 Mar 1901, Pine Hill, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	1 Aug 1839	West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana   [1]
  	Virgie Speights, in OLD TIMERS OF SABINE COUNTY, TEXAS, in a column about Pearl Chambers Lord Greer, dated January 30, 1964, wrote that "Adam Bennett and Mary Jane Elizabeth Harvey, came with their slaves from Louisiana, just ahead of the sheriff. He was chasing them to take away their slaves in connection with some sort of lien connected with the estate of Mrs. Bennett's mother. They barely made it to Texas and safety in time to camp in the 'sand field' now known as "Bennet Field," just on the Texas side of the Sabine. The Louisiana authorities camped on the opposite side of the river before frustratedly returning home the next day. Then Adam staked his claim atop a nearby hill with gently sloping fields towards the river. The place is still called the "Bennett Place." There is a family graveyard nearby. The elder Bennetts had come to East Feliciana Parish from Alabama, and his father, a silversmith, had come from Germany." In a later article, this one profiling Abbie Della Bennett Travis, January 27, 1966, she added that the lien was due to "a matter of a few unpaid debts. The slaves were to be confiscated, so the Bennett's, their two children, and Zelotus Margaret Ann Boyd Harvey raced to the Sabine River and safety which they attained just before dark."
  Family ID	F844	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Chambers,   b. 25 Oct 1842, Georgia d. 8 Jan 1893, Texas (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	4 Jul 1867  [1]
  Children	1. Lee A. Bennett,   b. Abt 1869, Sabine County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   2. Henry Jackson Bennett,   b. Abt 1871, Sabine County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   3. William Burtis Bennett,   b. Abt 1873, Sabine County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   4. Mary Jane Bennett,   b. 15 Jan 1877, Sabine County, Texas d. 18 Sep 1946, Victoria, Victoria County, Texas (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F3361	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 20 Apr 1845 - Time, Sabine County, Texas Death - 1 Feb 1904 - Sabine County, Texas Burial - - New Hope Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972. [S743] Ancestry.com - Message Boards>Surnames, Bennett>Adam Jackson Bennett (Reliability: 3). [S207] 1870 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003., (United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls. Minnesota. Minnesota Census Schedules for 1870. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. T132, RG29, 13 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1870 United States Federal Census, the Ninth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age at last birthday, sex, color; birthplace, occupation, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1870 Federal Census.), Texas, Sabine County, Beat No. 2, PO Sabine Town Enumerated 23 July 1870 Page 4 335-335 (Reliability: 3). [S635] Metzger, Noveda (nam@consolidated.net), in collaboration with the late Karen Ward.