Robert Emmett Bennett

1855 - 1924  (69 years)

• Name	Robert Emmett Bennett  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	6 May 1855	Sabine County, Texas   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 Nov 1924	Texas   [1, 2]
  Burial	Bennett Cemetery, Milam, Sabine County, Texas   [2]
  Notes	Kay Parker McCary, in the transcription of the tombstone, writes that his tombstone was inscribed "Each Duty done, They Rest in Peace," and notes that he was the Son of Adam Jackson Bennett, Sr. & Mary Jane Elizabeth Harvey - Double with 2nd w Phoebe Paul Bennett; 1st w Mary Collins [died 1881]. Virgie Speights indicates that he was teacher at Time, Texas. (Old Timers of Sabine County, p. 41). (Research): Census Listings: 1900 Census Texas, Sabine County, JP 5 Enumerated 14 Jun 1900 SD 8 ED 72 Sheet 15A Stamped 155 200-200 Bennett, Robert E Head M W May 1885 45 M 19 Tx La SC Farm Bennett, Phoebe C Wf W F Feby 1863 37 M 19 9/5 La Ala Ms Bennett, Burton R Son W M Sept 1883 16 S La Tx La Farm Laborer Bennett, Hattie Dtr W F Jan 1887 13 S Tx Tx La Bennett, William R Son W M Dec 1891 8 S Tx Tx La Bennett, Phoebe A Dtr W F Aug 1894 5 S Tx Tx La Bennett, Vera J Dtr W F Aug 1897 2 S Tx Tx La Bennett, Myrtle E Dtr W F Nov 1899 6/12 S Tx Tx La Ellis, Cuff Servant B M Sept 1883 16 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
  Person ID	I6838	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	Phoebe Carbin Paul,   b. 2 Feb 1863, Louisiana d. 10 Feb 1908, Texas (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	8 Sep 1881  [1]
  Children	1. Burton R. Bennett,   b. Sep 1883, Louisiana d. Yes, date unknown   2. Hattie Bennett,   b. 2 Jan 1887, Texas d. 30 Oct 1965, Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas (Age 78 years)   3. William R. Bennett,   b. Dec 1891, Sabine County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   4. Phoebe A. Bennett,   b. Aug 1894, Sabine County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   5. Vera J. Bennett,   b. 17 Aug 1897, Sabine County, Texas d. 29 Aug 1984, Sabine County, Texas (Age 87 years)   6. Myrtle Exa Bennett,   b. 16 Nov 1899, Sabine County, Texas d. 3 May 1996, Texas (Age 96 years)
  Family ID	F3366	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 6 May 1855 - Sabine County, Texas Death - 21 Nov 1924 - Texas Burial - - Bennett 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. [S736] McCary, Kay P. "Bennett Cemetery, North of Milam, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/. [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Texas, Sabine County, JP 5 Enumerated 14 Jun 1900 SD 8 ED 72 Sheet 15A Stamped 155 201-201 (Reliability: 3).