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Laban BENNETT

Laban BENNETT

Male 1874 - 1946  (72 years)


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  • Name Laban BENNETT
    Birth 11 May 1874  Barbour Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1910, BEECH AVE.  Junior, Barbour Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  Barker District, Barbour Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  Coal District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1900, 1910  [3] 
    coal miner 
    Census 1920  Leadsville District, Randolph Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1920  [4] 
    electrical engineer at power house 
    Census 1930  Sunnyside (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Enumeration was of the Doddridge County Infirmary, of which Laban Bennett, age 53, was the head. Also enumerated was his wife, Stella B. Bennett, age 50, and 19 "inmates" of both sexes ranging in age from 82 down to 1 yr 11 mo. Nearly half were children, and most of the others were over 70.
    Occupation farmer  [6] 
    Occupation 1930  [7] 
    manager of Doddridge County Farm & Infirmary 
    Residence Greensboro, Greene Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Death 29 Dec 1946  Greensboro, Greene Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Burial Monongahela Hill Cemetery, Greensboro, Greene Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6] 
    Person ID I5982  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 3 May 2017

    Father Jethro BENNETT,   b. 25 Oct 1836, Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Sep 1919, Harding, Randolph Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
    Mother Phoebe Ellen MOORE,   b. Mar 1843, Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Apr 1922, Harding, Randolph Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 79 years)
    Family ID F48111  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Estella Blanche THOMAS,   b. 17 Dec 1878, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jul 1972, North Lima, Mahoning Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
    Marriage 22 Dec 1897  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Coal District), enumerated on Jun 9 1900:
      Laben Bennett, 25, b. May 1875, coal miner, married 2 yrs; wife Blanch, 21, b. Dec 1878, married 2 yrs, mother of 2 children (both still living); son Stanley, 1, b. Oct 1898; servant Maude Thomas, 12, b. Apr 1888.
      NOTE: Maude Thomas was actually Blanch's sister.

      1910 Census, Barbour Co, WV (Barker District, Town of Junior), enumerated on Apr 20 1910 at Beech Avenue:
      Laben Bennett, 34, coal miner, married 12 yrs; wife Estella B, 32, married 12 yrs, mother of 5 children (4 still living); son Stanley M, 11; dau Audrey M, 9; dau Pearl V, 6; son Loyd E, 3.

      1920 Census, Randolph Co, WV (Leadsville District), enumerated on Jan 19 1920:
      Laban Bennett, 42, electrical engineer at power house; wife Blanche E, 40; son Stanley M, 21, motor brakeman in coal mine; dau Pearl V, 16; son Eldon L, 13; son Kieth R, 9.

      1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated on Apr 25 1930 at the Doddridge County Infirmary:
      Head of household Laban Bennett, 53, b. WVa, farm manager; wife Stella B, 50, b. WVa.
      The remaining 19 people were identified as Inmates, all born in West Virginia, with one exception as noted:
      Nelson Jones, 82, widowed; Alex L. Martin, 79, divorced, farm laborer; William Reed, 76, married; Floyd Leatherman, 76, divorced; Edward Piggott, 75, b. Ohio, widowed, cannot read/write; Christina Barker, 79, divorced; Saphrona Williams, 62, single, chamber maid; Anna Hitt, 57, single, dish washer; Susan McCloy, 78, widowed, cannot read/write; Adaline Hughs, 71, widowed; Blanch Rucker, 42, widowed, occupation laborer at house work; Ethel Rucker, 14; Myrl Rucker, 12; Howard Rucker, 10; Dorsey Rucker, 8; Clarence Rucker, 6; Cecil Rucker, 4; Ellen Rucker, 1 yr 11 mo; Jasper N. Cottrill, 11.
    Children 
    +1. Stanley Milo BENNETT,   b. 9 Oct 1898, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Aug 1973, Ravencliff, Wyoming Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    >2. Audrey May BENNETT,   b. 2 Jun 1900, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jan 1982, Akron, Summit Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    +3. Pearl V. (Phoebe) BENNETT,   b. 22 Dec 1903, Barbour Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jul 1940, Weaver, Randolph Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years)
    +4. Eldon Lloyd "Slim" BENNETT,   b. 28 Dec 1905, Barbour Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 1978 (Age 72 years)
    >5. Ronald Keith BENNETT,   b. 4 Jul 1912, Junior, Barbour Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F2091  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    2. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    3. [S2113] 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    4. [S2522] 1920 Census, Randolph County, WV.

    5. [S2078] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District).

    6. [S2744] Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1970 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    7. [S2041] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).