Bennett, James

Male 1840 - 1897  (56 years)


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  • Name Bennett, James 
    Born 26 Nov 1840  New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Occupation
    • James Bennett, Jr. was a brick mason and brick manufacturer and was involved with the construction of some of the first brick buildings in Wymore, Nebraska.
    Moved To 1882  Wymore, Gage County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Died May 1897  [4
    Person ID I4595  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 16 Sep 2017 

    Family Hollenbeck, Elizabeth,   b. 12 Nov 1839,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Y  [5
    • Details of the marriage are not known at this time. James and Eliza were the parents of four children (two of whom died before 1918).
    Children 
    +1. Bennett, Lida P.,   b. 1866, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1946, Adams, Gage County, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     2. Bennett, Frances,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F1513  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S140] Hugh Jackson Dobbs, History of Gage County, Nebraska: a Narrative of the Past, with Special Emphasis upon the Pioneer Period of the County's History, its Social, Commercial, Educational, Religious, and Civic Development from the Early Days to the Present Time (Lincoln, Nebraska: Western Publishing and Engraving Company, 1918), A biographical sketch of "Frederick W. Winter, M. D.;" pages 900-901.
      "James Bennett, Jr., the father of Mrs. Winter, was born in New York state, November 26, 1840."
           "Mrs. Winter" is Lida P. Bennett, wife of Dr. Frederick Wilhelm Winter.

    2. [S140] Hugh Jackson Dobbs, History of Gage County, Nebraska: a Narrative of the Past, with Special Emphasis upon the Pioneer Period of the County's History, its Social, Commercial, Educational, Religious, and Civic Development from the Early Days to the Present Time (Lincoln, Nebraska: Western Publishing and Engraving Company, 1918), page 901.
      A biographical sketch of "Frederick W. Winter, M. D." "[James Bennett, Jr.] was a brick mason and brick manufacturer, and he followed this business after coming to Nebraska. He assisted in erecting some of the first brick buildings in the city of Wymore."

    3. [S140] Hugh Jackson Dobbs, History of Gage County, Nebraska: a Narrative of the Past, with Special Emphasis upon the Pioneer Period of the County's History, its Social, Commercial, Educational, Religious, and Civic Development from the Early Days to the Present Time (Lincoln, Nebraska: Western Publishing and Engraving Company, 1918), pages 900-901. A biographical sketch of "Frederick W. Winter, M. D.".
      "James Bennett, Jr., the father of Mrs. Winter, was born in New York state.... He came to Wymore in 1882...."

    4. [S140] Hugh Jackson Dobbs, History of Gage County, Nebraska: a Narrative of the Past, with Special Emphasis upon the Pioneer Period of the County's History, its Social, Commercial, Educational, Religious, and Civic Development from the Early Days to the Present Time (Lincoln, Nebraska: Western Publishing and Engraving Company, 1918), page 901.
      A biographical sketch of "Frederick W. Winter, M. D." "[James Bennett, Jr.] died May 1897."

    5. [S140] Hugh Jackson Dobbs, History of Gage County, Nebraska: a Narrative of the Past, with Special Emphasis upon the Pioneer Period of the County's History, its Social, Commercial, Educational, Religious, and Civic Development from the Early Days to the Present Time (Lincoln, Nebraska: Western Publishing and Engraving Company, 1918), page 901.
      A biographical sketch of "Frederick W. Winter, M. D." "James Bennett, Jr., the father of Mrs. Winter, ... married Miss Eliza Hollenbeck, who was born November 12, 1839. They were the parents of four children, two of whom are living, - Lida, wife of Dr. Winter, of this review, and Frances B. Horham, a widow, living in Lincoln, Nebraska."