Brief Life History of Eli F
When Eli F Bennett was born on 4 November 1835, in Pendleton, Louisa, Virginia, United States, his father, James Clark Bennett, was 33 and his mother, Rebecca Wimer, was 28. He married Mary Catharine Simmons on 7 November 1867, in Pendleton, Louisa, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Circleville District, Pendleton, West Virginia, United States in 1900 and Circleville, Pendleton, West Virginia, United States in 1910. He died on 7 January 1911, at the age of 75, and was buried in Pendleton, West Virginia, United States.
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- Eli B*T, "United States Census, 1900"
- Eli Bennett, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
- Eli Bennett, "Find A Grave Index"
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1844 · Lumpkin's Jail
In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.
1861 · The Battle of Manassas
The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run.
Name Meaning
English: from the medieval personal name Benedict , from Latin Benedictus ‘blessed’. In the 12th century the Latin form of the name is found in England alongside versions derived from the Old French form Beneit, Benoit, which was common among the Normans. The surname has also been established in Ireland since the 14th century.
German: from a short form of the personal name Bernhard .
Altered form of French Benet or Bennet or of some other similar (like-sounding) French surname. Altered ending reflects the Canadian and American French practice of sounding the final -t.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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