Sarah Ella Bennett

Brief Life History of Sarah Ella

When Sarah Ella Bennett was born on 22 June 1848, in Ohio, United States, her father, Thaddeus B. Bennett, was 32 and her mother, Mary Lucinda Howell, was 32. She married Allen T Baker in 1866. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Kentucky, United States in 1870 and Greenup, Kentucky, United States in 1880. She died on 24 February 1890, at the age of 41, and was buried in Maloneton, Greenup, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

John David Keister
1845–1929
Sarah Ella Bennett
1848–1890
Marriage: 11 December 1870
Clay Keister
1871–1959
Louella Keister
1873–1873
Cinderella 'Rella' Barden Keister
1875–1964
Franklin B Keister
1878–1887

Sources (7)

  • Ellen Baker in household of Thaddeus Bennett, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Ellia Keister, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Ella Bennett in entry for Allen T. Baker and Lou A. Jones, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"

World Events (7)

1850 · 8th Most Populated State

According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.

1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

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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