Brief Life History of Cletus Carlin
When Cletus Carlin Bennett was born on 27 April 1880, in Harrison, West Virginia, United States, his father, Truman Elliott Bennett, was 26 and his mother, Amelia Hall, was 19. He married Alma Louisa Allen on 1 December 1900, in Harrison, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Sardis District, Harrison, West Virginia, United States for about 40 years. He died on 21 May 1946, in Harrison, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Wallace, Harrison, West Virginia, United States.
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- Cletus Bennett, "United States Census, 1940"
- Cletus Bennett, "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930"
- Clatus C. Bennett, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
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World Events (8)
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
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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