Loleta Bennett

24 October 1888–6 August 1955 (Age 66)
Missouri, United States

The Life of Loleta

When Loleta Bennett was born on 24 October 1888, in Missouri, United States, her father, Courtland C Bennett, was 43 and her mother, Alice Stewart, was 30. She married Charles Joseph Daffron on 24 October 1924, in DeKalb, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in DeKalb, Missouri, United States in 1935 and Adams Township, DeKalb, Missouri, United States in 1940. She died on 6 August 1955, in Saint Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Amity, DeKalb, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Joseph Daffron
1885–1958
Loleta Bennett
1888–1955
Marriage: 24 October 1924
Alice Emaline Daffron
1910–1981
Frances Marie Daffron
1912–1914
Daniel Bennett Daffron
1914–2004
Richard Joseph Daffron
1916–1992
Charles Joseph Daffron Jr
1921–1984
Daffron
1922–1922
Ralph Eldon Daffron
1922–1922

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
24 October 1924
DeKalb, Missouri, United States
children

(7)

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Parents and Siblings

    Courtland C Bennett

    Male1845–1916Male

    Alice Stewart

    Female1858–1899Female

siblings

(7)

    Melvina M Bennett

    Female1883–Female

    Burton C Bennett

    Male1885–1955Male

    Loleta Bennett

    Female1888–1955Female

    John Jacob Bennett

    Male1890–Male

    Albert Cortland Bennett

    Male1893–1952Male

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World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

Age 2

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1904 · The World's Fair of 1904

Age 16

St. Louis hosted the 1904 World's Fair and welcomed a crowd of 200,000 visitors on opening day of April 30, 1904. The fair had exhibits from 50 countries and 43 states. Several notable inventions showcased at the fair include iced tea and the ice cream cone. By the time of its closing in December 1904, over 20 million people had visited the fair.
1906 · Saving Food Labels

Age 18

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

Name Meaning

English: from the medieval personal name Benedict (Latin Benedictus meaning ‘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. See also Benedict .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Sources (3)

  • Lola Daffron in household of C J Daffron, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Lola Daffron in household of Charles J Daffron, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Lolle L Daffron in household of Charley J Daffron, "United States Census, 1920"

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