Lillian Marie Bennett

Female6 October 1924–26 January 2019

Brief Life History of Lillian Marie

When Lillian Marie Bennett was born on 6 October 1924, her father, Harry N Bennett, was 38 and her mother, Audrey Lester, was 33. She married Chester "Chet" Irvin Sutton on 4 May 1996, in Denton, Texas, United States. She died on 26 January 2019, at the age of 94, and was buried in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ray Milton Tatum Sr.
1923–1993
Lillian Marie Bennett
1924–2019
Ray Milton Tatum Jr
1948–1972
Jack Edward Tatum
1952–2016
Russell Bennett Tatum
1958–1977

Sources (7)

  • Lillian Bennett, "Texas Marriages, 1966-2010"
  • Lillian Marie Bennet Sutton, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Lillian Bennett in entry for Ray Milton Tatum, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

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Children (3)

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World Events (8)

1927

Age 3

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

1929 · The Great Depression Arrives

Age 5

Like most of the country, the economy of Texas suffered greatly after the Stock Market Crash of 1929. Thousands of city workers were suddenly unemployed and relied on a variety of government relief programs; unemployed Mexican citizens were required to take one-way bus tickets to Mexico.

1949 · 1950s Texas Drought

Age 25

One of most intense, costly, and devastating droughts ever recorded in the state of Texas. The entire state was in a state of drought by the summer of 1951. Less than 30-50% of the normal rainfall was received during this period. The state was plagued with dust storms similar to those from the infamous Dust Bowl. The drought ended in a destructive manner throughout 1957; storms, hail, tornadoes, and deadly floods.

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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