Charles Rudolph Bennett

Brief Life History of Charles Rudolph

When Charles Rudolph Bennett was born on 21 February 1890, in Woods Cross, Davis, Utah, United States, his father, Joseph Bennett, was 37 and his mother, Mary Ellen Allen, was 26. He married Jennie Caroline Nielsen on 6 December 1916, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Holbrook, Oneida, Idaho, United States for about 10 years and Bountiful Election Precinct, Davis, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 15 January 1954, in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Rudolph Bennett
1890–1954
Jennie Caroline Nielsen
1896–1991
Marriage: 6 December 1916
DeLone Nielsen Bennett
1918–2003
Afton N Bennett
1920–1998
Genevieve N Bennett
1924–2000
Charles Nielsen Bennett
1929–1989

Sources (45)

  • Charles R Bennett, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Charles R Bennett, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • Charles Rudolph Bennett, "Utah, World War I County Draft Board Registers, Name Index, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1894

Historical Boundaries: 1894: Carbon, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Carbon, Utah, United States

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1907 · Not for profit elections

The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.

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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My Grandpa Rudolph Bennett

_ According to his family's knowledge, Charles Rudolph Bennett was born in South Bountiful Feb. 21, 1890 to Joseph Bennett and Mary Ellen Allen. However, in 1917 Rudolph signed his World War One dra …

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