When William Asbury Bennett Jr was born on 13 November 1861, in Berrien, Georgia, United States, his father, William Asbury Bennett, was 36 and his mother, Elizabeth Strickland, was 41. He married Susannah Adaline Baker on 31 December 1882, in Berrien, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in District 1427, Berrien, Georgia, United States for about 10 years. He died on 11 December 1934, in Berrien, Georgia, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Baker Cemetery, District 1156, Berrien, Georgia, United States.
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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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