Grover Benjamin Bennett

Brief Life History of Grover Benjamin

When Grover Benjamin Bennett was born on 5 December 1892, in Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, United States, his father, Charles Henry Bennett, was 20 and his mother, Clorah Martha Blevins, was 18. He married Dora Bon Morse on 12 December 1915, in Crawford, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Alma Township, Crawford, Arkansas, United States in 1900 and Kibler, Crawford, Arkansas, United States in 1935. He died on 15 February 1978, in Alma, Crawford, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Dyer, Crawford, Arkansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Grover Benjamin Bennett
1892–1978
Dora Bon Morse
1899–1987
Marriage: 12 December 1915
Avis Edith Bennett
1916–1918
Cecil Woodrow Bennett
1918–1998
Adibeth Bennett
1920–2015
Virginia Juliet Bennett
1922–2007

Sources (15)

  • Grover Bernett, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Grover Bennett, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
  • Graves Bennett, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"

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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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