Joseph Robert BENNETT ¹

  General Notes:

1900 WV CENSUS, Tyler Co, Ellsworth town: Sarah C. Bennett, Feb. 1840, 60 wd, b. VA, parents b. VA, farmer; son J. R., Apr 1872, 28, farm laborer; son E. S., Oct 1880, 19, single, farm laborer; dau. Sarah C., Mar 1885, 15, single, attended school. All children were b. WV, parents b. VA.

MARRIAGE LICENSE/CERTIFICATE: Robert R. Bennett, 24, & Miss Becca Tracy, 25, were granted a marriage license on 23 Mar 1901; Robert was b. Tyler Co, WV and Becca was b. Monroe Co, OH; both resided Tyler Co, WV; informant: Joseph R. Bennett. They were married 24 Mar 1901 in Tyler Co, WV at the home of the bride's brother by Eld. George Eagon, a Minister of the Gospel who resided Middlebourne.

1910 WV CENSUS, Tyler Co, Lincoln District: Joseph R. Bennett, 34, 1st marriage, married 9 yrs, b. WV, parents b. OH, dairy man, retail, own account; wife Rebecca, 34, 1st marriage, married 9 yrs, 1 child, 1 living, b. OH, parents b. OH; son Jesse T., 1-3/12, b. WV, father b. WV, mother b. OH; servant Zelma Mc Ellray(?), 21, single, b. OH, parents b. OH, servant, house. (Listed on the same census page were Sarah C. Bennett, John E. Wickham, Robert Light & "Elija Wickan".)

1920 OH CENSUS, Guernsey Co, Cambridge Twp: Joseph "Bennet", 43, b. WV, parents b. OH, farmer; wife "Rebecky", 47, b. OH, parents b. OH; son "Jessie", 11, b. WV, father b. WV, mother b. OH.

1930 OH CENSUS, Franklin Co, Columbus city: Joseph R. "Bennetts", 53, 1st marriage age 24, b. WV, parents b. OH, night watchman, clothing store; wife Rebecca, 54, 1st marriage age 25, b. OH, parents b. OH; son J. Tracy, 21, single, b. WV, father b. WV, mother b. OH, no occupation; lodger Cecil McCorkle, 24, single, b. OH, parents b. OH, salesman, lubricating oils.

CA DEATH INDEX, 1940-1997:
Name: Joseph Robert Bennett
Social Security #: 0
Sex: Male
Birth Date: 9 Apr 1876
Birthplace: West Virginia
Death Date: 30 May 1948
Death Place: Los Angeles
Mother's Maiden Name: Wickham
Father's Surname: Bennett

Joseph married Rebecca TRACY about 1901. (Rebecca TRACY was born in Apr 1874 in Monroe Co, OH ² and died on 14 May 1964 in Los Angeles Co, CA ².)