This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Arnett Cullars Bennett Halman Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/BRD.2ACEB/4662 Message Board Post: James Posey Bennett, Obituary GA 1/23/1933 LaGrange Daily News - Born.. Standing Rock, Ala. lived in LaGrange 20 years. St. John Methodist Church member/Sunday School.Woodsmen of the World & Woodsman's Circle.6 sons.. . E.M. Bennett J.A. (James A.) Bennett *Carlton *Lee Bennett Atlanta *George Bennett Atlanta Fred (Willie) Bennett Albany *2 daughters.. Mrs. C.A. Hunt, Mrs. Ivey Hubert - Atlanta Six brothers.... W.R. Bennett, J.A. Bennett, J. K. Bennett, Roland Bennett, John Bennett - LaGrange,and Grady Bennett of Kings Mountain ( I identify J.K. as Jacob King Bennett. J.A. was Jones Amos Bennett.) James Posey Bennett's father was William Bennett b.1849, and his mother was Sarah, also b. 1849. 1870 Chambers Co., AL, Beat 1, p. 12 164/164 Bennett, William, 21, M, W, Farmer, 200, Georgia Sarah, 21, F, W, Keeping House, Georgia Bennett, J. P., 1, M, W, Georgia Stephen Lureny (?), 20, F, B, Farm Hand, Alabama 1880 Randolph Co., AL Census, Beat 11 18/18 Bennett, William, W, M, 31, M, Shoemaker, GA, SC, SC Sarah, W, F, 31, Wife, M, Housekeeping, GA, GA, GA Posey, W, M, 11, Son, S, At School, GA, GA, GA Sela, W, F, 9, Daughter, S, At School, GA, GA, GA William, W, M, 7, Son, S, GA, GA, GA Amos, W, M, 4, Son, S, GA, GA, GA Susan, W, F, 2, Daughter, S, AL, GA, GA (William's parents are listed born SC. He lived in GA until about 1876, and I do not know if there was any connection to Albany GA, or Atlanta before then? ) William Bennett m. Sarah (b. 1849). - James Posey Bennett (b. 1869) m.1873 Samantha Phillips (has living descendants) * listed on obit above. - Sela Bennett (b.1871) - William Bennett (b. 1873) - Jones Amos Bennett (b. 1876) - living descendants - Susan Bennett (b. 1878) My Mother's cousin wants to piece together family tree, and locate other relatives because his grandparents died while he was young and he does not know his lineage. He is living in GA and has children that need to know also. His brother's child lives in NC. Not knowing what the initials might be for, I wonder if a brother was William Roy Bennett ? ~Walter