NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. 11427 GREENUP CO JOSEPH BENTLEY BENNETT PART 2 Bennett, Greene, Mills, Snodgrass, Titus, Merrill, Smith, Secrest, Wine, Taylor, Dulin, Wadsworth, Kehoe, Mytinger, Pinkerton, Cole, Newham, Campbell, Morton, Geyer, Hill, Wilson, Stephenson, McWharton, Shaw, Jacobs 11427 History of Kentucky, The Blue Grass State. Volume III Illustrated. The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, Chicago Louisville, 1928 Greenup Co. In 1849 Mr. Bennett married Miss Sarah Ann Snodgrass, who was born December 12, 1839, in Harrisonville, Ohio, and was of Irish lineage. She was a daughter of John and Hannah (Titus) Snodgrass, the former a Virginian and the latter a native of the Buckeye state. Mr. and Mrs. Bennett were the parents of eight children: Joseph Bentley of this review; Elizabeth, who died when a child of three; Ruby Jane, who died at the age of six years; Mary Hannah, who married John Merrill, of Greenup county; Lucinda, who wedded Thomas Smith and is deceased; Isabell, who became the wife of W. B. Secrest, of Greenup county; Emily L., who first married George Wine and after his death became Ms. Frank B. Bennett; and Sallie A., who wedded Everett Taylor of Greenup. Joseph B. Bennett received his early instruction in his native village and next attended Greenup Academy. He engaged in teaching for a time and read law in the office of Judge Dulin of Greenup. He was admitted to the bar before Hon. W. H. Wadsworth, special judge of the Greenup circuit court, on the 30th of August, 1878, rating high in his examination, and remained at Bennetts Mills until 1880, when he located in Greenup. Three years later he returned to Bennetts Mills, where he conducted a general store until the fall of 1894, and also practiced law in Greenup, alternating between the two places. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the office of county attorney in 1882 and 1886, in each instance being defeated by a small majority. In 1896 he was nominated and elected judge of Greenup county and served continuously for eight years, dispensing justice with an even hand. In 1900 he was chosen a member of the republican state central committee from the ninth Kentucky district and in 1904 was again selected for that position. Mr. Bennett was elected to the fifty-ninth and sixtieth congresses and reelected to the sixty-first congress, receiving twenty-two thousand, eight hundred and thirty-two votes, while twenty-two thousand, one hundred and seven were cast for his democratic opponent, James N. Kehoe. Mr. Bennett ably represented the ninth district, composed of Bath, Boyd, Bracken, Carter, Fleming, Greenup, Harrison, Lawrence, Lewis, Mason, Nicholas, Robertson and Rowan counties, and during his tenure of office secured appropriations for the erection of public buildings in Catlettsburg, Cynthiana and Ashland, Kentucky. He introduced in congress the National Tribune bill, with the provisions of which all ex-soldiers are familiar, and owing to his indefatigable efforts appropriations were made for the construction of locks and dams in the Tug and Louisa forks of the Big Sandy river. He improved the mail service in his district and sponsored other legislation of value, always regarding an office as a trust given him by the people and exerting his influence to carry out the will of his constituents. He never used his talents unworthily nor supported a dishonorable cause and he rendered to his district and to the nation the highest order of public service. Soon after entering upon his duties as congressman Mr. Bennett was tendered a reception by the Kentucky Republican Club of Washington and on that occasion made a notable speech, which was later printed in full in the Leader, attracting much favorable comment. After his retirement from public office Judge Bennett returned to Greenup and there spent the remainder of his life, devoting his attention to the practice of law. Like all men who have achieved access in the best sense of the term, he was a tireless worker and notwithstanding the breadth and exactness of his legal learning and his facility in applying the same, he was never known to present a case before court or jury without preparation as thorough as time and means rendered possible. He was a member of the legal advisory board of Greenup county during the World war and his clientele was extensive and important. He was identified with the Masonic order, belonging to Greenup Lodge, No. 89, F. & A. M.; Greenup Chapter, No. 132, R. A. M.; Ashland Commandery, K. T.; and El Hasa Temple of the Mystic Shrine. He belonged to the Christian church and conscientiously followed its teachings. Judge Bennett attained the age of sixty-four years, passing away November 7, 1923, and was laid to rest in beautiful Riverview cemetery in Greenup. He was an ornament to his profession, and his record conferred honor and distinction upon his state. He was charitable, broad-minded and unselfish, with a heart full of sympathy for his fellow men. The beauty of his character and his rare gifts made him universally admired and esteemed and his memory is enshrined in the hearts of all who knew him. At Greenup, Kentucky, August 30, 1883, was solemnized the marriage of Joseph B. Bennett and Miss Annie Louise Mytinger and the ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. P. Pinkerton. Mrs. Bennett survives her husband and now makes her home in Richmond, Virginia. She was born May 27, 1861, in Maysville, Kentucky, and her parents were Charles Wharton and Josephine Eliza (Cole) Mytinger. The last named was born January 19, 1839, in Mason county, Kentucky, and passed away July 1, 1869. Mr. Mytinger was born December 12, 1828, and was a native of Lancaster, Ohio. He fought for the Union during the Civil war and his demise occurred at Greenup, October 16, 1908. He was a son of Charles and Eliza Elinor (Newham) Mytinger, a grandson of James M. and Catherine E. (Campbell) Mytinger. The family originated in Suabia, Bavaria. Mytinger, a railroad station between Ausburg and Donaworth, bears the name of the ancestral estate, and on their coat-of-arms were inscribed the dates 1470, 1851, 1618 and 1671. The early records of the family were destroyed during the burning of the church in Lauderbach, Germany, and information regarding the genealogy was later obtained from Baroness Mytinger in the Botzen Tyrol by Heinrich Mytinger, the geographer. Mr. and Mrs. Bennett became the parents of nine children. Chester Arthur Mytinger Bennett, the eldest, married Miss Esther M. Morton and is engaged in the practice of law at Washington, D. C., residing at No. 4104 Military road, Chevy Chase; Frances Mytinger Bennett is the wife of Charles J. Geyer and lives in Richmond, Virginia. Kate Newham Bennett wedded Clement Joseph Hill and makes her home in Russell, Kentucky. Charles Bentley Bennett married Miss Lucile L. Wilson and is a resident of Greenup. Emabel Bennett was united in marriage to Elmer E. Stephenson and their home is in Pikeville, Kentucky. Julia Bennett, the sixth in order of birth, is the wife of H. R. McWharton, of Ashland, Kentucky. Mary Louise Bennett wedding John Shaw, of Paris, Kentucky. Sallie Anna is now Ms. Charles D. Jacobs, Jr., of Lookout, this state. Joseph Bentley Bennett, Jr., is the youngest member of the family, is a resident of Richmond, Virginia. 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