Gang, With all the recent activity on this list, I thought I would see if anyone has any information regarding Stephen Bennett and family. Here's what I do know about this branch of my family: I know nothing regarding the ancestors of my Stephen Bennett who married Margaret Mitchell Rardin April 8, 1841. Here is what I do know regarding my Stephen Bennett: 1. He was born "on Irish soil" according to his granddaughter. 2. He owned 320 acres near Cincinnati, Ohio. 3. He had a son by the name of Stephen Nathaniel Bennett 4. His first wife died soon after Stephen Nathaniel Bennett was born. (This would be around 1833 based on census dates) 5. He married Margaret Mitchell Rardin 6. His son, Stephen Nathaniel Bennett married Eliza Jane Curless on 20 November 1856 in Clermont Co. 7. He gave his son Stephen Nathaniel Bennett 80 acres near Springfield, Ohio. These 80 acres were or are a part of Miami County, OH. These 80 acres were also close enough to Cincinnati that Nathaniel's children attended school in Cincinnati. All the above information was gathered from an Autobiography written by Sarah Elizabeth Bennett 10 December 1937. What I have dug up myself is: 1. Stephen Bennett married Margaret Rardin on 8 April 1841. 2. Stephen Nathaniel Bennet, under the name of Nathaniel Benet, was counted in the 1860 Union Twp., Champaign Co., OH census Page 144 Line 18. He is living with Eliza, Elizabeth, and Ida M. as well as Charlotte M. Curless. 3. I was able to find a Stephen Bennett of the Monroe Twp in an index for the 1830 and 1840 Clermont Co. census. (Does anyone have the actual census info?) 4. There is a Nathaniel Bennett in Springfield Twp according to the index of the 1840 Clermont Co. census (Is this the 80 acres given by his father? Does anyone happen to have this census info also?) 5. Other than the index entries I have not seen the actual 1830 and 1840 census, so do not know what Stephen's household looked like. 6. Stephen Nathaniel Bennett is counted in the 1870 Benton Co. MO census. He has Eliza, Elizabeth, and Ida M. still living with him along with a Maria Curless and a Edny Curless. 7. Stephen Nathaniel Bennett is counted in the 1880 Butler Co., KS census. Here are a couple of other items extracted from Sarah Elizabeth's autobiography: "My father sold the eighty acres in Ohio and went to Sedalia, Missouri. We lived there for 4 years, later taking homestead in Kansas near Towanda." The fact that Nathaniel was counted in the 1870 Missouri and the 1880 Kansas census appears to support this. I was able to locate a Nathan Bennett in the 1900 Pottawattamie Co., IA census. He is living and working in an apartment building there as the elevator man. The only item that would make him my Nathan is the fact that he states he was born in Ohio and his father and mother were from Ireland. Other than that, I'm not certain this is my Stephen Nathaniel, but I haven't been able to locate any other ones in the 1900 census. He shows up again in the 1910 Arapahoe Co., CO census living with his daughter Sarah Elizabeth and her husband James Andrew Hunter. Sarah Elizabeth met her Husband when they lived in Towanda, Butler Co., KS. Stephen Nathaniel Bennett doesn't live long enough to appear in another census as he died 27 October 1919 in Glendale, Arapahoe Co., CO. I hope some of the above information can lead to more discuveries regarding the Bennett branch of my family. Thanks for your time, Jim Butler the.butlers@verizon.net

Jim: Vol 3, p. 53, Stephen Bennett (widower) to Rachel Armstrong, 17 Dec 1835 by Timothy Rardin Vol 3, p. 255, Stephen Bennett to Margaret Rardin, 8 Apr 1841 by Enoch (Tracy, JP?) Vol 5, p. 88, Stephen Bennett, age 23, to Sarah Brush, age 18, 9 May 1848 by Zachariah Wharton, MG Laurel Cemetery Stephen Bennett, d. Dec 3, 1864, 82y, War of 1812? Sarah L, wife of Stepehn Bennett, d. Sep 10, 1830, 43y-10m-18d Rachel, wife of Stepehn Bennett, d. Jul 6, 1838, 38y-6m From the above, it would appear that Stephen was married 3 times, first to Sarah L, 2nd to Rachel Armstrong and 3rd to Margaret Rardin. BTW: Stephen left an estate in Clermont as follows: Bennett, Stephen, Est, probated 9 Dec 1864, Administration Book 3, p. 289 A Nathaniel Bennett left a will in Clermont as follows: Bennett, Nathaniel, Will, written 20 Jun 1877, probated 30 May 1879, Will Book M, p. 216 Bennett, Nathaniel, age 74, died 27 Mar 1879, Book D-2, p. 16 Mt Moriah Cemetery Nathaniel Bennett, d. Apr 2, 1879, 75 years Elizabeth S, his wife, d. Jul 31, 1891, 76y-2m-3d Note: the above two are on one stone The folllowing Bennetts left wills in Clermont: Bennett, James, Will, written 20 Jan 1829, probated 23 Aug 1842, Will Book E, p. 325 Bennett, Patrick, Will, written 10 Feb 1836, probated 8 Aug 1836, Will Book E, p. 12 Bennett, William, Will, written 25 Jul 1834?, probated Jul 1850, Will Book F, p. 334 The following Guardianship records might be of interest: Bennett, Catharine [child], Gdn, probated Apr 1812, Court of Common Pleas, Book A, p 349 Bennett, Catharine [child], Gdn, written 15 Apr 1812, Probate Court, Microfilm not found in general index, Book 7, p. 1063 A Stephen Bennet was naturalized in Clermont, Unknown King, Aug 1844, Common Please Minutes Book O, p. 22 1820, Washington Twp, p. 44 James Bennett: 20011-21011-02 (see: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/oh/clermont/census/1820/) 1820, Washington Twp, p. 49 Patrick Bennett: 000021-00011-03 1830, Monroe Twp, p. 236 Stephen Bennet: 010001-000001 1830, Washington Twp, p. 243 Patrick Bennet: 0000000001-0000000101 (this is probably Stephen's father - need to check his will - see also Everts blurb below) John Bennet (2 down from Patrick): 000001-0101001: 1830, Washington Twp, p. 249 James Bennet: 2011001-0110101 1840, Monroe Twp, p. 201 Stephen Bennett: 001001-00000 (no females in household - this is consistent with the above Stephen. There are several Rardins also nearby) 1840, Springfield Twp, p. 232 Nathaniel Bennett: 100001-20001 Following is from Everts 1880 history of Clermont, p. 365 in the section on Washington Twp: "Patrick Bennett and his sons, James, Stephen, Jesse and John were among the early settlers on the Big Indian" John Charles Tippet johntippet@cox.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "The Butler Family" <the.butlers@verizon.net> To: <OHCLERMO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2005 4:40 AM Subject: [OHCLER] Stephen Bennett and family > Gang, > > With all the recent activity on this list, I thought I would see if anyone > has any information regarding Stephen Bennett and family. > > Here's what I do know about this branch of my family: > > I know nothing regarding the ancestors of my Stephen Bennett who married > Margaret Mitchell Rardin April 8, 1841. Here is what I do know regarding > my > Stephen Bennett: > > 1. He was born "on Irish soil" according to his granddaughter. > > 2. He owned 320 acres near Cincinnati, Ohio. > > 3. He had a son by the name of Stephen Nathaniel Bennett > > 4. His first wife died soon after Stephen Nathaniel Bennett was born. > (This > would be around 1833 based on census dates) > > 5. He married Margaret Mitchell Rardin > > 6. His son, Stephen Nathaniel Bennett married Eliza Jane Curless on 20 > November 1856 in Clermont Co. > > 7. He gave his son Stephen Nathaniel Bennett 80 acres near Springfield, > Ohio. These 80 acres were or are a part of Miami County, OH. These 80 > acres > were also close enough to Cincinnati that Nathaniel's children attended > school in Cincinnati. > > All the above information was gathered from an Autobiography written by > Sarah Elizabeth Bennett 10 December 1937. > > What I have dug up myself is: > > 1. Stephen Bennett married Margaret Rardin on 8 April 1841. > > 2. Stephen Nathaniel Bennet, under the name of Nathaniel Benet, was > counted > in the 1860 Union Twp., Champaign Co., OH census Page 144 Line 18. He is > living with Eliza, Elizabeth, and Ida M. as well as Charlotte M. Curless. > > 3. I was able to find a Stephen Bennett of the Monroe Twp in an index for > the 1830 and 1840 Clermont Co. census. (Does anyone have the actual census > info?) > > 4. There is a Nathaniel Bennett in Springfield Twp according to the index > of > the 1840 Clermont Co. census (Is this the 80 acres given by his father? > Does > anyone happen to have this census info also?) > > 5. Other than the index entries I have not seen the actual 1830 and 1840 > census, so do not know what Stephen's household looked like. > > 6. Stephen Nathaniel Bennett is counted in the 1870 Benton Co. MO census. > He > has Eliza, Elizabeth, and Ida M. still living with him along with a Maria > Curless and a Edny Curless. > > 7. Stephen Nathaniel Bennett is counted in the 1880 Butler Co., KS census. > > Here are a couple of other items extracted from Sarah Elizabeth's > autobiography: > > "My father sold the eighty acres in Ohio and went to Sedalia, Missouri. We > lived there for 4 years, later taking homestead in Kansas near Towanda." > > The fact that Nathaniel was counted in the 1870 Missouri and the 1880 > Kansas > census appears to support this. > > I was able to locate a Nathan Bennett in the 1900 Pottawattamie Co., IA > census. He is living and working in an apartment building there as the > elevator man. The only item that would make him my Nathan is the fact that > he states he was born in Ohio and his father and mother were from Ireland. > Other than that, I'm not certain this is my Stephen Nathaniel, but I > haven't > been able to locate any other ones in the 1900 census. > > He shows up again in the 1910 Arapahoe Co., CO census living with his > daughter Sarah Elizabeth and her husband James Andrew Hunter. > > Sarah Elizabeth met her Husband when they lived in Towanda, Butler Co., > KS. > > Stephen Nathaniel Bennett doesn't live long enough to appear in another > census as he died 27 October 1919 in Glendale, Arapahoe Co., CO. > > > I hope some of the above information can lead to more discuveries > regarding > the Bennett branch of my family. > > Thanks for your time, > > Jim Butler > the.butlers@verizon.net > > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. 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