Andrew Roy History of lower Scioto Valley, Ohio: together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history, portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens. Chicago: Inter-state Pub. Co., 1884, 911 pgs. Pg. 379 Amaziah Bennet, son of Benjamin and Mary Bennett, was born Aug. 27, 1823, in Scioto County, Ohio, where he was reared and educated in the common schools. He hasn of farmer, and now has 111 acres of well-improved land, which is underlaid with a vein of iron ore from two to six feet thick, of the best quality yet found in the county. March 5, 1846, Mr. Bennett married Sarah, daughter of William Queen. To them have been born eight children—Emily, born Aug. 10, 1848; Samuel Aug. 14, 1850; Cyrus, Aug 12, 1852; William Tracy, Oct. 27, 1854; Alice Nov. 9, 1856; Jacob, April 1, 1860; John Q., March 4, 1863; Warren R., Aug. 7, 1866