❤ ELLA CINDERELLA (LANAM) BENNETT ❤

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Ella Cinderella Lanam was born 21 January 1873, to Solomon and Sarah (Wilcox) Lanam. She was Born in Brown County, Indiana and was the oldest of four children. When she was born her father was 24 years old and her mother was 20 years old. Ella grew up in Brown County, but spent all of her adult life in Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana.

Ella worked at a little shop on the courthouse square in Bloomington. One of her duties was to sweep the wooden sidewalk in front. Every day as she performed this chore a young man who was working on construction of the "new" courthouse would watch her. Finally he had the courage to cross the dirt street and ask the lady for a date. They were married on 12 August 1897 in Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana. Ella left her rooming house, located on the northwest corner of 11th and College, after she and Otha were married.

Otha and Ella had six children, five of which grew to adulthood. Baby Louisa died at nine months.

Ella Cinderella (Lanam) Bennett passed away on Sunday, 29 June 1952. She was 77 years old. She left behind her husband, 5 children, 7 grandchildren and four great-grand children.

Biography written by: GenealogybyBrenda

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Obituary From:

Daily Herald Telephone

Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana

Monday, 30 June 1952

Ella Bennett

Dies In

Arlington

Ella C. Bennett, 77, resident of Arlington, Route 1, died Sunday in her home after an illness of two weeks.

She was a native of Brown County, the wife of Jack Bennett, a retired contractor and had lived in Arlington for 37 years.

She was a member of the Christian Church.

Survivors besides the husband, are two sons, Edwin and Allen Bennett, both of Bloomington; three daughters, Mrs. Ruth Bryant, Bloomington, Mrs. Henry Borsenberger, and Mrs. Joseph Hanson, both of Indianapolis, two brothers, Oliver and Glen Lanam, both of Bloomington; two sisters, Mrs. Reva Stewart, Bloomington and Mrs. Elizabeth Campbell, Greenwood; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, in the Arlington Methodist church. A. W. Harvey and Rev. Jackson Parson will officiate and burial will be in Rose Hill cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Chester, Lowell and Edwin Campbell and Edgar Allen.

Flowerbearers will be Esther Stogall, Anna Rowlett, Irena Watson, Mary Hall, Josephine Allen and Betty Henderson.

The body remains at the Day Funeral Home until time for service.

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Obituary From:

Daily Herald Telephone

Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana

Tuesday, 1 July 1952

Bennett Rites Today

Funeral services for Ella C. Bennett, 79, wife of Jack Bennett, Arlington, who died Sunday, were held this afternoon in the Arlington Methodist church with A. W. Harvey and Jackson Parsons officiating. Burial was in Rose Hill cemetery.

Pallbearers were Chester, Howard and Paul Brummett, Lowell and Edwin Campbell and Edgar Allen.

Flowerbearers were Esther Stigall, Anna Rowlett, Irena Watson, Mary Hall, Josephine Allen and Betty Henderson.

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Obituary From:

The Courier

Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana

Friday, 4 July 1952

Mrs. Ella C. Bennett of Route 1 Arlington, died Sunday at her residence.

Surviving Mrs. Bennett are the husband, Jack; two sons, Edwin and Allen of Bloomington, three daughters, Mrs. Ruth Bryant of Bloomington, Mrs. Henry Borsenberger and Mrs. Joe Hanson, both of Indianapolis.

Other survivors include two brothers, Oliver and Glen Lanam, of Bloomington; two sisters, Mrs. Reba Stewart of Bloomington, and Mrs. Elizabeth Campbell of Greenwood; seven grandchildren and fourteen grandchildren.

Funeral services for Mrs. Bennett were Tuesday in the Arlington Methodist Church, with Brother A. W. Harvey and the Rev. Jackson Parsons officiating. Burial was in Rose Hill cemetery.

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❤ She was hard working. She took care of the garden, the house, and five children.

❤ She loved words. She tried to learn and use a new word every week. On Sunday she would determine if she "owned that word" before moving onto a new word. She also instilled a thirst for knowledge in her children.

❤ She had a lot of "sayings", like "Don't do anything standing up that you can do sitting down" and "Make your head save your heels."

❤ She never raised her voice. When she was frustrated with her husband, her strongest words for him were, "Now Othie." Which was said in such a way as to make Othie think about what he had said or done. It was never said in a harsh way.

❤ Ella's husband, Otha, would stand with screen door open and it would drive Ella crazy.

This remembrance was written by Brenda Davidson. NO PART OF THIS WRITTEN REMEMBRANCE CAN BE ALTERED OR USED IN ANY MANNER OR FOR ANY PURPOSE WITHOUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE AUTHOR. Please be considerate.

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