Thomas Edgar Bennett was married 2 times. His first wife was Ellenor Jane Wallace, [mother of William Henry] who he married 11 Feb 1858 in Grant Co, KY, USA. He was 30, she was 16. Both born in Harrison County. Record says it was a first marriage for both. She delivered her first son William Henry on the date of their marriage. They divorced 19 Oct 1865 in KY, USA.
Given Ellenor's later "adulterous character", that leaves the question as to whether Thomas Edgar was the father or if he stepped in to help. DNA will have to tell the tale. Her grandfather, James Campbell, wrote in his will "... Ellen Bennett, a daughter of my daughter Jane, is to receive from my estate the sum of five dollars and no more. I make this difference between her and brother and sister because of her course in life."
Given Ellenor's later "adulterous character", that leaves the question as to whether Thomas Edgar was the father or if he stepped in to help. DNA will have to tell the tale. Her grandfather, James Campbell, wrote in his will "... Ellen Bennett, a daughter of my daughter Jane, is to receive from my estate the sum of five dollars and no more. I make this difference between her and brother and sister because of her course in life."
Thomas Edgar Bennett was married 2 times. His first wife was Ellenor Jane Wallace, [mother of William Henry] who he married 11 Feb 1858 in Grant Co, KY, USA. He was 30, she was 16. Both born in Harrison County. Record says it was a first marriage for both. She delivered her first son William Henry on the date of their marriage. They divorced 19 Oct 1865 in KY, USA.
Given Ellenor's later "adulterous character", that leaves the question as to whether Thomas Edgar was the father or if he stepped in to help. DNA will have to tell the tale. Her grandfather, James Campbell, wrote in his will "... Ellen Bennett, a daughter of my daughter Jane, is to receive from my estate the sum of five dollars and no more. I make this difference between her and brother and sister because of her course in life."
Given Ellenor's later "adulterous character", that leaves the question as to whether Thomas Edgar was the father or if he stepped in to help. DNA will have to tell the tale. Her grandfather, James Campbell, wrote in his will "... Ellen Bennett, a daughter of my daughter Jane, is to receive from my estate the sum of five dollars and no more. I make this difference between her and brother and sister because of her course in life."
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