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Charles Kaphart Bennett

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Charles Kaphart Bennett

Birth
Gregory Landing, Clark County, Missouri, USA
Death
21 Feb 1917 (aged 60)
Chico, Butte County, California, USA
Burial
Chico, Butte County, California, USA GPS-Latitude: 39.7364955, Longitude: -121.8389943
Plot
Sec 5,A,A lot 34 sp 1
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1900 census Callahan, Siskiyou, CA: Charles K. Bennett, aged 43, born Oct 1856, farmer, bp MO, both parents KY; Louisa F. aged 38, born Apr 1862, married 17 years, ten children w/ten living, bp CA, father IL, mother MO; Lydia L. aged 16, born Feb 1884; William F. aged 15, born Mar 1885 -- both born CA; Gilbert C. aged 13, born Jul 1886, bp OR; Jessie O. aged 12, born Jan 1888; John S. L. aged 11, born Dec 1888; Edith A. aged 9, born Aug 1890; Hattie E. aged 8, born Nov 1891; Mildred L. aged 7, born May 1893; Charles L. aged 4, born Aug 1895; Margery A. aged 11 months, born Jun 1899 -- all born CA.

1910 census Chico, Butte, CA: Charles K. Bennett, aged 53, oiler electric railroad, bp MO, father VA, mother KY; Louisa F. aged 48, first marriage for both of 27 years, eleven children w/ten living, bp CA, father IL, mother MO; Gilbert C. aged 24, sawyer planing mill, bp OR; Jesse O. aged 22, sawyer box factory; John S. aged 22, sawyer match factory; Edith A. aged 19, box filler match factory; Hattie E. aged 18; Mildred L. aged 17; Charles L. aged 14; Margery A. aged 11 -- all born CA.-research courtesy Carolyn Hackett Dowd.
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Chico Record, Thursday Morning, February 22, 1917, pg 8 col 6: C.K. Bennett Dies After Much Suffering. After suffering from a serious illness for several months, Charles Kaphart Bennett, sixty years old, died yesterday at his temporary residence, 443 Wall street. He had resided in Chico for thirteen years, and had reared a large family, the members of which are well known in Chico. For a number of years he was an employee of The Diamond Match Company.

Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock tomorrow afternoon at the Engel chapel, Rev. W.M. McCart, pastor of the Baptist church, of which deceased was a member, officiating. Interment will be made in Chico cemetery. The Odd Fellows, of which Bennett was a well known member, will conduct the services at the grave.

Bennett was born October 11, 1856, at Gregory Landing, Missouri. He came to California in his early manhood and was first employed by a brother in Siskiyou county. He was married May 2, 1883, to Louisa Finley. To this union, eleven children were born, of whom ten are living.

He came to Chico thirteen years ago, and was employed most of the period since by The Diamond Match Company. In March, 1916, he went to Klamath Falls, where he was stricken ill. He returned to Chico in November and went to Sacramento later for medical aid. He returned to Chico a week ago.

He was always known as a man of honor, and was an active member of the Baptist church. He also was a member of the Odd Fellows in Etna Mills and of the canton in Chico.

Surviving are his widow; four brothers, R.H. Bennett of Willow Creek, Humboldt county; Jasper Bennett of Klamath Falls; Marion Bennett of Willamette, Ore., and John Bennett of Skypoose, Ore., and the following children: Mrs. Lucinda Chester of Corning, Mrs. Hattie Russell of Chico, Mrs. Lee Green of Sacramento, Misses Edith and Marjorie Bennett of Chico, W.F. Bennett of Yreka, G.C. Bennett of Sacramento, J.O. Bennett of Blairsden, J.S.L. Bennett of Chico and L.C. Bennett of Scofield Barracks, Hawaii.
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Chico Record, Friday Morning, February 23, 1917, pg 3 col 3: Odd Fellows, Attention. You are requested to assemble at the lodge rooms, Friday, February 23, at 1:30 p.m., to attend the funeral of our late brother, C.K. Bennett, Etna Lodge No. 184. Visiting brothers invited.
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Chico Record, Saturday Morning, February 24, 1917, pg 8 col 2: C.K. Bennett Is Laid To His Last Repose. The funeral of C.K. Bennett, who died at his home at Fifth and Wall streets Wednesday, was held yesterday afternoon from the family home, Rev. W.M. McCart officiating. The services at the grave were conducted by the Odd Fellows, of which Bennett was a member. The pall bearers were G.C. Bennett, W.F. Bennett, J.O. Bennett, J.S.L. Bennett, J.F. Chester and B.L. Russell.
1900 census Callahan, Siskiyou, CA: Charles K. Bennett, aged 43, born Oct 1856, farmer, bp MO, both parents KY; Louisa F. aged 38, born Apr 1862, married 17 years, ten children w/ten living, bp CA, father IL, mother MO; Lydia L. aged 16, born Feb 1884; William F. aged 15, born Mar 1885 -- both born CA; Gilbert C. aged 13, born Jul 1886, bp OR; Jessie O. aged 12, born Jan 1888; John S. L. aged 11, born Dec 1888; Edith A. aged 9, born Aug 1890; Hattie E. aged 8, born Nov 1891; Mildred L. aged 7, born May 1893; Charles L. aged 4, born Aug 1895; Margery A. aged 11 months, born Jun 1899 -- all born CA.

1910 census Chico, Butte, CA: Charles K. Bennett, aged 53, oiler electric railroad, bp MO, father VA, mother KY; Louisa F. aged 48, first marriage for both of 27 years, eleven children w/ten living, bp CA, father IL, mother MO; Gilbert C. aged 24, sawyer planing mill, bp OR; Jesse O. aged 22, sawyer box factory; John S. aged 22, sawyer match factory; Edith A. aged 19, box filler match factory; Hattie E. aged 18; Mildred L. aged 17; Charles L. aged 14; Margery A. aged 11 -- all born CA.-research courtesy Carolyn Hackett Dowd.
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Chico Record, Thursday Morning, February 22, 1917, pg 8 col 6: C.K. Bennett Dies After Much Suffering. After suffering from a serious illness for several months, Charles Kaphart Bennett, sixty years old, died yesterday at his temporary residence, 443 Wall street. He had resided in Chico for thirteen years, and had reared a large family, the members of which are well known in Chico. For a number of years he was an employee of The Diamond Match Company.

Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock tomorrow afternoon at the Engel chapel, Rev. W.M. McCart, pastor of the Baptist church, of which deceased was a member, officiating. Interment will be made in Chico cemetery. The Odd Fellows, of which Bennett was a well known member, will conduct the services at the grave.

Bennett was born October 11, 1856, at Gregory Landing, Missouri. He came to California in his early manhood and was first employed by a brother in Siskiyou county. He was married May 2, 1883, to Louisa Finley. To this union, eleven children were born, of whom ten are living.

He came to Chico thirteen years ago, and was employed most of the period since by The Diamond Match Company. In March, 1916, he went to Klamath Falls, where he was stricken ill. He returned to Chico in November and went to Sacramento later for medical aid. He returned to Chico a week ago.

He was always known as a man of honor, and was an active member of the Baptist church. He also was a member of the Odd Fellows in Etna Mills and of the canton in Chico.

Surviving are his widow; four brothers, R.H. Bennett of Willow Creek, Humboldt county; Jasper Bennett of Klamath Falls; Marion Bennett of Willamette, Ore., and John Bennett of Skypoose, Ore., and the following children: Mrs. Lucinda Chester of Corning, Mrs. Hattie Russell of Chico, Mrs. Lee Green of Sacramento, Misses Edith and Marjorie Bennett of Chico, W.F. Bennett of Yreka, G.C. Bennett of Sacramento, J.O. Bennett of Blairsden, J.S.L. Bennett of Chico and L.C. Bennett of Scofield Barracks, Hawaii.
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Chico Record, Friday Morning, February 23, 1917, pg 3 col 3: Odd Fellows, Attention. You are requested to assemble at the lodge rooms, Friday, February 23, at 1:30 p.m., to attend the funeral of our late brother, C.K. Bennett, Etna Lodge No. 184. Visiting brothers invited.
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Chico Record, Saturday Morning, February 24, 1917, pg 8 col 2: C.K. Bennett Is Laid To His Last Repose. The funeral of C.K. Bennett, who died at his home at Fifth and Wall streets Wednesday, was held yesterday afternoon from the family home, Rev. W.M. McCart officiating. The services at the grave were conducted by the Odd Fellows, of which Bennett was a member. The pall bearers were G.C. Bennett, W.F. Bennett, J.O. Bennett, J.S.L. Bennett, J.F. Chester and B.L. Russell.


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