Waller was the president of the local bank.
Hello, I edited Waller's place of death based on his obituary as source: "Prominent Retired Banker Passes At Home In Richmond. RICHMOND (March 13) Waller Bennett, 83, retired banker and one of Madison county's most prominent men, died today at his home here after a year's illness... a graduate of Yale. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary Burnam Bennett; one son, Curtis B. Bennett, Cleveland, O.: five daughters; Mrs. T.B. Brittain, Annapolis, MD.; Mrs. E.A. MacLeod, Columbia, MO.; Mrs. John VanMeter Woodford, Bourbon county; Misses Isabel and Lucin Bennett, Richmond; and five grandchildren. Funeral 3pm Tuesday at the residence here, interment following in Richmond cemetery." (The Lexington (KY) Leader. Mon., Mar 13, 1933, p.1)
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Hello, I edited Waller's place of death based on his obituary as source: "Prominent Retired Banker Passes At Home In Richmond. RICHMOND (March 13) Waller Bennett, 83, retired banker and one of Madison county's most prominent men, died today at his home here after a year's illness... a graduate of Yale. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary Burnam Bennett; one son, Curtis B. Bennett, Cleveland, O.: five daughters; Mrs. T.B. Brittain, Annapolis, MD.; Mrs. E.A. MacLeod, Columbia, MO.; Mrs. John VanMeter Woodford, Bourbon county; Misses Isabel and Lucin Bennett, Richmond; and five grandchildren. Funeral 3pm Tuesday at the residence here, interment following in Richmond cemetery." (The Lexington (KY) Leader. Mon., Mar 13, 1933, p.1)
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Waller Bennett (73302233)
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Waller Bennett, B.A. 1872
BornJuly4,1849,in WhiteHall,Ky.
Died March 13,.1933, in Richmond, Ky.
Father, Samuel Bennett, a farmer; son of John Bennett, a Methodist minister, and Isabel (Harris) Bennett, of While Hall. Mother, Elizabeth (Chenault) Bennett; daughter of William and Susanna (Phelps) Chenault, of Richmond.
Yale relatives include: Samuel Bennett, '82 (brother); and David A. Chenault, '82 (first cousin)
Madison Academy, Richmond. Member Linonia and Kappa Sigma Epsilon. Teller in Farmers' National Bank, Richmond, 1872-1882; member of firm of Burnam, Bennett & Company, manufacturers of whiskey, at Richmond 1884-1899; joint owner, with Thompson Burnam, of Warwick distillery at Silver Creek and later associated with him in the purchase and sale of farms 1884-1904; president of Madison National Bank in Richmond 1896-1930; chairman of board of di- rectors of Madison-Southern National Bank 1930-33; delegate to Republican National Convention in 1908.
Married January 22,1896, in Richmond, Mary Campbell, daughter of Curtis Field Burnam (B.A. 1840; LL.B. Transylvania 1842; M.A. 1846; LL.D. Center College of Kentucky 1873) an^ Sarah Helen (Rollins) Burnam, and sister of Robert R. Burnam, «f-'8o Grad. Children: Curtis Burnam (C.E. Cornell 1919); Helen Rollins (B.A. Vassar 1921), the wife of Thomas B. Brittain (U. S. Naval Academy 1919); Isabel Harris (B.A. University of Kentucky 1924; B.S. Columbia 1928); Mary Burnam (B.A. Vassar 1924) (Mrs. Ellsworth A. MacLeod); Lucia Burnam (B.A. Wellesley 1928); and Elizabeth Waller (B.A. University of Kentucky 1930), the wife of John VanMeter Woodford (B.A. Centre College 1928).
Death due to uremia. Buried in Richmond Cemetery. Survived by wife, six children, and five grandchildren.
http://mssa.library.yale.edu/obituary_record/1925_1952/1932-33.pdf
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1880 U.S. Census
Walter Bennett
1850 Birth Kentucky, United States
1880 Residence Foxtown, Madison, Kentucky
1880 Age 30
Race White
Gender M
Township Foxtown
State Kentucky
Page 394
Ethnicity American
Occupation Clerk In Bank
Father's Birthplace Kentucky, United States
Mother's Birthplace Kentucky, United States
Household
Self Samuel Bennett (age 75)
Wife Elizabeth Bennett (age 67)
Son William Bennett (age 44)
Daughter Susan Bennett (age 36)
Son Walter Bennett (age 30)
Daughter Bell Bennett (age 26)
Son Samuel Bennett (age 21)
Grandson Benjamin Bennett (age 14)
Granddaughter Lizzie Bennett (age 12)
Grandson Ned Bennett (age 7)
Granddaughter Annie Bennett (age 5)
Other Willis Howard (age 60)
Other Robert Woodcock (age 28)
Other Sally Woodcock (age 20)
Other Julia Woodcock
Other Joicy Karr (age 12)
Other Eliza Adams (age 18)
1900 U.S. Census
Waller Bennett
Gender: Male
1849 Birth Kentucky
1900 Residence Madison, Kentucky
1900 Age 51
Race White
Marital Status Married
Marriage Est. Year 1896
Enumeration District (ED) 0043 Page 13 Family No. 261
Ethnicity American
Household
Head Waller Bennett (age 51)
Wife Mary Bennett (age 33)
Son Curtis T Bennett (age 3)
Daughter Helen R Bennett (age 1)
1920 U.S. Census
Waller Bennett
1850 Birth Kentucky
1920 Residence Madison, Kentucky
1920 Age 70
Gender Male
Race White
County Madison
Marital Status Married
Father's Birth Place Kentucky
Mother's Birth Place Kentucky
Household
Head Waller Bennett (age 70)
Wife Mary B Bennett (age 50)
Son Curtis Bennett (age 22)
Daughter Helen R Bennett (age 19)
Daughter Isabel W Bennett (age 18)
Daughter Mary B Bennett (age 16)
Daughter Lucia Bennett (age 13)
Daughter Elizabeth Bennett (age 11)
Sister-In-Law Lucia Burnam (age 65)
Hello, I edited Waller's place of death based on his obituary as source: "Prominent Retired Banker Passes At Home In Richmond. RICHMOND (March 13) Waller Bennett, 83, retired banker and one of Madison county's most prominent men, died today at his home here after a year's illness... a graduate of Yale. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary Burnam Bennett; one son, Curtis B. Bennett, Cleveland, O.: five daughters; Mrs. T.B. Brittain, Annapolis, MD.; Mrs. E.A. MacLeod, Columbia, MO.; Mrs. John VanMeter Woodford, Bourbon county; Misses Isabel and Lucin Bennett, Richmond; and five grandchildren. Funeral 3pm Tuesday at the residence here, interment following in Richmond cemetery." (The Lexington (KY) Leader. Mon., Mar 13, 1933, p.1)
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Waller Bennett (73302233)
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Waller Bennett, B.A. 1872
BornJuly4,1849,in WhiteHall,Ky.
Died March 13,.1933, in Richmond, Ky.
Father, Samuel Bennett, a farmer; son of John Bennett, a Methodist minister, and Isabel (Harris) Bennett, of While Hall. Mother, Elizabeth (Chenault) Bennett; daughter of William and Susanna (Phelps) Chenault, of Richmond.
Yale relatives include: Samuel Bennett, '82 (brother); and David A. Chenault, '82 (first cousin)
Madison Academy, Richmond. Member Linonia and Kappa Sigma Epsilon. Teller in Farmers' National Bank, Richmond, 1872-1882; member of firm of Burnam, Bennett & Company, manufacturers of whiskey, at Richmond 1884-1899; joint owner, with Thompson Burnam, of Warwick distillery at Silver Creek and later associated with him in the purchase and sale of farms 1884-1904; president of Madison National Bank in Richmond 1896-1930; chairman of board of di- rectors of Madison-Southern National Bank 1930-33; delegate to Republican National Convention in 1908.
Married January 22,1896, in Richmond, Mary Campbell, daughter of Curtis Field Burnam (B.A. 1840; LL.B. Transylvania 1842; M.A. 1846; LL.D. Center College of Kentucky 1873) an^ Sarah Helen (Rollins) Burnam, and sister of Robert R. Burnam, «f-'8o Grad. Children: Curtis Burnam (C.E. Cornell 1919); Helen Rollins (B.A. Vassar 1921), the wife of Thomas B. Brittain (U. S. Naval Academy 1919); Isabel Harris (B.A. University of Kentucky 1924; B.S. Columbia 1928); Mary Burnam (B.A. Vassar 1924) (Mrs. Ellsworth A. MacLeod); Lucia Burnam (B.A. Wellesley 1928); and Elizabeth Waller (B.A. University of Kentucky 1930), the wife of John VanMeter Woodford (B.A. Centre College 1928).
Death due to uremia. Buried in Richmond Cemetery. Survived by wife, six children, and five grandchildren.
http://mssa.library.yale.edu/obituary_record/1925_1952/1932-33.pdf
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Hello, I edited Waller's place of death based on his obituary as source: "Prominent Retired Banker Passes At Home In Richmond. RICHMOND (March 13) Waller Bennett, 83, retired banker and one of Madison county's most prominent men, died today at his home here after a year's illness... a graduate of Yale. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary Burnam Bennett; one son, Curtis B. Bennett, Cleveland, O.: five daughters; Mrs. T.B. Brittain, Annapolis, MD.; Mrs. E.A. MacLeod, Columbia, MO.; Mrs. John VanMeter Woodford, Bourbon county; Misses Isabel and Lucin Bennett, Richmond; and five grandchildren. Funeral 3pm Tuesday at the residence here, interment following in Richmond cemetery." (The Lexington (KY) Leader. Mon., Mar 13, 1933, p.1)
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Hello, I edited Waller's place of death based on his obituary as source: "Prominent Retired Banker Passes At Home In Richmond. RICHMOND (March 13) Waller Bennett, 83, retired banker and one of Madison county's most prominent men, died today at his home here after a year's illness... a graduate of Yale. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary Burnam Bennett; one son, Curtis B. Bennett, Cleveland, O.: five daughters; Mrs. T.B. Brittain, Annapolis, MD.; Mrs. E.A. MacLeod, Columbia, MO.; Mrs. John VanMeter Woodford, Bourbon county; Misses Isabel and Lucin Bennett, Richmond; and five grandchildren. Funeral 3pm Tuesday at the residence here, interment following in Richmond cemetery." (The Lexington (KY) Leader. Mon., Mar 13, 1933, p.1)
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Waller Bennett (73302233)
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Waller Bennett, B.A. 1872
BornJuly4,1849,in WhiteHall,Ky.
Died March 13,.1933, in Richmond, Ky.
Father, Samuel Bennett, a farmer; son of John Bennett, a Methodist minister, and Isabel (Harris) Bennett, of While Hall. Mother, Elizabeth (Chenault) Bennett; daughter of William and Susanna (Phelps) Chenault, of Richmond.
Yale relatives include: Samuel Bennett, '82 (brother); and David A. Chenault, '82 (first cousin)
Madison Academy, Richmond. Member Linonia and Kappa Sigma Epsilon. Teller in Farmers' National Bank, Richmond, 1872-1882; member of firm of Burnam, Bennett & Company, manufacturers of whiskey, at Richmond 1884-1899; joint owner, with Thompson Burnam, of Warwick distillery at Silver Creek and later associated with him in the purchase and sale of farms 1884-1904; president of Madison National Bank in Richmond 1896-1930; chairman of board of di- rectors of Madison-Southern National Bank 1930-33; delegate to Republican National Convention in 1908.
Married January 22,1896, in Richmond, Mary Campbell, daughter of Curtis Field Burnam (B.A. 1840; LL.B. Transylvania 1842; M.A. 1846; LL.D. Center College of Kentucky 1873) an^ Sarah Helen (Rollins) Burnam, and sister of Robert R. Burnam, «f-'8o Grad. Children: Curtis Burnam (C.E. Cornell 1919); Helen Rollins (B.A. Vassar 1921), the wife of Thomas B. Brittain (U. S. Naval Academy 1919); Isabel Harris (B.A. University of Kentucky 1924; B.S. Columbia 1928); Mary Burnam (B.A. Vassar 1924) (Mrs. Ellsworth A. MacLeod); Lucia Burnam (B.A. Wellesley 1928); and Elizabeth Waller (B.A. University of Kentucky 1930), the wife of John VanMeter Woodford (B.A. Centre College 1928).
Death due to uremia. Buried in Richmond Cemetery. Survived by wife, six children, and five grandchildren.
http://mssa.library.yale.edu/obituary_record/1925_1952/1932-33.pdf
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1880 U.S. Census
Walter Bennett
1850 Birth Kentucky, United States
1880 Residence Foxtown, Madison, Kentucky
1880 Age 30
Race White
Gender M
Township Foxtown
State Kentucky
Page 394
Ethnicity American
Occupation Clerk In Bank
Father's Birthplace Kentucky, United States
Mother's Birthplace Kentucky, United States
Household
Self Samuel Bennett (age 75)
Wife Elizabeth Bennett (age 67)
Son William Bennett (age 44)
Daughter Susan Bennett (age 36)
Son Walter Bennett (age 30)
Daughter Bell Bennett (age 26)
Son Samuel Bennett (age 21)
Grandson Benjamin Bennett (age 14)
Granddaughter Lizzie Bennett (age 12)
Grandson Ned Bennett (age 7)
Granddaughter Annie Bennett (age 5)
Other Willis Howard (age 60)
Other Robert Woodcock (age 28)
Other Sally Woodcock (age 20)
Other Julia Woodcock
Other Joicy Karr (age 12)
Other Eliza Adams (age 18)
1900 U.S. Census
Waller Bennett
Gender: Male
1849 Birth Kentucky
1900 Residence Madison, Kentucky
1900 Age 51
Race White
Marital Status Married
Marriage Est. Year 1896
Enumeration District (ED) 0043 Page 13 Family No. 261
Ethnicity American
Household
Head Waller Bennett (age 51)
Wife Mary Bennett (age 33)
Son Curtis T Bennett (age 3)
Daughter Helen R Bennett (age 1)
1920 U.S. Census
Waller Bennett
1850 Birth Kentucky
1920 Residence Madison, Kentucky
1920 Age 70
Gender Male
Race White
County Madison
Marital Status Married
Father's Birth Place Kentucky
Mother's Birth Place Kentucky
Household
Head Waller Bennett (age 70)
Wife Mary B Bennett (age 50)
Son Curtis Bennett (age 22)
Daughter Helen R Bennett (age 19)
Daughter Isabel W Bennett (age 18)
Daughter Mary B Bennett (age 16)
Daughter Lucia Bennett (age 13)
Daughter Elizabeth Bennett (age 11)
Sister-In-Law Lucia Burnam (age 65)
Hello, I edited Waller's place of death based on his obituary as source: "Prominent Retired Banker Passes At Home In Richmond. RICHMOND (March 13) Waller Bennett, 83, retired banker and one of Madison county's most prominent men, died today at his home here after a year's illness... a graduate of Yale. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary Burnam Bennett; one son, Curtis B. Bennett, Cleveland, O.: five daughters; Mrs. T.B. Brittain, Annapolis, MD.; Mrs. E.A. MacLeod, Columbia, MO.; Mrs. John VanMeter Woodford, Bourbon county; Misses Isabel and Lucin Bennett, Richmond; and five grandchildren. Funeral 3pm Tuesday at the residence here, interment following in Richmond cemetery." (The Lexington (KY) Leader. Mon., Mar 13, 1933, p.1)
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Waller Bennett (73302233)
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Waller Bennett, B.A. 1872
BornJuly4,1849,in WhiteHall,Ky.
Died March 13,.1933, in Richmond, Ky.
Father, Samuel Bennett, a farmer; son of John Bennett, a Methodist minister, and Isabel (Harris) Bennett, of While Hall. Mother, Elizabeth (Chenault) Bennett; daughter of William and Susanna (Phelps) Chenault, of Richmond.
Yale relatives include: Samuel Bennett, '82 (brother); and David A. Chenault, '82 (first cousin)
Madison Academy, Richmond. Member Linonia and Kappa Sigma Epsilon. Teller in Farmers' National Bank, Richmond, 1872-1882; member of firm of Burnam, Bennett & Company, manufacturers of whiskey, at Richmond 1884-1899; joint owner, with Thompson Burnam, of Warwick distillery at Silver Creek and later associated with him in the purchase and sale of farms 1884-1904; president of Madison National Bank in Richmond 1896-1930; chairman of board of di- rectors of Madison-Southern National Bank 1930-33; delegate to Republican National Convention in 1908.
Married January 22,1896, in Richmond, Mary Campbell, daughter of Curtis Field Burnam (B.A. 1840; LL.B. Transylvania 1842; M.A. 1846; LL.D. Center College of Kentucky 1873) an^ Sarah Helen (Rollins) Burnam, and sister of Robert R. Burnam, «f-'8o Grad. Children: Curtis Burnam (C.E. Cornell 1919); Helen Rollins (B.A. Vassar 1921), the wife of Thomas B. Brittain (U. S. Naval Academy 1919); Isabel Harris (B.A. University of Kentucky 1924; B.S. Columbia 1928); Mary Burnam (B.A. Vassar 1924) (Mrs. Ellsworth A. MacLeod); Lucia Burnam (B.A. Wellesley 1928); and Elizabeth Waller (B.A. University of Kentucky 1930), the wife of John VanMeter Woodford (B.A. Centre College 1928).
Death due to uremia. Buried in Richmond Cemetery. Survived by wife, six children, and five grandchildren.
http://mssa.library.yale.edu/obituary_record/1925_1952/1932-33.pdf
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Waller was the president of the local bank.
Hello, I edited Waller's place of death based on his obituary as source: "Prominent Retired Banker Passes At Home In Richmond. RICHMOND (March 13) Waller Bennett, 83, retired banker and one of Madison county's most prominent men, died today at his home here after a year's illness... a graduate of Yale. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary Burnam Bennett; one son, Curtis B. Bennett, Cleveland, O.: five daughters; Mrs. T.B. Brittain, Annapolis, MD.; Mrs. E.A. MacLeod, Columbia, MO.; Mrs. John VanMeter Woodford, Bourbon county; Misses Isabel and Lucin Bennett, Richmond; and five grandchildren. Funeral 3pm Tuesday at the residence here, interment following in Richmond cemetery." (The Lexington (KY) Leader. Mon., Mar 13, 1933, p.1)
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Hello, I edited Waller's place of death based on his obituary as source: "Prominent Retired Banker Passes At Home In Richmond. RICHMOND (March 13) Waller Bennett, 83, retired banker and one of Madison county's most prominent men, died today at his home here after a year's illness... a graduate of Yale. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary Burnam Bennett; one son, Curtis B. Bennett, Cleveland, O.: five daughters; Mrs. T.B. Brittain, Annapolis, MD.; Mrs. E.A. MacLeod, Columbia, MO.; Mrs. John VanMeter Woodford, Bourbon county; Misses Isabel and Lucin Bennett, Richmond; and five grandchildren. Funeral 3pm Tuesday at the residence here, interment following in Richmond cemetery." (The Lexington (KY) Leader. Mon., Mar 13, 1933, p.1)
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Waller Bennett (73302233)
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Waller Bennett, B.A. 1872
BornJuly4,1849,in WhiteHall,Ky.
Died March 13,.1933, in Richmond, Ky.
Father, Samuel Bennett, a farmer; son of John Bennett, a Methodist minister, and Isabel (Harris) Bennett, of While Hall. Mother, Elizabeth (Chenault) Bennett; daughter of William and Susanna (Phelps) Chenault, of Richmond.
Yale relatives include: Samuel Bennett, '82 (brother); and David A. Chenault, '82 (first cousin)
Madison Academy, Richmond. Member Linonia and Kappa Sigma Epsilon. Teller in Farmers' National Bank, Richmond, 1872-1882; member of firm of Burnam, Bennett & Company, manufacturers of whiskey, at Richmond 1884-1899; joint owner, with Thompson Burnam, of Warwick distillery at Silver Creek and later associated with him in the purchase and sale of farms 1884-1904; president of Madison National Bank in Richmond 1896-1930; chairman of board of di- rectors of Madison-Southern National Bank 1930-33; delegate to Republican National Convention in 1908.
Married January 22,1896, in Richmond, Mary Campbell, daughter of Curtis Field Burnam (B.A. 1840; LL.B. Transylvania 1842; M.A. 1846; LL.D. Center College of Kentucky 1873) an^ Sarah Helen (Rollins) Burnam, and sister of Robert R. Burnam, «f-'8o Grad. Children: Curtis Burnam (C.E. Cornell 1919); Helen Rollins (B.A. Vassar 1921), the wife of Thomas B. Brittain (U. S. Naval Academy 1919); Isabel Harris (B.A. University of Kentucky 1924; B.S. Columbia 1928); Mary Burnam (B.A. Vassar 1924) (Mrs. Ellsworth A. MacLeod); Lucia Burnam (B.A. Wellesley 1928); and Elizabeth Waller (B.A. University of Kentucky 1930), the wife of John VanMeter Woodford (B.A. Centre College 1928).
Death due to uremia. Buried in Richmond Cemetery. Survived by wife, six children, and five grandchildren.
http://mssa.library.yale.edu/obituary_record/1925_1952/1932-33.pdf
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1880 U.S. Census
Walter Bennett
1850 Birth Kentucky, United States
1880 Residence Foxtown, Madison, Kentucky
1880 Age 30
Race White
Gender M
Township Foxtown
State Kentucky
Page 394
Ethnicity American
Occupation Clerk In Bank
Father's Birthplace Kentucky, United States
Mother's Birthplace Kentucky, United States
Household
Self Samuel Bennett (age 75)
Wife Elizabeth Bennett (age 67)
Son William Bennett (age 44)
Daughter Susan Bennett (age 36)
Son Walter Bennett (age 30)
Daughter Bell Bennett (age 26)
Son Samuel Bennett (age 21)
Grandson Benjamin Bennett (age 14)
Granddaughter Lizzie Bennett (age 12)
Grandson Ned Bennett (age 7)
Granddaughter Annie Bennett (age 5)
Other Willis Howard (age 60)
Other Robert Woodcock (age 28)
Other Sally Woodcock (age 20)
Other Julia Woodcock
Other Joicy Karr (age 12)
Other Eliza Adams (age 18)
1900 U.S. Census
Waller Bennett
Gender: Male
1849 Birth Kentucky
1900 Residence Madison, Kentucky
1900 Age 51
Race White
Marital Status Married
Marriage Est. Year 1896
Enumeration District (ED) 0043 Page 13 Family No. 261
Ethnicity American
Household
Head Waller Bennett (age 51)
Wife Mary Bennett (age 33)
Son Curtis T Bennett (age 3)
Daughter Helen R Bennett (age 1)
1920 U.S. Census
Waller Bennett
1850 Birth Kentucky
1920 Residence Madison, Kentucky
1920 Age 70
Gender Male
Race White
County Madison
Marital Status Married
Father's Birth Place Kentucky
Mother's Birth Place Kentucky
Household
Head Waller Bennett (age 70)
Wife Mary B Bennett (age 50)
Son Curtis Bennett (age 22)
Daughter Helen R Bennett (age 19)
Daughter Isabel W Bennett (age 18)
Daughter Mary B Bennett (age 16)
Daughter Lucia Bennett (age 13)
Daughter Elizabeth Bennett (age 11)
Sister-In-Law Lucia Burnam (age 65)
Hello, I edited Waller's place of death based on his obituary as source: "Prominent Retired Banker Passes At Home In Richmond. RICHMOND (March 13) Waller Bennett, 83, retired banker and one of Madison county's most prominent men, died today at his home here after a year's illness... a graduate of Yale. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary Burnam Bennett; one son, Curtis B. Bennett, Cleveland, O.: five daughters; Mrs. T.B. Brittain, Annapolis, MD.; Mrs. E.A. MacLeod, Columbia, MO.; Mrs. John VanMeter Woodford, Bourbon county; Misses Isabel and Lucin Bennett, Richmond; and five grandchildren. Funeral 3pm Tuesday at the residence here, interment following in Richmond cemetery." (The Lexington (KY) Leader. Mon., Mar 13, 1933, p.1)
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Waller Bennett (73302233)
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Waller Bennett, B.A. 1872
BornJuly4,1849,in WhiteHall,Ky.
Died March 13,.1933, in Richmond, Ky.
Father, Samuel Bennett, a farmer; son of John Bennett, a Methodist minister, and Isabel (Harris) Bennett, of While Hall. Mother, Elizabeth (Chenault) Bennett; daughter of William and Susanna (Phelps) Chenault, of Richmond.
Yale relatives include: Samuel Bennett, '82 (brother); and David A. Chenault, '82 (first cousin)
Madison Academy, Richmond. Member Linonia and Kappa Sigma Epsilon. Teller in Farmers' National Bank, Richmond, 1872-1882; member of firm of Burnam, Bennett & Company, manufacturers of whiskey, at Richmond 1884-1899; joint owner, with Thompson Burnam, of Warwick distillery at Silver Creek and later associated with him in the purchase and sale of farms 1884-1904; president of Madison National Bank in Richmond 1896-1930; chairman of board of di- rectors of Madison-Southern National Bank 1930-33; delegate to Republican National Convention in 1908.
Married January 22,1896, in Richmond, Mary Campbell, daughter of Curtis Field Burnam (B.A. 1840; LL.B. Transylvania 1842; M.A. 1846; LL.D. Center College of Kentucky 1873) an^ Sarah Helen (Rollins) Burnam, and sister of Robert R. Burnam, «f-'8o Grad. Children: Curtis Burnam (C.E. Cornell 1919); Helen Rollins (B.A. Vassar 1921), the wife of Thomas B. Brittain (U. S. Naval Academy 1919); Isabel Harris (B.A. University of Kentucky 1924; B.S. Columbia 1928); Mary Burnam (B.A. Vassar 1924) (Mrs. Ellsworth A. MacLeod); Lucia Burnam (B.A. Wellesley 1928); and Elizabeth Waller (B.A. University of Kentucky 1930), the wife of John VanMeter Woodford (B.A. Centre College 1928).
Death due to uremia. Buried in Richmond Cemetery. Survived by wife, six children, and five grandchildren.
http://mssa.library.yale.edu/obituary_record/1925_1952/1932-33.pdf
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Hello, I edited Waller's place of death based on his obituary as source: "Prominent Retired Banker Passes At Home In Richmond. RICHMOND (March 13) Waller Bennett, 83, retired banker and one of Madison county's most prominent men, died today at his home here after a year's illness... a graduate of Yale. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary Burnam Bennett; one son, Curtis B. Bennett, Cleveland, O.: five daughters; Mrs. T.B. Brittain, Annapolis, MD.; Mrs. E.A. MacLeod, Columbia, MO.; Mrs. John VanMeter Woodford, Bourbon county; Misses Isabel and Lucin Bennett, Richmond; and five grandchildren. Funeral 3pm Tuesday at the residence here, interment following in Richmond cemetery." (The Lexington (KY) Leader. Mon., Mar 13, 1933, p.1)
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Hello, I edited Waller's place of death based on his obituary as source: "Prominent Retired Banker Passes At Home In Richmond. RICHMOND (March 13) Waller Bennett, 83, retired banker and one of Madison county's most prominent men, died today at his home here after a year's illness... a graduate of Yale. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary Burnam Bennett; one son, Curtis B. Bennett, Cleveland, O.: five daughters; Mrs. T.B. Brittain, Annapolis, MD.; Mrs. E.A. MacLeod, Columbia, MO.; Mrs. John VanMeter Woodford, Bourbon county; Misses Isabel and Lucin Bennett, Richmond; and five grandchildren. Funeral 3pm Tuesday at the residence here, interment following in Richmond cemetery." (The Lexington (KY) Leader. Mon., Mar 13, 1933, p.1)
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Waller Bennett (73302233)
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Waller Bennett, B.A. 1872
BornJuly4,1849,in WhiteHall,Ky.
Died March 13,.1933, in Richmond, Ky.
Father, Samuel Bennett, a farmer; son of John Bennett, a Methodist minister, and Isabel (Harris) Bennett, of While Hall. Mother, Elizabeth (Chenault) Bennett; daughter of William and Susanna (Phelps) Chenault, of Richmond.
Yale relatives include: Samuel Bennett, '82 (brother); and David A. Chenault, '82 (first cousin)
Madison Academy, Richmond. Member Linonia and Kappa Sigma Epsilon. Teller in Farmers' National Bank, Richmond, 1872-1882; member of firm of Burnam, Bennett & Company, manufacturers of whiskey, at Richmond 1884-1899; joint owner, with Thompson Burnam, of Warwick distillery at Silver Creek and later associated with him in the purchase and sale of farms 1884-1904; president of Madison National Bank in Richmond 1896-1930; chairman of board of di- rectors of Madison-Southern National Bank 1930-33; delegate to Republican National Convention in 1908.
Married January 22,1896, in Richmond, Mary Campbell, daughter of Curtis Field Burnam (B.A. 1840; LL.B. Transylvania 1842; M.A. 1846; LL.D. Center College of Kentucky 1873) an^ Sarah Helen (Rollins) Burnam, and sister of Robert R. Burnam, «f-'8o Grad. Children: Curtis Burnam (C.E. Cornell 1919); Helen Rollins (B.A. Vassar 1921), the wife of Thomas B. Brittain (U. S. Naval Academy 1919); Isabel Harris (B.A. University of Kentucky 1924; B.S. Columbia 1928); Mary Burnam (B.A. Vassar 1924) (Mrs. Ellsworth A. MacLeod); Lucia Burnam (B.A. Wellesley 1928); and Elizabeth Waller (B.A. University of Kentucky 1930), the wife of John VanMeter Woodford (B.A. Centre College 1928).
Death due to uremia. Buried in Richmond Cemetery. Survived by wife, six children, and five grandchildren.
http://mssa.library.yale.edu/obituary_record/1925_1952/1932-33.pdf
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1880 U.S. Census
Walter Bennett
1850 Birth Kentucky, United States
1880 Residence Foxtown, Madison, Kentucky
1880 Age 30
Race White
Gender M
Township Foxtown
State Kentucky
Page 394
Ethnicity American
Occupation Clerk In Bank
Father's Birthplace Kentucky, United States
Mother's Birthplace Kentucky, United States
Household
Self Samuel Bennett (age 75)
Wife Elizabeth Bennett (age 67)
Son William Bennett (age 44)
Daughter Susan Bennett (age 36)
Son Walter Bennett (age 30)
Daughter Bell Bennett (age 26)
Son Samuel Bennett (age 21)
Grandson Benjamin Bennett (age 14)
Granddaughter Lizzie Bennett (age 12)
Grandson Ned Bennett (age 7)
Granddaughter Annie Bennett (age 5)
Other Willis Howard (age 60)
Other Robert Woodcock (age 28)
Other Sally Woodcock (age 20)
Other Julia Woodcock
Other Joicy Karr (age 12)
Other Eliza Adams (age 18)
1900 U.S. Census
Waller Bennett
Gender: Male
1849 Birth Kentucky
1900 Residence Madison, Kentucky
1900 Age 51
Race White
Marital Status Married
Marriage Est. Year 1896
Enumeration District (ED) 0043 Page 13 Family No. 261
Ethnicity American
Household
Head Waller Bennett (age 51)
Wife Mary Bennett (age 33)
Son Curtis T Bennett (age 3)
Daughter Helen R Bennett (age 1)
1920 U.S. Census
Waller Bennett
1850 Birth Kentucky
1920 Residence Madison, Kentucky
1920 Age 70
Gender Male
Race White
County Madison
Marital Status Married
Father's Birth Place Kentucky
Mother's Birth Place Kentucky
Household
Head Waller Bennett (age 70)
Wife Mary B Bennett (age 50)
Son Curtis Bennett (age 22)
Daughter Helen R Bennett (age 19)
Daughter Isabel W Bennett (age 18)
Daughter Mary B Bennett (age 16)
Daughter Lucia Bennett (age 13)
Daughter Elizabeth Bennett (age 11)
Sister-In-Law Lucia Burnam (age 65)
Hello, I edited Waller's place of death based on his obituary as source: "Prominent Retired Banker Passes At Home In Richmond. RICHMOND (March 13) Waller Bennett, 83, retired banker and one of Madison county's most prominent men, died today at his home here after a year's illness... a graduate of Yale. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary Burnam Bennett; one son, Curtis B. Bennett, Cleveland, O.: five daughters; Mrs. T.B. Brittain, Annapolis, MD.; Mrs. E.A. MacLeod, Columbia, MO.; Mrs. John VanMeter Woodford, Bourbon county; Misses Isabel and Lucin Bennett, Richmond; and five grandchildren. Funeral 3pm Tuesday at the residence here, interment following in Richmond cemetery." (The Lexington (KY) Leader. Mon., Mar 13, 1933, p.1)
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Waller Bennett (73302233)
Suggested edit: Found this in Yale Obits and thought you may be interested in it.
Waller Bennett, B.A. 1872
BornJuly4,1849,in WhiteHall,Ky.
Died March 13,.1933, in Richmond, Ky.
Father, Samuel Bennett, a farmer; son of John Bennett, a Methodist minister, and Isabel (Harris) Bennett, of While Hall. Mother, Elizabeth (Chenault) Bennett; daughter of William and Susanna (Phelps) Chenault, of Richmond.
Yale relatives include: Samuel Bennett, '82 (brother); and David A. Chenault, '82 (first cousin)
Madison Academy, Richmond. Member Linonia and Kappa Sigma Epsilon. Teller in Farmers' National Bank, Richmond, 1872-1882; member of firm of Burnam, Bennett & Company, manufacturers of whiskey, at Richmond 1884-1899; joint owner, with Thompson Burnam, of Warwick distillery at Silver Creek and later associated with him in the purchase and sale of farms 1884-1904; president of Madison National Bank in Richmond 1896-1930; chairman of board of di- rectors of Madison-Southern National Bank 1930-33; delegate to Republican National Convention in 1908.
Married January 22,1896, in Richmond, Mary Campbell, daughter of Curtis Field Burnam (B.A. 1840; LL.B. Transylvania 1842; M.A. 1846; LL.D. Center College of Kentucky 1873) an^ Sarah Helen (Rollins) Burnam, and sister of Robert R. Burnam, «f-'8o Grad. Children: Curtis Burnam (C.E. Cornell 1919); Helen Rollins (B.A. Vassar 1921), the wife of Thomas B. Brittain (U. S. Naval Academy 1919); Isabel Harris (B.A. University of Kentucky 1924; B.S. Columbia 1928); Mary Burnam (B.A. Vassar 1924) (Mrs. Ellsworth A. MacLeod); Lucia Burnam (B.A. Wellesley 1928); and Elizabeth Waller (B.A. University of Kentucky 1930), the wife of John VanMeter Woodford (B.A. Centre College 1928).
Death due to uremia. Buried in Richmond Cemetery. Survived by wife, six children, and five grandchildren.
http://mssa.library.yale.edu/obituary_record/1925_1952/1932-33.pdf
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