The Bennett family were among the earliest settlers in Georgia. Mr. Bennett married Rachel Westberry, daughter of Moses John Westberry and Matilda Arnett in 1847 in Wayne County. They had 12 children together.
On April 18, 1862, he enlisted into the Co. "K", 54th Volunteer GA Infantry and within time was promoted to the rank of Captain. After the War, he returned home to his young family in Wayne County in what is now present day Pierce County.
Richard Bennett, an Elder in the Primitive Baptist Church, was one of the key figures in the schism of 1871/72 in the Alabaha River Association. As a result of this division over doctrine, Elder Bennett formed a faction called the Bennetites, the others being the Crawfordites.
He purchased a large farm in this part of Ware County and later established and built the original Rome Primitive Baptist Church in 1884
The oldest marked grave at Hephzibah is that of his infant granddaughter, Tillulah Chatam Bennett, who died in 1875.
Most likely church services were being held on these grounds in what was known as an arbor church.
Richard Bennett died on Feb. 16, 1891 at age 64.
The Bennett family were among the earliest settlers in Georgia. Mr. Bennett married Rachel Westberry, daughter of Moses John Westberry and Matilda Arnett in 1847 in Wayne County. They had 12 children together.
On April 18, 1862, he enlisted into the Co. "K", 54th Volunteer GA Infantry and within time was promoted to the rank of Captain. After the War, he returned home to his young family in Wayne County in what is now present day Pierce County.
Richard Bennett, an Elder in the Primitive Baptist Church, was one of the key figures in the schism of 1871/72 in the Alabaha River Association. As a result of this division over doctrine, Elder Bennett formed a faction called the Bennetites, the others being the Crawfordites.
He purchased a large farm in this part of Ware County and later established and built the original Rome Primitive Baptist Church in 1884
The oldest marked grave at Hephzibah is that of his infant granddaughter, Tillulah Chatam Bennett, who died in 1875.
Most likely church services were being held on these grounds in what was known as an arbor church.
Richard Bennett died on Feb. 16, 1891 at age 64.
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Georgia Capt. Co K 54th Regiment GA Infantry CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY
Family Members
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Margaret "Mary" Bennett Thornton
1849–1936
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Rachel Bennett Raulerson
1851–1931
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Mary Ann Bennett Thornton
1853–1886
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James Riley Bennett
1855–1948
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Anna Elizabeth "Annie" Bennett Bagley
1857–1941
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Mary Jane Bennett Lynn
1859–1945
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Jefferson Davis Bennett
1861–1934
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George Walter Bennett
1864–1899
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Catherine "Cassie" Bennett Meeks
1866–1929
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John Walter Bennett
1872–1906
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Russell Watson Bennett
1875–1944
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Julian Hartridge Bennett
1878–1962
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