GARRETT LOVELL BENNETT was born in Jackson County, Kans., April 7, 1884, where he lived with his parents until his marriage on August 7, 1906, to Ella Frances Bryan, at Tecumseh, Mich. She was born Dec. 27, 1886, daughter of Eugene and Martha (Vescelius) Bryan, who lived on a farm near Adrian, in Jackson County, for many years. After their marriage they lived on the original Bennett farm until they moved to Kline, Colo., in March, 1927. There he engaged in farming until 1941, when he went to Fort Wingate, New Mexico, being employed by the Government there. They were subsequently divorced. Her present residence is at Herlong, Calif. They had four children, listed below. In 1942 he went to Salinas, Calif., where, on June 28, 1947, he married Kathleen Riley, who was born March 11, 1890, at Gatesville, Tex. He lived at Salinas until 1950, when he moved to his present home, on Route 2, Atascadero, Calif.
CHILDREN:
Olive Mahala Bennett, born Sept. 9, 1910
Bryan Eugene Bennett, born May 22, 1913
Ruth Pauline Bennett, born Sept. 22, 1916
Clarence Leonard Bennett, born July 6, 1919
From "The Bennett Book," by John A. Shields, privately published April 16, 1956, reprinted in September, 2021.
GARRETT LOVELL BENNETT was born in Jackson County, Kans., April 7, 1884, where he lived with his parents until his marriage on August 7, 1906, to Ella Frances Bryan, at Tecumseh, Mich. She was born Dec. 27, 1886, daughter of Eugene and Martha (Vescelius) Bryan, who lived on a farm near Adrian, in Jackson County, for many years. After their marriage they lived on the original Bennett farm until they moved to Kline, Colo., in March, 1927. There he engaged in farming until 1941, when he went to Fort Wingate, New Mexico, being employed by the Government there. They were subsequently divorced. Her present residence is at Herlong, Calif. They had four children, listed below. In 1942 he went to Salinas, Calif., where, on June 28, 1947, he married Kathleen Riley, who was born March 11, 1890, at Gatesville, Tex. He lived at Salinas until 1950, when he moved to his present home, on Route 2, Atascadero, Calif.
CHILDREN:
Olive Mahala Bennett, born Sept. 9, 1910
Bryan Eugene Bennett, born May 22, 1913
Ruth Pauline Bennett, born Sept. 22, 1916
Clarence Leonard Bennett, born July 6, 1919
From "The Bennett Book," by John A. Shields, privately published April 16, 1956, reprinted in September, 2021.
Family Members
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William Ryston "Dock" Bennett
1858–1951
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Mary Bennett Shields
1860–1927
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Hannah Catherine "Kate" Bennett Brakey
1863–1937
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Hiram Wakefield "Johnny Jack" Bennett
1865–1957
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George Washington Bennett Jr
1868–1938
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Lucy Amanda Bennett Gibson
1870–1928
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Kansas Elizabeth Bennett Nott
1872–1953
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Alfred Emerson Bennett
1875–1973
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Thomas Leonard Bennett
1878–1941
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Agnes May "Dollie" Bennett
1881–1889
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