h/o Mary E (Gideon) Bennett
s/o Jacob and Lydia Susanah (Shafer) Bennett

Married 28 Feb 1860 Madison County, Iowa

Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, December 21, 1905, page 1, col. 1

Andrew Bennett, one of the very early settlers of Madison county and a respected citizen of Douglas township, passed away on last Thursday at the age of 70. His death was due to cancer from which he had been a sufferer for the past year.

Mr. Bennett came here in 1852 when Madison county was an unbroken prairie -- few and --- apart. He was respected as an upstanding citizen and his long and useful life gave him a wide acquaintance ------ (the rest is unreadable).
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Winterset News, Winterset, Iowa
December 22, 1905

ANDREW BENNETT

Andrew Bennett died at his home six miles northwest of Winterset on December 14th, 1905.

Andrew, son of Jacob and Susannah Bennett, was born in Marion county, Indiana, October 22nd, 1835. With his parents he came to Madison County, Iowa, in the fall of 1852, the family locating two miles north of Andrew's late home, at which place he grew to manhood. In 1860 he married to Mary E. Gideon, to which union nine children were born, eight of whom are now living and, with the exception of one daughter, all live in the vicinity of the parental home. Andrew Bennett moved to his late home about forty years ago and although never a member of any church he lived a life so honorable and upright that his family and neighbors speak of him only in the terms of highest praise. He had been in failing health for three years past and during the last months of his life his sufferings were intense yet he was cheerful to the end and bore his afflictions without a murmur.

In complance with his request no sermon was delivered at his funeral but instead, an address was given by Dr. Weir of Winterset. The funeral was attended by a large number of relatives and friends.

Note: Burial was in the Bennett cemetery
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Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, January 4, 1906, page

Andrew Bennett died at his home 6 miles northwest of Winterset, December 14, 1905. Andrew, the son of Jacob and Susannah Bennett, was born in Marion county, Indiana, in the fall of 1852; the family locating 2 miles north of Andrew's late residence, at which place he grew to manhood.

In 1860, he was married to Mary E. Gideon, to which union nine children were born, eight of whom are living and all, with one exception of one daughter, live in the vicinity of the parental home.

Andrew Bennett moved to his late home about forty years ago and although not a member of any church, he lived a life so honorable and upright that his family and neighbors speak of him, only in terms of highest praise. He had been failing in health for three years past and during the last months of his life his sufferings were intense, yet he was cheerful to the end and bore his afflictions without a murmur.

In compliance with his request no sermon was delivered at his funeral, but instead, an address was given by Dr. Weir of Winterset. The funeral was attended by a large number of relatives and friends.
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Winterset Reporter – December 21, 1905
Pg 3

Death of Andrew Bennett

Andrew Bennett, one of the oldest settlers of Douglas township, died at his home last Friday, after a long and painful illness. Mr. Bennett was one of the pioneer farmers of that section. A man highly respected by his neighbors and acquaintances. He was well known throughout the county and was everywhere respected as an upright man, worthy of the esteem he enjoyed. The funeral took place on Saturday.
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Married 28 Feb 1860 Madison County, Iowa