William was the only son of Frederick A Bennett and Elizabeth Miller.
William's parents divorced in the early 1880s and according to his children, he never saw his father again. I met him in a nursing home in 1976 but Alzheimers had already claimed any memory he had of his life so he could not communicate with me.
William had an older sister named Mae/May (b. abt 1879) whom I have never been able to find. Her younger half sisters, Minnie and Mary Olive told me that Mae/May had a child "out of wedlock" in the 1890s. Minnie claims Mae went to an unwed mother's home in Colorado and married a man named Durham in the early 1900's. They also said Mae died about 1914. Minnie & Olive said their mother disowned her.
The 1910 census entry for her mother shows she had 7 children and 6 were still alive at that time. This indicates either Mae died before 1910 or her mother had disowned her to the point of claiming she was dead.
William's parents divorced in the early 1880s and according to his children, he never saw his father again. I met him in a nursing home in 1976 but Alzheimers had already claimed any memory he had of his life so he could not communicate with me.
William had an older sister named Mae/May (b. abt 1879) whom I have never been able to find. Her younger half sisters, Minnie and Mary Olive told me that Mae/May had a child "out of wedlock" in the 1890s. Minnie claims Mae went to an unwed mother's home in Colorado and married a man named Durham in the early 1900's. They also said Mae died about 1914. Minnie & Olive said their mother disowned her.
The 1910 census entry for her mother shows she had 7 children and 6 were still alive at that time. This indicates either Mae died before 1910 or her mother had disowned her to the point of claiming she was dead.
William was the only son of Frederick A Bennett and Elizabeth Miller.
William's parents divorced in the early 1880s and according to his children, he never saw his father again. I met him in a nursing home in 1976 but Alzheimers had already claimed any memory he had of his life so he could not communicate with me.
William had an older sister named Mae/May (b. abt 1879) whom I have never been able to find. Her younger half sisters, Minnie and Mary Olive told me that Mae/May had a child "out of wedlock" in the 1890s. Minnie claims Mae went to an unwed mother's home in Colorado and married a man named Durham in the early 1900's. They also said Mae died about 1914. Minnie & Olive said their mother disowned her.
The 1910 census entry for her mother shows she had 7 children and 6 were still alive at that time. This indicates either Mae died before 1910 or her mother had disowned her to the point of claiming she was dead.
William's parents divorced in the early 1880s and according to his children, he never saw his father again. I met him in a nursing home in 1976 but Alzheimers had already claimed any memory he had of his life so he could not communicate with me.
William had an older sister named Mae/May (b. abt 1879) whom I have never been able to find. Her younger half sisters, Minnie and Mary Olive told me that Mae/May had a child "out of wedlock" in the 1890s. Minnie claims Mae went to an unwed mother's home in Colorado and married a man named Durham in the early 1900's. They also said Mae died about 1914. Minnie & Olive said their mother disowned her.
The 1910 census entry for her mother shows she had 7 children and 6 were still alive at that time. This indicates either Mae died before 1910 or her mother had disowned her to the point of claiming she was dead.
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