Bennett, Ernest Eugene

Surname Bennett
Given Name Ernest Eugene
Sex Male
Born 25-MAY-1897 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
Died 16-OCT-1953 in Dallas County, Texas (Certificate 50885)
Buried 01-FEB-1961 in Grove Hill Memorial Park Cemetery, Dallas County, Texas
Father Wade Hampton BENNETT, Sr. (JAN-1869 - 11-NOV-1935)
Mother Enola David BELMEAR (BELNEAR); born: JUN-1864 in Missouri

Marriage

21-JUN-1921 to Lille Mabel COUCH; born: 11-AUG-1901 in Italy, Ellis County, Texas; died: JUL-1985 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas

Children

  • Ernest Doran "Boots" BENNETT; born: 06-DEC-1923 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas; died: 27-MAR-1968 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
  • Anna Louise "Cissy" BENNETT; born: 28-JUL-1927

Notes

The WWI Draft Registration, death certificate, and headstone for Ernest records 25-MAY-1897 as his date of birth. In contrast, the census records consistently indicate Ernest was born ~1893.


1 The Descendents of Hiram Bennett - Pioneer Settler of Dallas County, by Inez Moore Bennett, main Mesquite Public Library, RG 929.2 B439B

2 1900 United States Census->Texas->Dallas County->Precinct 1->District 89->Image 6/36 (Ancestry.com) Image ...

Name Age Sex Race Relation Marital Status Birthplace Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Occupation
Bennett, Wade H. 31 Male White Head Married Texas Alabama Texas Dairy farmer
Bennett, Enola 35 Female White Wife Married Missouri Missouri Kentucky  
Bennett, Irby 4 Male White Son Single Texas Texas Missouri  
Bennett, Ernest 3 Male White Son Single Texas Texas Missouri  
Beaver, Henry 18 Male White Boarder Single Ind. territory Ind. territory Missouri Farm laborer
Presler, U. 35 Male White Son Boarder Tennessee North Carolina North Carolina Farm laborer

3 1910 United States Census->Texas->Dallas County->Precinct 1->District 21->Image 11/31 (Ancestry.com) Image ...

Name Age Sex Race Relation Marital Status Birthplace Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Occupation
Bennett, Wade H. 41 Male White Head Married Texas Alabama Texas Dairy man
Bennett, Enola 44 Female White Wife Married Missouri Missouri Missouri Dairy farm
Bennett, Neby A. 14 Male White Son Single Texas Texas Missouri  
Bennett, Ernest E. 13 Male White Son Single Texas Texas Missouri  
Bennett, Wade H. Jr. 7 Male White Son Single Texas Texas Missouri  
Hughes, Charles 23 Male White Hired man Single Texas Kentucky Kentucky Farm labor
Silhgnet, Clint 18 Male White Hired man Single Texas Kentucky Kentucky Farm labor
McWilliams, Sarah 23 Female White Servant Widowed Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky Domestic
McWilliams, Harry 1 11/12 Male White Boarder Single Texas Texas Kentucky  

4 1917 WWI Draft (Ancestry.com) Image ...

5 1920 United States Census->Texas->Dallas County->Precinct 1->District 3->Image 17/52 (Ancestry.com) Image ...

Name Age Sex Race Relation Marital Status Birthplace Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Occupation
Bennett, Wade A. 51 Male White Head Married Texas Alabama Texas Farmer
Bennett, Enola D. 55 Female White Wife Married Missouri Missouri Missouri  
Bennett, Ernest E. 22 Male White Son Single Texas Texas Missouri  
Bennett, Wade H. 17 Male White Son Single Texas Texas Missouri  
Johnson, Mary 64 Female White Servant Married Michigan New York New York Housekeeper
Johnson, W. Hank 75 Male White Boarder Married Michigan New York New York  

6 1953 Texas Death Index (Certificate 50885) (Ancestry.com) Image ...

7 1953 Texas Death Certificate 50885 (fold3.com) Image ...

8 Headstone, Grove Hill Memorial Park Cemetery, Dallas County, Texas (findagrave.com - no image)