Mississippi Family Group Sheet for the Miles Jefferson Bennett Family *********************************************** Copyright Azilee Williams. All rights reserved. http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.shtml *********************************************** Submitted by: Azilee Williams Email address: Husband: Miles Jefferson Bennett Birthdate: 7-4-1812 Birthplace: SC Death date: 2-26-1879 Place of death: Tippah Co., MS Burial: Camp Ground Cem., Tippah Co., MS Father: Richard Bennett Mother: Sarah Ann Jones Marriage date: c 1812 Marriage place: Laurens Co., SC Wife: Sarah "Sallie" Ray Birthdate: 10-6-1813 Birthplace: Laurens Co., SC Death date: c 1844 Place of death: Laurens Co., SC Burial: Father: Claxton Ray Mother: Frances Whitten CHILDREN Child No. 1: Richard Young Bennett Sex: M Birthdate: 9-27-1836 Birthplace: Laurens Co., SC Death date: 3-2-1901 Place of death: MS Burial: Ebenezer Cem., Tippah Co., MS Marriage date: 12-12-1865 Marriage place: Tippah Co., MS Spouse's name: Nancy Catherine Medford Child No. 2: Miles Jefferson Bennett Jr. Sex: M Birthdate: 3-3-1840 Birthplace: Laurens Co., SC Death date: 8-28-1911 Place of death: Ripley, Tippah Co., MS Burial: Ripley Cem., Ripley, Tippah Co., MS Marriage date: 12-12-1865 Marriage place: Tippah Co., MS Spouse's name: Lucy Jane Dodds Documentation: Laurens Co., SC Census Records; Tippah Co., MS Census Records; Tippah Co., MS Marriage Records; obituaries from Southern Sentinel newspapers, Tippah Co., MS; information given by family members.