Individual Details

Dr. James Bennett Sr.

(7 Mar 1872 - 10 Apr 1953)

James began his working life as a Railroad employee, and following medical school training as a physician, Dr. Bennett enjoyed a long career in family medicine as he and Anne raised their children in Meridian.

Parents:
  David Lavender Bennett (1837 - 1917)
  Frances Penelope Poythress Bennett (1841 - 1915)
 
Spouse: Anne Edna Hackett Bennett (1885 - 1956)
 
 Children:
  John David Bennett (1908 - 1949)*
  James Bennett (1910 - 1979)*
  Hackett Bennett (1912 - 1975)*
  Gardner Bennett (1914 - 1994)*
  Annie Bennett Speed (1916 - 2001)*
  Preston Poythress Bennett (1921 - 2009)*

Events

Birth7 Mar 1872Alabama
Marriage1908Anne Edna Hackett
Census (family)18 Apr 1940Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi - Anne Edna Hackett
Death10 Apr 1953Mississippi
BurialMagnolia Cemetery, Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi

Families

SpouseAnne Edna Hackett (1885 - 1956)
ChildJames Bennett Jr. (1910 - 1979)
ChildAnn Bennett (1916 - )

Notes

Census (family)

James BennettHeadM67Alabama - Medical doctor, private practice
Annie BennettWifeF54Texas
James BennettSonM29Mississippi - Salesman, vending machines
Ann BennettDaughterF23Mississippi - Secretary, wholesale groceries

Endnotes

1. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBSS-TLK : accessed 1 March 2017), James Bennett, Ward 5, Meridian, Beat 1, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 38-11A, sheet 15B, line 50, family 330, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2039..

2. Find A Grave Memorial# 37617959.