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Jesse Wood Bennett

Birth	:	26 Aug 1877 Butte County, California, USA
Death	:	18 Jan 1948 Butte County, California, USA
Burial	:	First Reformed Church Cemetery, Pompton Plains, Morris County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.9646187, -74.2952652
Description	:	JESSE BENNETT — As might be expected of one who has spent his entire life in California, Jesse Bennett is a patriotic son of the Golden State, and ardently champions all measures looking towards the development of the commonwealth. He was born in Butte County, on August 26, 1877, a son of the late James Nelson Bennett, who is mentioned on another page of this work. Jesse Bennett was reared to the life of a farmer, and early learned the details of successful farming and how to care for stock. He attended the public schools in his home... Read More	JESSE BENNETT — As might be expected of one who has spent his entire life in California, Jesse Bennett is a patriotic son of the Golden State, and ardently champions all measures looking towards the development of the commonwealth. He was born in Butte County, on August 26, 1877, a son of the late James Nelson Bennett, who is mentioned on another page of this work. Jesse Bennett was reared to the life of a farmer, and early learned the details of successful farming and how to care for stock. He attended the public schools in his home district and when not in school was employed on the ranch with his father and brothers. At the time of the death of his father, in 1905, Jesse Bennett located on his present ranch of one hundred sixty acres near Anita station, besides which he leases some nineteen hundred acres in the vicinity. On this extensive tract he raises about a thousand acres of grain each year, using a sixty-horse-power Hold tracklayer caterpillar tractor, and a Best combined harvester, together with four eight-mule teams, to facilitate the putting in and harvesting of his crops. To add to his annual income, Mr. Bennett is raising and feeding high-grade Shorthorn Durham cattle, and pure-bred Duroc-Jersey hogs. Besides his home ranch he owns range land in Tehama County where he runs his cattle. In Sacramento, occurred the marriage of Jesse Bennett with Miss Etta Burger, who was a native of Oregon but reared in Mendocino County, Cal. Their home has been brightened by the birth of one child, Carol. Mr. Bennett was made a Mason in Chico Lodge, No. 111, F. & A.M., and, with Mrs. Bennett, a member of Josephine Chapter, No. 104, O.E.S. He is also a member of Chico Lodge, No. 423, B.P.O. Elks. Mr. Bennett is prominent in financial circles, and is one of the original stockholders and a director in the People's Commercial and Savings Bank of Chico. He is interested in all projects that have for their aim the development of Butte County and the Sacramento Valley, where he is well and favorably known. Source: "History of Butte County, Cal.," by George C. Mansfield, Page 1170, Historic Record Co, Los Angeles, CA, 1918. The Chico Enterprise, Monday, January 19, 1948: "Heart Ailment Is Fatal Sunday for Jesse W. Bennett. Jesse Wood Bennett, 70, pioneer rancher of the Nord district, died suddenly from a heart attack at his home on W. First Street Sunday morning. His parents who were among the first settlers in Butte County, came across the plains in a covered wagon and settled near Nord. The original holding comprising some 4,000 acres. In 1900 he was married to Ella Duval of Ukiah. He continued to make his home on the ranch until 1920, when he moved to Chico. He continued to operate the ranch until 1935 when he retired. Before his retirement he was an active lodge worker and will be remembered for his benevolent activities in the Shrine, Eagles and Elks Lodges. "His wife preceded him in death in 1930. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Frances M. Sullivan of Weed; two sisters, Mrs. Dora E. Houseman of Chico, and Mrs. Hazel Gianella of Hamilton City; two brothers, Mary J. and Wesley V. Bennett of Chico; three grand children, Elwood and Noelle Sullivan and Mrs. Gordon Orr. "Funeral services will be held at 1:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Nugent-Huddleston chapel with Rev. Robert Clark of the First Christian Church officiating. Interment will be in the family plot in the Pine Creek cemetery."

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Where is Jesse Wood Bennett's memorial?
Jesse Wood Bennett's memorial is located at: First Reformed Church Cemetery, Pompton Plains, Morris County, USA.
When did Jesse Wood Bennett death?
Jesse Wood Bennett death on 18 Jan 1948 in Butte County, California, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Jesse Wood Bennett's memorial?
Latitude: 40.9646187
Longitude: -74.2952652

Family Members:

Parent

James Nelson Bennett

(1833 - 1905)

Dicy Jane Fox Bennett

(1845 - 1937)

Spouse

Ella Bennett

(1873 - 1930)

Siblings

Lucretia Jane Bennett

(1865 - 1878)

Dora Ellen Bennett Houseman

(1866 - 1958)

Nelson Presley Bennett

(1868 - 1878)

Isaac R Bennett

(1871 - 1943)

Hiram William Bennett

(1872 - 1926)

Dicy Mae Bennett

(1875 - 1942)

Mark J. Bennett

(1880 - 1949)

Hazel Dell Bennett Gianella

(1883 - 1971)

Wesley Valentine Bennett

(1885 - 1958)

Children

Milton Bennett

(1905 - 1910)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. First Reformed Church Cemetery
Pompton Plains, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9646187, -74.2952652

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Coordinate: 40.9652061, -74.2649994

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Coordinate: 40.9311752, -74.2723770

7. Terhune Family Estate Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.0015050, -74.2758980

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Coordinate: 40.9925003, -74.3407974

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Coordinate: 40.9872017, -74.3491974

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Coordinate: 40.9958940, -74.3419600

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Coordinate: 40.9724998, -74.3572006

12. Hinchman Burying Ground
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Coordinate: 40.9533990, -74.2321730

13. Preakness Reformed Church Cemetery
Wayne, Passaic County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9526100, -74.2322000

14. Mount Holiness Memorial Park
Butler, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9906006, -74.3506012

15. Sanders Cemetery
Butler, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9911232, -74.3523560

16. Brown Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.9911003, -74.3525009

17. Manning Avenue Cemetery
Butler, Morris County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0041830, -74.3393880

18. Whitehall Methodist Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.9243900, -74.3386700

19. Saint Michaels Episcopal Church Memorial Garden
Wayne, Passaic County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9493890, -74.2258110

20. Crooked Pond Cemetery
Franklin Lakes, Bergen County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0006520, -74.2398470

21. Ponds Cemetery
Oakland, Bergen County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0166150, -74.2530070

22. Kip-Corwin Cemetery
Wayne, Passaic County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9283500, -74.2268590

23. Courter-Ryerson Burial Ground
Mountain View, Passaic County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9054222, -74.2636414

24. Demarest Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.0187940, -74.2493850