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Marcus Lafayette Bennett

Birth : 3 Sep 1856
Death : 29 Oct 1958
Burial : John Riley Shrewsbury Cemetery, Herndon, Wyoming County, USA
Plot : Coxes Creek
Description : This info is from Bobbie - Romancing the Stone

"He was 102 yrs old.

Marcus' first wife was Caldona Howell, married 14 Nov 1880 in Yancey Co., NC. He was 24, she was 20.

They had five children;
Cornelous-1882, Lou Zenia-1883, Martin-1885, Jerry-1887, Thursey/Thursday?-1889. Caldona died sometime between 1889 & 1900.

1900 Census, Ramsey, Yancey, NC
Bennett, Marcus, 43, widow, & children;
Cornelius, Luzene, Martin, Jerry, & Thursay.

No info found if Marcus remarried in the 35 years between Caldona & Josie.

Marcus' last wife, Josie was much younger than he, but left him a widow. He was 78 & she was 22 when they married in 1935.

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Jerry Andrew Bennett

(1887 - 1973)

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