John W. Bennett and Mamie E. Sease

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Husband John W. Bennett ^{1 2}

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           Born: 17 Apr 1862 - Donegal Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 1
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         Father: Dr. James M. Bennett (1817-      ) 1 2
         Mother: Catharine Durstine (1841-      ) 1 2

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       Marriage: 13 Dec 1883 3

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Wife Mamie E. Sease ³

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         Father: Henry Sease (      -      ) 3
         Mother: Elizabeth Slonaker (      -      ) 3

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Children

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1 F Gertrude M. Bennett ³

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           Born: 13 Jun 1885 3
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2 M James Roy Bennett ³

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           Born: 16 May 1891 3
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3 M Harry Joseph Bennett ³

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           Born: 22 Jun 1893 3
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General Notes: Husband - John W. Bennett

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He received a good common school education, and in 1884 commenced upon an independent career, being for five years engaged in farm work. He then established himself in the mercantile business at Jones' Mills, in which he was very profitably engaged for seven years. At the expiration of that period he removed to Bakersville, and there bought out the store of J. Schlag & Co., and was for six years engaged in the conduct of same. In 1902 he removed to a farm where he resided, and where he gave his entire time and attention to agricultural pursuits.
Politically Mr. Bennett was a Democrat, and served in the offices of township clerk, judge of elections, auditor, school director, postmaster in Cleveland's last administration at Jones' Mills. He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, No. 350, Moss Rose Lodge, Mount Pleasant. In religious faith he was a member of the Brethren church at Mount Pleasant, and a trustee of the same.

1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 644.

2 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Martin Oberholtzer (Milton, NJ: The Evergreen News, 1903), Pg 99.

3 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 645.