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Hart-Riggs Cemetery ~ Mary E. Bennett ~ part of the Polk County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
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Bennett, Mary E.
LAST NAME: Bennett FIRST NAME: Mary MIDDLE NAME: E. NICKNAME: 
MAIDEN NAME: King AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3: 
GENDER: F TITLE: 
BORN: 30 May 1851 DIED: 19 Aug 1908 BURIED:  (Hart-Riggs Cemetery)
OCCUPATION:  Homemaker
BIRTH PLACE:  Indiana
DEATH PLACE: Bridgeport, Polk Co., Oregon
NOTES: 
Name of father George King
Maiden name of mother Ellen Case
1870 WI CENSUS - Mary King, age 19, b. Indiana, is enumerated with George, age 41, b. New York, and Ellen, age 42, b. Indiana, along with George, age 16, b. Indiana, Ellen, age 6, b. Indiana, and John, age 8 months, b. Indiana. 
MARRIAGE - Samuel Bennett & Mary King md 7 Dec 1873, Buffalo Co, Wisconsin.
1880 DAKOTA CENSUS - Mary E. Bennett, age 29, b. Indiana, is enumerated with husband Sam Bennett, age 27, occupation farmer, b. Pennsylvania, along with Eunice J., age 5, b. Wisconsin, Martha J., age 4, b. Wisconsin, and N. G., male, age 1, b. Wisconsin.  
1900 SD CENSUS - Samuel C. Bennett, age 47, b. Feb 1853 in Pennsylvania, is enumerated with his wife of 26 years, Mary E., age 49, mother of 4, b. May 1857 in Indiana, along with Mattie J., age 23, b. Jun 1876 in Wisconsin, Jack G., age 21, b. Aug 1878 in Wisconsin, George M., age 18, b. South Dakota, and Lizzie M., age 16, b. Nov 1883 in South Dakota.
DEATH CERTIFICATE: 
OSBH DC (Polk County 1908) #7642 - Mary Bennett, female, married, housewife, b. 30 May 1851 in Indiana, d. 19 Aug 1908 six miles south of Dallas, Oregon at the age of 57 yrs 2 ms 19 ds, name of father George King (b. New York), maiden name of mother Ellen Case (b. New York), informant Mrs. R. R. Riggs of Dallas, Oregon.
OBITUARY: 
The news reached us this morning from Dr. McCallon of the death last night of Mrs. A. [S] Bennett, mother of Mrs. R. R. Riggs, of Bridgeport. She was aged about 70 years and the cause of her demise heart trouble.
Polk County Itemizer, Thursday, 20 Aug 1908, 3:4
INSCRIPTION: 
Mary E.
Bennett
May 30, 1851
Aug. 19, 1908

Footstone: Mother

For more marker photographs and pictures showcasing the restoration work at Hart-Riggs Cemetery, please see: http://polkcemeterysavers.org/Home_Page.php
SOURCES: 
Saucy Survey and Photograph of 2010
Sibley Survey of 1931
OSBH DC (Polk County 1908) #7642
1870 WI CENSUS (Buffalo Co, Maxville, FA #1444)
1880 DAKOTA CENSUS (Brookings Co., TWP 111, pg 183C)
1900 SD CENSUS (Kingsbury Co., Iroquois, ED 209, sheet 2B)
Wisconsin Vital Records Index
PCI 20 Aug 1908, 3:4
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