Hart-Riggs Cemetery ~ Silas D. Bennett ~ part of the Polk County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon

Bennett, Silas D.

LAST: Bennett		FIRST: Silas	MID: D.

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BORN: 8 Sep 1859	DIED: 14 Feb 1928	BURIED: (Hart-Riggs Cemetery)

OCCUPATION: House Carpenter

BIRTH PLACE: Illinois

DEATH PLACE: Polk Co., Oregon

NOTES: 1860 IL CENSUS - Silas D. Bennett, age 11 mos, b. Illinois, is enumerated with father Nathan G., age 32, occupation plasterer, b. Pennsylvania, and Elizabeth, age 28, b. Pennsylvania, along with Samuel, age 7, b. Pennsylania,John W., age 5, b. Illinois, and Mary E., age 2, b. Illinois. 1880 DAKOTA CENSUS - Silas D. Bennett, age 20, occupation farm laborer, b. Illinois, is enumerated with father N. G., age 52, occupation farmer, b. Pennsylvania, and Elizabeth, age 48, b. Pennsylvania, along with Mary E., age 22, b. Illinois. 1900 IA CENSUS - Silas D. Bennett, age 40, occupation house carpenter, b. Sep 1859 in Illinois, is enumerated with his wife of 15 years, Mary E., age 41, mother of 1, b. Dec 1858 in Illinois, along with Gladys E., age 12, b. Nov 1887 in South Dakota.

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INSCRIPTION: Silas D. Bennett Sept 8, 1859 Feb. 14, 1928 [Inscription, documented by Sibley Survey in 1931 - surveys the marker as reading: S. D. Bennett Died Feb. 14, 1928 Aged 69 yrs, 3 mos, 5 da.] For more marker photographs and pictures showcasing the restoration work at Hart-Riggs Cemetery, please see: http://polkcemeterysavers.org/Home_Page.php

SOURCES: PCHM Archives Branigar Survey Saucy Survey & Photographs Sibley Survey of 1931 1860 IL CENSUS (Mercer Co., Twp 15N 3W, FA #2458) 1880 DAKOTA CENSUS (Brookings Co., TWP 111, pg 183C) 1900 IA CENSUS (Sioux Co., Buncombe, ED 129, sheet 5B)

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