Fielding Dick Bennett was the son of Ezekiel Bennett, Sr. (1795-1846) who was born in Virginia and died in Schuyler County, Missouri; and Lydia (Asbell) Bennett (1804-1882) who was born in Surry County, North Carolina and died in Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri.
Fielding had 5 brothers and sisters who were known to be his full-siblings:
Mary Polly Bennett 1830 – 1892
Maletha "May" (Bennett) Cosby 1833 – 1913
Amos Bennett 1834 – 1917
Paulina (Bennett) Thurman 1840 – 1928
Ezekiel Jr. Bennett 1843 – 1919
As a descendant of his sister Paulina, this writer knows of 4 more children in this family who are believed to be half-siblings and one of them may be a cousin who was raised as part of the family:
John Bennett
James Bennett (1823-1894)
Orvella (Asbill/Bennett) Winkler (1820-1877)
Charity (Bennett) Baldwin Lucas (1822-1874)
Orvella is the one in question as to whether she was a sibling or cousin. She used the last name Bennett until she applied for her marriage license, and this was in the name of Asbill, thus creating a mystery as to her identity.
John and James were known to be children of Ezekiel Bennett before he married Lydia, and Charity we are not sure of, but she was raised as a full member of this Bennett family.
All but the youngest two Bennett children, Paulina and Ezekiel, Jr., were born while the family was living in Kentucky. Sometime in the last 1830s, the family came as pioneers into the frontiers of Missouri. They first settled in Macon County, Missouri where they are listed in the 1840 census. By about 1845, they had pushed northward into the newly-formed Schuyler County, and they had two more children. Ezekiel, Sr. died in 1846, which left his wife and children in the difficult position of running the farm and providing for themselves.
On December 6, 1851, in Putnam County, Missouri, at the age of 23, Fielding married 17-year-old Mary Ann Cornelison, daughter of Jonathan John Cornelison (1794-1892) and Elizabeth "Betty" West (1800-1858) who had also come to Missouri from Kentucky.
They made their home in Putnam County and had one son, John F. Bennett (1854-1930). Mary Ann died shortly after this. At present, it is unknown where she is buried, but it is most likely in Putnam County. Fielding took his son and moved back in with his mother and siblings in Schuyler County. Then, the Civil War disrupted everyone's lives in 1862. Fielding's teenage civilian nephew, Henry Harrison Winkler, was killed by renegade Union soldiers of the Putnam County Militia on a trip to the mill near Fort Madson/Madison, Missouri. This caused great anger in the family towards the North, so Fielding's young brother, Ezekiel Bennett, Jr. joined the Confederate Army.
This left Fielding and his grown sisters with primary responsibility for care of the farm and their mother. Soldiers from both sides often rode by or stopped at the Bennett farm. Fielding's sisters would hide him so soldiers would not kidnap him as they badly needed him on the farm. There were also stories of his sisters hiding his boots in the garden under the pea vines to keep them from being stolen by the soldiers. It was a time of great hardship for many families. Fielding's sister Charity's home was also ransacked by soldiers. Finally, they gave up the farm and moved close to Charity whose husband had died.
In 1868, at the age of 40, Fielding married Pembrook (Campbell) Smith, widow of Thomas D. Smith. She had one son, James Thomas Ditimus Smith (1858-1920). They settled on a farm in Adair County, Missouri, near the Pure Air community, and had five children:
Ezekiel Robinson Day Bennett 1869 – 1957
Mary Emma Airey Ada Bennett 1871 – 1941
Lydia Canzadia May "Zadie or Sadie" Bennett 1876 –
William Bennett 1878 – 1878
Lovena Bennett 1879 – 1883
Fielding's two children who died young, William and Lovena, were buried at Bear Creek Cemetery in 1878 and 1883. Fielding's mother was buried there in 1882. His youngest brother's first wife Fanny (Edwards) Bennett died in 1887 and his sister Mary Polly in 1892, and they were added to the Bennett Plot at Bear Creek.
Fielding died in 1900 and was laid to rest on the other side of his infant children at Bear Creek. One last person was added to the Bennett plot in 1919, Fielding's youngest brother Ezekiel Bennett, Jr.
After Fielding's death, his wife Pembrook went to live with their daughter Canzadia in Kansas. She is listed in the 1910 census at age 72 in their home in Franlin County, Kansas. By 1920, Pembrook and her daughter had moved to New Orleans where it is supposed that they had some family. Pembrook died there in 1920. It is unknown where she is buried.
- Written by Blytha (Dennis) Ellis, gg niece
Fielding had 5 brothers and sisters who were known to be his full-siblings:
Mary Polly Bennett 1830 – 1892
Maletha "May" (Bennett) Cosby 1833 – 1913
Amos Bennett 1834 – 1917
Paulina (Bennett) Thurman 1840 – 1928
Ezekiel Jr. Bennett 1843 – 1919
As a descendant of his sister Paulina, this writer knows of 4 more children in this family who are believed to be half-siblings and one of them may be a cousin who was raised as part of the family:
John Bennett
James Bennett (1823-1894)
Orvella (Asbill/Bennett) Winkler (1820-1877)
Charity (Bennett) Baldwin Lucas (1822-1874)
Orvella is the one in question as to whether she was a sibling or cousin. She used the last name Bennett until she applied for her marriage license, and this was in the name of Asbill, thus creating a mystery as to her identity.
John and James were known to be children of Ezekiel Bennett before he married Lydia, and Charity we are not sure of, but she was raised as a full member of this Bennett family.
All but the youngest two Bennett children, Paulina and Ezekiel, Jr., were born while the family was living in Kentucky. Sometime in the last 1830s, the family came as pioneers into the frontiers of Missouri. They first settled in Macon County, Missouri where they are listed in the 1840 census. By about 1845, they had pushed northward into the newly-formed Schuyler County, and they had two more children. Ezekiel, Sr. died in 1846, which left his wife and children in the difficult position of running the farm and providing for themselves.
On December 6, 1851, in Putnam County, Missouri, at the age of 23, Fielding married 17-year-old Mary Ann Cornelison, daughter of Jonathan John Cornelison (1794-1892) and Elizabeth "Betty" West (1800-1858) who had also come to Missouri from Kentucky.
They made their home in Putnam County and had one son, John F. Bennett (1854-1930). Mary Ann died shortly after this. At present, it is unknown where she is buried, but it is most likely in Putnam County. Fielding took his son and moved back in with his mother and siblings in Schuyler County. Then, the Civil War disrupted everyone's lives in 1862. Fielding's teenage civilian nephew, Henry Harrison Winkler, was killed by renegade Union soldiers of the Putnam County Militia on a trip to the mill near Fort Madson/Madison, Missouri. This caused great anger in the family towards the North, so Fielding's young brother, Ezekiel Bennett, Jr. joined the Confederate Army.
This left Fielding and his grown sisters with primary responsibility for care of the farm and their mother. Soldiers from both sides often rode by or stopped at the Bennett farm. Fielding's sisters would hide him so soldiers would not kidnap him as they badly needed him on the farm. There were also stories of his sisters hiding his boots in the garden under the pea vines to keep them from being stolen by the soldiers. It was a time of great hardship for many families. Fielding's sister Charity's home was also ransacked by soldiers. Finally, they gave up the farm and moved close to Charity whose husband had died.
In 1868, at the age of 40, Fielding married Pembrook (Campbell) Smith, widow of Thomas D. Smith. She had one son, James Thomas Ditimus Smith (1858-1920). They settled on a farm in Adair County, Missouri, near the Pure Air community, and had five children:
Ezekiel Robinson Day Bennett 1869 – 1957
Mary Emma Airey Ada Bennett 1871 – 1941
Lydia Canzadia May "Zadie or Sadie" Bennett 1876 –
William Bennett 1878 – 1878
Lovena Bennett 1879 – 1883
Fielding's two children who died young, William and Lovena, were buried at Bear Creek Cemetery in 1878 and 1883. Fielding's mother was buried there in 1882. His youngest brother's first wife Fanny (Edwards) Bennett died in 1887 and his sister Mary Polly in 1892, and they were added to the Bennett Plot at Bear Creek.
Fielding died in 1900 and was laid to rest on the other side of his infant children at Bear Creek. One last person was added to the Bennett plot in 1919, Fielding's youngest brother Ezekiel Bennett, Jr.
After Fielding's death, his wife Pembrook went to live with their daughter Canzadia in Kansas. She is listed in the 1910 census at age 72 in their home in Franlin County, Kansas. By 1920, Pembrook and her daughter had moved to New Orleans where it is supposed that they had some family. Pembrook died there in 1920. It is unknown where she is buried.
- Written by Blytha (Dennis) Ellis, gg niece
Fielding Dick Bennett was the son of Ezekiel Bennett, Sr. (1795-1846) who was born in Virginia and died in Schuyler County, Missouri; and Lydia (Asbell) Bennett (1804-1882) who was born in Surry County, North Carolina and died in Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri.
Fielding had 5 brothers and sisters who were known to be his full-siblings:
Mary Polly Bennett 1830 – 1892
Maletha "May" (Bennett) Cosby 1833 – 1913
Amos Bennett 1834 – 1917
Paulina (Bennett) Thurman 1840 – 1928
Ezekiel Jr. Bennett 1843 – 1919
As a descendant of his sister Paulina, this writer knows of 4 more children in this family who are believed to be half-siblings and one of them may be a cousin who was raised as part of the family:
John Bennett
James Bennett (1823-1894)
Orvella (Asbill/Bennett) Winkler (1820-1877)
Charity (Bennett) Baldwin Lucas (1822-1874)
Orvella is the one in question as to whether she was a sibling or cousin. She used the last name Bennett until she applied for her marriage license, and this was in the name of Asbill, thus creating a mystery as to her identity.
John and James were known to be children of Ezekiel Bennett before he married Lydia, and Charity we are not sure of, but she was raised as a full member of this Bennett family.
All but the youngest two Bennett children, Paulina and Ezekiel, Jr., were born while the family was living in Kentucky. Sometime in the last 1830s, the family came as pioneers into the frontiers of Missouri. They first settled in Macon County, Missouri where they are listed in the 1840 census. By about 1845, they had pushed northward into the newly-formed Schuyler County, and they had two more children. Ezekiel, Sr. died in 1846, which left his wife and children in the difficult position of running the farm and providing for themselves.
On December 6, 1851, in Putnam County, Missouri, at the age of 23, Fielding married 17-year-old Mary Ann Cornelison, daughter of Jonathan John Cornelison (1794-1892) and Elizabeth "Betty" West (1800-1858) who had also come to Missouri from Kentucky.
They made their home in Putnam County and had one son, John F. Bennett (1854-1930). Mary Ann died shortly after this. At present, it is unknown where she is buried, but it is most likely in Putnam County. Fielding took his son and moved back in with his mother and siblings in Schuyler County. Then, the Civil War disrupted everyone's lives in 1862. Fielding's teenage civilian nephew, Henry Harrison Winkler, was killed by renegade Union soldiers of the Putnam County Militia on a trip to the mill near Fort Madson/Madison, Missouri. This caused great anger in the family towards the North, so Fielding's young brother, Ezekiel Bennett, Jr. joined the Confederate Army.
This left Fielding and his grown sisters with primary responsibility for care of the farm and their mother. Soldiers from both sides often rode by or stopped at the Bennett farm. Fielding's sisters would hide him so soldiers would not kidnap him as they badly needed him on the farm. There were also stories of his sisters hiding his boots in the garden under the pea vines to keep them from being stolen by the soldiers. It was a time of great hardship for many families. Fielding's sister Charity's home was also ransacked by soldiers. Finally, they gave up the farm and moved close to Charity whose husband had died.
In 1868, at the age of 40, Fielding married Pembrook (Campbell) Smith, widow of Thomas D. Smith. She had one son, James Thomas Ditimus Smith (1858-1920). They settled on a farm in Adair County, Missouri, near the Pure Air community, and had five children:
Ezekiel Robinson Day Bennett 1869 – 1957
Mary Emma Airey Ada Bennett 1871 – 1941
Lydia Canzadia May "Zadie or Sadie" Bennett 1876 –
William Bennett 1878 – 1878
Lovena Bennett 1879 – 1883
Fielding's two children who died young, William and Lovena, were buried at Bear Creek Cemetery in 1878 and 1883. Fielding's mother was buried there in 1882. His youngest brother's first wife Fanny (Edwards) Bennett died in 1887 and his sister Mary Polly in 1892, and they were added to the Bennett Plot at Bear Creek.
Fielding died in 1900 and was laid to rest on the other side of his infant children at Bear Creek. One last person was added to the Bennett plot in 1919, Fielding's youngest brother Ezekiel Bennett, Jr.
After Fielding's death, his wife Pembrook went to live with their daughter Canzadia in Kansas. She is listed in the 1910 census at age 72 in their home in Franlin County, Kansas. By 1920, Pembrook and her daughter had moved to New Orleans where it is supposed that they had some family. Pembrook died there in 1920. It is unknown where she is buried.
- Written by Blytha (Dennis) Ellis, gg niece
Fielding had 5 brothers and sisters who were known to be his full-siblings:
Mary Polly Bennett 1830 – 1892
Maletha "May" (Bennett) Cosby 1833 – 1913
Amos Bennett 1834 – 1917
Paulina (Bennett) Thurman 1840 – 1928
Ezekiel Jr. Bennett 1843 – 1919
As a descendant of his sister Paulina, this writer knows of 4 more children in this family who are believed to be half-siblings and one of them may be a cousin who was raised as part of the family:
John Bennett
James Bennett (1823-1894)
Orvella (Asbill/Bennett) Winkler (1820-1877)
Charity (Bennett) Baldwin Lucas (1822-1874)
Orvella is the one in question as to whether she was a sibling or cousin. She used the last name Bennett until she applied for her marriage license, and this was in the name of Asbill, thus creating a mystery as to her identity.
John and James were known to be children of Ezekiel Bennett before he married Lydia, and Charity we are not sure of, but she was raised as a full member of this Bennett family.
All but the youngest two Bennett children, Paulina and Ezekiel, Jr., were born while the family was living in Kentucky. Sometime in the last 1830s, the family came as pioneers into the frontiers of Missouri. They first settled in Macon County, Missouri where they are listed in the 1840 census. By about 1845, they had pushed northward into the newly-formed Schuyler County, and they had two more children. Ezekiel, Sr. died in 1846, which left his wife and children in the difficult position of running the farm and providing for themselves.
On December 6, 1851, in Putnam County, Missouri, at the age of 23, Fielding married 17-year-old Mary Ann Cornelison, daughter of Jonathan John Cornelison (1794-1892) and Elizabeth "Betty" West (1800-1858) who had also come to Missouri from Kentucky.
They made their home in Putnam County and had one son, John F. Bennett (1854-1930). Mary Ann died shortly after this. At present, it is unknown where she is buried, but it is most likely in Putnam County. Fielding took his son and moved back in with his mother and siblings in Schuyler County. Then, the Civil War disrupted everyone's lives in 1862. Fielding's teenage civilian nephew, Henry Harrison Winkler, was killed by renegade Union soldiers of the Putnam County Militia on a trip to the mill near Fort Madson/Madison, Missouri. This caused great anger in the family towards the North, so Fielding's young brother, Ezekiel Bennett, Jr. joined the Confederate Army.
This left Fielding and his grown sisters with primary responsibility for care of the farm and their mother. Soldiers from both sides often rode by or stopped at the Bennett farm. Fielding's sisters would hide him so soldiers would not kidnap him as they badly needed him on the farm. There were also stories of his sisters hiding his boots in the garden under the pea vines to keep them from being stolen by the soldiers. It was a time of great hardship for many families. Fielding's sister Charity's home was also ransacked by soldiers. Finally, they gave up the farm and moved close to Charity whose husband had died.
In 1868, at the age of 40, Fielding married Pembrook (Campbell) Smith, widow of Thomas D. Smith. She had one son, James Thomas Ditimus Smith (1858-1920). They settled on a farm in Adair County, Missouri, near the Pure Air community, and had five children:
Ezekiel Robinson Day Bennett 1869 – 1957
Mary Emma Airey Ada Bennett 1871 – 1941
Lydia Canzadia May "Zadie or Sadie" Bennett 1876 –
William Bennett 1878 – 1878
Lovena Bennett 1879 – 1883
Fielding's two children who died young, William and Lovena, were buried at Bear Creek Cemetery in 1878 and 1883. Fielding's mother was buried there in 1882. His youngest brother's first wife Fanny (Edwards) Bennett died in 1887 and his sister Mary Polly in 1892, and they were added to the Bennett Plot at Bear Creek.
Fielding died in 1900 and was laid to rest on the other side of his infant children at Bear Creek. One last person was added to the Bennett plot in 1919, Fielding's youngest brother Ezekiel Bennett, Jr.
After Fielding's death, his wife Pembrook went to live with their daughter Canzadia in Kansas. She is listed in the 1910 census at age 72 in their home in Franlin County, Kansas. By 1920, Pembrook and her daughter had moved to New Orleans where it is supposed that they had some family. Pembrook died there in 1920. It is unknown where she is buried.
- Written by Blytha (Dennis) Ellis, gg niece
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