Charles Dodson Bennett

1840 - 1910  (69 years)

• Name	Charles Dodson Bennett  [1]
  Birth	14 Oct 1840	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Milit-Serv	1863
  	He was a private in the 38th Virginia Infantry, Armistead Brigade, Picketts Division.
  Death	21 Feb 1910	Ringgold, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	THE DANVILLE REGISTER, Danville, Va., Tue., Feb. 22, 1910, p. 2, col.2 [edited]. Mr. C. Dots Bennett, a Confederate veteran and for many years a widely known resident of this county, died yesterday at the home of his son-in-law, Mr. Charles L. Wilson, on North Main street, after a long illness. Death was due to kidney trouble. Mr. Bennett was sixty-eight years of age and a member of Company A, Thirty-eighth Virginia volunteers, under command of Capt. Daniel Townes, and was severely wounded between the eyes at the battle of Gettysburg. He was the commander of the Confederate Veterans Camp, of Ringgold, Va.. Mr. Bennett enjoyed the esteem and confidence of a large circle of friends. He leaves a widow, Mrs. Sallie Bennett, and the following children: Messrs. William, Penny, Sam and Thomas Bennett, Mrs. Nannie B. Weston, all of this county, and three sisters, Mrs. Hayes, Mrs. Slayton and Mrs. Tex, of this county. The funeral services will be conducted at Ringgold this (Tuesday) afternoon. Interment will be made in the family burying grounds. (http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.henry/4113/mb.ashx)
  Burial	Bennett Family Cemetery, Ringgold, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I21706	Master
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2013

  
  

  Father	Jesse Lewis Bennett,   b. 27 Apr 1801   d. 21 Mar 1887, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Nancy G Lyon,   b. 12 Dec 1810   d. 19 Jun 1887, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 76 years)
  Census	14 Dec 1850	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA   [4]
  Census	9 Oct 1860	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA   [5]
  Family ID	F5574	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Brim Shapard,   b. 8 Mar 1846, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA d. 1 Jan 1922 (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	22 Dec 1868	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA   [6]
  	BENNETT, Charles D., age 25, single, occ Farmer, s/o Jessee L. and Nancy Bennett to Sarah B. Shapard, age 19, single, d/o Pendleton P. and Parthenia Shapard. 22 December 1868. Married by W.R. McDonald.
  Census	1870	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA   [7]
  Census	1880	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA   [8]
  Census	1900	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA   [9]
  Children	+ 1. William Hartwell Bennett,   b. 11 Jun 1870   d. 4 Nov 1962 (Age 92 years) + 2. Jesse Pendleton Bennett,   b. 16 Feb 1872, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA d. 29 Nov 1942, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 70 years)   3. Jenny Bennett,   b. Abt 1875, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA   4. Thomas C Bennett,   b. 10 Aug 1876, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA d. 25 Nov 1963, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 87 years) + 5. Samuel Dodson Bennett,   b. 16 Jul 1880   d. 6 Mar 1970 (Age 89 years)   6. Bennett,   b. 13 Feb 1884, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA d. Abt 25 Jun 1970, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 86 years)   7. Nannie Bett Bennett,   b. 6 Jan 1885, Keeling, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA d. 31 Mar 1958, Kentuck, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 73 years)   8. Sallie Wister Bennett,   b. 15 May 1886, Keeling, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA d. 2 Jun 1970, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 84 years)   9. Charles Dodson Bennett,   b. Mar 1890, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA d. Mar 1890, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F5545	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jul 2021

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Oct 1840 - , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Marriage - 22 Dec 1868 - , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Census - 1870 - , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Census - 1880 - , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Census - 1900 - , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Death - 21 Feb 1910 - Ringgold, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Burial - - Bennett Family Cemetery, Ringgold, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S552] Jesse Lewis Bennett and Nancy Bennett Bible, (J.B. Lippincott & Company, Philadelphia, 1858, Second Date, 2000). [S548] C D Bennett Cemetery, C. D. Bennett. C. D. Bennett Born Oct. 14, 1840 Died Feb. 21, 1910 Age 70 years [S548] C D Bennett Cemetery, C. D. Bennett. [S227] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.), Jesse Bennett household. [S31] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.), Jesse Bennett household. [S473] Adkins, Posey L., Pittsylvania County Marriages, 1860-1869. [S231] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. ), Charles D. Bennett household. [S230] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.). [S233] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.), Chas. D. Bennett household.