Samuel M Bennett (1850 - 1951)

Born 4 May 1850 in Green Mountain, Yancey, North Carolina, United States

Died 8 Mar 1951 at age 100 in Burnsville, Yancey, North Carolina, United States

Private Samuel Bennett served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: unknown
Mustered out: 1864
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 29th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry

Biography

Samuel C. Bennett was born in Green Mountain, Yancey County, North Carolina on May 4, 1850. He died in Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina on Mar 8, 1951.^[1]

Parents: Malcom C. Bennett (1825-1913) and Polly Williams Bennett (1833-1923)

Spouse: Mary "Molly" McKinney (1845-1934), married Sep 15, 1872 in Yancey County, North Carolina

Children:

1. Columbus Bennett (1880-1965)
2. John Melvin Bennett (1884-1973)

Military Service

Private Samuel C. Bennett served with the CSA 29th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry during the U.S. Civil War. He was the last surving civil war veteran from North Carolina.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ #FG, #C1860, #C1870, #C1880, #C1900, #C1920, #C1940
2. ↑ #CSA

• Find A Grave: Memorial #12924546, Fairview Cemetery, Burnsville, North Carolina
• "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPH4-KVM : 10 February 2018), Samuel M. Bennett, 08 Mar 1951; citing Green Mountain, Yancy, N. C., v 7A CN 7263, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,926,821.
• "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8NW-J2D : 16 March 2018), Samuel Bennett and Mary Mckiney, 15 Sep 1872; citing Yancey, North Carolina, United States, p. P.11, L.11, Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 571,544.
• Civil War Talk, Grave of North Carolina's Last Living Confederate Veteran
• "North Carolina, Confederate Soldiers and Widows Pension Applications, 1885-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL3Z-NWNZ : 19 April 2018), Samuel M Bennett, 2 Aug 1915; citing Pension, Yancey, North Carolina, United States, North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History, Raleigh.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW7T-QZ7 : accessed 28 April 2018), Samuel M Burnett Or Bennett in household of Jennie Burnett Or Bennett, Green Mountain Township, Yancey, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 100-9, sheet 10A, line 3, family 152, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2991.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZJT-13S : accessed 28 April 2018), Samuel M Bennett, Burnsville, Yancey, North Carolina, United States; citing ED 191, sheet 19A, line 32, family 361, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1327; FHL microfilm 1,821,327.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML99-DL8 : accessed 28 April 2018), Sam M Bennett, Green Mountain, Yancey, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 156, sheet 1B, family 12, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1122; FHL microfilm 1,375,135.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSBR-2LY : accessed 28 April 2018), Samuel M Bennett, Burnsville Township Burnsville town, Yancey, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 121, sheet 10B, family 201, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,225.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCF3-4C2 : 19 August 2017), Samuel Bennett, Ramseytown, Yancey, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 234, sheet 551A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0988; FHL microfilm 1,254,988.
• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWZT-MKC : 12 April 2016), Samuel Bennett in household of Isaac Bennett, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 552, family 24, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,634.
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDD1-YFS : 12 December 2017), Samuel Bennett in entry for Malcombe Bennett, 1860.