Biographical Sketch of William M. Bennett, Greene County, Missouri, Center Township >From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western Historical Company, 1883. ********************************************************************** This gentlemen is the son of Parminter M. and Sarah (Kelsy) Bennett, and was born in Cocke County, Tenn., October 13, 1840. His parents were natives of South Carolina, but emigrated to Tennessee in an early day, and came to Greene County, Missouri, in 1844. His mother died in 1876 and his father died in 1880. William grew to manhood in this county, and on the 26th of July, 1862, enlisted in Company A, 8th Miss- ouri Cavalry, U. S. A., and served until the war closed. He was at the battles of Prairie Grove, Little Rock, Ashley Station, and numerous scouting and skirmishing expeditions. After the war he returned home and has since been engaged in farming. He owns a farm of ninety-five acres in Center Township. He was married October 29, 1865, to Miss Martha A., daughter of James W., and Susan C. (Bird) McSpadden of this county. Mrs. Bennett's father was a native of Tennessee, and her moth- er of Georgia. Her father was a soldier in the Mexican war, and in the civil war, was upon the Confederate side, and died from the effects of a wound received at Iuka, Mississippi. Mr. and Mrs. Bennett have had a family of seven children, six living, viz.: Susan L., Henry W., Sarah C., Aurelia C., Mary O. and William I. Mr. Bennett and wife have been members of the Methodist Church for sixteen years, and he has been class leader for four years. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================