Westmoreland County PA Archives Biographies.....Bennett, Obadiah April 5, 1851 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000031 October 12, 2018, 5:04 pm Source: See Below Author: See Below OBADIAH M. BENNETT, a successful cabinet maker, furniture dealer and undertaker of New Florence borough, is a son of Isaac and Margaret (Brown) Bennett, and was born at the village of West Fairfield, Fairfield township, Westmoreland township, Pa., April 5, 1851. The Bennetts were among the pioneers of Westmoreland county, and some of them went further west and settled near the present site of Cincinnati. John Bennett (grandfather) was a farmer and early settler of the above township. One of his sons was Isaac Bennett who was born December 5, 1818, near the site of West Fairfield. He was a carpenter and cabinetmaker and was married in 1849 to Margaret Brown, who was born December 27, 1829. Her parents were William and Mary (Huston) Brown, both natives of St. Clair township, this county, and the former served as a soldier in the war of 1812. Obadiah M. Bennett was reared to carpentry and cabinetmaking, received his education in the common schools and learned his trade with his father with whom he remained until he was twenty-five years of age. On January 19, 1876, he married Hannah M. Graham who was born March 14, 1855. Their union has been blessed with seven children, two sons and five daughters: Anna B., born November 5, 1876; Emma K., May 13, 1878; Margaret C., April 20, 1880; Charles G., February 11, 1882; Mabel R., September 25, 1883; Ada F., June 29, 1885, and Andrew J., February 3, 1888. Mrs. Bennett’s father, William Graham, was born in Ireland in the year 1800, came to this country in 1806 and was a miller, farmer and railroad contractor. He built a three-mile section of road east of Lockport for the Pennsylvania Central railroad and served in the Pennsylvania Legislature. His wife was Mary Peal, a native of eastern Pennsylvania. In the spring of 1876 Obadiah Bennett removed to New Florence and engaged in cabinet-making, furniture and undertaking business which he has continued successfully ever since. In political faith he is a republican and in religious belief he is a member of the United Presbyterian church. For nine years he has served as justice of the peace, He is comfortably situated and is a genial and clever gentleman. Additional Comments: Extracted from Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Compiled and Published by John M. Gresham & Co. Samuel T. Wiley, Chief Assistant 1890 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/westmoreland/bios/bennett686gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 3.0 Kb