Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries




Obituaries of Colonel Joseph L. Bennett:



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[Source:  Tim Childress

Weekly Herald newspaper (of New York) on November 11, 1848:
Erie Observer newspaper (of Erie, PA) on Nov. 18, 1848:

The Huntsville Banner announces the death of Col. Joseph L. Bennett, one of the
soliders of the Texan Revolution.  He commanded the left wing at the battle of
San Jacinto.
]

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"The Northern Standard" newspaper (of Clarksville, Texas) of Nov. 25, 1848: 
  "We learn from the Huntsville Banner, that Col. J. Bennet[t] lately died at his 
residence in Navarro county. The Banner says he was a trusty friend, a good 
neighbor, an affectionate husband and parent, and an honest man. He was a Lieut. 
Colonel, and commanded a portion of the left wing of the Texian army at San 
Jacinto -- Telph." [found at Briscoe Center at U. of Texas at Austin]. 

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[Note: Joseph Bennett technically died in what at the time was Limestone County, 
before Freestone County was formed from it.]