Descendants of Henry Bennette

Generation No. 1

1. HENRY1 BENNETTE was born 1815 in Va., and died 1896 in Nicholas Co. WV. He married MARY WRIGHT Abt. 1834. She was born 1817 in Va., and died 1885 in Nicholas Co. WV.

Notes for HENRY BENNETTE: Henry Bennett appears on the 1840 Alleghany Co. Va census but is on the Nicholas Co. WV census by 1850. Family tradition says three brothers came to Nicholas Co. to settle just before the Civil War.

Notes for MARY WRIGHT: Mary died of cancer at age 68 years and is buried at Taylor Cemetery on Fenwick Mountain, Nicholas Co. WVa.

Children of HENRY BENNETTE and MARY WRIGHT are: i. MARY2 BENNETT, b. 1837; m. DAVID DORSEY; b. 1834. ii. MARGARET J BENNETT, b. 1839; m. GEORGE WRIGHT, 1865; b. 1847. 2. iii. CHARLES L. BENNETT, b. 1841; d. 1919, Holcomb,WV,Nicholas Co.. iv. SELINA CATHERINE BENNETT, b. 1844; m. JOSEPH MCCLUNG BRYANT, 1866; b. 1842. v. ABIGAIL L. BENNETT, b. 1845; m. WELLINGTON DORSEY; b. 1847. 3. vi. JACOB H. BENNETT, b. 1845; d. 1925, Nicholas Co. WV. vii. GEORGE W. BENNETT, b. 1850; m. RACHEL BAILES; b. 1846. 4. viii. JOHN W. BENNETT, b. 1852, Nicholas Co. WV; d. 1926, Nicholas Co. WV. ix. CYNTHIA BENNETT, b. 1853, Nicholas Co. WV; d. 1922, Nicholas Co. WV; m. HANSON BEARD SPENCER; b. 1852, Greenbrier Co. WV; d. 1927, Nicholas Co. WV. x. ISABEL M. BENNETT, b. 1858; d. 1859. xi. MARIAM BENNETT, b. 1861.

Generation No. 2

2. CHARLES L.2 BENNETT (HENRY1 BENNETTE) was born 1841, and died 1919 in Holcomb,WV,Nicholas Co.. He married CATHERINE SPENCER, daughter of ABRAHAM SPENCER and GREGELY DONNELSON. She was born 1841 in Peter's Creek, and died 1916 in Holcomb,WV,Nicholas Co..

Notes for CHARLES L. BENNETT: Charles Lewis Bennett was a confederate soldier durning the Civil War.

Children of CHARLES BENNETT and CATHERINE SPENCER are: i. NAOMA C.3 BENNETTE. ii. LELITTA BENNETTE, b. 1865. iii. HATTA M BENNETTE, b. 1866. 5. iv. WILMOTH HATTA BENNETTE, b. 1867, Holcomb,WVa, Nicholas Co.; d. 1923, Fenwick Mountain, WVa. Nicholas Co..

3. JACOB H.2 BENNETT (HENRY1 BENNETTE) was born 1845, and died 1925 in Nicholas Co. WV. He married FRANSIS NICHOLAS 1867. She was born 1844, and died 1940 in Nicholas Co. WV.

Children of JACOB BENNETT and FRANSIS NICHOLAS are: i. NOAMI J3 BENNETT, b. 1861; m. WILLIAM DORSEY, 1883. ii. EDGAR CLARK BENNETT, b. 1869; d. 1959, Nicholas Co. WV; m. LUCINDA MCCROTHERS, 1895; b. 1877; d. 1960. iii. ORA ODEM BENNETT, b. 1872.

4. JOHN W.2 BENNETT (HENRY1 BENNETTE) was born 1852 in Nicholas Co. WV, and died 1926 in Nicholas Co. WV. He married MARGARET SPENCER 1873 in Nicholas Co. WV. She was born 1854 in Nicholas Co. WV, and died 1922 in Nicholas Co. WV.

Children of JOHN BENNETT and MARGARET SPENCER are: i. PAULA AGNUS3 BENNETT, b. 1874. ii. EDWARD BENNETT, b. 1874. iii. LEONA W. BENNETT, b. 1881.

Generation No. 3

5. WILMOTH HATTA3 BENNETTE (CHARLES L.2 BENNETT, HENRY1 BENNETTE) was born 1867 in Holcomb,WVa, Nicholas Co., and died 1923 in Fenwick Mountain, WVa. Nicholas Co.. She married JOHN JONES SPENCER November 12, 1891 in Nicholas Co. WVa., son of WASHINGTON SPENCER and MARIETTA WILLIAMS. He was born January 18, 1870 in Richwood, Nicholas Co. WV, and died 1944 in Fenwick Mountain, WVa. Nicholas Co..

Notes for JOHN JONES SPENCER: WILL of John Jones Spencer

02-03-1943

Item 1st: personal representaive to pay just debts. Item 2nd: Devise to daughter Jessie (Spencer) Young and son-in-law Sydney Young all real, personal, or mixed property in equal shares. Item 3rd: Sydney Young named executor.

Testes: Zita Smith J. M. Wolverton Brooks B. Callahan probabted 07-15-1944 _________________________________________________________________

Children of WILMOTH BENNETTE and JOHN SPENCER are: i. DOVIE4 SPENCER.

Notes for DOVIE SPENCER: Dovie died from a stomach tumor when she was about 6-7 years old. She was a Twin of Rhoda who died shortly afterbirth.

Email from Great Aunt Sylvia Bolling Little Dovey died from liver trouble. Mom used to tell us about Dovey. She followed G Dad everywhere. She rode the hyfer when he disked up the ground for a garden, all the bumping and jarring is what caused her liver to go bad.

ii. JAMES H. SPENCER. iii. RHODA SPENCER.

Notes for RHODA SPENCER: Rhoda was twin to Davie. Rhoda died shortly after birth.

iv. WINONA SPENCER, b. 1887. v. JESSIE SPENCER, b. 1895. 6. vi. LOLA LAVERNIASPENCER, b. 1893, Kentucky Dist.WV,Nicholas Co.; d. 1955, Nicholas Co. WV.

Generation No. 4

6. LOLA4 LAVERNIASPENCER (WILMOTH HATTA3 BENNETTE, CHARLES L.2 BENNETT, HENRY1 BENNETTE) was born 1893 in Kentucky Dist.WV,Nicholas Co., and died 1955 in Nicholas Co. WV. She married ERVIN WALKER COLLINS 1913 in Nicholas Co. Wva., son of RICHARD COLLINS and FIDELLA DONELLSON. He was born May 21, 1893 in Cherry Bottoms, Nicholas Co. WV1, and died 1964 in Fenwick Mountain,Nicholas Co. WV.

Notes for ERVIN WALKER COLLINS: Ervin Walker Collins was a coal miner. He worked hard in the mines and when no work was available there he worked in the woods or did whatever to support his family.In his later years he was affected with "black Lung" . He was bedridden for many years before his death as was his siter Vergie Collins Hinkle.

Children of LOLA LAVERNIASPENCER and ERVIN COLLINS are: 7. i. PEARL GENEVIEVE5 COLLINS, b. August 03, 1914, Saxman, WV,Nicholas Co.; d. 1986, Richwood, WV, Nicholas Co.. 8. ii. VERSA DELORIA COLLINS, b. January 26, 1917, N icholas Co. WV; d. March 15, 1981, N icholas Co. WV. 9. iii. HOWARD COLLINS, b. February 27, 1918, Holcomb, WV Nicholas Co.; d. January 29, 1982, Richwood,WVa. Nicholas Co. 10. iv. VELVA CATHERINE COLLINS, b. December 30, 1919, N icholas Co. WV. 11. v. ERVIN WALKER COLLINS, b. November 07, 1921, Saxman WVa. Nicholas Co.. vi. NELMA COLLINS, b. March 11, 1923; d. July 12, 1923. vii. LLOYD COLLINS, b. April 03, 1924, Nicholas Co. WVa.; d. March 30, 1945, Luxenburg,Germany, WW2. viii. BETTY JO COLLINS, b. January 26, 1926, Nicholas Co. WVa.; d. March 06, 1927, Nicholas Co. WVa.. 12. ix. GENE DALE COLLINS, b. September 20, 1927, Saxman,WV Nicholas Co.. x. SHIRLEY COLLINS, b. November 05, 1930, Nicholas Co. WVa.; d. December 21, 1930, Nicholas Co. WVa.. 13. xi. ELDON JERMONE COLLINS, b. November 24, 1935, Nicholas Co. WVa..

Generation No. 5

7. PEARL GENEVIEVE5 COLLINS (LOLA4 LAVERNIASPENCER, WILMOTH HATTA3 BENNETTE, CHARLES L.2 BENNETT, HENRY1 BENNETTE) was born August 03, 1914 in Saxman, WV,Nicholas Co., and died 1986 in Richwood, WV, Nicholas Co.. She married ARCHIE ERIC SPENCER August 24, 1932 in Fenwick MT. WV, Nicholas Co., son of SIMEON SPENCER and NANCY GODFREY. He was born 1913 in Holcomb,WV,Nicholas Co., and died 1984 in Richwood, WV, Nicholas Co..

Notes for PEARL GENEVIEVE COLLINS: Pearl G. Collins Spencer was my Aunt, my father's sister. I lived with uncle Archie and Aunt Pearl for almost 5 years. They were like second parents to me.

Children of PEARL COLLINS and ARCHIE SPENCER are: 14. i. ARCHETTA ELAINE6 SPENCER, b. 1934, Fenwick Mt. WV, Nicholas Co.; d. May 2001, Richwood,WVa.. 15. ii. ILA JEANETTE SPENCER, b. 1937, Fenwick Mt. WV, Nicholas Co.. 16. iii. LOWELL ERVIN LEWIS SPENCER, b. 1939, Richwood, WV Nicholas Co..

8. VERSA DELORIA5 COLLINS (LOLA4 LAVERNIASPENCER, WILMOTH HATTA3 BENNETTE, CHARLES L.2 BENNETT, HENRY1 BENNETTE) was born January 26, 1917 in N icholas Co. WV, and died March 15, 1981 in N icholas Co. WV. She married REV REV VERNON V. WARD November 21, 1937 in Nicholas Co. WVa.. He was born 1915 in N icholas Co. WV, and died 1966 in N icholas Co. WV.

Children of VERSA COLLINS and REV WARD are: i. VEON6 WARD, b. November 21, 1937, Nicholas Co. WVa.; d. January 29, 1966, Nicholas Co. WVa.; m. BETTY ROSS, Nicholas Co. WV. ii. LAVERNIA RUTH WARD, b. 1955.

9. HOWARD5 COLLINS (LOLA4 LAVERNIASPENCER, WILMOTH HATTA3 BENNETTE, CHARLES L.2 BENNETT, HENRY1 BENNETTE) was born February 27, 1918 in Holcomb, WV Nicholas Co., and died January 29, 1982 in Richwood,WVa. Nicholas Co. He married LEORA HAMRICK.

Children of HOWARD COLLINS and LEORA HAMRICK are: i. HAZEL SUE6 COLLINS. ii. BILLIE JOYCE COLLINS. iii. JIMMY COLLINS. iv. JERRY COLLINS. v. CHARLES LLOYD COLLINS. vi. INFANT COLLINS.

10. VELVA CATHERINE5 COLLINS (LOLA4 LAVERNIASPENCER, WILMOTH HATTA3 BENNETTE, CHARLES L.2 BENNETT, HENRY1 BENNETTE) was born December 30, 1919 in N icholas Co. WV. She married (1) ROLLAND TAYLOR. She married (2) CHESTER STARCHER in Clevland Ohio.

Notes for VELVA CATHERINE COLLINS: Velva"Auntie Beck" , had Chester in Clevland Ohio, where she lived with her husband Chester Starcher. After the war was over she returned to Fenwick Mountain with the baby alone. Later they divorced and a few years later she married Rolland Taylor who legally adopted her son.

Child of VELVA COLLINS and ROLLAND TAYLOR is: i. CHESTER STARCHER6 TAYLOR, b. February 16, 1944, Cleveland,Ohio.

Child of VELVA COLLINS and CHESTER STARCHER is: ii. CHESTER6 STARCHERTAYLOR, b. 1944.

11. ERVIN WALKER5 COLLINS (LOLA4 LAVERNIASPENCER, WILMOTH HATTA3 BENNETTE, CHARLES L.2 BENNETT, HENRY1 BENNETTE) was born November 07, 1921 in Saxman WVa. Nicholas Co.. He met (1) ZELMA ZANE BENNETT - GODFREY Bet. 1942 - 1944 in Fenwick Mt. WV, Nicholas Co., daughter of SYLVANUS GODFREY and CLARA PFALZGRAFF. She was born April 04, 1919 in Curtin, Nicholas Co., WV, USA, and died March 20, 1988 in Tacoma, Pierce Co., Washington, USA. He married (2) STELLA JONES October 15, 1947 in Richwood,WVa. Nicholas Co..

Notes for ZELMA ZANE BENNETT - GODFREY: Zelma was born April 4 1919 and 2 days later her mother died. Fred, grief stricken and thinking the tiny infant would not live gave the baby to a childless couple to raise. Zelma often said she was alive by the Grace of God and the love of Clara Godfrey

Mother's adopted line

Sylvanus Bailey Godfrey b.1880 McDowell Co. WV d. 1949 Nicholas Co. WV mar Clara Mae Pfalzpraff1909 Parkersburg, WV b. 1888 Germany d. 1933 Raymond, Wash. Pacific Co. daughter of George and Hester (COOK) Pfalzpraff

This couple was no blood kin to my mother Zelma, but on my natural father's line the Godfrey line connects when sylvanus's father married Louisa COLLINS.

Child of ERVIN COLLINS and ZELMA GODFREY is: 17. i. BRENDA JOYCE6 BENNETT-COLLINS, b. December 26, 1944, Richwood, Nicholas, WV, USA.

Children of ERVIN COLLINS and STELLA JONES are: ii. ERVIN WALKER6 COLLINS, b. September 14, 1948, N icholas Co. WV; m. JAN GASTON. iii. NANCY ALINDA COLLINS, b. September 08, 1950, N icholas Co. WV; m. MICHAEL SPRADLIN. iv. RODNEY JERMONE COLLINS, b. June 17, 1957, N icholas Co. WV; m. DEBORAH FLETCHER.

12. GENE DALE5 COLLINS (LOLA4 LAVERNIASPENCER, WILMOTH HATTA3 BENNETTE, CHARLES L.2 BENNETT, HENRY1 BENNETTE) was born September 20, 1927 in Saxman,WV Nicholas Co.. He married SYLVIA STULL March 12, 1947 in Nicholas Co. WV.

Children of GENE COLLINS and SYLVIA STULL are: i. NITA JEAN6 COLLINS. ii. DARLENE COLLINS. iii. GENE DALE COLLINS. 18. iv. JOY COLLINS.

13. ELDON JERMONE5 COLLINS (LOLA4 LAVERNIASPENCER, WILMOTH HATTA3 BENNETTE, CHARLES L.2 BENNETT, HENRY1 BENNETTE) was born November 24, 1935 in Nicholas Co. WVa.. He married BEAULAH SEABOLT May 25, 1956 in Nicholas Co. WV, daughter of GLEN SEABOLT and MYRTLE NELSON.

Children of ELDON COLLINS and BEAULAH SEABOLT are: i. ELDON BUBBY6 COLLINS, m. JUDITH LITTLE. ii. GINGER COLLINS. iii. SHELLY COLLINS, m. WILLIIAM BOYCE.

Generation No. 6

14. ARCHETTA ELAINE6 SPENCER (PEARL GENEVIEVE5 COLLINS, LOLA4 LAVERNIASPENCER, WILMOTH HATTA3 BENNETTE, CHARLES L.2 BENNETT, HENRY1 BENNETTE) was born 1934 in Fenwick Mt. WV, Nicholas Co., and died May 2001 in Richwood,WVa.. She married ADRIAN BAILEY in Canvas, WV, Nicholas Co., son of CECIL BAILEY and RUBY CUTLIP. He was born 1929 in Craigsville, WV,NicholasCo.

Child of ARCHETTA SPENCER and ADRIAN BAILEY is: i. DOUGLAS ADRIAN7 BAILEY, b. 1957, Nicholas Co. WVa.; d. 1998, Charleston, WVa..

15. ILA JEANETTE6 SPENCER (PEARL GENEVIEVE5 COLLINS, LOLA4 LAVERNIASPENCER, WILMOTH HATTA3 BENNETTE, CHARLES L.2 BENNETT, HENRY1 BENNETTE) was born 1937 in Fenwick Mt. WV, Nicholas Co.. She married HAROLD JUNIOR BENNETT 1956 in Canvas, WV Nicholas Co, son of WALKER BENNETT and AUDRA BARNETT. He was born 1936 in Fenwick Mt. WV, Nicholas Co., and died 1978 in Fenwick Mt. WV, Nicholas Co..

Children of ILA SPENCER and HAROLD BENNETT are: i. JEFFERY LANE7 BENNETT, b. 1957; m. KATHY LEAKE. ii. PAMALA ELAINE BENNETT, b. 1958; m. DALE FACEMIRE. iii. TIMOTHY DAWAYNE BENNETT, b. 1962. iv. KEVIN SHANE BENNETT, b. 1965.

16. LOWELL ERVIN LEWIS6 SPENCER (PEARL GENEVIEVE5 COLLINS, LOLA4 LAVERNIASPENCER, WILMOTH HATTA3 BENNETTE, CHARLES L.2 BENNETT, HENRY1 BENNETTE) was born 1939 in Richwood, WV Nicholas Co.. He married IRETHA MAE BENNETT 1963 in Canvas, WV,Nicholas Co,. She was born 1944 in Richwood,WV,Nicholas Co..

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