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Mary Minerva Short[1]

Female 1829 - 1905  (76 years)


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  • Name Mary Minerva Short 
    Born 7 Mar 1829  Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 27 Mar 1905  McLennan County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Bold Springs Cemetery, McLennan County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5310  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 14 Oct 2022 

    Family Walter Wyatt Bennett,   b. 28 Dec 1819, Hopkinsville, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 May 1860, Waco, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years) 
    Married 10 Oct 1847  Williamson, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. John Thomas Bennett,   b. 1 Dec 1848, Christian Co., Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Oct 1932, McLennan County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     2. Alice George Bennett,   b. 1852, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jan 1920, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     3. William W. Bennett,   b. Est 1850,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Judith Clara Bennett,   b. 24 Apr 1856, West McLennan, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1942, Baylor County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
    +5. Mary Walter Bennett,   b. 1860, McLennan County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1953, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
    Last Modified 16 Dec 2014 
    Family ID F1976  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=bennett&GSiman=1&GScid=7605&GRid=126726098&.
      Mary Minerva Short
      Birth: 7 Mar 1829
      Death: 27 Mar 1905
      West McLennan County, Texas
      Married Walter Wyatt Bennett on Oct. 10, 1847 (probably in Tenn.), later lived in Kentucky before moving to McLennan Co., Texas in 1854. Settling near the Bold Springs community.
      THEIR CHILDREN:
      John Thomas Bennett (1848-1932), born in Franklin, Tenn., first married Ellie West (she died), then married Ursula Hill (she died 1932 in West, TX).

      George Alice "Bennett" Radford (1843-1920), married William Radford, Jr. (1843-1932).

      William W. Bennett (1853-1854).

      Judith Clara(Julia) "Bennett" Bellows (1856-___), married Daniel C. Bellows (1853-1921).

      Ophelia Frances "Bennett" Robertson (1858-1888), Married Oscar Clarence Robertson (1850-1925).

      Mollie, Mary Walter "Bennett" Callen (1860-1953), married Crat Callen (1854-1945), they moved across the Red River, into Indian Territory about 1895. Crat named his new community there "Bold Springs", after his previous home. Besides farming & ranching, he ran a grocery store for a short time and was elected Sheriff of Johnston Co., Okla. in 1914.

      Spouse:
      Walter Wyatt Bennett (1819 - 1860)

      Children:
      Mollie Walter Bennett Callen (1860 - 1953)
      Note: NOT 100% Sure of exact burial location (Cemetery or County)
      Burial:Bold Springs Cemetery West McLennan Co., TX