Ancestry of
Michael Bennet

U.S. Senator from Colorado

Walter Hughes Bennet

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• • Great-grandfather of Michael Bennet — 4th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 8 
  • Father:
  • John Gardner Bennet 
  • Mother:
  • Adaline Hughes   
  • Birth Date:
  • 3 Feb 1875 
  • Birth Location:
  • Delaware 
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  • Death Date:
  • 1960 
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Grace Agatha Downes
  • Marriage Date:
  • 10 Aug 1901 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Chicago, Cook, Illinois 
  • Child:

  Douglas Joseph Bennet (Ahnentafel No:4 )

  • Notes: 

  • Walter Bennet's given name is also seen as Willis.

• Sources for Walter Hughes Bennet

  • ¹ Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Marriages Index, 1871-1920, Marriage record for Walter H Bennett and Grace A Downes.
  • ² Delaware, U.S., Birth Records, 1800-1932, Birth record for son Douglas J Bennet.
  • ³ Federal Census, DE, New Castle County, 1900, Wilmington Ward 3, E.D. 11, Sheet 10B, Image 20 of 36.
  • ⁴ The Morning News (Wilmington, Delaware), 06 AUG 1934, p. 7, Wedding notice for son Douglas J Bennett and Phoebe Benedict.
  • ⁵ The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware), 13 MAR 1967, p. 8, Death notice for spouse Grace A Bennet.
  • ⁶ The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware), 01 JUL 1909, p. 7, Obituary for father John G Bennet.
  • ⁷ U.S., Railroad Retirement Pension Index, 1934-1987, Claim ID A250162, Record for W Bennet.
  • ⁸ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Record for son Douglas Joseph Bennet.
  • ⁹ U.S., World War I Civilian Draft Registrations, 1917-1918, Draft registration for Walter Hughes Bennett.
  • ¹⁰ U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Draft registration for Walter Hughes Bennett.
  • ¹¹ U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Draft registration for son Douglas Joseph Bennet.

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