NOTES:
Name of father John L. Bennett
Maiden name of mother Sophronia Couch
MARRIAGE - to Mary Barrett, circa 1888
1900 OR CENSUS - William O. Bennett, age 34, occupation water works engineer, b. Wisconsin, is enumerated with his wife of 12 years, Mary, age 43, mother of 8 children 7 of whom are living at the time of the census, b. Jul 1946 in Missouri. Also enumerated with the family are: Osco P. Parker, age 21, b. Sep 1879 in Missouri, Artaxerxes Parker, age 19, b. Dec 1880 in Missouri, Anna J. Parker, age 17, b. Apr 1883 in Kansas, and George Parker, age 14, b. Jun 1885 in Kansas.
1910 OR CENSUS – William Bennett (46y, b Wisconsin, married 22y, first marriage, occupation engineer, water works) enumerated with wife Mary E. (64y, b Missouri, married 22y, second marriage, mother of 8 children, 7 living at time of census) and daughter Laura (21y, b Kansas)
1920 OR CENSUS – Will Bennett (53y, b Wisconsin, occupation engineer) enumerated with wife Mollie C. (75y, b Missouri)
2nd MARRIAGE – Will Bennett & Mary B. Rawson md 17 July 1929, Marion Co, Oregon
1930 OR CENSUS – Will Bennett (63y, b Wisconsin, first married at age 22y) enumerated with wife Mary B. (54y, b Massachusetts, first married at age 38y)
1940 OR CENSUS - Will Bennett, age 73, widowed, occupation enginer (water Company), b. Wisconsin. Also enumerated in the home is son-in-law Walter W. McClure, age 47, b. North Dakota, and daughter Joan L. McClure, age 51, b. Kansas.
BIOGRAPHICAL:
William Bennett, in Rescuing Hogs From Death in the Flood, Has Close Shave.
William Bennett, an engineer for the Salem Water company, had a narrow escape from losing his life by drowning Thanksgiving day during the high water.
Mr. Bennett was assising D. C. Minto in rescuing the later's stock from the island onto the ferry boat and while Bennett was standin on the apron of the ferry the boat struck a tree throwing him onto the water and under the apron of the ferry. Mr. Minto and several others went to his aid and after a few attempst succeeded in grasping hold of his coat and pulling him into the boat. Mr. Bennett was practically unconcious from the effects of the severe shock and would have perished were it not for the primpt [prompt] attention of his rescuers.
Daily Capital Journal 27 Nov 1909, 7:3
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