Leslie James Bennett 1893-1964
"The Milton and Milton Junction Courier", Milton, Wisconsin, Thursday, Apr. 9, 1964, p 24.
Funeral services for James Bennett, 71, Salem, Ark., and a former Milton resident, were held Sunday, Apr. 5, at 1:30 p.m. in the Milton Seventh Day Baptist Church, the Rev. Elmo F. Randolph officiating.
Kenneth Babcock gave the sing service accompanied by Miss Betty Daland at the organ.
Burial was in Milton cemetery. Pallbearers were Dewey Pihl and Clarence Pfefferkorn of Fort Atkinson, Rev. Walter Holliday of Janesville, Prof. W. D. Burdick of Milton, Howard Drake and Charles Courtney of Milton Junction.
The son of James B. and Dollie Brown Bennett he was born Nov. 14, 1893 in Milton. He attended Milton High school and Milton Academy, was a student in the School of Music, Milton College, and was a member of the Milton College Men's Glee Club and the Milton College Octet.
He was married to Miss Ruth Sayre, Milton, August 18, 1921. They had farmed in the Milton, Edgerton and Fort Atkinson areas until retiring in 1951 when they moved to Salem, Ark. He was a member of the Methodist Church in Salem.
Surviving are his wife; two sons, Leslie M. of Waterville, Ohio, and Milton C. of Racine; one daughter, Mrs. Clifford (Patricia) Germain of Waukesha; 12 grandchildren; one brother, Harold of Denver, Colo.; five sisters, Mrs. J. Fred Whitford and Mrs. Walter F. Neils, both of Milton, Miss Ardis Bennett of Jefferson, Mrs. Charles F. Sutton of Springfield, Ill., and Mrs. Harold C. Burdick of Kansas City, Mo.
Preceding him in death were a daughter, Joann, and two sisters, Zela and Geneva.

Census: 1920 Milton, Rock Co., Wisconsin: age 19

Ruth Emily (Sayre) Bennett 1900-1977
"The Milton Courier", Milton, Wisconsin, Thursday, May 26, 1977, p 8.
Mrs. Leslie J. Bennett, 76, of 317 E. Milwaukee St., Whitewater, died at Countryside Home, Jefferson, on Wednesday, May 18 after a long illness.
The former Ruth Emily Sayre was born June 26, 1900 at Milton, the daughter of Florence and George Sayre. She was baptized and joined the Milton Seventh Day Baptist Church as a young girl. She was a graduate of Milton high school and the Rock Rural Normal, and taught school in the Lima-Whitewater area. She was married to Leslie J. Bennett Aug. 18, 1921. He died in 1964.
Music was a very important part of her life. She taught piano to scores of young people in many communities. Her family was known for its musical excellence, and often presented programs. She played the organ in various churches. She was active in volunteer work and learned to copy orchestral compositions in Braille for the Wisconsin School for the Blind in Janesville. She was active in the Whitewater Senior Citizens group.
Surviving are a daughter, Patricia Germaine, St. Petersburg, Fla.; two sons, Merland of Ravenna, Ohio and Milton of Moline, Ill.; 16 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Ethlyn Shadel, Milton; three brothers, Gerry Sayre, Milton, Merton, Roswell, N. Mex. and Paul, Gig Harbor, Wash.
A daughter, Joann Considine died in 1956.
The memorial service, "A Celebration for a Life," was conducted by her grandson, Fr. James Considine of the Episcopal Church in Warwick, R.I., assisted by Earl Cruzan, Milton, and Rev.Mitchell Considine, McHenry, Ill. The program, a verbal and musical tribute to his mother, was planned by Merland Bennett. Participants were Merland, his wife and two small sons, the Considine grandsons and granddaughters who presented vocal solos, duets, a girls trio, and a quartet, singing selections loved by the deceased.
Organ solos by Betty Daland included numbers from the oratories "Elijah" and "Messiah."
The services were held from the Milton Seventh Day Baptist Church with four grandsons, Daniel, Steven, David and Rev. Mitchell Considine, as pallbearers. Burial was in Milton Cemetery.