He was born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, in October 1832, to Artemas Bennet and Louisa Smith. [sources: date: 7; 3 (31 in 1864), 5 (37 in 1870), 6 (47 in 1880), 7 (67 in 1900), 8 (77 in 1910), 11 (1832), 13 (18 in 1850), 14 (27 in 1860). place: 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14. parents: 11, 13, 14]
In 1850, he was living in Southampton Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. He was living with Artemas and Lewez [?] (sc. Louisa) Bennet (presumably his parents), and with Barbara, Mary, Artemas, and Tacy Bennet (presumably his siblings). He had attended school within the year. [source: 13]
In 1860, he was living in Southampton Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. He was living with Artemas and Louez [?] (sc. Louisa) Bennett (presumably his parents), and with Mary and Tacy Bennett (presumably his siblings). He was a farm laborer. [source: 14]
When he enlisted, he was a farmer. [source: 3]
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 10 inches tall, and had a florid complexion, hazel eyes, and sandy hair. [source: 3]
He was drafted from the sixteenth congressional district. He enlisted and was mustered into service on 21 September 1864 He was enlisted for one year, at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. He was a private in company F. [sources: 1, 3, 4 (26 Sep), 10, 15]
He was discharged by general order on 1 June 1865. He was a private, in company F. [sources: 1 (1 Jun 65), 2 (1 June 1864), 4 (5 June), 10 (30 May), 15]
He married Sarah Imes. She was born in 1842/43, in Pennsylvania. They had at least these children:
[sources: 5, 6, 11]
In 1870, he was living in Southampton Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Sarah and his children Samuel and Alfred. He was a farmer, and owned $2,000 in real estate, and $500 in personal property. [source: 5]
In 1880, he was living in Southampton Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Sarah, and his children Samuel, Alfred, Dennis, Allie, and Mary. He worked in farming. [source: 6]
On 4 September 1888, he applied successfully from Maryland for a pension. [sources: 9, 10]
In 1890, he was living in Southampton Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. [source: 4]
In 1900, he was living in Southampton Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his son Alfred and daughter-in-law Mary. He was a farmer. [source: 7]
He again applied for a pension, on 29 May 1907. He received $15 per month, under the Act of 6 February 1907. [sources: 10, 12]
On 15 July 1908, he began receiving $20 per month, retroactive to 20 June 1908. [source: 12]
In 1910, he was living in Southampton Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his son Alfred and Alfred's family. He was living on his own income. [source: 8]
On 21 April 1913, he begain receiving $22.50 per month, apparently under the Act of 11 May 1912. [source: 12]
Effective 10 June 1918, he begain receiving $32 per month. [source: 12]
He died on 26 July 1919, at Flintstone, Maryland. He was survived by one sister, five children, twenty-three grandchildren, and three greatgrandchildren. [sources: 10, 11, 12]
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (George S Bennett)
2 company F, register of men discharged (George Bennett)
3 company F, second descriptive roll, #43 (George S Bennett)
4 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, Southampton Township, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 89, page 2 (George S Bennett)
5 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, Southampton Township, microfilm series M593, film 1304, page 619 = 4 handwritten (George Bennett)
6 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, Southampton Township, supervisor's district 8, enumeration district 236, microfilm series T9, film 1098, page 328 A = 9 handwritten (George Bennett)
7 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, Southampton Township, supervisor's district 13, enumeration district 31, microfilm series T623, film 1376, page 156 A = 5 handwritten (George S Bennett)
8 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, Southampton Township, supervisor's district 16, enumeration district 28, microfilm series T624, film 1312, page 7 B 7 handwritten (George S Bennett)
9 pension index, by name (George S Bennett)
10 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company F (George S Bennett)
11 'Morse/Bennett/Hanawalt/Cozzens families', a gedcom, available on RootsWeb WorldConnect, contact Paul Morse, last updated 18 June 2012, accessed 28 September 2013 (includes a transciption of an obituary from the Bedford Gazette Friday 1 August 1919, page 1) (George S Bennett)
12 Veterans Administration pension payment cards, 1907-1933, National Archives and Records Administration, microfilm series M850, film 154 (George S Bennett)
13 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, Southampton Township, microfilm series M432, film 751, page 154 recto = 307 handwritten (FamilySearch) (George Bennet)
14 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, Southampton Township, microfilm series M653, film 1072, page 568 = 28 handwritten (FamilySearch) (Geo Bennett)
15 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (George S Bennett)
| line | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 |
| Dwellings visited | 161 | ||||||
| Families visited | 161 | ||||||
| Name | Artemas Bennet | Lewez [?] " | George " | Barbara " | Mary " | Artemas " | Tacy [?] " |
| Age | 50 | 49 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
| Sex | m | f | m | f | f | m | f |
| Color | |||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Farmer | " | |||||
| Real estate owned | 6000 | ||||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Penna] | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | |||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | |||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| Dwelling number | [682] | ||||
| Family number | [651] | ||||
| Name | Artemas Bennett | Louez [?] " | Geo " | Marey " | Tacy " |
| Age | 58 | 58 | 27 | 20 | 17 |
| Sex | m | f | m | f | f |
| Color | |||||
| Occupation | Farmer | Farm lab | Serving | " | |
| Value of real estate owned | 3600 | ||||
| Value of personal estate | 350 | ||||
| Place of birth | " [sc. Penna] | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | |||||
| Attended school within year | |||||
| Cannot read & write | 1 | ||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Dwelling-house number | 26 | |||
| Family number | 26 | |||
| Name | Bennett George | - Sarah | - Samuel | - Alfred |
| Age | 37 | 27 | 1 | 2/12 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M |
| Color | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Farmer | Wife | At Home | At Home |
| Real estate value | 2000 | |||
| Personal estate value | 500 | |||
| Birthplace | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa |
| Father foreign born | ||||
| Mother foreign born | ||||
| Birth month if born within year | Mar | |||
| Marriage month if married within year | ||||
| Attended school past year | ||||
| Can't read | ||||
| Can't write | ||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | ||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | |||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 |
| street name | |||||||
| house number | |||||||
| dwelling visit # | |||||||
| family visit # | 74 | ||||||
| name | Bennett George | - Sarah | - Samuel | - Alfred | - Dennis | - Allie | - Mary |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | M | M | F | F |
| age | 47 | 40 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
| month born if born in year | |||||||
| relationship | Wife | Son | Son | Son | Daughter | Daughter | |
| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | |||||
| widowed/divorced | |||||||
| married during year | |||||||
| occupation | Farming | Keeping house | At home | At home | |||
| months unemployed | |||||||
| currently ill? | |||||||
| blind | |||||||
| deaf/dumb | |||||||
| idiotic | |||||||
| insane | |||||||
| disabled | |||||||
| school this year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| can't read | |||||||
| can't write | 1 | ||||||
| birthplace | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa |
| father's birthplace | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa |
| mother's birthplace | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | P [sic] |
| line | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| street | |||
| house number | |||
| dwelling number | 75 | ||
| family number | 77 | ||
| name | Bennett George S | - Alfred | - Mary A |
| relationship | Head | Son | D-in-Law |
| color | W | W | W |
| sex | M | M | F |
| birth date | Oct 1832 | Nov 1869 | Apr 1873 |
| age | 67 | 30 | 27 |
| married? | Wd | M | M |
| # years married | 0 | 0 | |
| mother of how many children? | 0 | ||
| # of children living | 0 | ||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Maryland |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Maryland |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Maryland |
| immigration year | |||
| # years in USA | |||
| naturalized citizen? | |||
| occupation | Farmer | Farm Laborer | |
| # months not employed | 0 | 0 | |
| # months in school | |||
| can read | yes | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | yes | yes |
| speaks English | yes | yes | yes |
| owned/rented | O | ||
| free or mortgaged | F | ||
| farm/house | F | ||
| # of farm schedule | 55 |
| line | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 |
| street | ||||||||
| house nr | ||||||||
| dwelling nr | 128 | |||||||
| family nr | 129 | |||||||
| name | Bennett Alfred | - Mary A | - Ora M | - Leah [?] B | - Gladys M | - Stella V | - Howard L | - George S |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter | Daughter | Daughter | Daughter | Son | Father |
| sex | M | F | F | F | F | F | M | M |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| age | 40 | 37 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 11/12 [?] | 77 |
| marital status | M1 | M1 | S | S | S | S | S | Wd |
| #years present marriage | 10 | 10 | ||||||
| mother of # children | 7 | |||||||
| mother of # living children | 5 | |||||||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Maryland | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Maryland | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Maryland | Maryland | Maryland | Maryland | Maryland | Maryland | Pennsylvania |
| immigrated | ||||||||
| naturalized/alien | ||||||||
| speaks English | English | English | English | |||||
| occupation | Farmer | None | None | None | None | None | None | Own income |
| nature of industry etc. | General farm | |||||||
| employer etc. | OA | |||||||
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | ||||||||
| # weeks out of work 1909 | ||||||||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||
| school since 1 Sep 09 | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| owned/rented | R | |||||||
| owned free or mortagaged | ||||||||
| farm/house | F | |||||||
| nr on farm schedule | 95 | |||||||
| civil war vet | [blank sic] | |||||||
| blind | ||||||||
| deaf & dumb |
| ISSUES. | |||
| CLASS. | RATE. | DATE OF COMMENCEMENT. | DATE OF CERTIFICATE. |
| REISSUE | 15 | MAY 29 1907 | JAN 6 1908 |
| increase | 20 | JUN 20 1908 | JUL 15 1908 |
| REISSUE. | 22 1/2 | June 19, 1912 | APR 21 1913 |
| 32 | JUN 10 1918 | ||