William Hyrum Bennett

1869 - 1947  (77 years)  Submit Photo / Document    Has more than 100 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	William Hyrum Bennett
  Birth	27 Oct 1869	Payson, Utah, Utah, United States
  Gender	Male
  Initiatory (LDS)	21 Nov 1894	MANTI
  Census	1900	Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status Years Married Children Born/Living BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Immigration Year Occupation 45 1745 Elizabeth B Bushnell Head Female White Nov 61 Widowed 0 England England England 1852 46 1745 William H Bennett Son in Law Male White Oct 30 Married 0 Utah Virginia England 47 1745 Elizabeth Bennett Daughter Female White Apr 31 Married 0 Utah England England 48 1745 Sterling J Bennett Grand Son Male White Aug 3 Single 0 Utah Utah Utah 49 1745 Howard Bennett Grand Son Male White Jul 1 Single 0 Utah Utah Utah  ED:  0107  Sheet:  12B    Microfilm:  1241683   Transcript ID is  dbid=7602&iid=004115258_00743
  Census	1920	Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Immigration Year Occupation Veteran Street 22 37 William Bennett Head Male White abt 1870 50 Married Utah England England 23 37 Elizabeth Bennett Wife Female White abt 1870 50 Married Utah England England 24 37 Sterling Bennett Son Male White abt 1898 22 Single Utah Utah Utah 25 37 Howard Bennett Son Male White abt 1899 21 Single Utah Utah Utah 26 37 Geneva Bennett Daughter Female White abt 1902 18 Single Utah Utah Utah 27 37 Arvilla Bennett Daughter Female White abt 1904 16 Single Utah Utah Utah 28 37 Leona Bennett Daughter Female White abt 1906 14 Single Utah Utah Utah 29 37 Vaun Bennett Son Male White abt 1912 8 Single Utah Utah Utah 30 37 Edna Bennett Daughter Female White abt 1914 6 Single Utah Utah Utah 31 37 Eizabeth Bushnell Mother-in-law Female White abt 1839 81 Widowed England England England 1852  Roll:  T625_186   Transcript ID is  dbid=6061&iid=4391982_00632
  Census	1930	Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Immigration Year Occupation Veteran Street 3 1727 William H Bennett Head Male White abt 1870 60 Utah England England 4 1727 Elizebeth B Bennett Wife Female White abt 1869 61 Utah England England 5 1727 Vaughn M Bennett Son Male White abt 1911 19 Utah Utah Utah 6 1727 Edna Bennett Daughter Female White abt 1914 16 Utah Utah Utah   Transcript ID is  dbid=6224&iid=4547395_00770
  FamilySearch ID	KWCX-SLS
  Death	24 Apr 1947	Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States
  Burial	26 Apr 1947	Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States
  Person ID	i4841	mytree
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	John Bell Bennett,   b. 16 May 1830, Shelbyville, Shelby, Illinois, United States d. 2 Feb 1902, Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Mary Senior,   b. 2 Mar 1839, Shelley, Yorkshire, England d. 20 May 1891, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	2 Feb 1863	Payson, Utah, Utah, United States
  Family ID	F3281	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Hyrum Bennett,   b. 27 Oct 1869, Payson, Utah, Utah, United States d. 24 Apr 1947, Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	21 Nov 1894	Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States
  Children	1. Noble William Bennett,   b. 27 Aug 1895, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States d. 10 Sep 1895, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 0 years) + 2. Sterling John Bennett,   b. 1 Aug 1896, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States d. 17 Dec 1978, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 82 years) + 3. Howard Joshua Bennett,   b. 24 Jul 1898, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States d. 13 Apr 1977, Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 78 years) + 4. Geneva Bennett,   b. 16 Aug 1901, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States d. 17 Apr 1984, Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 82 years) + 5. Arvilla Bennett,   b. 20 Oct 1903, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States d. 29 Dec 1979, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 76 years) + 6. Leona Bennett,   b. 11 Oct 1905, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States d. 25 Aug 1997, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States (Age 91 years) + 7. Vaun Mainwaring Bennett,   b. 29 Mar 1911, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States d. 5 Apr 2004, Delta, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 93 years) + 8. Edna Bennett,   b. 27 Aug 1913, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States d. 26 Oct 1995, Midvale, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F3207	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Nov 2024

  
  

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  Birth - 27 Oct 1869 - Payson, Utah, Utah, United States Initiatory (LDS) - 21 Nov 1894 - MANTI Marriage - 21 Nov 1894 - Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States Census - 1900 - Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States Census - 1920 - Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States Census - 1930 - Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States Death - 24 Apr 1947 - Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States Burial - 26 Apr 1947 - Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  		Bennett, William Hyrum b1869 Sons and Sons In-laws Sterling - Wm Hyrum bck Floyd Duncan - Vaun - Howard - Willis Black - Rodney Ashby
  		Bennett, William Hyrum Family Geneva - Arvilla - Leona - Edna bck Wm Hyrum - Sterling - Howard - Vaun Bennett

  
  

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  Bennett, William H b1869 - Bushnell, Elizabeth B b1869

  
  

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  Occupation: Farmer MARRIAGE: Copy of Marriage Certificate in the possession of Steven Whipp l e. History of William Hyrum Bennett (1869-1947) And Elizabeth Bushnell Bennett (1869-1934) William Hyrum Bennett was born in Payson, Utah, October 27, 1869, to Jo h n Bell and Mary Senior Bennett. His Father, John Bell Bennett, was bo r n May 16, 1830 in Shelby, Illinois. He came to Utah October 7, 1851 . H e lived in Nauvoo at the time the Saints were driven out and he tol d hi s family of the wonderful contacts he had with the Prophet Joseph Sm ith a nd how he loved him. He died Feb 2, 1902 in Lehi and was buried i n the P ayson Cemetery. Mary Senior Bennett was born in Shelly County Yorkshire England, Marc h 2 , 1839, and came to Utah in 1861. She was the mother of 12 children , loo sing five children in their infancy. She died May 20, 1891 at Prov o, Uta h, leaving her husband with seven sons to care for the support. T heir en dowments and sealings took place October 30, 1871. William the fifth child of a family of 12 was 8 years old when his fami l y moved to Provo in order for the family to receive better schooling . H e was very industrious and even though very young, he was willing t o wor k and always had a job of some kind to support himself and help wit h th e family income. He received his education in the Payson and Prov o schoo ls, often missing school, after has mother died, to help his Fath er. Whi le very young he came to Meadow, Utah to help his Uncle Hyrum Be ll Bennet t on the farm. He never did go back to Provo to live. His Unc le raise d him as his very own son. Even though he had close family tie s with hi s own family, William dearly loved his Uncle and family and alw ays had hi s own children call his cousins Uncle and Aunt. He furthere d his educati on by attending the Millard Stake Academy in Fillmore. He lived neighbors to the John Bushnell family and learned to love the b e autiful Elizabeth. They were married and received their endowments Nov em ber 21, 1894 in the Manti Temple. He was always very proud of his bel ove d Elizabeth and her many talents. Elizabeth was born in Meadow, Utah, to John and Elizabeth Brockbank Bus h nell, April 11, 1869. She received her early education in the Meadow s ch ool and later attended the Millard Stake Academy. Elizabeth adored her father, mother and family. She was always of a ha p py nature and could always see the beautiful side of life but was sadde ne d by the death of her older brother Isaac. When she was 13 years of a g e her father passed away leaving her very sad indeed. Elizabeth was blessed with many lovely talents. A beautiful singing vo i ce, a wonderful speaking voice and a marvelous memory for memorizing ve r y long readings. She used her beautiful talents everywhere she went en te rtaining people in church and gatherings of all kinds. She was alway s ac tive in church, serving as a Counselor in Relief Society and a visit ing t eacher as long as she lived. She was also President of the Primar y for m any years and a teacher in most auxiliary organizations. This fine couple became the parents of eight children. Noble, their fi r st born lived only two weeks. This was a real heartbreak for them. Th e n came along Sterling, Howard, Geneva, Arvilla, Leona, Vaun, and Edna . T hese wonderful parents ruled their home with patience, love, underst andin g and faith in God. Always showing an abundance of love to friend s and n eighbors and willing to help anyone in need. They were affection ately kn own as Uncle Will and Aunt Bee. Elizabeth came in contact with Diphtheria and had a very bad case of i t . She always believed the power of prayer and faith saved her life. S h e never was real well after then but did a beautiful job of taking car e o f her family. She and her fine husband cared for her widowed mothe r fo r many years in their home showing the greatest kindness and love un til h er death. Elizabeth became very ill and died June 26, 1934 and was buried in the M e adow Cemetery. William always worked very hard to support his family and at one time w h ile his family were all very young he went to Nevada to work and met wi t h a very serious accident at a sawmill. He got his arm caught in a s a w almost severing it halt way between his elbow and hand. The Drs. wan te d to take his arm off where the cut was but William would not conside r it . The Drs. worked and took care of it the best they could, bindin g it ca refully after sewing it together. They released him saying, “Com e in an d see us in one week”. They were very surprised at the healing t hat ha d taken place. He always said it was his clean living and his fai th in p rayer that saved his arm. William was ordained a Seventy in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latte-d a y Saints by John Taylor on the 26th day of June 1938. The certificat e wa s signed by J. Golden Kimball, President of the First Seven Presiden ts o f Seventies. He was then called to serve as a Millard Stake Mission ary a nd served in this capacity for many years. William made his living with his farm, sheep and carrel; also, by freig h ting. He died April, 1947 at the home of his daughter and son-in-law W il lis and Geneva after an illness of several weeks. He was laid to res t be side his beloved Elizabeth in the Meadow Cemetery, April 26, 1947. He was dearly loved by his children and grandchildren and all who knew h i m. Written by their daughter Geneva Bennett Black pr Elizabeth Brockbank Bushnell-Bennett Wife of William Hyrum Bennett By June Johnson for material supplied by Geneva Bennett and Howard J. Be n nett Submitted June 12, 1971 to Stella Day Historian Millard County Camp John Bushnell was born in England in 1823 to John and Elizabeth Colli n s Bushnell. He was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ o f La tter-day Saints in March of 1851 and immigrated to Utah. He was cal led t o Fillmore by Pres. Brigham Young. Here he met Elizabeth Brockbank , als o an immigrant. She was born in England on Nov 8, 1839, a daughte r of Is aac and Elizabeth Brockbank. She was baptized Sept. 13, 1851 an d came t o Utah in 1852 and settled in Fillmore, Utah. John and Elizabeth met and fell in love. They were married in Fillmo r e on Aug 15, 1854. They were endowed and sealed on April 4, 1857. Th e y owned the first small grocery store and post office in Fillmore. He r e four sons were born to them. Then one day John heard President Youn g t alk about giving your children something to do, so he sold his busine ss a nd moved to Meadow where he could buy a farm. Here two more sons we re ad ded to the family, then on April 11, 1869 the hearts of John and El izabet h were made happy with the birth of their seventh child and firs t daughte r. They named her Elizabeth. She grew up knowing much hard wo rk for the se were pioneer times and with such a large family everyone ha d to work t o keep the family going. Elizabeth and her younger sister El iza, had t o help herd sheep. They had to carry water long distances fro m the cree k to water the cattle. As they grew older they helped their m other dry f ruit from their large orchard. They carried the buckets of f ruit some di stance and then carried the water to wash the fruit. This f ruit drying p roject was a long hard job because as long as there was fru it on the tree s they dried it so Elizabeth’s brothers could freight it t o distance town s. Elizabeth attended school in Fillmore and it was here that she contact e d Diphtheria and became very ill. As she kept getting weaker she gre w fr ightened, and putting on her coat she walked down to the home of a f amil y friend, Ted Davis. He realized how ill she really was and looking at her throat he knew s h e had Diphtheria. He heated some rocks and quilts, bundled her up an d to ok her home to Meadow. After this illness she never fully recovere d he r good health. She grew into a beautiful and gracious young women. She was blessed wi t h a lovely voice. With this talent she gave much to others by singin g an d giving readings on the different programs of the day. She met William Hyrum Bennett, son of John Bell and Mary Senior Bennet t , when he came from Payson to Meadow to visit his Uncle, Hyrum Bell Ben ne tt. William and Elizabeth fell in love and were married on Nov. 21, 1 89 4 at the Manti Temple. They acquired some land and settled I Meadow to make their home. Elizabeth and William were the parents of eight children, all of them l i ving at the present time except their first son who died when he was a n i nfant. Elizabeth was a good cook and homemaker. Although she didn’t have a l o t of material things, she took good care of them and made them last a l on g time. She was a beautiful seamstress and had the gift of being abl e t o make her own patterns. She helped her neighbors with their sewin g an d canning. The neighborhood children loved to come to her place bec aus e she always had something for them to eat. One little niece came often and would say, “Aunt Bee, can I have som e o f your good bread and “perves”? Elizabeth was chorister and teacher in the auxiliary organizations of t h e church. She was president of the Primary for many years, and in th e pr esidency of the Relief Society. She was always efficient and depend abl e in all she was called to do. The great love she had for her pioneer mother was shown when, after h e r fathers death she took her mother into her home where she lived for m an y years, cared for with utmost love and affection. Elizabeth died June 26, 1934. Of the many tributes paid to her at he r f uneral this one is so true of her life. “There was no more beautifu l o r noble woman lived than Libby Bennett, as she was affectionately cal led . She is buried in the Meadow Cemetery. Biography obtained from the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, Fillmore, Ut a h, Territorial Statehouse Museum.