. A standard history of Jasper and Newton counties, Indiana : an authentic narrative of the past, with an extended survey of modern developments in the progress of town and country. Bennett, his father of Germanand English and his mother of English descent. The parents weremarried in Ohio, and of their eight children five are still living. Thefather was also a farmer and in 1868 brought his family to JasperCounty, locating near Pleasant Ridge, where for mdny years heconducted his farm. His first wife and the mother of his childrendied in 1882, and he subsequently married Emilj Nicholson. Theyw
. A standard history of Jasper and Newton counties, Indiana : an authentic narrative of the past, with an extended survey of modern developments in the progress of town and country. Bennett, his father of Germanand English and his mother of English descent. The parents weremarried in Ohio, and of their eight children five are still living. Thefather was also a farmer and in 1868 brought his family to JasperCounty, locating near Pleasant Ridge, where for mdny years heconducted his farm. His first wife and the mother of his childrendied in 1882, and he subsequently married Emilj Nicholson. Theywere both killed while driving across the railway tracks at MapleGrove Crossing, being struck and killed by a passenger train. Thiswas in the fall of 1892. They were laid to rest in the Smith Ceme-tery, while the first wife was buried at the Prayter Cemetery. Thefather was a successful farmer and stockraiser and accumulated anestate of 120 acres. He was a stanch democrat, though originallyhe had supported the whig ticket. Though greatly interested inpublic affairs he never cared to hold office. In later years he tookmuch interest and part in church work, and was a member and. JASPER AND NEWTON COUNTIES 399 deacon of the Christian Church. The land whicli he secured inJasper County in the early days he improved from a wilderness con-dition, and by his work and character enjoyed the thorough esteemof all who knew him. William P. Bennett was about thirteen years of age when thefamily came to Jasper County, and thereafter he attended for atime the common schools in Barkley Township. His time and effortswere given to his father until he was nineteen years old, and he thenworked out as a farm hand and contributed his wages to the house-hold exchequer until he was twenty-two. At that time he made hisfirst purchase and started life independently, acquiring forty acresin Barkley Township. To that he subsequently added eighty acresmore, and his prosperous career as a hard working farmer co
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