William Orvel Bennett

  Noted events in his life were:

• Census, 1880, Union, Cass, Missouri. ²
G. W. Bennett, 40, farmer, born in Ohio. M. C. Bennett, 39, keeping house, born in Tennessee. J. E. A. Bennett, 14, born in Kansas. R. E. S. Bennett, 10, born in Missouri. G. E. Bennett, 8, born in Missouri. W. O. Bennett, 6, born in Missouri. B. W. Bennett, 4, born in Missouri. Rena Bennett, 2, born in Missouri. J. O. Bennett, 4mos, born in Missouri.

• Census, 1910, Warsaw, Benton, Missouri. ³
Wm Bennett, 36, no occupation listed, born in Missouri, married 15 years. Hattie C. Bennett, 33, born in Missouri, married 15 years, 3 children, 3 living. Wilma Bennett, 10, born in Missouri. Lucile Bennett, 4, born in Missouri. Forest Bennett, 8 mos, born in Missouri. Della Maxwell, 18, boarder, operator in telephone office, born in Missouri.

• World War 1 Draft Registration, 12 Sep 1918, Warsaw, Benton, Missouri. ¹
William Orvel Bennett, of Warsaw, Benton, Missouri, 44, born January 31, 1875. Occupation: self employed mechanic at Warsaw, Benton, Missouri. Nearest relative: Hattie C. Bennett of Warsaw, Benton, Missouri. Medium height, medium build, brown hair, brown eye - left eye completely 'out' (missing).

• Census, 1920, Lindsay, Benton, Missouri. ⁴
William O. Bennett, 45, automobile business, born in Missouri. Hattie C. Bennett, 42, born in Missouri. Lucille Bennett, 13, born in Missouri. Forrest C. Bennett, 10, born in Missouri.

• Census, 1930, Lindsay, Benton, Missouri. ⁵
William O. Bennett, 56, house carpenter, real estate $2500, married at age 21. Hattie C. Bennett, 53, born in Missouri, married at age 17.

• Census, 1930, Warsaw, Benton, Missouri. ⁶
William O. Bennett, 56, house carpenter, real estate $2500, born in Missouri, married at age 21. Hattie C. Bennett, 53, born in Missouri, married at age 17.

William married Hattie Miller, daughter of Unknown and Unknown, about 1898 in Of, Warsaw, Benton, Missouri. (Hattie Miller was born about 1877 in Of, Warsaw, Benton, Missouri.)