Claude Oliver Bennett

  Noted events in his life were:

• Census, 1900, Altoona, Beadle, South Dakota. ²
Herman Bennett, 23, laborer, born Jul 1876 in Indiana, married 5 years at age 23. Della Bennett, 24, born Dec 1875 in Iowa, married 5 years at age 24, 3 children, 3 living. Clara Bennett, 4, born Jul 1895 in Kansas. James Bennett, 2, born Nov 1897 in Kansas. Claude Bennett, born Aug 1899 in South Dakota.

• Census, 1910, Abilene, Dickinson, Kansas. ³
Herman Bennett, 33, house painter, born in Indiana, married at age 15. Della F. Bennett, 34, born in Iowa, married at age 15. Clara J. Bennett, 13, born in Kansas. James O. Bennett, 12, born in Kansas. Claude O. Bennett, 10, born in South Dakota. Ellen R. Bennett, 8, born in South Dakota. Nicholas R. Bennett, 5, born in Kansas. Donald L. Bennett, 2, born in Iowa. Mildred F. Bennett, 9 mos, born in Kanas.

• World War 1 Draft Registration, 12 Sep 1918, Nevada, Story, Iowa. ¹
Claude Oliver Bennett of 227 East Ave, Ames, Story, Iowa, 19, born August 1st, 1899. Occupation: laborer. Nearest relative: Della Bennett of 227 East Ave, Ames, Story, Iowa. 6ft tall, slender, blue eyes, light hair.

• Census, 1920, Ames, Story, Iowa. ⁴
Herman Bennett, 43, painter, born in Indiana. Della Bennett, 44, cook, born in Iowa. Claude Bennett, 20, painter, born in South Dakota. Nicholas Bennett, 15, born in Kansas. Donald Bennett, 12, born in Iowa. Dorothy Bennett, 12, born in Iowa. Mildred Bennett, 10, born in Kansas. Everett Bennett, 8, born in Kansas.

• Census, 1930, Washington, Story, Iowa. ⁵
Claude O. Bennett, laborer, born in South Dakota. Elmete Bennett, 30, born in Illinois, married at age 22. Bonnie Bennett, 6, born in Iowa. Guy S. Bennett, 7 most, born in Iowa. Alvin Galloway, 12, stepson, born in Iowa.

Claude married Mrs. Elmette Bennett in 1922 in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa. (Mrs. Elmette Bennett was born in 1899 in , , Illinois ⁵.)