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I am attempting to trace back my family (Bennett) who had previously
been early settlers in Iowa. I am a graduate student and have been
employed for the past year as a genealogical research assistant at
the Oregon Historical Society. I plan to write a family history when
I have gathered more information on the early Bennetts of Iowa.
James, Mathew, Craig, Mary Jane Bennett, and possibly other siblings
were born in the U.S.A. approximately 1825-1845. The parents were
from Ireland; as of yet their names are unknown.
James Bennett was born in Pennsylvania, Craig Bennett was born
in Guernsey County, Ohio March 20, 1830. I have no additional information
on births of other children.
James, Mathew and Craig moved to Iowa approximately 1850.
James married Sarah F. Daugherty 27 February 1861. Sarah Daugherty
was born in Delaware, Mercer County, Pennsylvania 7 September, 1841.
Her parents, John W. and Phoebe Ann (Comstock) Daugherty, were married
in Newton Falls, Ohio February 11, 1839. The mother, Phoebe Ann, was
born in Putnam, New York in 1816; she was the daughter of Abel and
Isabella (Cummings) Comstock. Sarah (Daugherty) Bennett's father,
John W. Daugherty, was born in Belmont County, Ohio and was a stone
cutter by trade. At the call for volunteers, John D. left his family
and farm and enlisted in Company F 21st Iowa Trhimrny [?] of Infantry
in August, 1862. He died in a Memphis hospital 17 April, 1863. Phoebe
Ann (Comstock) Daugherty sold her farm, traveled twice to California,
three times to Montana, once to Ohio, once to Oregon and a number
of times to Illinois.
James and Sarah (Daugherty) Bennett James moved from Dubuque County
to Page County, Iowa in 1867. Their children were: Carrie, who married
Robert Pinkerton of Clarinda, Iowa; Emma, who married Thomas Young
of Taylor County, Iowa; Ellsworth, who became a farmer in Oklahoma;
William, who moved to Colorado; James, who settled in Clarinda, Page
County, Iowa.
Carrie (Bennett) and Robert W. Pinkerton moved in March, 1886
to Moro, Sherman County, Oregon to begin a wheat farm. Mr Pinkerton's
parents were Samuel and Margueret (Smith) Pinkerton, both natives
of Ireland in the county of Antrim where the father was a farmer.
(Samuel and Margueret Pinkerton also had a daughter named Clarinda).
Matthew Bennett married Sarah A. Shafer 14 October, 1857. I have
no additional information on Matthew or Mary Jane, except that a son
of Matthew's or of one of the other siblings moved to Goldendale,
Washington with his wife prior to 1885.
Craig Bennett married Isabella B. Comstock 10 November, 1854 in
Dubuque County, Iowa. Isabella Comstock was born 1 July, 1831 in Putnam,
Washington County, New York. Her parents, Abel and Isabella (Cummings)
Comstock, were married 18 September, 1815 in Putnam, New York. Isabella's
mother, Isabella Cummings, was born in 1795. Isabella's father, Abel
Comstock, was born 1 March, 1790. Abel was a lawyer by trade. Both
parents were born and raised in Washington County, New York. (I have
traced the Comstock family back to 1595.)
After living in Dubuque County, Iowa Craig and Isabella (Comstock)
Bennett moved to Jones County and Page County, Iowa, moving to Kansas
in 1874. In 1883 they moved to Kent, Sherman County, Oregon where
they had a wheat farm and a son, Milton Howard, established the first
trading company in the County. Craig and Isabella's children were:
William James, Abel Comstock, Ralph C., Jennie C., Milton Howard,
Walter H., Isabella A., Bertie and Frank L.
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Cowles family.
Handwritten manuscript from Jessie French Davis, Rt 4, Muscatine,
Iowa 52761 [date of letter April 3, 1970]. This contains
data about local family. Manuscript is in Nodaway Valley Historical
Museum, Clarinda, Iowa.
Begins with John Cowles born 1598 Wales –
died 1675 wife Hannah
Samuel Cowles born May 27, 1673
Samuel Cowles born Mar 12, 1706 died Feb 22,
1762 wife Abigail
Samuel Cowles born Jul 30, 1735 died Oct 29,
1815 wife Sibyl North
Noah Cowles born Oct 17, 1759 died Jan 14, 1839;
wife Olive Mills
Salmon Cowles born Jun 24, 1784 died Mar 25,
1869; wife Polly Miner
Mary Cowles born May 22, 1828 died Dec 6, 1869
Pilot Grove, Iowa; married May 1, 1856 at West Point, Ia to Thomas
Carlisle French who was born Oct 4, 1828 Mt Sterling, Ind, Switzerland
County. Thomas died Oct 1903 at Manning, Scott Co Kansas while visiting
brother John. Diabetes, age 74, buried Scott Co Cem at Scott City,
Kansas. Mary and Thomas lived in Lee and Henry Counties, Iowa.
Their children were:
[1]Arabelle Jessie French born Mar 20, 1857
West Point, Ia, died Jun 8, 1924 buried Elm Grove Cem, Washington,
Ia
[2] Annie Marilla French born Nov 3, 1859 died
Aug 31, 1861
[3] Emlin Jenett French born Dec 24, 1861 died
Jan 24 1891
[4] Lucinda Anne French born Oct 12, 1864 died
Feb 12, 1866
[5] Eugene Cowles French born Dec 12, 1866 at
West Point, Ia, died Jul 15, 1936 at Clarinda, Iowa. Married May 23,
1887 Jennie May Kimpton born Feb 9, 1867 St Lawrence Co, NY died Dec
3, 1941 near Muscatine, Iowa at home of daughter Jessie Davis and
husband, age 74 years. Jennie was one of 21 children of Cornelius
Kimpton. Buried Oakdale Cemetery, Davenport, Iowa.
Eugene was a fireman on railroads and was injured
on back of head by sliding coal. He was subject to epilepsy after
the injury. He spent nearly 36 years in State hospital at Clarinda,
Iowa from Mar 1, 1900 to Jul 15, 1936. He was liked by everyone who
knew him; 5 children, Jennie raised them after 1900.
[6] Arabelle Jessie French, married Apr 20,
1885 Washington, Ia to Harry Shrader
Eugene and Jennie's children:
[1] Harry Burton French born Nov 1, 1887 in
Villisca, Iowa, died May 10, 1947 aged 59 ½ years at U.S. Naval
Hosp. Bremerton, Wash. Liver Cancer. Never married. Joined navy at
Omaha [Ne] Jul 1906 age 19 and went around the world with the fleet
in 1907 and 1908. Spent 16 years active service and 14 years in Naval
Reserves. Home was in Seattle, Wa last 20 years. Buried Oakdale Cemetery,
Davenport, Iowa.
[2] Fred Leslie French born Sep 4, 1889 in Villisca,
Iowa died Apr 10, 1901 from scarlatina four miles north of Villisca
near the Hackleberry community. Buried in Arlington cem north of Villisca.
Road was so deep with spring mud it was almost impossible to drive
team and wagon to cemetery 2 miles.
[3] Jessie Esther French born Mar 2, 1896 in
Stuart, Adair Co, Ia.; married Mar 2, 1914 at Orphan's Home in Davenport,
Iowa to Perry Elmer Davis born Feb 9, 1893 at Moville, Iowa died Feb
25, 1967 at Muscatine, Iowa.
[4] Beulah Edith French born Nov 17, 1897 in
Villisca, Iowa
[5] Verrick Orville French born Mar 26, 1900
in Villisca died Aug 2, 1947 at Laurel, Md, stomach cancer, buried
Ft Lincoln Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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