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Bennett Family
Five Generations on Mother's Side and Four on Father's Side Two boys at Riverton, Nebraska hold the record for living ancestors.
What is believed to be the record for living generations of a family is that held by immediate surviving; progenitors. Marvin and Melvin Bennett, two little chaps, the children of Mr. and Mrs. Perry Bennett, at Riverton, Nebraska.
The eldest of these children is 2 years and 1 month, and the youngest was born on Thanksgiving Day, 1907. The Great Great Grandparent is 86 years of age.
To simplify a proposition which to one not familiar with the process of figuring out a family tree is difficult, there are five generations represented among the living on the mother's side and four on the father's side.
These two babies have the distinction of possessing a Great Great Grandfather, four Great Grandmothers and two Great Grand fathers, all living.
The conclusions are somewhat bewildering until one traces the family through the different generations. In all these ramifications of the family tree these (illegible) marriage, and the descent may be traced with ease by the ordinary layman.
Here are the different generations as they are represented among the living today:
Father's Side First Generation
Mrs. Sarah Bennett Warner (Mother of Eli Bennett) and Mrs. Elizabeth Dalrymple (Mother of Mrs. Eli Bennett), Great Grandmothers
Second Generation Mr. and Mrs. Eli Bennett Parents of Perry Bennett Grandfather and Grandmother Riverton, Nebraska
Third Generation Perry Bennett Father
Fourth Generation
Marvin and Melvin Bennett The children
Mother's Side
First Generation
E. B. Neal (Father of Mrs. Joshua Martin) Great Great Grandfather Maryville
Second Generation
Mr. And Mrs. T. K. Bloom, parents of Mrs. Luther Martin, Great Grandparents Farragut, Iowa
Mr. And Mrs. Joshua Martin, parents of Luther Martin, Great Grandparents Inavale, Nebraska
Third Generation
Mr. & Mrs. Luther Martin, parents of Mrs. Josie Bennett, Grandparents
Fourth Generation
Mrs. Josie Bennett Mother of Melvin and Marvin Bennett
Fifth Generation
Melvin and Marvin Bennett The children
Ages of the Survivors Following is the family tree with the ages of each, all living:
With this record for living ancestors the two little babies at Riverton are bright, promising youths and should they marry at 18 years, and should Mr. Neal survive until his 105th year, there might be a Great Great Great Grandfather on the list.
Sunday World-Herald - Omaha, Nebraska - January 19, 1908
Contributed and Transcribed by Carole Martin for easier reading. Nov. 2, 2007. This newspaper article was provided by Dave Hatfield, descendant of Ephraim & Eleanor Martin Wilcox. The underlines are added. Note: Dave Hatfield points out that the father's name as It appears in the story is ~Perry Bennett "and that in the last paragraph .Neale is spelled with an extra "e".
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