Person:Susan Bennett (6)

     
Susan Bennett
b.13 Apr 1886
d.10 Dec 1957
  1. Gabriel Bennett1873 - 1938
  2. Adam Bennett, Jr.1874 - 1910
  3. John Bennett1878 - 1926
  4. Isaac Bennett1883 - 1965
  5. Ezekiel Bennett1886 - 1949
  6. Susan Bennett1886 - 1957
  7. Elizabeth Bennett1890 -
m. Abt 1903
  1. Jerry DavisEst 1905 -
m. 23 Dec 1914
Facts and Events
Name Susan Bennett
Gender Female
Birth[3] 13 Apr 1886
Marriage Abt 1903 to Lingard Davis
Marriage 23 Dec 1914 Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United Statesto Benjamin Haddock
Census[1] 1930
Death[3] 10 Dec 1957
Burial[3] 1957 Magnolia Plantation Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina

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Susan Bennett: Biographical Information

Susan Bennett was the daughter of Adam Bennett, Sr. and Hannah. Susan's father Adam, Sr. was formerly enslaved on Magnolia Plantation in Charleston, South Carolina.

Susan was born April 13, 1886. Descendant family oral history states that she married, 1st, Lingard Davis, and they had one son named Jerry. She married, 2nd, Benjamin Haddock.

Susan and her second husband Benjamin Haddock were enumerated in the 1930 Federal Census. Their household was:

Name
Relationship
Gender
Color
Age
Birth
Haddock, Benjamin Head
M
Neg
50
SC
Haddock, Susan Wife
F
Neg
45
SC
Simmons, George
[illegible] M
Neg
18
SC
Young, Betsey Sister in Law F Neg 40 SC


Susan died December 10, 1957, and is buried in the Magnolia Plantation Cemetery.

You can follow the links in the Family Group Sheet below to see the pages for each member of Susan's immediate family.

Family Group Sheet

Related Individuals

Person:George Simmons (15)

Person:Betsey Young (1)


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About This Page

This page is part of a groundbreaking research project to rediscover the family lineages of enslaved people on Drayton family plantations in Barbados and the United States. To read more about this historic research, please visit the article below:

Genealogy of Enslaved Communities on Drayton Family Plantations: A Research Project Sponsored by the Magnolia Plantation Foundation of Charleston, SC

References
  1. 1930 Census of the United States.

    Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Saint Andrews, Charleston, South Carolina; Roll: 2190; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 58; Image: 839.0.

  2.   1880 Census of the United States.

    Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Saint Andrews, Charleston, South Carolina; Roll: T9_1223; Family History Film: 1255223; Page: 67.2000; Enumeration District: 81

  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Magnolia Plantation Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina.

    Inscription: "Susan Bennett Haddock April 13, 1886 Dec. 10, 1957"

  4.   Of the 49 marked graves in the African American Cemetery at Magnolia Plantation 14 of those interred there are members of the Bennett family. They are:

    1) IN MEMORIUM HANNAH WIFE OF ADAM BENNETT DIED DEC.7,1908
    2) IN MEMORIUM ADAM BENNETT DIED APRIL 27, 1910 AGED 72 YEARS
    3) JOHN BENNETT 1878-1926 FOR 30 YEARS SUPT. OF MAGNOLIA GARDENS
    IN LIFE THE FAMILY HE SERVED LOVED AND TRUSTED HIM, IN DEATH THEY HONOR HIM
    4) WILLIAM J. BENNETT 1908-1925 AT REST
    5) ELIGAH C. BENNETT 1909-1933 AT REST
    6) EVELYN BENNETT JENKIN 1907-1936 AT REST
    7) GABRIEL BENNETT DIED MAY 25, 1938 AT REST
    8) HATTIE BENNETT 1886- 1954
    9) MOTHER LOLA BENNETT 1898-1948
    10)REBBECCA WESTON 12 9 1954
    11)SUSAN BENNETT HADDOCK APRIL 13, 1886 DEC. 10, 1957
    12)EZEKIAL BENNETT 1886-1949 AT REST
    13)SIMON BENNETT JAN 4,1873 NOV.26,1939 AT REST
    14)ELLA BENNETT 1896-1944 AT REST