Person:Mabel Bennett (5)
Mabel Bennett
b.11 Jul 1911 Charleston, South Carolina, United States
d.21 Jul 1985 Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Mabel Bennett1911 - 1985
  2. Viola Bennett1914 - 1989
  3. Susan Bennett1916 - 2016
  4. Adam Seabrook Bennett1919 - 1986
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Henry Payne1914 - 1951
  • W.  Mabel Bennett1911 - 1985
m. 16 Jun 1935
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Facts and Events
Name Mabel Bennett
Gender Female
Birth? 11 Jul 1911 Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Marriage 16 Jun 1935 to Henry Payne
Death? 21 Jul 1985 Charleston, South Carolina, United States

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Mabel Bennett: Biographical Information

Mabel Bennett was the daughter of Ezekiel Bennett and Lula Davis Bennett. Ezekiel's father Adam Bennett was the enslaved overseer of Magnolia Plantation on the Ashley River in St. Andrews Parish, Charleston County, South Carolina.

Mabel was born July 11, 1911 in Charleston, South Carolina. She married Henry Payne June 16, 1935. Mabel joined the Springfield Baptist Church at an early age and later United with Olive Branch Baptist Church, where she served on the Missionary Board. She died July 21, 1985.

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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.   1920 Census of the United States.

    Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Saint Andrews, Charleston, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1688; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 88; Image: 869.

  2.   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
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