Bennett Heights and Weights
Each Christmas the descendants of
Oliver Roby Bennett and Betsey Ford
who gathered together in Elsie, Clinton County, Michigan "weighed in."
This table from Christmas 1876 lists heights and weights for the
Bennetts from 1871 through 1876.
Heights and Weights of Bennett Family Members, 1871-1876
| Name |
1871 |
1872 |
1873 |
1874 |
1875 |
Age |
Height |
1876 |
| Ephraim F. Bennett |
184 |
188 |
183 |
202 |
200 |
58 |
5'-9" |
196 |
| C.W.Bennett |
204 |
204 |
210 |
216 |
180 |
52 |
5'-4" |
208 |
| E.R.Bennett |
162 |
162 |
162 |
164 |
160 |
26 |
5'-7" |
|
| R.E.Bennett |
176 |
168 |
168 |
178 |
192 |
29 |
5'-6" |
172 |
| Hiram H. Bennett |
188 |
194 |
200 |
198 |
196 |
54 |
5'-8" |
201 |
| Eleanor M. Bennett |
168 |
172 |
174 |
160 |
158 |
47 |
5'8" |
164 |
| Oliver M. Bennett |
106 |
120 |
134 |
146 |
156 |
17 |
5'-8" |
160 |
| Mary E. Bennett |
90 |
100 |
108 |
110 |
116 |
16 |
5'-3" |
116 |
| Albert C. Bennett |
188 |
192 |
186 |
198 |
194 |
44 |
5'-11" |
200 |
| C.M.Bennett |
116 |
112 |
112 |
114 |
110 |
40 |
5'-5" |
112 |
| Clara Bennett |
84 |
94 |
100 |
106 |
110 |
17 |
5'-6" |
112 |
| Nellie Bennett |
58 |
62 |
68 |
74 |
80 |
13 |
4'-2" |
90 |
| E. Bennett |
46 |
52 |
58 |
60 |
64 |
9 |
4'-1" |
68 |
| Almon Bennett |
156 |
|
156 |
158 |
158 |
42 |
5'-7" |
168 |
| Sarah Bennett |
138 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Julia Bennett |
|
|
|
126 |
118 |
29 |
5'-4" |
116 |
| David H. Bennett |
|
|
|
|
171 |
55 |
5'-8" |
|
| Mary Tillotson Bennett |
|
|
|
|
154 |
54 |
5'-3" |
|
| Francis O. Bennett |
|
|
|
|
182 |
25 |
5'-11" |
178 |
| Ida M. Bennett |
|
|
|
|
44 |
6 |
3'-9" |
|
| Henry D. Bennett |
|
|
|
|
164 |
49 |
5'-9" |
|
| Eunice Squars Bennett |
|
|
|
|
162 |
44 |
5'-6" |
|
| Hallie Bennett |
|
|
|
|
52 |
6 |
3'-11' |
|
| Totals |
2064 |
1820 |
2019 |
2210 |
3121 |
|
|
226l |
Notes:
-
Ephraim F. Bennett
was the son of
Oliver Roby Bennett and Betsey Ford.
Ephraim lived in Fairfield, Shiawassee County, Michigan.
He was married to Catherine W. Squires.
-
C. W. Bennett was Catherine W. Squires, wife of
Ephraim Bennett.
-
E. R. Bennett was Edward R. Bennett, son of
Ephraim and Catherine Bennett.
-
R. E. Bennett was Rhoda E. Bennett, daughter of
Ephraim and Catherine Bennett.
-
Hiram H. Bennett was the son of
Oliver Roby Bennett and Betsey Ford.
Hiram lived in Duplain, Clinton County, Michigan. He
was the husband of Eleanor M. Rockwell.
-
Eleanor M. Rockwell Bennett
was the wife of Hiram H. Bennett.
Eleanor's journal contained the above table of heights and weights.
-
Oliver M. Bennett was the son of
Hiram H. Bennett and Eleanor Rockwell.
Oliver married Addie French.
-
Mary E. Bennett was the daughter of
Hiram H. Bennett and Betsey Ford.
Mary married Thomas Corwin Nooney.
-
Albert C. Bennett was the son of
Oliver Roby Bennett and Betsey Ford.
Albert was the husband of Caroline Maria Sexton.
-
C. M. Bennett was Caroline Maria Sexton,
wife of Albert C. Bennett and half-sister of my great-great-grandmother
Jane Ann Sexton.
-
Clara Bennett was the oldest daughter of
Albert C. Bennett and Caroline Maria Sexton.
-
Nellie Minerva Bennett was the middle daughter of
Albert C. Bennett and Caroline Maria Sexton.
Nellie married John Lorenzo Caswell.
-
E. Bennett was Eva Jane Bennett, the youngest daughter of
Albert C. Bennett and Caroline Maria Sexton.
Eva married Marion Tillotson.
-
Almon Bennett was the son of
Oliver Roby Bennett and
Betsey Ford. His first wife Sarah Sirl died in 1873.
His second wife was named Julia.
-
Sarah Bennett was Sarah Sirl, first wife of
Almon Bennett,
who died March 5, 1873.
-
Julia Warner was the second wife of
Almon Bennett.
Almon and Julia were married March 29, 1874.
-
David H. Bennett was the son of
Oliver Roby Bennett and
Betsey Ford. He was married to
Mary Emeline Tillotson.
David and Mary Emeline lived in Medina County, Ohio.
-
Mary Tillotson Bennett was the wife of
David Humes Bennett and the sister of my great-great-grandfather
Franklin James Tillotson.
-
Francis O. Bennett
was the son of
David and Mary Emeline Tillotson Bennett.
He married Eva L. Brainard.
-
Ida M. Bennett
was the daughter of
David and Mary Emeline Tillotson Bennett.
-
Henry D. Bennett
was the son of
Oliver Roby Bennett and Betsey Ford.
-
Eunice Squars Bennett was the wife of
Henry D. Bennett.
-
Hallie Bennett was the son of
Henry and Eunice Bennett.
My thanks to Paul Lowrey for providing the table of heights and weights
extracted from
Eleanor Rockwell Bennett's
journal.
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Last modified by
pib on April 17, 2005.