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Birth:          25 Jun 1907 Wadsworth, lake Co., Ill.
Death:          17 Sep 1999 Whitewater, Walworth Co., Wis.
Burial:         21 Sep 1999 Oakdale Cemetery, Zion, Lake Co., Ill.

Notes
Nichols of Springfield, Mass. tree on ancestry
1910 in Newport, Lake Co., Ill.
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Francis "Ted" Bennett, 92, formerly of Newport Township, Illinois died Friday, 
September 17, 1999 in Whitewater, Wisconsin.
 Ted was born June 25, 1907 in Newport Township, the son of the late Lewis and Lela 
Bennett.
 He attended Russell School and Warren Township High School, and was married to 
the former Mae Marsh on December 28, 1937 in Bristol, Wisconsin. He lived in 
Newport township for 88 years where he was engaged in full time farming until 1981. 
Ted was a Lake County Farm Bureau member and at one time served on the Russell 
School Board. He and his wife, Mae spent 18 winters together in Englewood, Florida.
 He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Mae Bennett; a son, James (Kathleen) Bennett 
of Burlington, Wisconsin; a daughter, Carol (Eugene) McGuire of Pittsboro, North 
Carolina; six grandsons; five great grandchildren; three step great grandchildren; and 
two step great great grandchildren.
 He was also preceded in death by three brothers, Lewis, Wesley and Bill Bennett; 
and a sister, Dorothy O'Rourke.
 Funeral services will be at 2 PM Tuesday, September 21, 1999 at the North Prairie 
United Methodist Church, 9th Street and Kenosha Road, West of Winthrop Harbor, 
Illinois with Pastor Carol Quinn officiating. Interment will be in Oakdale Cemetery, 
Newport Township.
 Visitation for friends and relatives will be from 6 to 8 PM Monday at the Congdon 
Funeral Home, 3012 Sheridan Road, Zion.
 In lieu of flowers, memorials to the North Prairie United Methodist Church would be 
appreciated in his memory.
Source: The News Sun, September 20, 1999 
Litewski/Bennett Fam Tree on ancestry

Parents
BENNETT Lewis Gilbert (27 Aug 1860 - 1950)
BISHOP Lela D. (8 Jul 1876 - Jul 1970)

Siblings
BENNETT Charles Wesley ("Wesley") (5 Jun 1901 - Mar 1969)
BENNETT Lewis Gilbert (27 Oct 1903 - 14 Feb 1990)
BENNETT Dorothy M. (1906 - )
BENNETT Francis Marion ("Ted") (25 Jun 1907 - 17 Sep 1999)
BENNETT Lawrence C. ("Bill") (25 Dec 1908 - 28 Oct 1974)

Marriage To MARSH Mae Belle (2 Jun 1915 - 2 Jun 2002)
    m. 28 Dec 1937 Bristol, Wis.

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Parents
MARSH Alvin Johnson ()
SMITH Maude Myrtle ()

Children by MARSH Mae Belle 2 Jun 1915 - 2 Jun 2002
BENNETT Carol ()
BENNETT James L. ()

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