Submitted by Lisa Hamilton Thanks Lisa!

Allen H. Bennett, another successful agriculturist of Goshen Township, was born in North Carolina October 6, 1834, the son of Richard and Rachel (Watson) Bennett. The father was born in Virginia, and went to North Carolina with his parents when but a year old. There he was reared to manhood, married and there passed his last days. The mother was a native of Tennessee, and moved to North Carolina, where she received her final summons.

Their son, Allen H., remained under the parental roof until twentytwo years of age, when he began farming for himself, and when the war cloud threatened the nation he enlisted in the Confederate service, and was in active duty from 1861 to 1865. He was in the Virginia Army, and was through all the important battles of the East, and was wounded, at Seven Pines, in the small of the back, and was also wounded in the shoulder at Bull Run. He is still troubled with the latter.

After the war he returned home, and at the end of twelve months came to Carroll County, Mo., where he married (1867) Miss Miranda A. Watson, of Carroll County, Mo., and they became the parents of three children: Laura A., Rachel E. and Maud A. After his marriage Mr. Bennett moved to Washington County, Ark., and located on the farm where he now lives. It consists of 120 acres, eighty under cultivation and six in fruit, and is situated two and a half miles from Goshen. He is a Democrat in his politics, and he and wife and two daughters are members of the Missionary Baptist Church.

Lisa Hamilton submitted the above data from Goodspeed's; she did so to help others, is not researching the above person or families mentioned therein.

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