BENNETT, John S. - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

Passed to the higher life, John S. Bennett, at his home at Linden, Sept. 26, 1900. he was born in Ohio, Oct. 22, 1829, being 70 years, 11 months and 4 days old. He was married to Eliza McGauney August 6, 1852. To them were born four children, all living, and at his beside at the time of his death. They are Mary L. Bible, of Winamac, Ind., Keturah A. Livingston, of Romney, Ind., Hattie E. McDonald, of Deer Creek, Ind., and Robert E. Bennett, of Sheridan, Ind. They, with their lonely mother, one brother, two half brothers, seven half sisters and a stepmother and eleven grandchildren and two great grand children and a host of friends are left to mourn the loss, but we mourn not as they that have no hope, as he left a bright testimony that all was well with him.

On Monday morning, the 17th of September, he was taken with a chill, and on Wednesday following another chill from which he gradually grew worse until the messenger of death came and relived his suffering.

In the year 1854 he united with the M. E. Church at Elmdale, of which he was a devoted member until he answered the call of the brave boys to defend the Union, of which he faithfully served as musician two years and nine months. After returning from the war he moved near Center, Montgomery County. There being no church there at that time, but in a short time they organized a church in the school house and he, with his wife and three daughters united with it and were baptized, and he never moved his membership when he removed from there, but he worked in the churches wherever he was, being at home in any church. He was always lively and had a good time wherever he was. He was correspondent for The Crawfordsville Journal for a long time and his letters will be missed. He will be missed in the singing and he will be missed by his neighbors and friends, but the greatest loss will be in his home. He belonged to the Odd Fellows and the G. A. R. Post, which orders took charge of the services at the grave. The funeral services were conducted at the home by Bro. Shanklin at 2 o’clock Sept. 27, after which the remains were laid to rest in the Linden Cemetery. – thanks so much to s for tying this and so many obits for this site

Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday, 28 September 1900

John S. Bennett, of Linden, died on Wednesday about ten o’clock from the result of a paralytic stroke suffered some days ago. The funeral took place Thursday afternoon.  Mr. Bennett was a soldier in the Civil War and was well known to hundreds of people over the country. He had for many years corresponded for Crawfordsville papers and his letters will be sadly missed. He was a good natured and kindly old man. Mr. Bennett leaves a wife and two children. -s