Sierra Nevada Bennett

1864 - 1907  (43 years)

• Name	Sierra Nevada Bennett
  Nickname	Vada
  Born	23 Aug 1864	Madison, Iowa, United States
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1870	Douglas, Madison, Iowa, United States   [1]
  Residence	1880	Douglas, Madison, Iowa, United States   [2]
  Residence	1885	Seward, Nebraska, United States   [3]
  Residence	1900	Forest, St. Croix, Wisconsin, United States   [4]
  Residence	1905	New Canada, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States   [5]
  Died	9 Dec 1907	St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States
  Buried	Bennett Cemetery, Winterset, Madison, Iowa, United States
  Person ID	I5659310999	Master Tree | Isaac Bennett Descendants
  Last Modified	6 May 2011

  
  

  Father	Andrew Bennett,   b. 10 Feb 1835, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States ,   d. 14 Dec 1905, Douglas, Madison, Iowa, United States  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth Gideon,   b. 24 Apr 1842, Mad River, Champaign, Ohio, United States ,   d. 18 Jun 1935, Winterset, Madison, Iowa, United States  (Age 93 years)
  Married	28 Feb 1860	Douglas, Madison, Iowa, United States   [6]
  Family ID	F5260013964	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Millard Fremont Shepherd,   b. 27 Jul 1856, Madison, Iowa, United States ,   d. 17 Jun 1939, Anoka, Anoka, Minnesota, United States  (Age 82 years)
  Married	5 Nov 1880	Madison, Iowa, United States
  Children	+ 1. Jacob Floyd Shepherd,   b. 02 Jan 1882, Douglas, Madison, Iowa, United States ,   d. 19 Dec 1945, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States  (Age 63 years) + 2. Verna Grace Shepherd,   b. 15 Aug 1884, Seward, Nebraska, United States ,   d. Abt. 1960  (Age 75 years) + 3. Ethel Fay Shepherd,   b. 01 Oct 1887, Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, United States ,   d. 12 Apr 1975, Duluth, St. Louis, Minnesota, United States  (Age 87 years)
  Last Modified	6 May 2011
  Family ID	F5350798218	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 23 Aug 1864 - Madison, Iowa, United States Residence - 1870 - Douglas, Madison, Iowa, United States Residence - 1880 - Douglas, Madison, Iowa, United States Married - 5 Nov 1880 - Madison, Iowa, United States Residence - 1885 - Seward, Nebraska, United States Residence - 1900 - Forest, St. Croix, Wisconsin, United States Residence - 1905 - New Canada, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States Died - 9 Dec 1907 - St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States Buried - - Bennett Cemetery, Winterset, Madison, Iowa, United States  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Was Initially buried alive (This fact was not discovered until it became neccessary to move the coffin, much later, upon opening, they found gouge marks in the lid of the coffin and chips of wood). It was said that she was a hangman. Stories relayed by Daisey May.

  
  

• Sources

  [S560402622] 1870 United States Census. [S8029507917] 1880 United States Census. [S16144775093] 1885 Nebraska State Census. [S560402473] 1900 United States Census. [S8072066251] 1905 Minnesota State Census. [S8072066174] 1925 Iowa Census, Ancestry.com. Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925. Marriage: Winterset, Iowa