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ELEVENTH GENERATION

971. Serepta\Seriptia\Sarepta M. BOWLSBY(5365) (5366)(5367) (760) was born about 1835 in Newark, Licking Co., OH. She died on 20 Apr 1862 in Lafayette Co., WI.(5368) (5369)

It was reported in the 1850 census of Gratiot, WI that she lived with her mother in the household of her older brother, Manuel. Her name is given by Mrs. Mattie PENNYCUFF as a sister to her father, Samuel BOWLBY (11), in her memoirs of the BOWLBY family. Information on Serepta and William is based on their marriage record and pension papers of their son, William BENNET (12) who applied for Civil War pension under his father's service.

Maddy HUME reports that:
In the Necessary Explanations part of the group sheet, Mrs. Alan BOWLSBY states. "Serepta was probably the youngest. Her husband was born in 1835. Her mother died in 1832. Perhaps she was a daughter of a later wife, but no later ____ ____." (Can't read the last 2 words).

She was married to William Edward BENNETT on 23 Mar 1858 in Lancaster, Grant Co., WI.(5370) William Edward BENNETT (5371)(5372) (760) was born in 1835 in Pittsfield, Warren Co., PA. (5373)(5374) He died on 18 Dec 1864 in Keokuk, Lee Co., IA.(5375) (5376) Serepta\Seriptia\Sarepta M. BOWLSBY and William Edward BENNETT had the following children:

child2369 i. William BENNETT(5377) (760).
child2370 ii. Luther Joseph BENNETT(5378) (760) was born on 24 Feb 1859 in Gratiot, Lafayette Co., WI.