Biography - William Bennett
WILLIAM BENNETT. A farmer, the son of George and Betsey Bennett of England, he was born in England in 1831. He spent his early life till 25 years of age in a cotton manufactory after which he turned his attention to farming. His education was obtained chiefly in evening schools. He came from England to Knox County, Illinois in 1856. He has filled the office of School Director for six years in this county. He married Sarah Chapman in 1860 [the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index lists a William Bennett marrying a Sarah Chapman in Fulton County on January 29, 1861], by whom he has had three children, two of whom are living. His political views are Republican. Post Office, Douglass.
Contributed by Joan Achille, extracted from the 1878 History of Knox County, Illinois, published by Charles C. Chapman
