Mary Singleton Pennell 

AKA: Mamie Bennett 8, Mamie F. Bennett 4, Mamie S. Bennett 5, Mamie Singleton Bennett 1,
     Mamie S. Bonnett 5, Mamie McLeod 3, Mamie Pennell, Mary Singleton Pennell 6 7,
     Mary S. Van Glere 2
Parents: M. H. Pennell (about 1832-before 1900) & Martha A. Rose (about 1850-after 1930)
Born: 10 Nov 1880, Kansas 1
   or about 1880, Kansas 3 4 5
   or Nov 1880, Kansas 2
Occupation: salesman in a store 3
Died: 17 Dec 1959, Porterville, Tulare County, California 7
      or 17 Dec 1959, Inyo County, California 1

Marriage 1:

Husband: [first name unknown] Van Glere
Married: before 1900
1900 Census: in Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado,
             living with widowed mother 2  Details

Children:

 No children are known from this marriage.

Marriage 2:

Husband: [first name unknown] McLeod ( ? - before 1910)
Married: about 1905
1910 Census: a widow in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, living with mother 3  Details

Children:

 1. Norman Blake McLeod (1906-1984)
Marriage 3: 
Husband: Howard Thornton Bennett (5 Jul 1883 - 25 Oct 1967)
Married: about 1912 5
11 Sep 1918: Howard registered for the draft 8  Details
1920 Census: in Gardena, Los Angeles County, California 4  Details
1930 Census: in Gardena, Los Angeles County, California 5  Details
1940 Census: census records not yet released
 about 1944: Howard retired and they moved to Wasco, Kern County, California
17 Dec 1959: Mamie died

Mamie's doctor prescribed heavy doses of cortisone for asthma, and she became irrational and very ill for many years until her death. 6a

Children:

 There were no children from this marriage.

Notes:

  1.  California Death Records, Mamie Singleton Bennett.
  2.  Census 1900, Roll 130, p. 7A, Enumeration District 128.
  3.  Census 1910, Roll 82, Part 1, p. 129B.
  4.  Census 1920, Roll 103, p. 10A, Enumeration District 58, Image 588.
  5.  Census 1930, Roll 126, p. 6A, Enumeration District 940, Image 815.0.
  6.  McCombs, J. (1974- ), p. 46.
  6a.  McCombs, Bob and Susie. Told to Jinx McCombs on 24 Nov 1978.
  7.  Obituary. Clipping (date and name of paper unidentified) of a brief obituary of Mary (Mamie) Singleton Bennett in possession of Susie McCombs, Point Arena CA.  Text
   8.  World War I Draft Cards, Roll 1531194, Howard Thornton Bennett.

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