Bennett Olive b. 8 May 1848 DeSoto County, Mississippi, USA d. 2 Jan 1923 St Francois County, Missouri, USA: Smith Family Tree

Bennett Olive

1848 - 1923 (74 years)

Name	Bennett Olive [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
Birth	8 May 1848	DeSoto County, Mississippi, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9]
Gender	Male
Census	1850	DeSoto County, Mississippi, USA
Census	1860	Oak Grove, Oregon, Missouri, USA [6]
Census	1870	Polk, Madison, Missouri, USA [1]
	Age 21
Residence	1876	Madison County, Missouri, USA [6, 8]
Census	1880	Polk, Madison, Missouri, USA [6, 7]
Census	1900	Polk, Madison, Missouri, USA [3]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
Census	1910	Polk, Madison, Missouri, USA [4]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
Census	1920	St Francois County, Missouri, USA [6]
	Pendleton Township
FSID	LCVJ-LXD
Death	2 Jan 1923	St Francois County, Missouri, USA [6, 9]
	Apoplexy/Pendleton Township
Burial	Pendleton Cemetery, Doe Run, St Francois, Missouri, USA [9]
		Burial-OLIVE Bennett Bennett Olive -- Pendletton Cemetery, Doe Run MO + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36420533/ol
		Pendleton Cemetery (also known as Old Pendleton Cemetery, Pendleton United Baptist Cemetery) Doe Run, St Francois, Missouri Find a Grave: #876169
Person ID	I26350	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	William Gastron Olive, b. 1818, North Carolina, USA d. Bef 1880, Madison County, Missouri, USA (Age < 61 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Eliza Bird, b. 29 Dec 1825, Oregon County, Missouri, USA d. 20 Jul 1911, Liberty Township, Madison, Missouri, USA (Age 85 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	Abt 1847 [6, 10]
Family ID	F9658	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Julia Melvina Jones, b. 5 May 1846, Madison County, Missouri, USA d. 11 Apr 1919, Pendleton Township, Doe Run, St Francois, Missouri, USA (Age 72 years)

Marriage 1872 [3, 11]

Children

	1. Savannah Maybelle Olive, b. 20 Sep 1891, Madison County, Missouri, USA d. 31 Oct 1950, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA (Age 59 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Euseba E 'Seba' Olive, b. 3 Dec 1870, Madison County, Missouri, USA d. 8 May 1965, San Bernardino County, California, USA (Age 94 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Florence Zella Olive, b. 8 Oct 1884, Madison County, Missouri, USA d. 26 Jun 1949, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA (Age 64 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Flavia Caroline Olive, b. 15 Jul 1878, Roselle, Madison, Missouri, USA d. 2 Jan 1944, Arcadia Township, Iron, Missouri, USA (Age 65 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. Arthur Gilbert Olive, b. 3 Dec 1886, Madison County, Missouri, USA d. 19 Aug 1968, Jefferson Barracks Veterans Hospital, Lemay, St Louis County, Missouri, USA (Age 81 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	6. Walter Bennett Olive, b. 7 Nov 1881, Madison County, Missouri, USA d. 7 Feb 1966, Bonne Terre, St Francois, Missouri, USA (Age 84 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F11510 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 8 May 1848 - DeSoto County, Mississippi, USA
	Census - 1850 - DeSoto County, Mississippi, USA
	Census - 1860 - Oak Grove, Oregon, Missouri, USA
	Census - Age 21 - 1870 - Polk, Madison, Missouri, USA
	Residence - 1876 - Madison County, Missouri, USA
	Census - 1880 - Polk, Madison, Missouri, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1900 - Polk, Madison, Missouri, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1910 - Polk, Madison, Missouri, USA
	Census - Pendleton Township - 1920 - St Francois County, Missouri, USA
	Death - 2 Jan 1923 - St Francois County, Missouri, USA
	Burial - - Pendleton Cemetery, Doe Run, St Francois, Missouri, USA

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Ancestors

~l Mayes-M
Mayes Male Ancestor

Burials

Burial-OLIVE Bennett
Bennett Olive -- Pendletton Cemetery, Doe Run MO + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36420533/ol

Sources

[S11805] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Polk, Madison, Missouri; Roll: M593_790; Page: 332A; Image: 287726; Family History Library Film: 552289.

1870 United States Federal Census
Year: 1870; Census Place: Polk, Madison, Missouri; Roll: M593_790; Page: 332A; Image: 287733; Family History Library Film: 552289
[S9910] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: Southern Division, DeSoto, Mississippi; Roll: M432_371; Page: 343B; Image: 275.

1850 United States Federal Census
Year: 1850; Census Place: Southern Division, DeSoto, Mississippi; Roll: M432_371; Page: 343B; Image: 275
[S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Polk, Madison, Missouri; Roll: 873; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 1240873.

1900 United States Federal Census
Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Polk, Madison, Missouri; Roll: T623_873; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 66.
[S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Polk, Madison, Missouri; Roll: T624_797; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0049; FHL microfilm: 1374810.

1910 United States Federal Census
Year: 1910; Census Place: Polk, Madison, Missouri; Roll: T624_797; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0049; FHL microfilm: 1374810
[S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;).
[S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.
[S8915] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), Database online. Year: 1880; Census Place: Polk, Madison, Missouri; Roll: 702; Family History Film: 1254702; Page: 92D; Enumeration District: 064; Image: 0187.

1880 United States Federal Census
Year: 1880; Census Place: Polk, Madison, Missouri; Roll: 702; Family History Film: 1254702; Page: 92D; Enumeration District: 064; Image: 0187
[S1643] Ancestry.com, Missouri, State Census Collection, 1844-1881, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;).

Missouri, State Census Collection, 1844-1881
[S11435] Smith, Lawrence C, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Mayes): OLIVE Bennett, (Name: SmithLC.com;), OLIVE Bennett 1848-1923.
Husband of Julia M. Jones - Son of William Olive
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36420533/bennett-olive
[S11443] Smith, Lawrence C, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Mayes): BIRD Eliza Olive, (Name: SmithLC.com;), BIRD Eliza "Liza" Olive 1825-1911.
Wife of William Olive
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52949904/eliza-olive
[S7042] Smith, Lawrence C, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Mayes): JONES Julia Olive, (Name: SmithLC.com;), JONES Julia Melvina Olive 1846-1919.
Wife of Bennett Olive - Daughter of Thomas Jones & Delilah Pullem
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36420574/julia-m.-olive

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