He was born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania (3, 5, 6, 7, 8). He was born in October 1832 (7). He was 31 years old when he was enlisted (3, 5 [37 in 1870], 6 [47 in 1880], 7 [67 in 1900], 8 [77 in 1910]).
He was a farmer when he was enlisted (3).
He was 5 feet 10 inches tall, and had a florid complexion, hazel eyes, and sandy hair (3).
He was drafted from the sixteenth congressional district (1, 3). He was enlisted and mustered into service on 21 September 1864 (1, 3, 4 [26 Sep], 10). He was enlisted for one year, at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (3). He served as a private in company F (1).
He was discharged by general order on 1 June 1865 (1 [1 Jun 65], 2 [1 June 1864], 4 [5 June], 10 [30 May]).
In 1870, he was living in Southampton Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (5). He was living with his wife Sarah and his children Samuel and Alfred (5). He was a farmer, and owned $2,000 in real estate, and $500 in personal property (5).
In 1880, he was living in Southampton Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (6). He was living with his wife Sarah, and his children Samuel, Alfred, Dennis, Allie, and Mary (6). He worked in farming (6).
On 4 September 1888, he applied successfully from Maryland for a pension (9, 10).
In 1890, he was living in Southampton Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (4).
In 1900, he was living in Southampton Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (7). He was living with his son Alfred and daughter-in-law Mary (7). He was a farmer (7).
He again applied for a pension, on 29 May 1907 (10).
In 1910, he was living in Southampton Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania (8). He was living with his son Alfred and Alfred's family (8). He was living on his own income (8).
He died on 26 July 1919, at Flintstone, Maryland (10).
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (George S Bennett)
2 company F, register of men discharged (George Bennett)
3 company F, second descriptive roll, #43 (George S Bennett)
4 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, Southampton Township, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 89, page 2 (George S Bennett)
5 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, Southampton Township, microfilm series M593, film 1304, page 619 = 4 handwritten (George Bennett)
6 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, Southampton Township, supervisor's district 8, enumeration district 236, microfilm series T9, film 1098, page 328 A = 9 handwritten (George Bennett)
7 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, Southampton Township, supervisor's district 13, enumeration district 31, microfilm series T623, film 1376, page 156 A = 5 handwritten (George S Bennett)
8 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Bedford County, Southampton Township, supervisor's district 16, enumeration district 28, microfilm series T624, film 1312, page 7 B 7 handwritten (George S Bennett)
9 pension index, by name (George S Bennett)
10 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company F (George S Bennett)
| line | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Dwelling-house number | 26 | |||
| Family number | 26 | |||
| Name | Bennett George | - Sarah | - Samuel | - Alfred |
| Age | 37 | 27 | 1 | 2/12 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M |
| Color | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Farmer | Wife | At Home | At Home |
| Real estate value | 2000 | |||
| Personal estate value | 500 | |||
| Birthplace | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa |
| Father foreign born | ||||
| Mother foreign born | ||||
| Birth month if born within year | Mar | |||
| Marriage month if married within year | ||||
| Attended school past year | ||||
| Can't read | ||||
| Can't write | ||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | ||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | |||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 |
| street name | |||||||
| house number | |||||||
| dwelling visit # | |||||||
| family visit # | 74 | ||||||
| name | Bennett George | - Sarah | - Samuel | - Alfred | - Dennis | - Allie | - Mary |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | M | M | F | F |
| age | 47 | 40 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
| month born if born in year | |||||||
| relationship | Wife | Son | Son | Son | Daughter | Daughter | |
| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | |||||
| widowed/divorced | |||||||
| married during year | |||||||
| occupation | Farming | Keeping house | At home | At home | |||
| months unemployed | |||||||
| currently ill? | |||||||
| blind | |||||||
| deaf/dumb | |||||||
| idiotic | |||||||
| insane | |||||||
| disabled | |||||||
| school this year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| can't read | |||||||
| can't write | 1 | ||||||
| birthplace | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa |
| father's birthplace | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa |
| mother's birthplace | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | P [sic] |
| line | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| street | |||
| house number | |||
| dwelling number | 75 | ||
| family number | 77 | ||
| name | Bennett George S | - Alfred | - Mary A |
| relationship | Head | Son | D-in-Law |
| color | W | W | W |
| sex | M | M | F |
| birth date | Oct 1832 | Nov 1869 | Apr 1873 |
| age | 67 | 30 | 27 |
| married? | Wd | M | M |
| # years married | 0 | 0 | |
| mother of how many children? | 0 | ||
| # of children living | 0 | ||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Maryland |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Maryland |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Maryland |
| immigration year | |||
| # years in USA | |||
| naturalized citizen? | |||
| occupation | Farmer | Farm Laborer | |
| # months not employed | 0 | 0 | |
| # months in school | |||
| can read | yes | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | yes | yes |
| speaks English | yes | yes | yes |
| owned/rented | O | ||
| free or mortgaged | F | ||
| farm/house | F | ||
| # of farm schedule | 55 |
| line | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 |
| street | ||||||||
| house nr | ||||||||
| dwelling nr | 128 | |||||||
| family nr | 129 | |||||||
| name | Bennett Alfred | - Mary A | - Ora M | - Leah [?] B | - Gladys M | - Stella V | - Howard L | - George S |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter | Daughter | Daughter | Daughter | Son | Father |
| sex | M | F | F | F | F | F | M | M |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| age | 40 | 37 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 11/12 [?] | 77 |
| marital status | M1 | M1 | S | S | S | S | S | Wd |
| #years present marriage | 10 | 10 | ||||||
| mother of # children | 7 | |||||||
| mother of # living children | 5 | |||||||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Maryland | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Maryland | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Maryland | Maryland | Maryland | Maryland | Maryland | Maryland | Pennsylvania |
| immigrated | ||||||||
| naturalized/alien | ||||||||
| speaks English | English | English | English | |||||
| occupation | Farmer | None | None | None | None | None | None | Own income |
| nature of industry etc. | General farm | |||||||
| employer etc. | OA | |||||||
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | ||||||||
| # weeks out of work 1909 | ||||||||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||
| school since 1 Sep 09 | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| owned/rented | R | |||||||
| owned free or mortagaged | ||||||||
| farm/house | F | |||||||
| nr on farm schedule | 95 | |||||||
| civil war vet | [blank sic] | |||||||
| blind | ||||||||
| deaf & dumb |