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This is but a beginning of what I hope will become a comprehensive collection of information on the Bennight family name.   We will have verified information and stories told, photos, drawings, documents and wishes. And just because I need to start somewhere, below are photos of my grandfather and grandmother. These are black & white photos that have been hand tinted as was so very common prior to color film. Information on William Miller Bennight Emma Belle Null Jacobs Hyatt Bennight J D More family photos Jerome William Bennight Allie Faye Coats Jerome William Bennight was born January 10, 1900 in Texas and died 1977 in Houston, TX.   He married Allie Faye Coats in 1919. They had three children, JD (initials only), Audrey Lee and Wilbert George.     Jerome, known as "Bill", always signed his name "W. Bennight". Working in an Army Ordnance Depot near Houston, TX., he found Phillipine Mahogany wood, which at that time was commonly used for crates. Recognizing the beauty and strength of this wood, he began crafting furniture from it.   Later using more Maple, much of this furniture is still in family hands, now serving it's fifth generation. He was known to go to furniture stores to look at designs and construction technique, return home to sketch it, and go to work, usually improving the construction. (I did say fifth generation.) He supported his family finishing hardwood floors in new houses in and around Houston. "Popa" died in 1977 after a long bout with emphysema.

Bennight Family Genealogy Forum and message board William Miller Bennight Emma Belle Null Jacobs Hyatt Bennight More family photos