Index to ancestors of
1. Damon Lingle Bennett, Sr.

This index will make it slightly easier to navigate my notes (the initial number is the Ahnentafel number.)
  1. Father - Samuel Bennett
  2. Mother - Hattie Riester
  3. Grandfather - William H. Bennett
  4. Grandmother - Elizabeth Hammond
  5. Grandfather - Stephen R. Riester
  6. Grandmother - Mary Frances Dawson
  7. Great-Grandfather - Harrison Bennett
  8. Great-Grandmother - Catherine Grimes
  9. Great-Grandfather - Elijah Hammond
  10. Great-Grandmother - Nancy Crook
  11. Great-Grandfather - Stephen Riester
  12. Great-Grandmother - Caroline Ehlar
  13. Great-Grandfather - Thomas M. Dawson
  14. Great-Grandmother - Sarah (Sally) Bass
  15. Great-Great-Grandfather - William M. Bennett
  16. Great-Great-Grandmother - Rachel Pittman
  17. Great-Great-Grandfather - Samuel Grimes
  18. Great-Great-Grandmother - Elizabeth Spears
  19. Great-Great-Grandfather - Obediah Hammond
  20. Great-Great-Grandmother - Susannah Garland
  21. Great-Great-Grandfather - Hezekiah Crook
  22. Great-Great-Grandmother - Mary Burns
  23. Great-Great-Grandfather - Dominic Riester
  24. Great-Great-Grandmother - Catherine Beckmann
  25. Great-Great-Grandfather - Phillip Dennis Ehlar
  26. Great-Great-Grandmother - Barbara Klumpp
  27. Great-Great-Grandfather - Unknown Dawson
  28. Great-Great-Grandmother - Unknown married to Dawson
  29. Great-Great-Grandfather - Edward Bass
  30. Great-Great-Grandmother - Unknown married to Bass

Mary Frances "Fannie" Dawson Riester

Cece's great-grandmother (Jun. 21, 1856 - Feb. 9, 1899) Find a Grave (Syria Christian Church Cemetery)

Bold indicates likely child of Stephen and Mary or Minnie

Reister Stephen Mary F Dolton M W Feb 12 1882 H-01 2 (James?)
Reister Laura Stephen Frances Dawson F W Sep 16 1884 H-01 116 (Susan?)
Reisler Steven Fanny Dawson M W Sep 16 1889 H-02 2 (Peter?)
Riester Stephen Fannie Dawson F W Dec 26 1891 H-02 15 (Josie?)
Riester Stephen Fannie Dawson F W Aug 1 1894 H-03 3 (Eva?)
Riester Stephen ? Dawson F W Mar 1 1897 H-03 13 (Cleo?)

Son of Stephen and Mary Reister (likely James)

Orange County, Indiana - 1882 Births

James William Riester

(Feb. 12, 1882 - Mar. 17, 1935)

Find a Grave - Syria Christian Church Cemetery

Cleo Riester

(Mar. 1, 1897 - Mar. 6, 1905)

Find a Grave