Nehemiah Bennett
Nehemiah Bennett, Retired Farmer, was born in Luzerne County, Pa., April 3, 1793. He came to Ohio with his parents, Charles and Mary Bennett, in 1809, and located in Franklin County, where, in May, 1817, he married Miss Sarah Slusser, daughter of Tobias Slusser. Miss Slusser was born in Lehigh County, Pa., March 26, 1799, and came to Franklin County, Ohio, in 1809. Mr. and Mrs. Bennett settled in Franklin County, and remained three years, when they came to Shelby County, and settled on section 7, Franklin Township. Two years later they moved to section 2, Franklin Township, where Mr. Bennett now resides with his grandson, Milton Bennett, his wife having died September 5, 1879. He served in the war of 1812, and now draws a pension for his service. He has made farming his vocation through life until a few years since, when he retired from business. He reared a family of nine children, viz., Stephen, Tobias, Natlian, Charles, Jacob, Eliza, Clarissa, Sarah J., and Henry; four of whom are yet living, viz., Charles, Jacob, Eliza, and Sarah J.
From History of Shelby County, Ohio; R. Sutton & Co, Philadelphia PA, 1883