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Three Year Old Lee Bennett

Updated Jun 26, 2025
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Three Year Old Lee Bennett
This picture entitled "Pretty Little Girl" appeared in THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION on the society page. The newspaper had her parents as Mr. and Mrs. John H. Bennett. At first I thought the newspaper had misprinted his middle initial, and that little Lee was the youngest daughter, previously unknown to me, of John Lee Bennett aka Lee Wm Bennett, and his wife Zella Bishop, who at that time, were living temporarily with her mother, Mary Belle (Savage) Bishop McKinnon Crawford, in Atlanta. I had known Lee and Zella's children only as Ralph, Russell, and Viola.

However, since putting this picture on AncientFaces.com, and then hearing from Karia (aka Kitty) Sloan Calhoun, we now have two other possible sets of parents. Karia wrote: "I am looking for a John H. Bennett who married a Mamie McEnham. Could this be their dau? Their son Alfred Lee Bennett, b. 1910 Rome, GA married my grandmother Alma Glover Sloan in B'ham AL in 1946. They later moved to Sikeston, MO area." She next wrote that Alfred had sisters who lived in Birmingham, AL, but she didn't know their names.

Afterwards Kitty Calhoun ([contact link])found and sent me a link to the 14 Jan 1920 Georgia, Fulton Co., Atlanta City Census, Sheet 15 B (P. 239, which included a James, 44, automobile company manager, and Maybelle Bennett, 33, who had a son Russell, 14, and a daughter Lee, 9, all born in GA to parents both born in GA.

With the similarity in names, I am wondering if Lee and James Bennett were brothers.

I want to thank Karla for her input and efforts.

Does anyone know the photographed little Lee's parents for sure and anymore about her?
Date & Place: at Atlanta in Fulton County, Georgia
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I do not about the child but the photo was taken by Wesley Hirshburg, my grandmother's brother.
Hello Saundra,

Thank you for your addition to the picture data.

How in the world did you come across the name of the photography studio for this picture?

Betty Jane Carl
My Bennetts start with a Elevaria Bennett. Coming from NY to Michigan. Ealmiria ( spelled it wrong) . I have Bishops in my family too. A Richard Bishop. And McKinnons . Too
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Lori, us there any chance your Bennetts came from the Fingwr Lakes region of New York? My husband's Gransfather came from that area, moved to the Midwest at some point. His name was Emil George Bennett. Thanks
Barbara Bennett
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I have no idea? Since my mom was adopted. But I know my mom is a Johnson. Adopted last name is Thompson. I do have a George Bennett.
Do you have any other Bennetts, or such in your family?
What is the middle name or full name of your George Bennett?
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I have seen a George perry Bennett?
I got a Clare Bennett. He's a boy.
Barb bennett. I don't know but mine are coming from NY over to Michigan.
Donna Lorne Bennett .
I think that I have a picture of this child's picture on my grandpa's wall..! Look at my photos. I have a Siamese cat named Suki. She is sitting on a refrigerator. Look on the back of the wall. You will see this picture on his wall. !
Betty Jane Carl, look at the previous comment. The cat Suki . Thanks
I have the Mary McKinnon in my line too..
My bishops were living in Ionia Michigan. Got Bennetts to in my line.
That Mary McKinnon is in my line !
That Zella bishop might have been living in Ionia Michigan. I have that one too.
I also have the Phillips in my line.
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BettyJane Carl
Bishop, Carl, Carr/Kerr, Carroll, Coyne, Bodwell, Rez, Sheeks, Frost, Horvath
Lori Russell
My mother is Pamela Thompson. My dad is Richard William Russell.
My mom grew up in Fenwick Michigan. My dad grew up in Hart Michigan. They had 2 kids together. Living in Michigan. I have other Half siblings out there somewhere
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I am researching the Sawyers and Hirshburg in Ohio Indiana Kentucky and Georgia.
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