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Ralph William Bennett 1899

Ralph William Bennett was born on October 22, 1899. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ralph William Bennett.

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Ralph Bennett's Orchestra "The Seven Aces", 4

BettyJane Carl

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07/30/2003

Ralph Bennett's Orchestra "The Seven Aces", 4

Ralph is in the middle in the front row.

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Date & Place: 1935 at based in in Florida

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Diana Waller

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05/30/2006

Ralph Bennett was my great uncle. My grandfather was Russell Lee Bennett. I have newspaper clippings of an advertisment of The Seven Aces (all Eleven of Them)when they played at Peacock Terrace Top O'Baker. I'm not sure of what order, but I have some names of the other members of this orchestra. Since they are newspaper clippings they don't scan very well, or I would post them. Trumpeting Manager was Tom Brannon, piano player was Ed Lally, saxophone and accordian was George McCullough, Saxophone was last name Pritchett, Drums was "Shucks" Park, Banjo and Violin was Larry (A.J.) Semon, Bass was George McMillan, Trumpet was J.T. Bourn, and Horn was Don McIlvaine.

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Diana Waller

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03/05/2011

Ralph Bennett was in the last row far right, this may have been before he was the leader.

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BettyJane Carl

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07/30/2003

Ralph Bennett's Orchestra

Ralph is the one second from the right in the front row.

Date & Place: at based in in Florida

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BettyJane Carl

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07/30/2003

Ralph Bennett's Orchestra Advertisement

The full name of Ralph's orchestra was "The Seven Aces, All 11 of 'em." They were apparently under contract to Columbia Artists Music Corporation of America, which had offices in New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles.

Date & Place: January 1935 at Ralph Bennet's Orchestra in Florida

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BettyJane Carl

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07/30/2003

Ralph William Bennett, Orchestra Leader

Ralph was the eldest child of John Lee Bennett and Zella Bishop. Lee Neal ([contact link]) wrote that Ralph's wife, Rhea Mae, along with one of his two children, daughter Beverly Belle, was killed in a train/auto accident up North, whereas his other daughter, Barbara Ann, although badly injured, did survive and lives in Houston. Ralph died 17 Dec 1944 in Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida, but that county has been unable to find a death certificate for him. He is buried with his parents at the Green Lawn Burial Estates in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Date & Place: in Florida

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Lee Neal

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11/29/2005

Actually he did marry and had two children. His wife and one daughter were killed in an automobile/train accident up North the surviving daughter was badly injured but did survive and lives on today in Houston.

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BettyJane Carl

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05/20/2006

Dear Lee:

I just now became aware for the first time that you added a comment to my picture "Ralph William Bennett, Orchestra Leader" back in November. I think the message didn't get to me then was because AncientFaces was busy revamping its site at the time. The email address you used is no longer working, so I am having to ask all my questions here.

You must know the names of Ralph's wife and daughters. Would you be willing to send them to me, with the marriage date, the birthdates and birthplaces, dates and places of death, etc.?

Do you by any chance know about the Lee Bennett that was pictured in the Atlanta newspaper as a little girl years ago and whose picture is elsewhere on this site, i.e., whether she was Ralph's sister, or if not, how she was related, if at all?

Next, do you know when and where Ralph's Uncle Roy C. [Bishop] Carroll was killed in the mine cavein, and where he is buried? Also, where he was living?

Also, do you know whom Ralph's other Uncle, Willie Bishop, married, if he did, details about his life and family, where he lived, when and where he died and is buried?

I can't tell you how grateful I would be if you could help me with this information.

Thank you for writing.

Betty Jane Carl
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