| Jasper Bennett | |
 Bennett at the age of 105 sitting next to the American Flag. | |
| Birth: | 3 January 1893 Offerman, Georgia, USA |
| Death: | 7 May 2003 Tifton, Georgia, USA |
| Age: | 110 years, 124 days |
| Country: |  USA
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| Validated | |
Jasper Britt "Jack" Bennett (3 January 1893 – 7 May 2003) was an American supercentenarian whose age was validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). He is the oldest validated man ever who died in the U.S. state of Georgia.
Biography[]
Jasper Bennett was born in Offerman, Georgia, USA on 3 January 1893. His parents were Hershal Bennett (1858–1933) and Isabel (née Patterson) Bennett (1856–1946). Jasper served in World War 1, he was in the Navy and served/fought around Europe.
Bennett married Frances Elizabeth Maddox in Douglas, Georgia on 10 August 1930. The couple had six children: June Elizabeth Lindsey (1934–2002), Jack Bennett Jr., Nick Bennett, Ray Bennett, Carolyn Pilkinton, Milva Knight. They also had one daughter who died in childhood.
In 1997, the couple received the honor of being recognized by the Tifton Gazette as the longest married couple in Tifton and then the Valentine Couple in 1999. They were married for 72 years and nine months at the time of his death. Jasper drove his car even at the age of 95 until he stopped at the age of 96. His wife died in 2009 at the age of 97.
Jasper Bennett died in Tifton, Georgia, USA on 7 May 2003 at the age of 110 years, 124 days. At the time of his death, he was the oldest American World War I veteran and the third-oldest known living man in the United States, behind Fred Hale and Linus Reinhart.
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References[]
- Find A Grave
- FamilySearch
- US World War I Draft Registration Card FamilySearch
- The Atlanta Constitution, 1 March 1998
- Frances Elizabeth Maddox Bennett Obituary, 2 November 2009