Bennett, Susan Smythe.

Dates:
Active 1775
Active 1949

Biographical notes:

Charleston, S.C. writer and archivist. Born in 1878, she was the daughter of Augustine T. Smythe (1842-1914) and Louisa McCord Smythe (1845-1928). In 1902 she married writer and artist John Bennett (1865-1956), a native of Chillicothe, Ohio who made his home in Charleston, S.C. Susan Smythe Bennett authored numerous articles on the genealogy of South Carolina families. She was active in many civic and cultural organizations and was archivist of the South Carolina Historical Society. She died in 1965.

From the description of Susan Smythe Bennett papers, 1899-1952. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36794134

Charleston, South Carolina historian.

From the description of Susan Smythe Bennett article and reminiscences, ca. 1960. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32140317

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Subjects:

  • ghost stories
  • Households
  • Plantations

Occupations:

  • Women authors, American

Places:

  • Calhoun County (S.C.) (as recorded)
  • South Carolina--Charleston (as recorded)
  • Woodburn Plantation (Anderson County, S.C.) (as recorded)
  • South Carolina--Anderson County (as recorded)
  • Charleston (S.C.) (as recorded)
  • Woodburn Plantation (Anderson County, S.C.) (as recorded)
  • Ashtabula Plantation (Anderson County, S.C.) (as recorded)
  • Rivoli Plantation (Anderson County, S.C.) (as recorded)
  • South Carolina (as recorded)
  • South Carolina (as recorded)