Biography extracted from History of Sauk County, Wisconsin Chicago: Western Historical Company, published 1880.

Washington:

Linus F. Bennett, farmer, Sec. 17.; P.O. Sandusky; son of John and Jane (Scott) Bennett, was born in Pennsylvania, near Montrose, Feb. 6, 1818; when 6 years of age the family moved to Ontario Co., N.Y.; remained there about eleven years, and then went to Medina Co., Ohio; was there about four years; then went to Michigan; spent seven years in Michigan and Indiana working at his trade, that of carpenter and joiner. Was married in St. Joseph Co., Mich., in 1845, to Marcia H., daughter of William and Lucy Estas; Mrs. Bennett was born in New York; they have had three children, of whom two are still living – Hattie A. and Frederic J. (Edward L., deceased); in 1845, Mr. Bennett and family came to Janesville, Wis.: there he word at his trade till 1850; getting the gold fever, he went across the plains to California; after a year, spent in that State he returned to Janesville; again in 1855, making a change of base, he became one of the pioneers of Sauk Co., settling on Sec. 1, town of Washington, where he still resides. Mr. B. is now serving his third term as Supervisor of his town; has been Clerk of his school district five years. Present occupation, farmer.

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