Genealogical materials (typescript), newspaper clippings (1970s), and 3 photographs (including a cabinet card and a tintype) relating to the Bennett Family of Lake County, Illinois. Gilbert and Mary Bennett, natives of Oswego, New York, moved to Newport Township, Illinois in the 1850s. Materials include a family history, genealogical charts, photographs of the Warren Township Band, a tintype of an unidentified musical band, and a portrait cabinet card of Gilbert and Mary Bennett.