Welcome to the Bennett Cemetery
The Bennett Cemetery was established for the purpose of providing burial space for the families and heirs of Daniel Bennett and Fred Gottschalk, and for the benefit of the community, since, at that time in 1884, there was no cemetery in the community.
About the Bennett Cemetery Association
The Association was established for the purpose of preserving and maintaining the Bennett Cemetery, located on St. Tammany/ Tangipahoa line, off Hwy. 1077 on Bennett Cemetery Road. The property was originally donated by Daniel Bennett and Frederick Gottschalk for a burial site in the community. In 1956, the great great grandson of Daniel, August Bennett, legally donated one square acre, and in 1987 Virgil White donated .33 acres to give the cemetery more room.
The Association shall be operated as a non-profit organization, with no personal benefit to any member of the Association.
Our History
Henrietta Leininger, born October 4, 1880, who was the first burial in the Bennett Cemetery, was the niece of Anna Christine Leininger Gottschalk (w/o Frederick) and Charlotte Leininger Bennett (w/o Leroy Preston). She was the daughter of their brother, Henry W Leininger. Henrietta is believed to have been sick and her family came over in 1884 from New Orleans on the ferry hoping the fresh country air would help her recover. They were staying with Frederick and Christine Gottschalk. Unfortunately, Henrietta passed away from her illness on December 6, 1884 from Yellow Fever.
The property was originally donated by Daniel Bennett and Frederick Gottschalk for a burial site in the community. The cemetery was later increased in 1956 when August Bennett legally donated one square acre to Bennett Cemetery Association, and then in 1987, Virgil White donated .33 acres to give more acreage to the cemetery.
