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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Agra Bennett, Papers Regarding Estate and Residence, A&M 3993, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Biographical / Historical

Agra Bennett (1894-1968) was the daughter of Louis Bennett, Sr. and Sallie Maxwell Bennett, wealthy and prominent citizens of Weston, West Virginia. Her brother Louis Bennett, Jr. joined the British Royal Flying Corps during World War I and was killed in action. Agra Bennett married Johnson Camden McKinley (1877-1927), a successful coal company owner, in 1914. McKinley built a grand mansion for his wife; it was called "Willow Glen" (now known as the Johnson Camden McKinley House) and located in Wheeling, West Virginia. After her husband's death, Agra Bennett was forced to file for bankruptcy due to the failure of McKinley's business ventures. She later remarried to a man with the last name of Williams.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Bennett, Agra.
• Bennett, Louis, 1849-1918.
• Bennett, Louis, 1894-1918.
• Bennett, Sallie Maxwell, 1857-1944
• Historic buildings -- West Virginia
• McKinley, Agra Bennett.
• McKinley, Johnson Camden.
• Parkersburg (W. Va.)
• Williams, Agra B.