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Female 1852 - 1922  (70 years)


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  • Name Bentley, Manerva 
    Birth 5 Nov 1852  Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1880  Linefork, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 17 Nov 1922 
    Person ID I10732  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 6 Dec 2020 

    Father Fleming, Robert Jefferson,   b. 1 Sep 1825, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Aug 1893, Pound, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Bentley, Esther Manerva,   b. 1830, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1900 (Age > 71 years) 
    Family ID F4438  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Riffe, William H.,   b. 15 Oct 1855, Tazewell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Marriage 2 May 1874  Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Family ID F5322  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Wright, Samuel D.,   b. 1857, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1939 (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 10 Nov 1881  [3
    Children 
     1. Wright, Harriett,   b. 1878, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Wright, John,   b. Abt 1879, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Wright, Sarah Jane,   b. 1880, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 May 1964, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    +4. Wright, Dixie Elma,   b. 29 Sep 1897, Boyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jun 1993, Volusia, Florida, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years)
    Family ID F5321  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 5 Nov 1852 - Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 2 May 1874 - Pike, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Linefork, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S24290] Manerva Bently, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979".

    2. [S277176] William Rife, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954".

    3. [S24291] Samuel Wright, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979".