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Bentley, Ruth Jane[1, 2]

Female 1832 - 1875  (43 years)


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  • Name Bentley, Ruth Jane 
    Birth 1832  Perry (Now Letcher), Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 16 Oct 1875  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I14797  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 22 Aug 2017 

    Father Bentley, Solomon,   b. Between 1793 and 1800, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. May 1860, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 67 years) 
    Mother Yonts, Mary,   b. 1800, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1880, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 81 years) 
    Marriage 11 Mar 1819  Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1898  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Madden, John,   b. Abt 1830, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 18 Jul 1850  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
    +1. Madden, Charles Jeptha,   b. 1851, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Feb 1923 (Age 72 years)
     2. Madden, Jesse,   b. 1851, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Madden, Aaron Reece,   b. 4 Sep 1856, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Madden, Mary,   b. 6 Jan 1859, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    +5. Madden, Rachael,   b. 1862, Letcher (Now Knott), Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1920, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
    +6. Madden, Susan,   b. 1864, Hindman, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 May 1914 (Age 50 years)
    Family ID F6081  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1832 - Perry (Now Letcher), Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 18 Jul 1850 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 16 Oct 1875 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S42179] Ruth Bentley in entry for Polly Madden, "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960".

    2. [S42181] Ruth Benlly in entry for Rese Madden, "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960".

    3. [S77] Letcher County, KY Marriage Index, Marriage Book 1, p. 43.