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Bentley, Benjamin Franklin[1]

Male 1893 - 1972  (78 years)


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  • Name Bentley, Benjamin Franklin 
    Birth 23 Feb 1893  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1900  Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Residence 1940  Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Death 6 Feb 1972 
    Person ID I79861  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 19 Oct 2021 

    Father Bentley, Stephen Nathaniel,   b. 6 Apr 1867, Whitaker, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jan 1927 (Age 59 years) 
    Mother Hall, Frances,   b. 14 Mar 1870, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Mar 1950 (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 22 Feb 1889  Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1644  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martin, Dinah,   b. 24 Jan 1897, Dema, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Aug 1980, Fayette, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 1 Aug 1917  Hindman, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Bentley, Mattie,   b. 28 Oct 1919, Hindman, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Feb 1992, Athens, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    Family ID F33124  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 23 Feb 1893 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1900 - Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1 Aug 1917 - Hindman, Knott, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1940 - Knott, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S197544] Bentley in entry for Mattie Crase, "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007".

    2. [S60631] Benjamin Bently in household of Nat Bently, "United States Census, 1900".

    3. [S197542] Benjamin Bently in household of Nat Bently, "United States Census, 1900".

    4. [S197541] Benjiman Bentley, "United States Census, 1940".

    5. [S197543] Ben Bentley, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954".