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Alexander LaFayette Bentley 1838–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1838

Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1 July 1864

Death Location: Jenkins, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Sarah Tucker

Mother: James Sr

Spouse(s): Susan Potter

Children(s): Levi Bentley, James Bentley, Mary Bentley, James Bentley, Levi Bentley, Sarah Bentley

The story of Alexander LaFayette Bentley began in 1838 in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States. Alexander LaFayette Bentley married Susan Susie Potter, and had children including James Burton Bentley, Levi Bentley, Mary Caroline Bentley, Sarah Katherine Bentley. Alexander LaFayette Bentley passed away in 1864 in Jenkins, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander LaFayette Bentley began in 1838 in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States.
  • Alexander LaFayette Bentley married Susan Susie Potter, and had children including James Burton Bentley, Levi Bentley, Mary Caroline Bentley, Sarah Katherine Bentley.
  • Alexander LaFayette Bentley passed away in 1864 in Jenkins, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sarah Tucker
1811–1880
Birth Location: Randolph, North Carolina, USA
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James Sr
1781–1880
Birth Location: Eastern Tennessee, Western District, Washington, Providence of North Carolina, Colony of Virginia
JS

Spouses(s)

Susan Potter
1835–1914
Birth Location: KY, Kentucky, USA
SP

Children(s)

Levi Bentley
1865–1923
Birth Location: Rockhouse, Pike County, Kentucky, United States of America
LB
James Bentley
1862–1945
Birth Location: Jenkins, Kentucky
JB
Mary Bentley
1859–1936
Birth Location: Virginia, United States of America
MB
James Bentley
1862–1945
Birth Location: Jenkins, Kentucky, USA
JB
Levi Bentley
1865–1923
Birth Location: Kentucky, Kentucky, USA
LB
Sarah Bentley
1861–1942
Birth Location: Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
SB

Alexander Bentley's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Bentley
1838–1864
Birth Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Sarah E Tucker
1811–1880
Randolph, North Carolina, USA
James ("Jim" Martin Bentley) Sr
1781–1880
Eastern Tennessee, Western District, Washington, Providence of North Carolina, Colony of Virginia
Grandparents
Benjamin Bentley
1854–1929
Pike, Kentucky, United States
Elizabeth ((Bentley)) Laws
1792–1869
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Bentley
1826–1895
Anna Potter
1830–1901
William Laws
1753–1816
Frances Guess
–1836
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Bentley
1792–1866
Benjamin Bentley
1788–1857
Benjamin POTTER
1796–1870
Susannah Hollingsworth
1794–1859
George Laws
1720–1798
Sarah Mulkey
1728–1771

Alexander Bentley's Descendants

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Alexander (LaFayette) Bentley (1838–1 July 1864) m. Susan (Susie) Potter (1 January 1835–17 June 1914)
  1. 1. Levi Bentley 1865–1923 m. Ellen Adkins 1868–1942
    1. 1. Mount (Farlen) Bentley 1891–1951
    2. 2. James (Ervin) Bentley 1892–1972
    3. 3. John (Henry) Bentley 1893–1967 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Mullins 1894–
    4. 4. Elizabeth Bentley 1896–1982
    5. 5. Alvin Bentley 1897–1993 m. Bertha Bentley 1909–
    6. 6. Palmer Bentley 1899–1970 m. Anna (Elizabeth) Coleman 1906–1983
      1. 1. Irlan Bentley 1922–1996
      2. 2. Russell (Blake) Bentley 1935–2006
      3. 3. Aletha Smith 1925–1997
      4. 4. Aletha Bentley 1925–1997
    7. 7. Bitha Bentley 1906–1986
    8. 8. Bertha Bentley 1909–1957
    9. 9. Jenisur Bentley 1910–
    10. 10. Benjamin (Harison) Bentley 1895–1976
    11. 11. Genesse (Jenison) Bentley 1910–1985
    12. 12. Dollie Bentley 1915–1988
    13. 13. Chester Bentley 1905–1905
    14. 14. Hester Bentley 1905–1905
    15. 15. Amos Bentley 1903–1904
  2. 2. James (Burton) Bentley 1862–1945
  3. 3. Mary (Caroline) Bentley 1859–1936
  4. 4. James (Burton) Bentley 1862–1945
  5. 5. Levi Bentley 1865–1923
  6. 6. Sarah (Katherine) Bentley 1861–1942 m. Lewis (Huffman) Adkins 1855–1931
    1. 1. Farley Adkins 1896–1963
    2. 2. Alma (Bartley) Burke 1892–1979
    3. 3. Midget Adkins 1893–1931

Alexander Bentley's Timeline

6 Records

1838
1838
Birth of Alexander LaFayette Bentley in Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
1838
1838
Birth of Alexander LaFayette Bentley in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
1864
1864
Age 26
Death of Alexander LaFayette Bentley in Shelby Gap, Pike, Kentucky, United States
Shelby Gap, Pike, Kentucky, United States
1864
1 July 1864
Age 26
Death of Alexander LaFayette Bentley in Shelby Gap, Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Shelby Gap, Pike County, Kentucky, USA
1864
1 July 1864
Age 26
Death of Alexander LaFayette Bentley in Shelby Gap, Pike, Kentucky, United States
Shelby Gap, Pike, Kentucky, United States
1865
April 1865
Age 27
Death of Alexander LaFayette Bentley in Shelby Gap, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Shelby Gap, Pike, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1838
    Event Place: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1838
    Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: April 1865
    Event Place: Shelby Gap, Pike, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1864
    Event Place: Shelby Gap, Pike, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 July 1864
    Event Place: Shelby Gap, Pike County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 July 1864
    Event Place: Shelby Gap, Pike, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jenkins, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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