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Charles Gilam Bentley 1839–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 June 1839

Birth Location: Elbert County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 11 Apr 1917

Death Location: Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Jesse Bentley

Mother: Barbara Moon

Spouse(s): Susan Reaves

Children(s): Barbara Bentley

Charles Gilam Bentley was born in 1839 in Elbert County, Georgia, USA, the child of Jesse Henderson Bentley And Barbara Allen Moon. In 1850, Charles Gilam Bentley resided in Western Division, Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA. In 1860, Charles Gilam Bentley resided in Hopewell, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA. Charles Gilam Bentley married Susan Catherine Reaves, and had children including Barbara Allie Bentley. Charles Gilam Bentley passed away in 1917 in Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Charles Gilam Bentley was born in 1839 in Elbert County, Georgia, USA, the child of Jesse Henderson Bentley And Barbara Allen Moon.
  • In 1850, Charles Gilam Bentley resided in Western Division, Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1860, Charles Gilam Bentley resided in Hopewell, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA.
  • Charles Gilam Bentley married Susan Catherine Reaves, and had children including Barbara Allie Bentley.
  • Charles Gilam Bentley passed away in 1917 in Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Charles Bentley's Ancestors

Self
Charles Bentley
1839–1917
Birth Place: Elbert County, Georgia, USA
Parents
Jesse Henderson Bentley
1809–1885
Elbert, Georgia, USA
Barbara (Allen) Moon
1815–1892
Bowman, Elbert, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (Henry Bentley) III
1772–1858
, Halifax, Virginia, USA
Nancy LeGrand
1780–1864
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
John MOON
1788–1821
Elbert, Georgia, United States
Tabitha Staples
1791–1844
Wilkes, Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Bentley
1740–1795
Elizabeth Younger
1740–1787
John Legrand
1760–1843
Elizabeth Younger
1759–1809
William Moon
1747–1810
Sarah Richardson
1752–1814
David Jr.
1750–1822
Frances Manley
1761–1847
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sen. Sr.
1719–1791
Mary Weldon
1723–1780
Abraham Legrand
1724–1792
Agnes Nichols
1732–1803
Jacob Moon
1717–1793
Mildred Cobb
1717–1811
Robert Richardson
1719–1783
Sarah (Richardson)
1723–1810
David Sr.
1723–1780
Christian Ford
1727–1782
John Manley
1735–1809
Tabitha Stone
1740–1804

Charles Bentley's Descendants

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Charles (Gilam) Bentley (4 June 1839–11 Apr 1917) m. Susan (Catherine) Reaves (08 Mar 1849–21 May 1928)
  1. 1. Barbara (Allie) Bentley 1879–1965 m. William (T) Russell 1883–1928
    1. 1. Merrill (Thaddeus) Russell 1917–1978 m. Fannie (Ann) Chancellor 1914–1995
      1. 1. Donald Cargile 1943–2015
    2. 2. Copeland Russell 1914–1953 m. Fannie Briant 1929–1953

Charles Bentley's Timeline

4 Records

1839
4 June 1839
Birth of Charles Gilam Bentley in Elbert County, Georgia, USA
Elbert County, Georgia, USA
1850
1850
Age 11
Charles Gilam Bentley resided here in Western Division, Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA
Western Division, Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA
1860
1860
Age 21
Charles Gilam Bentley resided here in Hopewell, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
Hopewell, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
1917
11 Apr 1917
Age 78
Death of Charles Gilam Bentley in Bently, Calhoun County, Mississippi, USA
Bently, Calhoun County, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 June 1839
    Event Place: Elbert County, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Western Division, Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Western Division, Chickasaw, Mississippi; Roll: 369; Page: 360b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Hopewell, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Calhoun, Mississippi; Roll: M653_578; Page: 542; Family History Library Film: 803

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1917
    Event Place: Bently, Calhoun County, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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