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Edward Francis Bentley 1906–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Apr 1906

Birth Location: Letcher County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 27 Apr 1982

Death Location: Deane, Letcher, Kentucky, USA

Father: John Bentley

Mother: Minnie Baker

Spouse(s): Lady Wheeler

Children(s): Glenn Bentley, Barbara Bentley

Edward Francis Bentley was born in 1906 in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA, the child of John Lacy Bentley And Minnie M Baker. In 1910, Edward Francis Bentley resided in Precinct 3, Letcher, Kentucky. In 1935, Edward Francis Bentley resided in Haymond-Potters Creek-Cromona, Letcher, Kentucky. Edward Francis Bentley married Lady Gray Wheeler, and had children including Barbara Jenette Bentley, Doris E Bentley, Edward Francis Bentley, Glenn Edward Bentley, Lois C Bentley, Vivian F Bentley. Edward Francis Bentley passed away in 1982 in Deane, Letcher, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Edward Francis Bentley was born in 1906 in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA, the child of John Lacy Bentley And Minnie M Baker.
  • In 1910, Edward Francis Bentley resided in Precinct 3, Letcher, Kentucky.
  • In 1935, Edward Francis Bentley resided in Haymond-Potters Creek-Cromona, Letcher, Kentucky.
  • Edward Francis Bentley married Lady Gray Wheeler, and had children including Barbara Jenette Bentley, Doris E Bentley, Edward Francis Bentley, Glenn Edward Bentley, Lois C Bentley, Vivian F Bentley.
  • Edward Francis Bentley passed away in 1982 in Deane, Letcher, Kentucky, USA.

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Children(s)

Edward Bentley's Ancestors

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Edward Bentley
1906–1982
Birth Place: Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
John Lacy Bentley
1868–
Letcher County, Kentucky
Minnie (M.) Baker
1878–1924
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Bentley's Descendants

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Edward (Francis) Bentley (09 Apr 1906–27 Apr 1982) m. Lady (Gray) Wheeler (19 Aug 1905–19 Oct 1997)
  1. 1. Glenn (Edward) Bentley 1939–2014 m. Virginia (Eulalia) Carpenter 1940–2003
  2. 2. Barbara (Jenette) Bentley 1937–2001

Edward Bentley's Timeline

6 Records

1906
09 Apr 1906
Birth of Edward Francis Bentley in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
1910
1910
Age 4
Edward Francis Bentley resided here in Precinct 3, Letcher, Kentucky
Precinct 3, Letcher, Kentucky
1935
1935
Age 29
Edward Francis Bentley resided here in Haymond-Potters Creek-Cromona, Letcher, Kentucky
Haymond-Potters Creek-Cromona, Letcher, Kentucky
1935
1935
Age 29
Edward Francis Bentley resided here in Haymond-Potters Creek-Cromona, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Haymond-Potters Creek-Cromona, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1940
1940
Age 34
Edward Francis Bentley resided here in Haymond-Potters Creek-Cromona, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Haymond-Potters Creek-Cromona, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1982
27 Apr 1982
Age 76
Death of Edward Francis Bentley in Deane, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Deane, Letcher, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Apr 1906
    Event Place: Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Haymond-Potters Creek-Cromona, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01330; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 67-17
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 400-01-5709; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Precinct 3, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: T624_491; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 147; Image: 428.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Precinct 3, Letcher, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Precinct 3, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: T624_491; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 147; Image: 428.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Haymond-Potters Creek-Cromona, Letcher, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Haymond-Potters Creek-Cromona, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01330; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 67-17

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Haymond-Potters Creek-Cromona, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Haymond-Potters Creek-Cromona, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01330; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 67-17

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Haymond-Potters Creek-Cromona, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Haymond-Potters Creek-Cromona, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01330; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 67-17

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1982
    Event Place: Deane, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 400-01-5709; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: Before 1951.

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