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Elizabeth Emiline Bentley 1842–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: September 1842

Birth Location: Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: Aft. 1918

Death Location: Neon, Letcher County, Kentucky, USA

Father: James Sr

Mother: Sarah Lunsford

Spouse(s): Isaac Potter

Children(s): Martha Potter, William Potter, Cynthia Potter, Sarah Potter, Reuben Potter, James Potter, Benjamin Potter, Levi Potter, Susan Potter, Oma Potter, John Potter, Clabe Potter, babyboy Potter, Levi POTTER, Sarah Potter, James Potter, Benjamin Potter, Susan Potter, Clabe Potter, Kit Potter, Reuben Potter, Cynthia Potter, William Potter, Oma Potter, Zimirah Johnson, Esther Johnson, John Potter, Isaac Potter

The story of Elizabeth Emiline Bentley began in 1842 in Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA. Elizabeth Emiline Bentley married Isaac Potter, and had children including Babyboy Potter, Benjamin C Potter, Benjamin G Potter, Clabe Cailb Potter, Clabe Potter, Cynthia Adaline Potter, Cynthia Adeline Potter, Esther Johnson, Isaac Potter, James Isaac Potter, James Potter, John D W Potter, Kit C Potter, Levi Frank Potter, Martha J Potter, Oma J Potter, Oma Lee Potter, Reuben Potter, Sarah Elizabeth Potter, Susan Kickietie Potter, Susan Nickitie Potter, William Sherman Potter, Zimirah Johnson. Elizabeth Emiline Bentley passed away in 1918 in Neon, Letcher County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth Emiline Bentley began in 1842 in Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA.
  • Elizabeth Emiline Bentley married Isaac Potter, and had children including Babyboy Potter, Benjamin C Potter, Benjamin G Potter, Clabe Cailb Potter, Clabe Potter, Cynthia Adaline Potter, Cynthia Adeline Potter, Esther Johnson, Isaac Potter, James Isaac Potter, James Potter, John D W Potter, Kit C Potter, Levi Frank Potter, Martha J Potter, Oma J Potter, Oma Lee Potter, Reuben Potter, Sarah Elizabeth Potter, Susan Kickietie Potter, Susan Nickitie Potter, William Sherman Potter, Zimirah Johnson.
  • Elizabeth Emiline Bentley passed away in 1918 in Neon, Letcher County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Sr
1781–1880
Birth Location: Eastern Tennessee, Western District, Washington, Providence of North Carolina, Colony of Virginia
JS
Sarah Lunsford
1809–1881
Birth Location: Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
SL

Spouses(s)

Isaac Potter
1839–1918
Birth Location: Pike County, Kentucky, USA
IP

Children(s)

Martha Potter
1879–1933
Birth Location: Pike County, Kentucky, USA
MP
William Potter
1868–1945
Birth Location: Pike County, Kentucky, USA
WP
Cynthia Potter
1859–1942
Birth Location: Pike County, Kentucky, USA
CP
Sarah Potter
1862–1911
Birth Location: Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
SP
Reuben Potter
1865–1936
Birth Location: Baker, Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
RP
James Potter
1870–1932
Birth Location: Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
JP
Benjamin Potter
1871–1962
Birth Location: Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
BP
Levi Potter
1872–1950
Birth Location: Jenkins, Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
LP
Susan Potter
1878–1926
Birth Location: Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
SP
Oma Potter
1881–1963
Birth Location: Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
OP
John Potter
1882–1953
Birth Location: near Jenkins, Letcher County, Kentucky
JP
Clabe Potter
1884–1899
Birth Location: Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
CP
babyboy Potter
1874–1874
Birth Location: Pike County, Kentucky, USA
bP
Levi POTTER
1875–1950
Birth Location: Jenkins, Kentucky
LP
Sarah Potter
1862–1910
Birth Location: Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
SP
James Potter
1872–1932
Birth Location: Letcher, Kentucky
JP
Benjamin Potter
1865–1932
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
BP
Susan Potter
1877–1926
Birth Location: Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
SP
Clabe Potter
1861–
Birth Location: Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
CP
Kit Potter
1885–1954
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
KP
Reuben Potter
1865–1936
Birth Location: Baker, Millstone, Rockhouse, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
RP
Cynthia Potter
1857–1942
Birth Location: Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky, USA
CP
William Potter
1868–1945
Birth Location: Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
WP
Oma Potter
1880–1963
Birth Location: Little Elkhorn, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
OP
Zimirah Johnson
1878–
Birth Location: Kentucky
ZJ
Esther Johnson
1877–
Birth Location: Kentucky
EJ
John Potter
1882–1953
Birth Location: Elkhorn, Kentucky
JP
Isaac Potter
1876–1943
Birth Location: Kentucky
IP

Elizabeth Bentley's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Bentley
1842–1918
Birth Place: Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
James "Jim" Martin Bentley Sr
1781–1880
Eastern Tennessee, Western District, Washington, Providence of North Carolina, Colony of Virginia
Sarah (E) Lunsford
1809–1881
Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin Bentley
1854–1929
Pike, Kentucky, United States
Elizabeth ((Bentley)) Laws
1792–1869
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Samuel (Ansloo) Lunsford
1784–1815
North Carolina
Susanna (Day Lunsford) Snead
1790–1860
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

Elizabeth Bentley's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Emiline) Bentley (September 1842–Aft. 1918) m. Isaac Potter (6 April 1839–8 December 1918)
  1. 1. Martha (J) Potter 1879–1933
    1. 1. Samuel Bentley 1907–1910
    2. 2. Calva (S) Bentley 1909–2004 m. Talbott (N) Ferguson 1909–
    3. 3. Delphia Bentley 1912–1984
    4. 4. Belvia (Jane) Bentley 1913–1992 m. Roy Venters 1892–
    5. 5. Henry (Edison) Bentley 1916–1964 m. Vivian (Lucille) Thornhill 1921–
    6. 6. Dallas Bentley 1918–1996 m. Luther (A Flowers) Jr 1919–2005 m. Jack (D) Settles 1907–1974 m. Jack (Davis) Settles 1907–1974
      1. 1. Belvie (Jean) Settles 1944–2019
      2. 2. Sonja (Ann) Settles 1940–2020
  2. 2. William (Sherman) Potter 1868–1945
  3. 3. Cynthia (Adeline) Potter 1859–1942
  4. 4. Sarah (Elizabeth) Potter 1862–1911
  5. 5. Reuben Potter 1865–1936
  6. 6. James (Isaac) Potter 1870–1932
  7. 7. Benjamin (G) Potter 1871–1962
  8. 8. Levi (Frank) Potter 1872–1950
  9. 9. Susan (Kickietie) Potter 1878–1926
  10. 10. Oma (J) Potter 1881–1963
  11. 11. John (D W) Potter 1882–1953
  12. 12. Clabe (Cailb) Potter 1884–1899
  13. 13. babyboy Potter 1874–1874
  14. 14. Levi (Frank) POTTER 1875–1950
  15. 15. Sarah (Elizabeth) Potter 1862–1910
  16. 16. James Potter 1872–1932
  17. 17. Benjamin (C.) Potter 1865–1932
  18. 18. Susan (Nickitie) Potter 1877–1926
  19. 19. Clabe Potter 1861–
  20. 20. Kit (C) Potter 1885–1954
  21. 21. Reuben Potter 1865–1936
  22. 22. Cynthia (Adaline) Potter 1857–1942
  23. 23. William (Sherman) Potter 1868–1945
  24. 24. Oma (Lee) Potter 1880–1963
  25. 25. Zimirah Johnson 1878–
  26. 26. Esther Johnson 1877–
  27. 27. John (D W) Potter 1882–1953
  28. 28. Isaac Potter 1876–1943

Elizabeth Bentley's Timeline

2 Records

1842
September 1842
Birth of Elizabeth Emiline Bentley in Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
1918
Aft. 1918
Age 76
Death of Elizabeth Emiline Bentley in Neon, Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
Neon, Letcher County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: September 1842
    Event Place: Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1918
    Event Place: Neon, Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
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