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Henry Edison Bentley 1916–1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 March 1916

Birth Location: Ermine, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 30 December 1964

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

Father: Zachariah Bentley

Mother: Martha Hall

Spouse(s): Vivian Thornhill

Children(s):

Henry Edison Bentley was born in 1916 in Ermine, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Zachariah Zack Bentley And Martha Hall. In 1930, Henry Edison Bentley resided in Neon, Letcher, Kentucky, USA. Henry Edison Bentley married Vivian Lucille Thornhill, and had children including Gary Wayne Bentley, Robert Tyrone Bentley. Henry Edison Bentley passed away in 1964 in Neon, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Henry Edison Bentley was born in 1916 in Ermine, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Zachariah Zack Bentley And Martha Hall.
  • In 1930, Henry Edison Bentley resided in Neon, Letcher, Kentucky, USA.
  • Henry Edison Bentley married Vivian Lucille Thornhill, and had children including Gary Wayne Bentley, Robert Tyrone Bentley.
  • Henry Edison Bentley passed away in 1964 in Neon, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Zachariah Bentley
1878–1965
Birth Location: Letcher, Kentucky, USA
ZB
Martha Hall
1880–1962
Birth Location: Neon, Letcher, Kentucky
MH

Spouses(s)

Vivian Thornhill
1921–
Birth Location: West Virginia
VT

Children(s)

Henry Bentley's Ancestors

Self
Henry Bentley
1916–1964
Birth Place: Ermine, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Zachariah "Zack" Bentley
1878–1965
Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Martha Hall
1880–1962
Neon, Letcher, Kentucky
Grandparents
John (Quiller) Bentley
1859–1934
Letcher, Kentucky
Cynthia (Adaline) Potter
1859–1942
Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky
Thomas (Hall) Sr
1840–1919
Letcher or Perry Co.,Kentucky, USA
Martha (Patricia “Patsy”) Whitaker
1840–1929
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Bentley
1823–1862
Miranda Ramey
1825–1892
Isaac Potter
1839–1918
Elizabeth Bentley
1843–
Reuben Hall
1814–1880
Mahala Bentley
1819–1880
Peter Whitaker
1805–1885
Frances White
1810–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lewis GGF
1783–1872
Nancy Hammonds
1783–1872
Moses Ramey
1796–1846
Tabitha Fuller
1800–1866
BENJAMIN POTTER
1796–1870
Susannah Hollingsworth
1795–1865
James Sr
1781–1880
Sarah Lundsford
1811–1880
Reuben Hall
1771–1862
**Nancy Smith
1779–1854
Elizabeth Bentley
1792–1866
Benjamin Bentley
1788–1857
Robert White
1781–1844
Margaret Stamper
1780–1824

Henry Bentley's Timeline

6 Records

1916
7 Mar 1916
Birth of Henry Edison Bentley in Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1916
7 March 1916
Birth of Henry Edison Bentley in Ermine, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America
Ermine, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America
1930
1930
Age 14
Henry Edison Bentley resided here in Neon, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Neon, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 34
Henry Edison Bentley resided here in Neon, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Neon, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1964
30 December 1964
Age 48
Death of Henry Edison Bentley in Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1964
30 December 1964
Age 48
Death of Henry Edison Bentley in Whitesburg, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America
Whitesburg, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1916
    Event Place: Letcher, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Neon, Letcher, Kentucky; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 2340501

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 March 1916
    Event Place: Ermine, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101167825
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Neon, Letcher, Kentu

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Neon, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Neon, Letcher, Kentucky; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 2340501

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Neon, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Neon, Letcher, Kentu

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 December 1964
    Event Place: Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 December 1964
    Event Place: Whitesburg, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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