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James Francis Bentley 1892–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jun 1892

Birth Location: Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 12 Aug 1917

Death Location: Brinkley, Knott County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Robert Bentley

Mother: Arta Bentley

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of James Francis Bentley began in 1892 in Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, USA. James Francis Bentley passed away in 1917 in Brinkley, Knott County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of James Francis Bentley began in 1892 in Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, USA.
  • James Francis Bentley passed away in 1917 in Brinkley, Knott County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

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James Bentley's Ancestors

Self
James Bentley
1892–1917
Birth Place: Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Robert Carlyle Bentley
1852–1893
, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Arta Bentley
1855–1925
Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
William (Riley) Bentley
1822–1874
Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
Elizabeth Bentley
1826–1900
Russell County, Virginia
Anthony ("Tony") Hall
1830–1925
Rockhouse, Perry, Kentucky, United States
Candice ("Candica" Dica "Dicy" Jane) Childers
1833–1877
Loves Branch, Colson, Rockhouse, Perry, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Solomon BENTLEY
1793–1860
Mary Yonts
1800–1882
William Amburgey
1788–1873
Lucy Franklin
1786–1865
James Hall
1797–1880
Sarah Johnson
1804–1852
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John II
1758–1831
Elizabeth HAMMONS
1769–1857

James Bentley's Timeline

3 Records

1892
18 Jun 1892
Birth of James Francis Bentley in Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1917
10 August 1917
Age 25
Death of James Francis Bentley
None
1917
12 Aug 1917
Age 25
Death of James Francis Bentley
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1892
    Event Place: Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 August 1917
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1917
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brinkley, Knott County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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