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Joel Ambrose Bentley 1875–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 April 1875

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 3 Jun 1944

Death Location: Letcher, Kentucky, USA

Father: James Bentley

Mother: Tabitha Baker

Spouse(s): Mary Tackett

Children(s): Goldie Bentley, John Bentley, Garland Bentley, Martha Bentley, James BENTLEY, Garfield BENTLEY, Jacob BENTLEY, Robert Bentley, Daisey BENTLEY, Wilson BENTLEY, Enoch Bentley

The story of Joel Ambrose Bentley began in 1875 in Kentucky. Joel Ambrose Bentley married Mary Polly Bentley Tackett, and had children including Daisey Bentley, Enoch Parnell Bentley, Garfield Bentley, Garland Bentley, Goldie Bentley, Jacob Bentley, James Bentley, John Wesley Bentley, Martha Bentley, Robert B Bentley, Wilson Kelly Bentley. Joel Ambrose Bentley passed away in 1944 in Letcher, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joel Ambrose Bentley began in 1875 in Kentucky.
  • Joel Ambrose Bentley married Mary Polly Bentley Tackett, and had children including Daisey Bentley, Enoch Parnell Bentley, Garfield Bentley, Garland Bentley, Goldie Bentley, Jacob Bentley, James Bentley, John Wesley Bentley, Martha Bentley, Robert B Bentley, Wilson Kelly Bentley.
  • Joel Ambrose Bentley passed away in 1944 in Letcher, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joel Bentley's Ancestors

Self
Joel Bentley
1875–1944
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
James Martin Bentley
1823–1849
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Tabitha Baker
1833–1910
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James ("Jim" Martin Bentley) Sr
1781–1880
Eastern Tennessee, Western District, Washington, Providence of North Carolina, Colony of Virginia
Elizabeth ((Bentley)) Laws
1792–1869
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Bentley
1854–1929
Elizabeth Laws
1792–1869
William Laws
1753–1816
Frances Guess
–1836
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bentley
1826–1895
Anna Potter
1830–1901
William Laws
1753–1816
Frances Guess
–1836
George Laws
1720–1798
Sarah Mulkey
1728–1771

Joel Bentley's Descendants

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Joel (Ambrose) Bentley (20 April 1875–3 Jun 1944) m. Mary (Polly (Bentley)) Tackett (16 Oct 1885–7 Aug 1950)
  1. 1. Goldie Bentley 1923–1997 m. Ozell Collins 1918–2013
    1. 1. James (Wes) Collins 1940–1993
  2. 2. John (Wesley) Bentley 1904–1989
  3. 3. Garland Bentley 1908–
  4. 4. Martha Bentley 1916–1987 m. Andy Isaac 1901–1969
    1. 1. Sue Bates 1940–2019
    2. 2. Archie Isaacs 1938–2018
  5. 5. James BENTLEY 1903–1992
  6. 6. Garfield BENTLEY 1905–
  7. 7. Jacob BENTLEY 1907–1978
  8. 8. Robert (B) Bentley 1909–
  9. 9. Daisey BENTLEY 1911–1942
  10. 10. Wilson (Kelly) BENTLEY 1925–1990
  11. 11. Enoch (Parnell) Bentley 1930–2012

Joel Bentley's Timeline

10 Records

1875
22 Apr 1875
Birth of Joel Ambrose Bentley in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
1875
22 Apr 1875
Birth of Joel Ambrose Bentley in North Carolina
North Carolina
1875
22 Apr 1875
Birth of Joel Ambrose Bentley in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
1875
20 April 1875
Birth of Joel Ambrose Bentley in Kentucky
Kentucky
1880
1880
Age 5
Joel Ambrose Bentley resided here in Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1935
1935
Age 60
Joel Ambrose Bentley resided here in Rural, Letcher, Kentucky
Rural, Letcher, Kentucky
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 65
Joel Ambrose Bentley resided here in Letcher, Kentucky, United States
Letcher, Kentucky, United States
1944
03 Jun 1944
Age 69
Death of Joel Ambrose Bentley in Letcher, Kentucky, United States
Letcher, Kentucky, United States
1944
3 Jun 1944
Age 69
Death of Joel Ambrose Bentley in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
1944
3 Jun 1944
Age 69
Death of Joel Ambrose Bentley in Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Letcher, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1875
    Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1875
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1330; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 67-19
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1875
    Event Place: Letcher County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 April 1875
    Event Place: Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Letcher, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1330; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 67-19

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Letcher, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1330; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 67-19

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Jun 1944
    Event Place: Letcher, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1944
    Event Place: Letcher County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1944
    Event Place: Letcher, Kentucky, USA

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