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John Wesley Bentley 1876–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1876

Birth Location: Missouri

Death Date: 22 Jun 1956

Death Location: Post Falls, Kootenai, Idaho, USA

Father: Sgt Bentley

Mother: Margaret Black

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Bert Bentley

The story of John Wesley Bentley began in 1876 in Missouri. John Wesley Bentley married Jennie Blanche Hansen, and had children including Bert Benjamin Bentley. John Wesley Bentley passed away in 1956 in Post Falls, Kootenai, Idaho, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Wesley Bentley began in 1876 in Missouri.
  • John Wesley Bentley married Jennie Blanche Hansen, and had children including Bert Benjamin Bentley.
  • John Wesley Bentley passed away in 1956 in Post Falls, Kootenai, Idaho, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Bentley's Ancestors

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John Bentley
1876–1956
Birth Place: Missouri
Parents
Sgt Calvin William Howe Bentley
1832–1888
Butler, Ohio
Margaret (Jane) Black
1837–1919
Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana, United States of America
Grandparents
William Bentley
1795–1853
Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States of America
Sarah (Marselle) Howe
1804–1881
College Corner, Butler Cty.,OH
Warren Black
1796–1871
Kentucky
Rebecca Patrick
1803–1875
Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer Howe
1765–1830
Sarah Sears
1777–1865
James Black
1775–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Howe
1723–1806
Sarah Mallett
1735–1820
Samuel Swayze
1737–1800

John Bentley's Descendants

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John (Wesley) Bentley (Abt 1876–22 Jun 1956)
  1. 1. Bert (Benjamin) Bentley 1901–1928

John Bentley's Timeline

2 Records

1876
Abt 1876
Birth of John Wesley Bentley in Missouri
Missouri
1956
22 Jun 1956
Age 80
Death of John Wesley Bentley in Post Falls, Kootenai, Idaho, USA
Post Falls, Kootenai, Idaho, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1876
    Event Place: Missouri
    Record Source: Idaho, U.S., Death Index, 1890-1964

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1956
    Event Place: Post Falls, Kootenai, Idaho, USA
    Record Source: Idaho, U.S., Death Index, 1890-1964

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