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Joyce Ann Bentley 1937–2022 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 November 1937

Birth Location: Estill Springs, Franklin County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 13 March 2022

Death Location: Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: John May

Mother: Birdie May

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Joyce Ann Bentley was born in 1937 in Estill Springs, Franklin County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of John Henry May And Birdie Lefey May. In 1940, Joyce Ann Bentley resided in Civil District 17, Franklin, Tennessee, USA. Joyce Ann Bentley passed away in 2022 in Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joyce Ann Bentley was born in 1937 in Estill Springs, Franklin County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of John Henry May And Birdie Lefey May.
  • In 1940, Joyce Ann Bentley resided in Civil District 17, Franklin, Tennessee, USA.
  • Joyce Ann Bentley passed away in 2022 in Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Joyce Bentley's Ancestors

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Joyce Bentley
1937–2022
Birth Place: Estill Springs, Franklin County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
John Henry May
1883–1960
Alabama, USA
Birdie (Lefey) May
1904–1941
Lincoln, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin (Franklin) May
1830–1914
Warren, Tennessee, United States
Mary Graham
1847–1919
Alabama, USA
W (E Alex) May
1881–1965
Alabama
Alver (L) Clark
1888–1975
Alabama
Great-Grandparents
John May
1805–1880
Martha Wood
1812–1860
Joshua Graham
1825–
elizabeth fanning
1810–1870
Johannah Edwards
1854–1898
Etheldred May
1855–1935
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ethelred May
1780–1825
Abner Wood
1792–1860
Jane Staggs
1786–1892
Mary Pennington
1781–1865
Jonathan Edwards
1822–1900
Mary Hambrick
1829–1897
John May
1804–1880
Martha UNKNOWN
1812–1870

Joyce Bentley's Timeline

3 Records

1937
30 November 1937
Birth of Joyce Ann Bentley in Estill Springs, Franklin County, Tennessee, United States of America
Estill Springs, Franklin County, Tennessee, United States of America
1940
1940
Age 3
Joyce Ann Bentley resided here in Civil District 17, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 17, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
2022
13 March 2022
Age 85
Death of Joyce Ann Bentley in Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America
Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 November 1937
    Event Place: Estill Springs, Franklin County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Civil District 17, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 March 2022
    Event Place: Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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