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Lester Glenn Bentley 1905 – 1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Nov 1905

Birth Location: Shady Valley, Johnson, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 29 Sep 1983

Death Location: Prescott, Ogemaw, Michigan, USA

Father: John Bentley

Mother: Minnie Rankin

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In 1905, Lester Glenn Bentley entered the world in Shady Valley, Johnson, Tennessee, United States, born to John M Bentley and Minnie Belle Rankin. Lester Glenn Bentley passed away in 1983 in Prescott, Ogemaw, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1905, Lester Glenn Bentley entered the world in Shady Valley, Johnson, Tennessee, United States, born to John M Bentley and Minnie Belle Rankin.
  • Lester Glenn Bentley passed away in 1983 in Prescott, Ogemaw, Michigan, USA.

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Lester Bentley's Ancestors

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Lester Bentley
1905 – 1983
Birth Place: Shady Valley, Johnson, Tennessee, United States
Parents
John M Bentley
1877 – 1962
Tennessee
Minnie (Belle) Rankin
1879 – 1952
Marion County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Henry (S) Bently
1843 – 1910
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (A) Stevens
1847 – 1910
Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
William (Milton) Rankin
1842 – 1897
Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, United States
Mary (Jane) Moore
1846 – 1914
Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Bentley
1814 – 1880
Andrew Stephens
1828 – 1863
Nancy *
1832 – 1900
James Rankin
1809 – 1871
Mary Alley
1825 – 1880
Silas Moore
1827 – 1854
Rebecca Hixson
1830 – 1906
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Junr.
1771 – 1830
Mary Keeney
1771 – 1815
William Stephens
1789 – 1880
Mary Porterhouse
1795 – 1855
James Rankin
1768 – 1810
Mary Brashear,Rankin
1776 – 1810
John Alley
1801 – 1878
Mary Kelly
1806 – 1871
William Hixson
1804 – 1850
Margaret Roberson
1808 – 1887

Lester Bentley's Timeline

2 Records

1905
28 Nov 1905
Birth of Lester Glenn Bentley in Shady Valley, Johnson, Tennessee, United States
Shady Valley, Johnson, Tennessee, United States
1983
29 Sep 1983
Age 78
Death of Lester Glenn Bentley in Prescott, Ogemaw, Michigan, USA
Prescott, Ogemaw, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1905
    Event Place: Shady Valley, Johnson, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1983
    Event Place: Prescott, Ogemaw, Michigan, USA

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