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Martha J Potter 1879–1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 March 1879

Birth Location: Pike County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 27 July 1933

Death Location: Neon, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Isaac Potter

Mother: Elizabeth Bentley

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Samuel Bentley, Calva Bentley, Delphia Bentley, Belvia Bentley, Henry Bentley, Dallas Bentley

The story of Martha J Potter began in 1879 in Pike County, Kentucky, USA. In 1910, Martha J Potter resided in East Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, USA. Martha J Potter had children including Belvia Jane Bentley, Calva S Bentley, Dallas Bentley, Delphia Bentley, Henry Edison Bentley, Samuel Bentley. Martha J Potter passed away in 1933 in Neon, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Martha J Potter began in 1879 in Pike County, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1910, Martha J Potter resided in East Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, USA.
  • Martha J Potter had children including Belvia Jane Bentley, Calva S Bentley, Dallas Bentley, Delphia Bentley, Henry Edison Bentley, Samuel Bentley.
  • Martha J Potter passed away in 1933 in Neon, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Martha Potter's Ancestors

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Martha Potter
1879–1933
Birth Place: Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Isaac Potter
1839–1918
Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Elizabeth (Emiline) Bentley
1842–1918
Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Susannah Hollingsworth
1795–1865
Wilkes, Ashe, North Carolina, United States
James ("Jim" Martin Bentley) Sr
1781–1880
Eastern Tennessee, Western District, Washington, Providence of North Carolina, Colony of Virginia
Sarah (E) Lunsford
1809–1881
Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Bentley
1854–1929
Elizabeth Laws
1792–1869
Samuel Lunsford
1784–1815
Susanna Snead
1790–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bentley
1826–1895
Anna Potter
1830–1901
William Laws
1753–1816
Frances Guess
–1836

Martha Potter's Descendants

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Martha (J) Potter (4 March 1879–27 July 1933)
  1. 1. Samuel Bentley 1907–1910
  2. 2. Calva (S) Bentley 1909–2004 m. Talbott (N) Ferguson 1909–
  3. 3. Delphia Bentley 1912–1984
  4. 4. Belvia (Jane) Bentley 1913–1992 m. Roy Venters 1892–
  5. 5. Henry (Edison) Bentley 1916–1964 m. Vivian (Lucille) Thornhill 1921–
  6. 6. Dallas Bentley 1918–1996 m. Luther (A Flowers) Jr 1919–2005 m. Jack (D) Settles 1907–1974 m. Jack (Davis) Settles 1907–1974
    1. 1. Belvie (Jean) Settles 1944–2019
    2. 2. Sonja (Ann) Settles 1940–2020

Martha Potter's Timeline

3 Records

1879
4 March 1879
Birth of Martha J Potter in Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Pike County, Kentucky, USA
1910
1910
Age 31
Martha J Potter resided here in East Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
East Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1933
27 July 1933
Age 54
Death of Martha J Potter in Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 March 1879
    Event Place: Pike County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: East Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: T624_491; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0143; FHL microfilm: 1374504
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: East Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: East Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: T624_491; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0143; FHL microfilm: 1374504

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 July 1933
    Event Place: Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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