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Martin Elijah Bentley 1843–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jul 1843

Birth Location: Lenoir, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 17 Jan 1918

Death Location: Boone, Watauga, North Carolina

Father:

Mother: Caroline Sloop

Spouse(s): Lydia Smith

Children(s): Peter Bentley, Sarah Bentley, Martha Bentley, Mattie Bentley

Martin Elijah Bentley was born in 1843 in Lenoir, North Carolina, United States, the child of Moses Bentley And Caroline Ann Sloop. Martin Elijah Bentley married Lydia Smith, and had children including Martha A Bentley, Mattie Bentley, Peter N Bentley, Sarah Catherine Bentley. Martin Elijah Bentley passed away in 1918 in Boone, Watauga, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • Martin Elijah Bentley was born in 1843 in Lenoir, North Carolina, United States, the child of Moses Bentley And Caroline Ann Sloop.
  • Martin Elijah Bentley married Lydia Smith, and had children including Martha A Bentley, Mattie Bentley, Peter N Bentley, Sarah Catherine Bentley.
  • Martin Elijah Bentley passed away in 1918 in Boone, Watauga, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Caroline Sloop
1813–1890
Birth Location: Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Lydia Smith
1846–1918
Birth Location: Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
LS

Children(s)

Peter Bentley
1878–1963
Birth Location: Watauga, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
PB
Sarah Bentley
1875–1959
Birth Location: Watauga, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
SB
Martha Bentley
1879–1931
Birth Location: Watauga County, North Carolina, USA
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Mattie Bentley
1879–1931
Birth Location: Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
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Martin Bentley's Ancestors

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Martin Bentley
1843–1918
Birth Place: Lenoir, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Caroline (Ann) Sloop
1813–1890
Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martin Bentley's Descendants

1.
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Martin (Elijah) Bentley (Jul 1843–17 Jan 1918) m. Lydia Smith (1846–5 Feb 1918)
  1. 1. Peter (N) Bentley 1878–1963 m. Etta (A) Jackson 1882–1921 m. Alice (Emma) Jackson 1879–1963 m. Rosa (Ann) Morris 1883–1926 m. Rosa Morris 1883–1926
    1. 1. Elijah Bentley 1910–1999 m. Carrie Pritchard 1916–1999
      1. 1. Dora Bentley 1935–2003
        1. 1. Robert (Hanson) Jr –2014
      2. 2. Floye (Estella) Bentley 1937–1938
      3. 3. Robert (G) Bentley 1941–1961
      4. 4. Mildred (Edith) Robinson 1932–2008 m. John (Lawrence) Robinson 1929–1983
      5. 5. James (Edward) Bentley 1939–1988
    2. 2. Conley Bentley 1904–1988
    3. 3. Claud (Mack) Bentley 1899–1980
    4. 4. Preston (Plato) Bentley 1915–1981
    5. 5. Leland Bentley 1904–
    6. 6. Millard (Luther) Jackson 1903–1984
    7. 7. Mellie (Pearl) Jackson 1905–
    8. 8. Mollie (Annie) Jackson 1908–
    9. 9. Elbert (Augusta) Bentley 1916–1990
    10. 10. Henry (Michael) Bentley 1918–1954
    11. 11. Wilma (Lydia) Bentley 1924–1997
    12. 12. Lizzie Bentley 1914–
    13. 13. Ella (Mae) Bentley 1921–
    14. 14. Elijah (Webster) Bentley 1911–2006
  2. 2. Sarah (Catherine) Bentley 1875–1959
  3. 3. Martha (A.) Bentley 1879–1931
  4. 4. Mattie Bentley 1879–1931

Martin Bentley's Timeline

2 Records

1843
Jul 1843
Birth of Martin Elijah Bentley in Lenoir, North Carolina, United States
Lenoir, North Carolina, United States
1918
17 Jan 1918
Age 75
Death of Martin Elijah Bentley in Boone, Watauga, North Carolina
Boone, Watauga, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jul 1843
    Event Place: Lenoir, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1918
    Event Place: Boone, Watauga, North Carolina
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