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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: Moses Bentley

Mother: Caroline Sloop

Spouse(s): Lydia Smith

Children(s): Sarah Bentley, Peter 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 Sarah Catherine Bentley, Peter N Bentley, Martha A. Bentley, Mattie 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 Sarah Catherine Bentley, Peter N Bentley, Martha A. Bentley, Mattie Bentley.
  • Martin Elijah Bentley passed away in 1918 in Boone, Watauga, North Carolina.

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Martin Bentley's Ancestors

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

Martin Bentley's Descendants

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Martin (Elijah) Bentley (Jul 1843 – 17 Jan 1918) m. Lydia Smith (1846 – 5 Feb 1918)
  1. 1. Sarah (Catherine) Bentley (9 Mar 1875 – 14 Apr 1959)
  2. 2. Peter (N) Bentley (Jun 1878 – 1963) m. Etta (A) Jackson (9 May 1882 – bef Mar. 1921) m. Rosa (Ann) Morris (7 April 1883 – 11 July 1926) m. Alice (Emma) Jackson (27 Sep 1879 – 18 Jan 1963) m. Rosa Morris (07 April 1883 – 11 June 1926)
    1. 1. Claud (Mack) Bentley (4 Mar 1899 – 25 Feb 1980)
    2. 2. Millard (Luther) Jackson (13 Jul 1903 – 27 Oct 1984)
    3. 3. Leland Bentley (abt 1904 – )
    4. 4. Conley Bentley (10 May 1904 – 29 Feb 1988)
    5. 5. Mellie (Pearl) Jackson (15 May 1905 – )
    6. 6. Mollie (Annie) Jackson (9 May 1908 – )
    7. 7. Elijah Bentley (1 Jan 1910 – 17 Nov 1999) m. Carrie Pritchard (5 July 1916 – 17 December 1999)
      1. 1. Mildred (Edith) Robinson (9 January 1932 – 12 September 2008) m. John (Lawrence) Robinson (31 December 1929 – 3 August 1983)
      2. 2. Dora Bentley (1 Sep 1935 – 4 Mar 2003)
        1. 1. Joseph Hanson (5 Jan 1960 – 19 Sep 2012)
        2. 2. Debbie Hanson
        3. 3. Carol Hanson
        4. 4. Robert Hanson ( – 2014)
      3. 3. Floye (Estella) Bentley (11 April 1937 – 27 April 1938)
      4. 4. James (Edward) Bentley (22 January 1939 – 20 May 1988)
      5. 5. Robert (G) Bentley (4 March 1941 – 29 September 1961)
    8. 8. Preston (Plato) Bentley (15 Dec 1915 – 27 Aug 1981)
    9. 9. Elijah (Webster) Bentley (05 Apr 1911 – 24 May 2006)
    10. 10. Lizzie Bentley (1914 – )
    11. 11. Elbert (Augusta) Bentley (4 October 1916 – 22 July 1990)
    12. 12. Henry (Michael) Bentley (12 Dec 1918 – 14 April 1954)
    13. 13. Ella (Mae) Bentley (22 Dec 1921 – )
    14. 14. Wilma (Lydia) Bentley (16 Sep 1924 – 25 Jan. 1997)
  3. 3. Martha (A.) Bentley (Jun 1879 – 30 Apr 1931)
  4. 4. Mattie Bentley (Jun 1879 – 30 Apr 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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