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Matilda Bentley 1818–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1818

Birth Location: Perry Co., Kentucky

Death Date: 1895

Death Location: Kentucky, United States

Father: Thomas Bentley

Mother: Margaret Crase

Spouse(s): John Hughes

Children(s): Gabriel Hughes, James Huse

The story of Matilda Bentley began in 1818 in Perry Co., Kentucky. Matilda Bentley married John Hughes, and had children including Gabriel Ellis Hughes, James Huse. Matilda Bentley passed away in 1895 in Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Matilda Bentley began in 1818 in Perry Co., Kentucky.
  • Matilda Bentley married John Hughes, and had children including Gabriel Ellis Hughes, James Huse.
  • Matilda Bentley passed away in 1895 in Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Bentley
1785–1860
Birth Location: North Carolina
TB
Margaret Crase
1800–1854
Birth Location: Virginia
MC

Spouses(s)

John Hughes
1815–1887
Birth Location: VA
JH

Children(s)

Gabriel Hughes
1839–1917
Birth Location: Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
GH
James Huse
1862–
Birth Location: Kentucky
JH

Matilda Bentley's Ancestors

Self
Matilda Bentley
1818–1895
Birth Place: Perry Co., Kentucky
Parents
Thomas Bentley
1785–1860
North Carolina
Margaret Crase
1800–1854
Virginia
Grandparents
George (Cress) Crase
1770–1822
Littlestown, Adams, PA
Charity Morgan
1768–1830
Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Peter Morgan
1747–1819
Mary Vanzandt
1745–1819
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Morgan Morgan
1728–1770
Mary Hopkinson
1727–1747

Matilda Bentley's Descendants

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Matilda Bentley (1818–1895) m. John Hughes (1815–1887)
  1. 1. Gabriel (Ellis) Hughes 1839–1917 m. Nancy Potter 1840–1909
    1. 1. John Hughes 1861–1949 m. Sirrilda (Jane) Bentley 1864–1955
      1. 1. Rhoda (Olvie) Hughes 1891–1978 m. Lee (Wood) Barbour 1890–1956
        1. 1. Clara (Jane) Barbour 1918–1992 m. Buell (Franklin) Arnold 1914–1997
        2. 2. Dorothy (Lee) Barbour 1916–1995
        3. 3. Alice (Mays) Barbour 1923–2014
    2. 2. Marget Hughs 1868–
    3. 3. Mary Hughs 1869–
    4. 4. James Hughs 1865–
    5. 5. Mahala Hughs 1879–
    6. 6. William Hughs 1875–
    7. 7. Isaac Hughs 1864–
    8. 8. Matilda Hughs 1872–
    9. 9. Elizabeth Hughs 1876–
  2. 2. James Huse 1862–

Matilda Bentley's Timeline

2 Records

1818
1818
Birth of Matilda Bentley in Perry Co., Kentucky
Perry Co., Kentucky
1895
1895
Age 77
Death of Matilda Bentley in Kentucky, United States
Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1818
    Event Place: Perry Co., Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1895
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States
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