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Matilda Bentley 1854–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1854

Birth Location: Long Fork, Shelby Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 13 Jan 1936

Death Location: Lincoln, West Virginia USA

Father: Thomas Bentley

Mother: Dulcenia Johnson

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Children(s):

Matilda Bentley was born in 1854 in Long Fork, Shelby Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA, the child of Thomas Bentley And Dulcenia Cena Mullins Johnson. In 1860, Matilda Bentley resided in District 1, Pike, Kentucky, USA. Matilda Bentley passed away in 1936 in Lincoln, West Virginia USA.

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Biography

  • Matilda Bentley was born in 1854 in Long Fork, Shelby Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA, the child of Thomas Bentley And Dulcenia Cena Mullins Johnson.
  • In 1860, Matilda Bentley resided in District 1, Pike, Kentucky, USA.
  • Matilda Bentley passed away in 1936 in Lincoln, West Virginia USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Bentley
1822–1868
Birth Location: Etty, Pike County, Kentucky, USA
TB
Dulcenia Johnson
1830–1907
Birth Location: Long Fork, Shelby Creek, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
DJ

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Matilda Bentley's Ancestors

Self
Matilda Bentley
1854–1936
Birth Place: Long Fork, Shelby Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Thomas Bentley
1822–1868
Etty, Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Dulcenia ("Cena" Mullins) Johnson
1830–1907
Long Fork, Shelby Creek, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
John (Quillen) Bentley
1788–1858
Rowan, North Carolina
Margaret. (Peggy) Hamilton
1800–1841
Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
WILLIAM (VARNER) JOHNSON
1813–1897
Pucketts Creek, Knox, Kentucky, USA
Matilda ("Tillie" Cathey) Mullins
1814–1887
Speight, Indian Creek, Long Fork, Shelby Creek, Virgie, Pike, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Sr
1752–1839
Nancy Lewis
1759–1845
Thomas Jr
1758–1847
Ann Martin
1771–1850
♥ Johnson
1781–1839
Sarah Tackett
1781–1874
Solomon Mullins
1782–1858
Sarah Mullins
1788–1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Jr
1728–1789
Mary Beasley
1714–1795
Peter Lewis
1704–1780
Margaret Eyre
1725–1803
Thomas Hamilton
1719–1772
Esther Sampson
1730–1769
Charles Hamilton
1749–1818
Thetis Memery
Virginia Bailey
1750–1846
John Mullins
1752–1849
George Cathey
1760–1855
Sarah Greenfield
1760–1854

Matilda Bentley's Timeline

5 Records

1854
1854
Birth of Matilda Bentley in Pike, Kentucky, United States
Pike, Kentucky, United States
1854
1854
Birth of Matilda Bentley in Long Fork, Shelby Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Long Fork, Shelby Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
1860
1860
Age 6
Matilda Bentley resided here in District 1, Pike, Kentucky, USA
District 1, Pike, Kentucky, USA
1870
1870
Age 16
Matilda Bentley resided here in District 2, Pike, Kentucky, USA
District 2, Pike, Kentucky, USA
1936
13 Jan 1936
Age 82
Death of Matilda Bentley in Lincoln, West Virginia USA
Lincoln, West Virginia USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1854
    Event Place: Pike, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 1, Pike, Kentucky; Roll: M653_392; Page: 818; Family History Library Fil

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1854
    Event Place: Long Fork, Shelby Creek, Pike, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 2, Pike, Kentucky; Roll: M593_495; Page: 33A; Family History Library Film: 545994

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 1, Pike, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 1, Pike, Kentucky; Roll: M653_392; Page: 818; Family History Library Fil

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 2, Pike, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 2, Pike, Kentucky; Roll: M593_495; Page: 33A; Family History Library Film: 545994

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1936
    Event Place: Lincoln, West Virginia USA
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