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Minnie Belle Rankin 1879 – 1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 October 1879

Birth Location: Marion County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 24 January 1952

Death Location: Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA

Father: William Rankin

Mother: Mary Moore

Spouse(s): John Bentley

Children(s): Cyntha Bently, Effie Bentley, Milt Bentley, Lester Bentley, Ribern Bentley, Alethie Bentley, Golden Bentley, Clifford Bentley, Nora Bentley

The story of Minnie Belle Rankin began in 1879 in Marion County, Tennessee, USA. Minnie Belle Rankin married John M Bentley, and had children including Cyntha A Bently, Effie Myrtle Bentley, Milt Valancourt “Milt” Bentley, Lester Glenn Bentley, Ribern Taylor Bentley, Alethie “Letha” V Bentley, Golden V Bentley, Clifford Donely Bentley, Nora Bentley. Minnie Belle Rankin passed away in 1952 in Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA.

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  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • The story of Minnie Belle Rankin began in 1879 in Marion County, Tennessee, USA.
  • Minnie Belle Rankin married John M Bentley, and had children including Cyntha A Bently, Effie Myrtle Bentley, Milt Valancourt “Milt” Bentley, Lester Glenn Bentley, Ribern Taylor Bentley, Alethie “Letha” V Bentley, Golden V Bentley, Clifford Donely Bentley, Nora Bentley.
  • Minnie Belle Rankin passed away in 1952 in Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Rankin
1842 – 1897
Birth Location: Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, United States
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Mary Moore
1846 – 1914
Birth Location: Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

John Bentley
1877 – 1962
Birth Location: Tennessee
JB

Children(s)

Cyntha Bently
1897 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Effie Bentley
1900 – 1990
Birth Location: Shady Valley, Johnson County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Milt Bentley
1903 – 1991
Birth Location: Shady Valley, Johnson County, Tennessee, United States of America
MB
Lester Bentley
1905 – 1983
Birth Location: Shady Valley, Johnson, Tennessee, United States
LB
Ribern Bentley
1907 – 1981
Birth Location: Shady Valley, Johnson, Tennessee, United States
RB
Alethie Bentley
1909 – 2005
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Golden Bentley
1913 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
GB
Clifford Bentley
1914 – 1987
Birth Location: Shady Valley, Tennessee
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Nora Bentley
1921 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Minnie Rankin's Ancestors

Self
Minnie Rankin
1879 – 1952
Birth Place: Marion County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
William Milton Rankin
1842 – 1897
Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, United States
Mary (Jane) Moore
1846 – 1914
Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
James Rankin
1809 – 1871
Greene, Tennessee, United States
Mary (Jane) Alley
1825 – 1880
Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, USA
Silas Moore
1827 – 1854
North Carolina
Rebecca Hixson
1830 – 1906
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
James Rankin
1768 – 1810
Mary Brashear,Rankin
1776 – 1810
John Alley
1801 – 1878
Mary Kelly
1806 – 1871
William Hixson
1804 – 1850
Margaret Roberson
1808 – 1887
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Zaza Brasher
1772 – 1823
Elizabeth Adkinson
1756 – 1798
Walter *
1775 – 1848
Jane Alley
1773 – 1850
John Kelly
1779 – 1845
Nancy Mayho\Mayo
1777 – 1857
Ephraim Hixson
1775 – 1830
Margaret
1775 – 1809

Minnie Rankin's Descendants

1.
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Minnie (Belle) Rankin (2 October 1879 – 24 January 1952) m. John (M) Bentley (May 1877 – 26 October 1962)
  1. 1. Cyntha (A) Bently (May 1897 – )
  2. 2. Effie (Myrtle) Bentley (14 Apr 1900 – 5 Jul 1990)
  3. 3. Milt (Valancourt “Milt”) Bentley (5 April 1903 – 10 August 1991) m. Rebecca (Newsom) Bentley (28 August 1902 – 22 April 1984) m. Stella (Effie) Bentley (8 June 1914 – 6 March 2006)
    1. 1. Bathus (Lee) Bentley (21 October 1923 – 31 October 2007)
    2. 2. James (Patton) Bentley (4 April 1926 – 17 May 2009)
    3. 3. Blanch (Irene) Bently (17 Jan 1928 – 6 September 2002) m. Guy (Vernard) Johnson (08-Mar-1926 – 14 Nov 2000) m. Guy (Vernard) Johnson (8 Mar 1926 – 14 Nov 2000)
      1. 1. Sheila (Ann) Johnson (22 May 1979 – ) m. Michael (Joe) Church (15 Jan 1956 – )
        1. 1. Sheryl (Church) Callis (6 July 1980 – ) m. Elliott Anderson (16 Oct 1977 – )
        2. 2. Danielle (Beth Church) Nickison (28 Jan 1982 – ) m. Robert (Wayne) Nickison (7 Sep 1979 – )
        3. 3. Jason (Brian) Church (24 Dec 1984 – )
        4. 4. Erin (Marie) Church (5 Dec 1987 – 03/03/2017)
    4. 4. Bathus (Lee) Bentley (21 October 1923 – 31 October 2007)
    5. 5. James (Patton) Bentley (4 Apr 1926 – 17 May 2009)
  4. 4. Lester (Glenn) Bentley (28 Nov 1905 – 29 Sep 1983)
  5. 5. Ribern (Taylor) Bentley (8 Apr 1907 – 23 Jul 1981)
  6. 6. Alethie (“Letha” V) Bentley (13 Dec 1909 – 8 Jun 2005)
  7. 7. Golden (V) Bentley (abt 1913 – )
  8. 8. Clifford (Donely) Bentley (22 Jul 1914 – 19 Nov 1987)
  9. 9. Nora Bentley (abt 1921 – )

Minnie Rankin's Timeline

2 Records

1879
2 October 1879
Birth of Minnie Belle Rankin in Marion County, Tennessee, USA
Marion County, Tennessee, USA
1952
24 January 1952
Age 73
Death of Minnie Belle Rankin in Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 October 1879
    Event Place: Marion County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 January 1952
    Event Place: Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
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