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Ollie Bentley 1901–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Dec 1901

Birth Location: Letcher, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 16 May 1997

Death Location: Ermine, Letcher County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Daniel Bentley

Mother: Leva Fields

Spouse(s): Samuel Wright

Children(s): Lester Wright, Harry Wright, Sherman Wright, Jimmie Wright, Larry Wright, Margaret Wright

Ollie Bentley was born in 1901 in Letcher, Kentucky, USA, the child of Daniel Boone Bentley And Leva Elizabeth Fields. In 1910, Ollie Bentley resided in Portsmouth Ward 3, Scioto, Ohio, USA. In 1920, Ollie Bentley resided in Fleming, Letcher, Kentucky, USA. Ollie Bentley married Samuel Wright, and had children including Harry Wright, Jimmie Loren Wright, Larry Wright, Lester J Wright, Margaret Jean Wright, Sherman Andrew Wright, Wanda Wright. Ollie Bentley passed away in 1997 in Ermine, Letcher County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Ollie Bentley was born in 1901 in Letcher, Kentucky, USA, the child of Daniel Boone Bentley And Leva Elizabeth Fields.
  • In 1910, Ollie Bentley resided in Portsmouth Ward 3, Scioto, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1920, Ollie Bentley resided in Fleming, Letcher, Kentucky, USA.
  • Ollie Bentley married Samuel Wright, and had children including Harry Wright, Jimmie Loren Wright, Larry Wright, Lester J Wright, Margaret Jean Wright, Sherman Andrew Wright, Wanda Wright.
  • Ollie Bentley passed away in 1997 in Ermine, Letcher County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Bentley
1875–1941
Birth Location: Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States,
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Leva Fields
1877–1941
Birth Location: Kentucky
LF

Spouses(s)

Samuel Wright
1891–1936
Birth Location: Beefhide, ky
SW

Children(s)

Lester Wright
1918–1993
Birth Location: Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
LW
Harry Wright
1930–1971
Birth Location: Letcher, Kentucky
HW
Sherman Wright
1925–2006
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
SW
Jimmie Wright
1935–1967
Birth Location: Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
JW
Larry Wright
1930–1981
Birth Location: Letcher, Kentucky
LW
Margaret Wright
1926–2011
Birth Location: Millstone, Ky
MW

Ollie Bentley's Ancestors

Self
Ollie Bentley
1901–1997
Birth Place: Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Daniel Boone Bentley
1875–1941
Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States,
Leva (Elizabeth) Fields
1877–1941
Kentucky
Grandparents
Mathew (( Mack)) Bentley
1851–1923
Letcher, Kentucky
Servilla (Caroline Hall) Bentley
1857–1921
Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Bentley
1823–1862
Miranda Ramey
1825–1892
Reuben Hall
1814–1880
Mahala Bentley
1819–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lewis GGF
1783–1872
Nancy Hammonds
1783–1872
Moses Ramey
1796–1846
Tabitha Fuller
1800–1866
Reuben Hall
1771–1862
**Nancy Smith
1779–1854
Elizabeth Bentley
1792–1866
Benjamin Bentley
1788–1857

Ollie Bentley's Descendants

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Ollie Bentley (24 Dec 1901–16 May 1997) m. Samuel Wright (3 Apr 1891–18 May 1936)
  1. 1. Lester (J) Wright 1918–1993
  2. 2. Harry Wright 1930–1971
  3. 3. Sherman (Andrew) Wright 1925–2006 m. Bentley 1924–1978
  4. 4. Jimmie (Loren) Wright 1935–1967
  5. 5. Larry Wright 1930–1981
  6. 6. Margaret (Jean) Wright 1926–2011

Ollie Bentley's Timeline

7 Records

1901
24 Dec 1901
Birth of Ollie Bentley in Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1910
1910
Age 9
Ollie Bentley resided here in Portsmouth Ward 3, Scioto, Ohio, USA
Portsmouth Ward 3, Scioto, Ohio, USA
1920
1920
Age 19
Ollie Bentley resided here in Fleming, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Fleming, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1930
1930
Age 29
Ollie Bentley resided here in Neon, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Neon, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1935
1935
Age 34
Ollie Bentley resided here in Rural, Letcher, Kentucky
Rural, Letcher, Kentucky
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 39
Ollie Bentley resided here in Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1997
16 May 1997
Age 96
Death of Ollie Bentley in Fleming-Neon, Letcher, Kentucky
Fleming-Neon, Letcher, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1901
    Event Place: Letcher, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1330; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 67-16A
    [2] Kentucky Death Index
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 402-40-8867; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fleming, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: T625_587; Page: B; Enumeration District: 67; Image: 531
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Neon, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: 766; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0023; Image: 31.0; FHL microfilm: 2340501
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Portsmouth Ward 3, Scioto, Ohio; Roll: T624_1228; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0152; FHL microfilm: 1375241
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Portsmouth Ward 3, Scioto, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Portsmouth Ward 3, Scioto, Ohio; Roll: T624_1228; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0152; FHL microfilm: 1375241

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Fleming, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fleming, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: T625_587; Page: B; Enumeration District: 67; Image: 531

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Neon, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Neon, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: 766; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0023; Image: 31.0; FHL microfilm: 2340501

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Letcher, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1330; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 67-16A

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Letcher, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1330; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 67-16A

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Letcher
    Record Source: Kentucky Death Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1997
    Event Place: Fleming-Neon, Letcher, Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky Death Index
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 402-40-8867; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ermine, Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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