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Paul Jefferson Bentley 1912–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Aug 1912

Birth Location: Wise County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 8 Mar 1981

Death Location: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA

Father: William Bentley

Mother: Ethel Vicars

Spouse(s): Lela Barritt

Children(s):

The story of Paul Jefferson Bentley began in 1912 in Wise County, Virginia, USA. In 1930, Paul Jefferson Bentley resided in District 6, District 6, Fayette, Kentucky, USA. In 1950, Paul Jefferson Bentley resided in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA. Paul Jefferson Bentley married Lela Louisa Barritt, and had children including Bronke B Bentley, Nicholas L Bentley. Paul Jefferson Bentley passed away in 1981 in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Paul Jefferson Bentley began in 1912 in Wise County, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1930, Paul Jefferson Bentley resided in District 6, District 6, Fayette, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1950, Paul Jefferson Bentley resided in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA.
  • Paul Jefferson Bentley married Lela Louisa Barritt, and had children including Bronke B Bentley, Nicholas L Bentley.
  • Paul Jefferson Bentley passed away in 1981 in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Bentley
1882–1937
Birth Location: Pike County, Kentucky, USA
WB
Ethel Vicars
1886–1977
Birth Location: Wise County, Virginia, USA
EV

Spouses(s)

Lela Barritt
1912–2007
Birth Location: Salina, Saline, Kansas, USA
LB

Children(s)

Paul Bentley's Ancestors

Self
Paul Bentley
1912–1981
Birth Place: Wise County, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Otho Bentley
1882–1937
Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Ethel (Cornelia) Vicars
1886–1977
Wise County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Augustus (McFarland) Vicars
1856–1944
Copper Ridge, Virginia, USA
Amy (Jessee) Fuller
1862–1942
Wise County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Vicars
1824–1904
Sarah McConnell
1834–1895
Noah Fuller
1828–1915
Cynthia Jessee
1835–1915
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joab McConnell
1805–1880
Rebecca Kilgore
1811–1850
Nancy Counts
1813–1894

Paul Bentley's Timeline

5 Records

1912
16 Aug 1912
Birth of Paul Jefferson Bentley in Wise County, Virginia, USA
Wise County, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 18
Paul Jefferson Bentley resided here in District 6, District 6, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
District 6, District 6, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 38
Paul Jefferson Bentley resided here in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 39
Paul Jefferson Bentley resided here in Kentucky
Kentucky
1981
8 Mar 1981
Age 69
Death of Paul Jefferson Bentley in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1912
    Event Place: Wise County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Kentucky, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 45
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Lexington, Fayette

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 6, District 6, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Lexington, Fayette

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Kentucky, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 45

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1981
    Event Place: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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