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Preston Plato Bentley 1915–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Dec 1915

Birth Location: Patterson, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 27 Aug 1981

Death Location: Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States

Father: Peter Bentley

Mother: Etta Jackson

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In 1915, Preston Plato Bentley entered the world in Patterson, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States, born to Peter N Bentley And Etta A Jackson. Preston Plato Bentley passed away in 1981 in Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1915, Preston Plato Bentley entered the world in Patterson, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States, born to Peter N Bentley And Etta A Jackson.
  • Preston Plato Bentley passed away in 1981 in Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States.

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Preston Bentley's Ancestors

Self
Preston Bentley
1915–1981
Birth Place: Patterson, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Peter N Bentley
1878–1963
Watauga, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Etta (A) Jackson
1882–1921
Caldwell, North Carolina
Grandparents
Martin (Elijah) Bentley
1843–1918
Lenoir, North Carolina, United States
Lydia Smith
1846–1918
Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Esquire (Pinkney) Jackson
1846–1920
Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Melinda ((Malinda)) Greenfield
1847–1900
Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Caroline Sloop
1813–1890
Lydia Smith
1806–
Harriet Jackson
1818–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Moses Jackson
1792–1881
Sarah Johnson
1789–1880

Preston Bentley's Timeline

2 Records

1915
15 Dec 1915
Birth of Preston Plato Bentley in Patterson, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Patterson, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
1981
27 Aug 1981
Age 66
Death of Preston Plato Bentley in Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1915
    Event Place: Patterson, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1981
    Event Place: Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States

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