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Robert Bryant BENTLEY 1849–1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Nov 1849

Birth Location: Alexander, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 21 Dec 1921

Death Location: Whitesburg, Letcher County, Kentucky, USA

Father: James Bentley

Mother: Tabitha Baker

Spouse(s): Sarah Holcomb

Children(s): Edgar Bentley, James Bentley, Letitia Bentley, Joseph Bentley, William Bentley, Stephen Bentley, Ida Bentley, Margie Ready

Robert Bryant BENTLEY was born in 1849 in Alexander, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States, the child of James Martin Bentley And Tabitha Baker. Robert Bryant BENTLEY married Sarah Holcomb, and had children including Edgar Theodore Bentley, Ida Josephine Bentley, James Monroe Bentley, Joseph Preston Bentley, Letitia Violet Bentley, Margie Lee Ready, Stephen Henry A Bentley, William Finley Bentley. Robert Bryant BENTLEY passed away in 1921 in Whitesburg, Letcher County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert Bryant BENTLEY was born in 1849 in Alexander, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States, the child of James Martin Bentley And Tabitha Baker.
  • Robert Bryant BENTLEY married Sarah Holcomb, and had children including Edgar Theodore Bentley, Ida Josephine Bentley, James Monroe Bentley, Joseph Preston Bentley, Letitia Violet Bentley, Margie Lee Ready, Stephen Henry A Bentley, William Finley Bentley.
  • Robert Bryant BENTLEY passed away in 1921 in Whitesburg, Letcher County, Kentucky, USA.

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Robert BENTLEY's Ancestors

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Robert BENTLEY
1849–1921
Birth Place: Alexander, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Parents
James Martin Bentley
1823–1849
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Tabitha Baker
1833–1910
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James ("Jim" Martin Bentley) Sr
1781–1880
Eastern Tennessee, Western District, Washington, Providence of North Carolina, Colony of Virginia
Elizabeth ((Bentley)) Laws
1792–1869
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Bentley
1854–1929
Elizabeth Laws
1792–1869
William Laws
1753–1816
Frances Guess
–1836
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bentley
1826–1895
Anna Potter
1830–1901
William Laws
1753–1816
Frances Guess
–1836
George Laws
1720–1798
Sarah Mulkey
1728–1771

Robert BENTLEY's Descendants

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Robert (Bryant) BENTLEY (01 Nov 1849–21 Dec 1921) m. Sarah Holcomb (2 MAR 1856–25 Dec 1943)
  1. 1. Edgar (Theodore) Bentley 1875–1892
  2. 2. James (Monroe) Bentley 1876–1929
  3. 3. Letitia (Violet) Bentley 1878–1917
  4. 4. Joseph (Preston) Bentley 1881–1942
  5. 5. William (Finley) Bentley 1884–1953
  6. 6. Stephen (Henry A) Bentley 1889–1914
  7. 7. Ida (Josephine) Bentley 1892–1918
  8. 8. Margie (Lee) Ready 1894–1992 m. Wesley (Milford) Ready 1894–1997
    1. 1. Irma (Lee) Ready 1926–
    2. 2. Virginia Ready 1922–

Robert BENTLEY's Timeline

3 Records

1849
01 Nov 1849
Birth of Robert Bryant BENTLEY in Alexander, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Alexander, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
1921
21 Dec 1921
Age 72
Death of Robert Bryant BENTLEY in West Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
West Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
1921
21 Dec 1921
Age 72
Death of Robert Bryant BENTLEY in Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Nov 1849
    Event Place: Alexander, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Web: Kentucky, Find A Grave Index, 1776-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1921
    Event Place: West Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1921
    Event Place: Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: Web: Kentucky, Find A Grave Index, 1776-2012

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Whitesburg, Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Web: Kentucky, Find A Grave Index, 1776-2012

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