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Roy Eugene "Karo" Bentley 1929–2018 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Nov 1929

Birth Location: Norton, Wise, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 09 Jul 2018

Death Location: Payne Gap, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Samuel Bentley

Mother: Maybelle BRANHAM

Spouse(s): Anna Bentley, Ruby Phipps

Children(s):

In 1929, Roy Eugene "Karo" Bentley entered the world in Norton, Wise, Virginia, USA, born to Samuel Bentley And Maybelle Branham. In 1935, Roy Eugene "Karo" Bentley resided in Hemphill, Letcher, Kentucky. In 1940, Roy Eugene "Karo" Bentley resided in Magisterial Dist 2, Hemphill, Letcher, Kentucky, U. Roy Eugene "Karo" Bentley married Anna Sue Bentley, Ruby Lee Phipps, and had children including Allen Burgess Bentley, James Phipps Bentley. Roy Eugene "Karo" Bentley passed away in 2018 in Payne Gap, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1929, Roy Eugene "Karo" Bentley entered the world in Norton, Wise, Virginia, USA, born to Samuel Bentley And Maybelle Branham.
  • In 1935, Roy Eugene "Karo" Bentley resided in Hemphill, Letcher, Kentucky.
  • In 1940, Roy Eugene "Karo" Bentley resided in Magisterial Dist 2, Hemphill, Letcher, Kentucky, U.
  • Roy Eugene "Karo" Bentley married Anna Sue Bentley, Ruby Lee Phipps, and had children including Allen Burgess Bentley, James Phipps Bentley.
  • Roy Eugene "Karo" Bentley passed away in 2018 in Payne Gap, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Roy Bentley's Ancestors

Self
Roy Bentley
1929–2018
Birth Place: Norton, Wise, Virginia, USA
Parents
Samuel Bentley
1902–1978
Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America
Maybelle BRANHAM
1896–1977
Grandparents
John (Henry) Bentley
1863–1940
Payne Gap, Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Mullins
1868–1945
Pike County, Kentucky, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Solomon Bentley
1836–1909
Mary Bentley
1840–1926
John (Murdered)
1828–1870
Martha Potter
1828–1914
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin III
1785–1860
Elizabeth Bentley
1792–1866
James Sr
1781–1880
Sarah Lunsford
1809–1881
Sherwood Sr
1793–1881
Mary Roberts
1800–1864

Roy Bentley's Timeline

5 Records

1929
19 Nov 1929
Birth of Roy Eugene "Karo" Bentley in Norton, Wise, Virginia, USA
Norton, Wise, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 6
Roy Eugene "Karo" Bentley resided here in Hemphill, Letcher, Kentucky
Hemphill, Letcher, Kentucky
1940
1940
Age 11
Roy Eugene "Karo" Bentley resided here in Magisterial Dist 2, Hemphill, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Magisterial Dist 2, Hemphill, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1987
13 Mar 1987
Age 58
Roy Eugene "Karo" Bentley - Divorce in Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Letcher, Kentucky, USA
2018
09 Jul 2018
Age 89
Death of Roy Eugene "Karo" Bentley in Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1929
    Event Place: Norton, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hemphill, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01330; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 67-15
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Hemphill, Letcher, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hemphill, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01330; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 67-15

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Magisterial Dist 2, Hemphill, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hemphill, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01330; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 67-15

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Divorce
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1987
    Event Place: Letcher, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Divorce Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Jul 2018
    Event Place: Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Payne Gap, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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