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Thomas Jefferson Bentley 1851 – 1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Aug 1851

Birth Location: , Calhoun, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 24 Jul 1918

Death Location: Mobile, Mobile, Alabama

Father: Turner Bentley

Mother: Rachel Whiteside

Spouse(s): Jeanette Dixon, Elizabeth Bentley

Children(s): William Bentley, Mary Smith, Irene Hanvey, Thelma Wenth, Alma Bentley, John Bentley

In 1851, Thomas Jefferson Bentley entered the world in , Calhoun, Alabama, USA, born to Turner Richard Bentley and Rachel Adeline Whiteside. In 1870, Thomas Jefferson Bentley resided in Township 16, Calhoun, Alabama, USA. Thomas Jefferson Bentley married Jeanette Dixon, Elizabeth Clara Bentley, and had children including William James Bentley, Mary Addie Smith, Irene Hazel Hanvey, Thelma Clara Wenth, Alma Rosalee Bentley, John William Bentley. Thomas Jefferson Bentley passed away in 1918 in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama.

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Biography

  • In 1851, Thomas Jefferson Bentley entered the world in , Calhoun, Alabama, USA, born to Turner Richard Bentley and Rachel Adeline Whiteside.
  • In 1870, Thomas Jefferson Bentley resided in Township 16, Calhoun, Alabama, USA.
  • Thomas Jefferson Bentley married Jeanette Dixon, Elizabeth Clara Bentley, and had children including William James Bentley, Mary Addie Smith, Irene Hazel Hanvey, Thelma Clara Wenth, Alma Rosalee Bentley, John William Bentley.
  • Thomas Jefferson Bentley passed away in 1918 in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama.

Immediate Family

Parents

Turner Bentley
1810 – 1856
Birth Location: , Union, South Carolina, USA
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Rachel Whiteside
1828 – 1879
Birth Location: , Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Jeanette Dixon
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Bentley
1872 – 1946
Birth Location: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
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Children(s)

William Bentley
1886 – 1962
Birth Location: Alabama
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Mary Smith
1892 – 1978
Birth Location: Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, United States of America
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Irene Hanvey
1900 – 1970
Birth Location: Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, United States of America
IH
Thelma Wenth
1903 – 1978
Birth Location: Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, United States of America
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Alma Bentley
1905 – 1986
Birth Location: Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, United States of America
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John Bentley
1908 – 1997
Birth Location: Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, United States of America
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Thomas Bentley's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Bentley
1851 – 1918
Birth Place: , Calhoun, Alabama, USA
Parents
Turner Richard Bentley
1810 – 1856
, Union, South Carolina, USA
Rachel (Adeline) Whiteside
1828 – 1879
, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William Bentley
1781 – 1847
South Carolina, United States
Mary (Polly) Whitlock
1774 – 1851
Goochland, Virginia, United States,
Moses Whiteside
1786 – 1864
Buffalo Creek, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth (Anna) Hemphill
1788 – 1838
Burke Co., NC
Great-Grandparents
Joel Bentley
1765 – 1838
Sarah Faucett
1760 – 1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Bentley
1719 – 1795
Mary Weldon
1720 – 1780

Thomas Bentley's Descendants

1.
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Thomas (Jefferson) Bentley (08 Aug 1851 – 24 Jul 1918) m. Jeanette Dixon m. Elizabeth (Clara) Bentley (7 August 1872 – 20 December 1946)
  1. 1. William (James) Bentley (19 May 1886 – 29 Mar 1962) m. Rosie Bentley (abt 1890 – 6 May 1956)
    1. 1. Clarence (William) Bentley (abt 1909 – Abt 1966) m. Bertha (Elizabeth) Waugh (10 August 1905 – 28 March 1994)
      1. 1. Betty Hogue (abt 1930 – 29 Apr 2008) m. Douglas (E) Hogue (abt 1926 – )
        1. 1. D. (Edward) Hague (abt 1948 – )
      2. 2. Loraine Howard (31 March 1931 – 10 January 2018) m. William (Van) Howard (1 January 1925 – 13 January 1984)
        1. 1. Scarlet Howard (14 May 1949 – ) m. James (Claxton) Bryant (8 Jun 1947 – 28 Dec 2024)
        2. 2. Dan Howard
        3. 3. Mike Howard
    2. 2. Marion Bentley (abt 1910 – )
    3. 3. Lenward Bentley (abt 1912 – )
    4. 4. Nellie Bentley (abt 1915 – )
    5. 5. Mattie Bentley (abt 1917 – )
    6. 6. Lillie Bentley (abt 1919 – )
  2. 2. Mary (Addie) Smith (19 June 1892 – 13 April 1978)
  3. 3. Irene (Hazel) Hanvey (11 August 1900 – 17 January 1970)
  4. 4. Thelma (Clara) Wenth (7 January 1903 – June 1978)
  5. 5. Alma (Rosalee) Bentley (1 November 1905 – 13 March 1986)
  6. 6. John (William) Bentley (19 July 1908 – 7 November 1997)

Thomas Bentley's Timeline

3 Records

1851
08 Aug 1851
Birth of Thomas Jefferson Bentley in , Calhoun, Alabama, USA
, Calhoun, Alabama, USA
1870
1870
Age 19
Thomas Jefferson Bentley resided here in Township 16, Calhoun, Alabama, USA
Township 16, Calhoun, Alabama, USA
1918
24 Jul 1918
Age 67
Death of Thomas Jefferson Bentley in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama
Mobile, Mobile, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Aug 1851
    Event Place: , Calhoun, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 16, Calhoun, Alabama; Roll: M593_5; Page: 579B; Family History Library Film: 545504
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Township 16, Calhoun, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 16, Calhoun, Alabama; Roll: M593_5; Page: 579B; Family History Library Film: 545504

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1918
    Event Place: Mobile, Mobile, Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
    [2] Alabama, U.S., Death Index, 1908-1959
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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