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Thomas Wesley Bentley 1862–1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jan 1862

Birth Location: Long Fork, Shelby Creek, Virgie, Pike, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 15 Oct 1928

Death Location: Long Fork, Shelby Creek, Virgie, Pike, Kentucky, USA

Father: Thomas Bentley

Mother: Dulcenia Johnson

Spouse(s): Millie Bartley, Clerinda Fleming

Children(s): William Bentley, Nancy Bentley, Dulcena Bentley, Easter Bentley, Arlena Bentley, Mary Bentley, John Bentley, Thomas Jr, Rebecca Bentley, Miles Bentley, Nancy Bentley, Lum Bentley, Vina Bentley, Simon Bentley, Lucinda Bentley, Kit Bentley, Stibb Bentley, William Bentley, Vina Bentley, Benjamine Bentley, Simon Bentley, Noah Bentley

Thomas Wesley Bentley was born in 1862 in Long Fork, Shelby Creek, Virgie, Pike, Kentucky, USA, the child of Thomas Bentley And Dulcenia Cena Mullins Johnson. In 1860, Thomas Wesley Bentley resided in District 1, Pike, Kentucky, USA. Thomas Wesley Bentley married Clerinda Fleming, Millie Francis Bartley, and had children including Arlena Bell Polly Bentley, Benjamine Franklin Bentley, Dulcena Bentley, Easter Bentley, John Bentley, Kit Bentley, Lucinda Bentley, Lum Bentley, Mary Bentley, Miles Bentley, Nancy Ann Bentley, Nancy J Bentley, Noah Sherman Bentley, Rebecca Jane Bentley, Simon P Bentley, Simon Peter Bentley, Stibb Bentley, Thomas Bentley Jr, Vina Bentley, William R Bentley, William Riley Bentley. Thomas Wesley Bentley passed away in 1928 in Long Fork, Shelby Creek, Virgie, Pike, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas Wesley Bentley was born in 1862 in Long Fork, Shelby Creek, Virgie, Pike, Kentucky, USA, the child of Thomas Bentley And Dulcenia Cena Mullins Johnson.
  • In 1860, Thomas Wesley Bentley resided in District 1, Pike, Kentucky, USA.
  • Thomas Wesley Bentley married Clerinda Fleming, Millie Francis Bartley, and had children including Arlena Bell Polly Bentley, Benjamine Franklin Bentley, Dulcena Bentley, Easter Bentley, John Bentley, Kit Bentley, Lucinda Bentley, Lum Bentley, Mary Bentley, Miles Bentley, Nancy Ann Bentley, Nancy J Bentley, Noah Sherman Bentley, Rebecca Jane Bentley, Simon P Bentley, Simon Peter Bentley, Stibb Bentley, Thomas Bentley Jr, Vina Bentley, William R Bentley, William Riley Bentley.
  • Thomas Wesley Bentley passed away in 1928 in Long Fork, Shelby Creek, Virgie, Pike, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Bentley's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Bentley
1862–1928
Birth Place: Long Fork, Shelby Creek, Virgie, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Thomas Bentley
1822–1868
Etty, Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Dulcenia ("Cena" Mullins) Johnson
1830–1907
Long Fork, Shelby Creek, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
John (Quillen) Bentley
1788–1858
Rowan, North Carolina
Margaret. (Peggy) Hamilton
1800–1841
Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
WILLIAM (VARNER) JOHNSON
1813–1897
Pucketts Creek, Knox, Kentucky, USA
Matilda ("Tillie" Cathey) Mullins
1814–1887
Speight, Indian Creek, Long Fork, Shelby Creek, Virgie, Pike, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Sr
1752–1839
Nancy Lewis
1759–1845
Thomas Jr
1758–1847
Ann Martin
1771–1850
♥ Johnson
1781–1839
Sarah Tackett
1781–1874
Solomon Mullins
1782–1858
Sarah Mullins
1788–1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Jr
1728–1789
Mary Beasley
1714–1795
Peter Lewis
1704–1780
Margaret Eyre
1725–1803
Thomas Hamilton
1719–1772
Esther Sampson
1730–1769
Charles Hamilton
1749–1818
Thetis Memery
Virginia Bailey
1750–1846
John Mullins
1752–1849
George Cathey
1760–1855
Sarah Greenfield
1760–1854

Thomas Bentley's Descendants

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Thomas (Wesley) Bentley (15 Jan 1862–15 Oct 1928) m. Millie (Francis) Bartley (12 Jan 1862–13 Mar 1937) m. Clerinda Fleming (10 Mar 1861–5 Jan 1926)
  1. 1. William (Riley) Bentley 1891–1968
  2. 2. Nancy (J.) Bentley 1896–1929
  3. 3. Dulcena Bentley 1891–1856
  4. 4. Easter Bentley 1882–1973 m. Isaac (Nelson) Cantrell 1883–1978
    1. 1. Clistus Cantrell 1915– m. Molly Cantrell 1924–
  5. 5. Arlena (Bell Polly) Bentley 1885–1926
  6. 6. Mary Bentley 1769–1830
  7. 7. John Bentley 1885–1968
  8. 8. Thomas (Bentley) Jr 1888– m. Nara Bentley 1897–
    1. 1. Herma Halbrook 1917–
    2. 2. Dixie (M) Collins 1922–
  9. 9. Rebecca (Jane) Bentley 1890–
  10. 10. Miles Bentley 1892–
  11. 11. Nancy (Ann) Bentley 1892–
  12. 12. Lum Bentley 1895–1932
  13. 13. Vina Bentley 1898–1969
  14. 14. Simon (P) Bentley 1902–1950
  15. 15. Lucinda Bentley 1905–1984
  16. 16. Kit Bentley 1906–1957
  17. 17. Stibb Bentley 1907–1957
  18. 18. William (R) Bentley 1881–1933
  19. 19. Vina Bentley 1885–1965
  20. 20. Benjamine (Franklin) Bentley 1885–1925 m. Easter Branham 1888–
    1. 1. Grace (Bentley Rains) * 1912–2000
    2. 2. Molly (Bentley) * 1917–1984
    3. 3. Mack Bentley 1923–1984
    4. 4. Buck Bentley 1925–1945
    5. 5. Irvin (Bentley) * 1907–1948
    6. 6. Bethana (Bentley) * 1910–1986
  21. 21. Simon (Peter) Bentley 1896–1886
  22. 22. Noah (Sherman) Bentley 1904–1970

Thomas Bentley's Timeline

7 Records

1860
1860
Thomas Wesley Bentley resided here in District 1, Pike, Kentucky, USA
District 1, Pike, Kentucky, USA
1861
15 Apr 1861
Birth of Thomas Wesley Bentley in Long Fork, Shelby Creek, Virgie, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Long Fork, Shelby Creek, Virgie, Pike, Kentucky, USA
1862
15 Jan 1862
Birth of Thomas Wesley Bentley in Long Fork, Shelby Creek, Virgie, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Long Fork, Shelby Creek, Virgie, Pike, Kentucky, USA
1870
1870
Age 8
Thomas Wesley Bentley resided here in District 2, Pike, Kentucky, USA
District 2, Pike, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 18
Thomas Wesley Bentley resided here in Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, USA
1928
October 1928
Age 66
Death of Thomas Wesley Bentley in Long Fork, Shelby Creek, Virgie, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Long Fork, Shelby Creek, Virgie, Pike, Kentucky, USA
1928
15 Oct 1928
Age 66
Death of Thomas Wesley Bentley in Long Fork, Shelby Creek, Virgie, Pike, Kentucky, USA
Long Fork, Shelby Creek, Virgie, Pike, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1861
    Event Place: Long Fork, Shelby Creek, Virgie, Pike, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 1, Pike, Kentucky; Roll: M653_392; Page: 818; Family History Library Fil

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1862
    Event Place: Long Fork, Shelby Creek, Virgie, Pike, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 2, Pike, Kentucky; Roll: M593_495; Page: 33A; Family History Library Film: 545994

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 1, Pike, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 1, Pike, Kentucky; Roll: M653_392; Page: 818; Family History Library Fil

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 2, Pike, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 2, Pike, Kentucky; Roll: M593_495; Page: 33A; Family History Library Film: 545994

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: October 1928
    Event Place: Long Fork, Shelby Creek, Virgie, Pike, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1928
    Event Place: Long Fork, Shelby Creek, Virgie, Pike, Kentucky, USA

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