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William Jackson Bentley 1815 – 1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Apr 1815

Birth Location: Union, Union, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: Dec 1912

Death Location: Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, United States

Father: William Bentley

Mother: Mary Whitlock

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In 1815, William Jackson Bentley entered the world in Union, Union, South Carolina, United States, born to William Bentley and Mary Polly Whitlock. William Jackson Bentley passed away in 1912 in Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1815, William Jackson Bentley entered the world in Union, Union, South Carolina, United States, born to William Bentley and Mary Polly Whitlock.
  • William Jackson Bentley passed away in 1912 in Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, United States.

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William Bentley's Ancestors

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William Bentley
1815 – 1912
Birth Place: Union, Union, South Carolina, United States
Parents
William Bentley
1781 – 1847
South Carolina, United States
Mary (Polly) Whitlock
1774 – 1851
Goochland, Virginia, United States,
Grandparents
Joel Bentley
1765 – 1838
Virginia, USA
Sarah ((Sally)) Faucett
1760 – 1810
Amelia, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Bentley
1719 – 1795
Mary Weldon
1720 – 1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Bentley
1690 – 1788
Anne Bentley
1695 – 1791

William Bentley's Timeline

2 Records

1815
18 Apr 1815
Birth of William Jackson Bentley in Union, Union, South Carolina, United States
Union, Union, South Carolina, United States
1912
Dec 1912
Age 97
Death of William Jackson Bentley in Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, United States
Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1815
    Event Place: Union, Union, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1912
    Event Place: Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, United States

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