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William George Washington Bentley 1831–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1831

Birth Location: Alexander, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1916

Death Location: North Carolina, USA

Father: Thomas Bentley

Mother: Hannah Bently

Spouse(s): Martha Craig

Children(s): Charles BENTLEY, Sarah Bentley, William Bentley, Myra Bentley, Nancy Bentley, Noah Bentley, Hannah Bentley

The story of William George Washington Bentley began in 1831 in Alexander, North Carolina, USA. In 1850, William George Washington Bentley resided in Alexander, North Carolina, USA. William George Washington Bentley married Martha Craig, and had children including Charles Phillip Bentley, Hannah Elizabeth Bentley, Myra Lou Bentley, Nancy C Bentley, Noah Jackson Bentley, Sarah Elizabeth Bentley, William Sylvester Bentley. William George Washington Bentley passed away in 1916 in North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William George Washington Bentley began in 1831 in Alexander, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1850, William George Washington Bentley resided in Alexander, North Carolina, USA.
  • William George Washington Bentley married Martha Craig, and had children including Charles Phillip Bentley, Hannah Elizabeth Bentley, Myra Lou Bentley, Nancy C Bentley, Noah Jackson Bentley, Sarah Elizabeth Bentley, William Sylvester Bentley.
  • William George Washington Bentley passed away in 1916 in North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Bentley
1805–1888
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Hannah Bently
1801–1892
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Martha Craig
1840–1889
Birth Location: Burke, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Charles BENTLEY
1870–1951
Birth Location: Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA
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Sarah Bentley
1863–
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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William Bentley
1858–1915
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Myra Bentley
1866–1945
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Nancy Bentley
1868–
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
NB
Noah Bentley
1872–1946
Birth Location: Caldwell, North Carolina, USA
NB
Hannah Bentley
1876–1949
Birth Location: Caldwell, North Carolina, USA
HB

William Bentley's Ancestors

Self
William Bentley
1831–1916
Birth Place: Alexander, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Thomas Bentley
1805–1888
North Carolina, USA
Hannah Bently
1801–1892
North Carolina
Grandparents
Benjamin Bentley
1772–1854
Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Mary Keeney
1776–1815
Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Green Sr
1741–1820
Dianna Bentley
1748–1820
Thomas Keeney
1751–1840
Mercy Keeney
1748–1839
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Bentley
1677–1760
Bathsheba Greene
1698–1775

William Bentley's Descendants

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William (George Washington) Bentley (1 Jan 1831–1916) m. Martha Craig (1840–1889)
  1. 1. Charles (Phillip) BENTLEY 1870–1951 m. Margaret Gilliland 1877–1942
    1. 1. Lonnie (Phillip) Bentley 1916–1968 m. Belva (Elaine) Anderson 1916–1999
      1. 1. Edward (Phillip Bentley) Sr 1936–2007 m. Rebecca (Ann) Abernethy 1939–1988 m. Gail (Annette) Bentley 1943–2019
      2. 2. Ronald (Eugene) Bentley 1937–1996 m. Georgia (Faye) WALKER 1941–1998
      3. 3. Donald Bentley 1938–1996
      4. 4. Joe (Howard) BENTLEY 1944–1962
      5. 5. Nellie (Jean) BENTLEY 1941–2020 m. John (Joseph Porter) Sr. 1938–2015
    2. 2. Rosa (Isabel) Bentley 1896–1974 m. Henry (Clarence Mask) Sr. 1888–1990
      1. 1. Nora (Pearl) Bolick 1927–1988 m. William (Andrew Haas) Jr 1925–2011 m. Cleatus (Edgar) Bolick 1915–1997 m. Melvin (Howard) Mauney 1924–2008
    3. 3. Jones (Ernest) Bentley 1914–1996
    4. 4. Edith Bentley 1919–1994
    5. 5. Tressie Bentley 1922–2005
    6. 6. Loyd (Albert) Bentley 1909–1970 m. DELLA (MAE) CURTIS 1913–1957
      1. 1. Lloyd (Wayne) Bentley 1937–2012
      2. 2. Gladys (Florence) Bentley 1928–2014
      3. 3. Barbara (Clietith Bentley) Groves 1939–2007 m. Carroll (Thomas "Buzzie") Bentley 1937–1996
      4. 4. Uzell (Jewell) Bentley 1934–2003
      5. 5. Linda (Mae) Bentley 1942–1942
    7. 7. Crosby (Della) Bentley 1895–1932 m. Walter (Washington CURTIS) * 1890–1960
      1. 1. Margaret (Ruth CURTIS) * 1928–1982 m. Roysville (Luther) Carswell 1923–1981
        1. 1. Lela (Elizabeth) Carswell 1948–2008
        2. 2. Van (Freeman) Carswell 1943–2018
        3. 3. Betty (Ruth) Hudson 1946–2021
        4. 4. Ernest (Curtis Luther) Curtis 1945–2021
      2. 2. Roena (Jane) CURTIS 1913–1972 m. Arland (Smith) Perrell 1915–1974 m. Roby (William) Burgess 1911–2003
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Burgess) Burns 1931–2012 m. Joe (Hickman) Burns 1928–1999
        2. 2. Roby (Deward Burgess) Sr 1932–2005
      3. 3. John (Phillips) CURTIS 1916–1920
      4. 4. Carl (Washington) Curtis 1918–2007
      5. 5. Cloyd (Alexander) CURTIS 1922–
      6. 6. Howard (James) CURTIS 1924–1992
      7. 7. Luther (Milroy) CURTIS 1920–2013
      8. 8. Lloyd (Walter) CURTIS 1922–1992 m. Myrtle (Leoan) HENDRIX 1922–2015
      9. 9. Henry (Ernest) CURTIS 1926–1988
    8. 8. Jesse (Milroy) Bentley 1899–1963 m. Ola (Estelle) Bentley 1897–1984 m. Quitta (Alice Samantha) Hilton 1900–1974
      1. 1. Samuel (Oscar Mask) Sr 1919–1980 m. Ruby (Lee) Triplette 1919–2006
        1. 1. Robert (Lee) Mask 1946–2020
    9. 9. John (Wesley) Bentley 1907–1960 m. Rosa (Pearl) Duncan 1904–1966
      1. 1. Florence (Lucille) Sigmon 1929–1992 m. Thomas (Hoyt) Sigmon 1928–1998
    10. 10. Addie (Ethel) Bentley 1904–1972 m. Martin Mikeal 1906–
      1. 1. Dorothy (Mae Mikeal) Mikel 1928–2008
      2. 2. Raymond (M. Mikeal) Sr 1930–1991 m. Lucille (A) Weirer 1939–2007
    11. 11. Edgar (Washington) Bentley 1902–1968
    12. 12. Alma (Verlie) Bentley 1911–1968
  2. 2. Sarah (Elizabeth) Bentley 1863–
  3. 3. William (Sylvester) Bentley 1858–1915
  4. 4. Myra (Lou) Bentley 1866–1945
  5. 5. Nancy (C) Bentley 1868–
  6. 6. Noah (Jackson) Bentley 1872–1946
  7. 7. Hannah (Elizabeth) Bentley 1876–1949

William Bentley's Timeline

3 Records

1831
1 Jan 1831
Birth of William George Washington Bentley in Alexander, North Carolina, USA
Alexander, North Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 19
William George Washington Bentley resided here in Alexander, North Carolina, USA
Alexander, North Carolina, USA
1916
1916
Age 85
Death of William George Washington Bentley in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1831
    Event Place: Alexander, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Alexander, North Carolina; Roll: 619; Page: 129a

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Alexander, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Alexander, North Carolina; Roll: 619; Page: 129a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1916
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
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