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William James Bentley 1886 – 1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 May 1886

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 29 Mar 1962

Death Location: Lineville, Clay, Alabama

Father: Thomas Bentley

Mother: Jeanette Dixon

Spouse(s): Rosie Bentley

Children(s): Clarence Bentley, Marion Bentley, Lenward Bentley, Nellie Bentley, Mattie Bentley, Lillie Bentley

William James Bentley was born in 1886 in Alabama, the child of Thomas Jefferson Bentley and Jeanette Dixon. In 1910, William James Bentley resided in Anniston Ward 2, Calhoun, Alabama, USA. In 1920, William James Bentley resided in Lynn, Winston, Alabama, USA. William James Bentley married Rosie Bentley, and had children including Clarence William Bentley, Marion Bentley, Lenward Bentley, Nellie Bentley, Mattie Bentley, Lillie Bentley. William James Bentley passed away in 1962 in Lineville, Clay, Alabama.

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Biography

  • William James Bentley was born in 1886 in Alabama, the child of Thomas Jefferson Bentley and Jeanette Dixon.
  • In 1910, William James Bentley resided in Anniston Ward 2, Calhoun, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1920, William James Bentley resided in Lynn, Winston, Alabama, USA.
  • William James Bentley married Rosie Bentley, and had children including Clarence William Bentley, Marion Bentley, Lenward Bentley, Nellie Bentley, Mattie Bentley, Lillie Bentley.
  • William James Bentley passed away in 1962 in Lineville, Clay, Alabama.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Bentley's Ancestors

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William Bentley
1886 – 1962
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
Thomas Jefferson Bentley
1851 – 1918
, Calhoun, Alabama, USA
Jeanette Dixon
Grandparents
Turner (Richard) Bentley
1810 – 1856
, Union, South Carolina, USA
Rachel (Adeline) Whiteside
1828 – 1879
, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Bentley
1781 – 1847
Mary Whitlock
1774 – 1851
Moses Whiteside
1786 – 1864
Elizabeth Hemphill
1788 – 1838
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joel Bentley
1765 – 1838
Sarah Faucett
1760 – 1810

William Bentley's Descendants

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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)
        1. 1. Samantha (Bryant) Tolleson (abt 1984 – ) m. Paul (Jackson) Tolleson (04 May 1982 – )
      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 – )

William Bentley's Timeline

4 Records

1886
19 May 1886
Birth of William James Bentley in Alabama
Alabama
1910
1910
Age 24
William James Bentley resided here in Anniston Ward 2, Calhoun, Alabama, USA
Anniston Ward 2, Calhoun, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 34
William James Bentley resided here in Lynn, Winston, Alabama, USA
Lynn, Winston, Alabama, USA
1962
29 Mar 1962
Age 76
Death of William James Bentley in Lineville, Clay, Alabama
Lineville, Clay, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 May 1886
    Event Place: Alabama

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Anniston Ward 2, Calhoun, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Lynn, Winston, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1962
    Event Place: Lineville, Clay, Alabama

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