Aaron Rice Bentley b 1836 d 17 Nov 1874 Letcher Co KY of Consumption (TB), served as a Lieutenant in the 13th KY Cav CSA, s/o Solomon Bentley and Mary Polly Yonts. Aaron Rice Bentley m. 15 Mar 1866 Letcher Co KY to Dorcas Hall b about 1835 d  9 Jun 1917 Letcher Co KY, buried Bates Cemetery, Colson, Letcher Co KY, d/o James "One Eyed Jim" Hall and Sarah "Sally" Johnson, Dorcas Hall m. 1877 to Jonathon "Johnny" Hall d about 1890. Children of Aaron Rice Bentley and Dorcas Hall;

Elizabeth Bentley b 15 Dec 1870 KY d 6 Jan 1956 Letcher Co KY buried Bates Cemetery, Colson, Letcher Co KY m. 22 May 1888 Letcher Co KY to Robert Bates b 24 Aug 1825 KY d 25 Sept 1921 Knott Co KY. He was a captain in the 7th Cavalry, CSA; Kentucky state representative from Letcher Co between 1880 and 1884. Robert Bates was s/o John Wallis Bates and Sarah Waltrip.

Irvin Bentley b 1869 KY m. 4 Mar 1892 to Carole Vance b 25 Feb 1875 d 22 Jan 1948.

Anna Bentley b 1870 KY d Aug 1875 Letcher Co KY