Joel Ambrose Bentley b 22 Apr 1875 NC d 1944; s/o James Martin Bentley and Tabitha Baker Johnson. Joel Ambrose Bentley m. Mary Tackett b 1888. He was a member of the Thornton Church of Old Regular Baptist Church. Children of Joel Ambrose Bentley and Mary Tackett;

1. Garfield Bentley b 1906

2. John Bentley b 1906

3. Garland Bentley b 1908

4. Robert Bentley b 1910

5. Daisy Bentley b 23 Jun 1913 VA m. James Elswick b 1895; occupation, coal miner. Children of James Elswick and Daisy Bentley; I. Elzy Elswick b 1919

6. Martha Bentley b 11 Mar 1917 buried Collier Cemetery, Millstone, Letcher Co KY, m. Andy Isaac b 21 Jul 1901 d 14 Jul 1969, s/o Elijah Willis Isaacs and Nancy Jane Hall.