William Henderson Bentley
and Virgie Ethel Whitaker
William Henderson Bentley b 31 Jan 1891 Letcher Co KY d 5 Jan 1948 Letcher Co KY; s/o John Davis Bentley and Mary Elizabeth Mullins. William Henderson Bentley m. 6 Oct 1910 to Virgie Ethel Whitaker b about 1895 Wise Co VA d 1990; d/o Isaac D Dike Whitaker and Mary L Bentley. Children of William Henderson Bentley and Virgie Ethel Whitaker;
1. Rosy Jane Bentley b 1912 KY
2. Pina Mae Bentley b 21 May 1913 Letcher Co KY d 26 Feb 2000; m. Nelt Craft. Children of Nelt Craft and Pina Mae Bentley;
i. Juanita Craft
ii. Mary Alice Craft
iii. Danny Craft
iv. Virgie Craft; m. Male Mullins
v. Lorene Craft; m. Male Stidham
vi. Ronnie Craft
vii. Lonnie Craft; b about 1940 d 18 Jan 2011 Baltimore, MD; buried Bentley Cemetery, Payne Gap KY
3. Anna Bentley b 1917 KY
4. Helen Bentley b 1918 KY d 1989; m. Robert D Mahan b 1913 d 1951; s/o Thomas Mahan and Margaret Rose. Child of Robert D Mahan and Helen Bentley; i. Thomas Mahan b 1935 d 1935 age 9 months from tortured to death. Parents acquitted for lack of evidence. (Source Karen Mullins 23 May 2019 Facebook).
5. John Davis Bentley b 17 Jan 1920 Letcher Co KY d Feb 1984
6. Preston Bentley b 1921 KY
7. Joe Bentley b 1922 KY
8. Fred Bentley b 16 Sept 1927 Letcher Co KY d 3 Sept 1961 Baltimore MD; m. Female Pyle