William R Bentley b 1822 KY d 1860; s/o Solomon Bentley and Mary Polly Yonts. William R Bentley m. 19 Feb 1846 Letcher Co KY to Elizabeth Amburgey b about 1826 VA; d/o William R Amburgey and Lucy Franklin. (1850 Letcher Co KY Census HH 69 and 1860 Letcher Co KY Census HH 174). Children of William R Bentley and Elizabeth Amburgey;

1. James Bentley b about 1846.

2. Polly Ann Bentley b about 1847.

3. Male Bentley b about 1850.

4. Robert C Bentley b 12 Mar 1852 Letcher Co KY d 20 Oct 1893; m. Arta Hall b 1856 KY; d/o Anthony Hall and Dicy Childers.

5. Un-named Female Bentley b 10 Oct 1854 Letcher Co KY d 10 Oct 1854.

6. John L Bentley b 5 Oct 1855 Letcher Co KY.

7. Elberson E Bentley b 1857 Rockhouse, Letcher Co KY d 1944; buried Sandlick Cemetery, Letcher Co KY. Elberson E Bentley was a teacher; his chosen religion was Methodist and he was elected 1930 to the office of Police Judge Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY; m. Martha Boatright; d/o Granville Henderson Boatright and Sarah Ann Taylor. Children of Elberson E Bentley and Martha Boatright;

i. Loren Bentley (male)

ii. Todd Bentley (male)

8. Bristol T Bentley b 23 May 1859 Letcher Co KY d 16 Sept 1903 Letcher Co KY; m. 7 Dec 1880 Letcher Co KY to Susannah Susan Adams b 15 Aug 1862 Letcher Co KY d 27 Oct 1941 Letcher Co KY; d/o Jesse Colly Jesse Adams and Mary Polly Craft.

9. Manford S Bentley b about 1862; m. 6 Jun 1887 Knott Co KY to Margaret Amburgey.

10. Francis Bentley b about 1865.

11. Elizabeth Matilda Bentley b 21 May 1867 KY d 29 Nov 1943 Letcher Co KY; m. Apr 12 to James Bradley "Jim" Stallard b 3 Jan 1862 Craft's Colley Creek, Cram Creek, Letcher Co KY d 17 Oct 1947 Letcher Co KY; s/o Harvey Francis Stallard and Elizabeth Betsy Adams

William R Bentley
and Hannah Houston