Robert Bryant Bentley b 20 Nov 1849 NC d 21 Dec 1921; buried Sandlick Cem., Sandlick, Letcher Co KY; s/o James Martin Bentley and Tabitha Baker. Robert Bryant Bentley m. 4 Jul 1873 Letcher Co KY to Sarah F Holcomb b 2 Mar 1857 Floyd Co KY d 25 Dec 1943 Letcher Co KY; buried Sandlick Cem., Sandlick, Letcher Co KY ; d/o Joseph Holcomb and Letitia Day. Robert Bryant Bentley was elected county court clerk 6 Nov 1913 Letcher Co KY. Children of Robert Bryant Bentley and Sarah F Holcomb;

1. Edgar T Bentley b 27 May 1874 Letcher Co KY d 12 Aug 1892

2. James Monroe Bentley b 19 Feb 1876 Letcher Co KY d 14 May 1929 Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY; buried Sandlick Cem., Sandlick KY; m. 3 Sept 1901 Letcher Co KY to Clarinda Gibson b 1879 Letcher Co KY d 5 Jul 1971 Floyd Co KY; buried Sandlick Cem., Sandlick, KY; d/o Isom Gibson and Perthia Webb.

3. Letishia Violet Bentley b 3 Sept 1878 Letcher Co KY d 2 Nov 1917

4. Joseph Preston Bentley b 13 Apr 1881 Letcher Co KY d 9 Mar 1942 Johnson City, Washington Co TN; m. Claudia Ellen Riley b 8 Jul 1887 Hannibal, Minor Co MO d 7 Nov 1940 Pomona CA. Child of John Preston Bentley and Claudia Ellen Riley;

i. Alice Bentley b abt 1910

5. William F Bentley b 27 Mar 1884 Letcher Co KY d 13 May 1953 Riverside, Riverside Co CA

6. Henry A Bentley b 11 Apr 1889 Letcher Co KY d 6 Apr 1914; buried Mouth Sandlick Cemetery, Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY

7. Ida Josephine Bentley b 4 Jan 1892 Rockhouse Creek, Letcher Co KY d 23 Dec 1918 Letcher Co KY; m. 13 Sept 1907 Greenup Co KY to James Augustus Harr b 5 Dec 1881 Greenup Co KY d 13 Mar 1963 Greenup Co KY. Children of James Augustus Harr and Ida J Bentley;

i. Raymond Harr b about 1911 KY

ii. Belgrade B Harr b 13 Aug 1913 Letcher Co KY d Jun 1986 Three Lakes, Oneida WI

iii. James A Harr b 8 Nov 1915 Letcher Co KY d 4 Nov 1987 Covington, Kenton Co KY

James A Harr m. about 1922 to Algia Unknown; Children of James A Harr and Algia Unknown;

i. Paul Harr b about 1922 KY

ii. Douglas Harr b about 1923

iii. Carl Harr b about 1925 KY

The Mountain Eagle of 2 Jan 1919 reported: Two Mothers Called. Since our last issue death invaded our humble little town and took from us to (2) (sic) precious mothers. Flu was the prime cause of each of their deaths. The first to be called was Mrs. J. A. Harr, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Bentley and she leaves a husband and four children to mourn her heavy loss...

8. Margie L Bentley b 2 Jun 1894 Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY