Solomon Bentley

1827 - Aft 1870  (> 44 years)

• Name	Solomon Bentley  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	1827	Perry County, Kentucky, USA   [1, 3, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1830	Perry County, Kentucky, USA   [2]
  Military Service	4 Oct 1862	Kentucky, USA   [4, 6]
  	Confederate Army - War Between the States; Company D, 13th Kentucky Cavalry
  Census	1870	Letcher County, Kentucky, USA   [3]
  	Susan and Solomon Bentley
  FSID	L4QR-W5N
  Death	Aft 1870	Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
  Person ID	I31567	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Solomon Bentley,   b. 1793, North Carolina, USA d. 1857, Kentucky, USA (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary 'Polly' Yonts,   b. 1802, Tennessee, USA d. Aft 1880, Letcher County, Kentucky, USA (Age > 79 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	11 Mar 1819	Floyd County, Kentucky, USA   [1, 7]
  Family ID	F15149	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susan Higgins,   b. Abt 1832, Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA d. Aft 1900 (Age > 69 years)
  Children	1. Juda Bentley,   b. 9 May 1865, Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA d. 4 Nov 1931, Greenup County, Kentucky, USA (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F15150	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1827 - Perry County, Kentucky, USA Census - 1830 - Perry County, Kentucky, USA Military Service - Confederate Army - War Between the States; Company D, 13th Kentucky Cavalry - 4 Oct 1862 - Kentucky, USA Census - Susan and Solomon Bentley - 1870 - Letcher County, Kentucky, USA Death - Aft 1870 - Letcher County, Kentucky, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• DNA Matches

  At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

• Sources

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