Burial site found on the Bond County Illinois Cemetery Project website.
Per "Historical souvenir of Greenville, Illinois : being a brief review of the city from the time of its founding to date" COMPILED AND EDITED by WILL C. CARSON, PUBLISHED BY
THE LeCRONE press. EFFINGHAM. ILL., 1905
'Col. Richard Bentley,
Who came to Bond county in 1829 and moved to Greenville in 1847; deputy sheriff in 1848 and sheriff a few years later; one of the first presidents of the village board in the early fifties; representative in the state legislature with Lincoln and died in 1873.'
Richard and Elizabeth had at least 11 children:
- Nancy who married John William Jett Sr.
- Edith who married James Shelton and then Erastus Fairchild.
- Garner who married Malinda T Wilkerson, they lived in Jefferson County, Ill.
- Sarah who married Matthew Davis. They lived in Montgomery County, Illinois and after Matthew's death she moved to Summer County, Kansas.
- William C. who married Cerena Blair. They lived in Putnam County, Illinois,.
- Margaret who married Madison Robinson.
- Samuel P. who married Mary Holcomb. They lived in Clinton County, Illinois.
- Elizabeth who married John P. Garland.
- Mary Ann who married Jessie Hanson Jones. They lived in Montgomery County, Illinois.
- Jane whose only evidence I found was the 1850 Census.
- Balaam whose only evidence I found was in a 1870 letter Richard wrote to his sister (Ales Bentley Martin) in Missouri.
Youngest sister Lucretia "Lucy" Bentley married Luker - per find a grave contributor # (48782848).
Burial site found on the Bond County Illinois Cemetery Project website.
Per "Historical souvenir of Greenville, Illinois : being a brief review of the city from the time of its founding to date" COMPILED AND EDITED by WILL C. CARSON, PUBLISHED BY
THE LeCRONE press. EFFINGHAM. ILL., 1905
'Col. Richard Bentley,
Who came to Bond county in 1829 and moved to Greenville in 1847; deputy sheriff in 1848 and sheriff a few years later; one of the first presidents of the village board in the early fifties; representative in the state legislature with Lincoln and died in 1873.'
Richard and Elizabeth had at least 11 children:
- Nancy who married John William Jett Sr.
- Edith who married James Shelton and then Erastus Fairchild.
- Garner who married Malinda T Wilkerson, they lived in Jefferson County, Ill.
- Sarah who married Matthew Davis. They lived in Montgomery County, Illinois and after Matthew's death she moved to Summer County, Kansas.
- William C. who married Cerena Blair. They lived in Putnam County, Illinois,.
- Margaret who married Madison Robinson.
- Samuel P. who married Mary Holcomb. They lived in Clinton County, Illinois.
- Elizabeth who married John P. Garland.
- Mary Ann who married Jessie Hanson Jones. They lived in Montgomery County, Illinois.
- Jane whose only evidence I found was the 1850 Census.
- Balaam whose only evidence I found was in a 1870 letter Richard wrote to his sister (Ales Bentley Martin) in Missouri.
Youngest sister Lucretia "Lucy" Bentley married Luker - per find a grave contributor # (48782848).
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