Harriet, who went by her nickname Hattie, was born in Illinois in 1872. Her parents were William T. Jones and Cloann Gower. Hattie married Albert Lee Bentley in 1887. The Bentleys were farmers and had many children. She passed away in 1950.
Sources
Census Records
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXV8-1JK : 15 September 2017), Hattie F Jones in household of William T Jones, Belle Prairie, Livingston, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 109, sheet 191B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,226.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3C7-V8H : accessed 27 May 2020), Hattie Bentley in household of Lee Bentley, Yellow Creek Township, Chariton, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 48, sheet 1B, family 15, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,847.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML1M-LCR : accessed 27 May 2020), Hattie F Bentley in household of Lee A Bentley, Wells, Appanoose, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 31, sheet 4A, family 59, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 391; FHL microfilm 1,374,404.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8BK-NMV : accessed 27 May 2020), Hattie F Bentley in household of Lee A Bentley, Huron, Des Moines, Iowa, United States; citing ED 23, sheet 7A, line 2, family 64, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 487; FHL microfilm 1,820,487.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS1L-S9Q : accessed 27 May 2020), Hattie L Bentley in household of Lee Bentley, Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 57, sheet 15A, line 26, family 411, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 549; FHL microfilm 2,340,284.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWTD-GXV : 21 December 2019), Hattie Bentley in household of Lee Bentley, Ward 5, Peoria, Peoria City Township, Peoria, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 104-43, sheet 11A, line 13, family 284, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 918.
Marriage
"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9L-WL5B : 17 October 2017), Lee Bentley and Hattie Jones, 13 Nov 1887; citing Livingston, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,401,606.
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