Violet Melvina Allen (Lackey) Bentley (1856 - 1934)

Born 18 Mar 1856 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Gilbert Bentley — married 3 Dec 1872 in Alexander, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 9 Jun 1934 at age 78 in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Violet, daughter of Allen and Susan Lackey, was born about 1855.

Sources

• 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census", Year: 1870; Census Place: Gwaltneys, Alexander, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1121; Page: 169B, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7163 #34267852 (accessed 23 February 2024), Violet M Lackey (14), At Home, in Gwaltneys, Alexander, North Carolina. Born in North Carolina.

• Marriage: "North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011", Original data: North Carolina County Registers of Deeds. Microfilm. Record Group 048. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 60548 #10596480 (accessed 23 February 2024), Violet Lackey (17) marriage to Gilbright Bentley on 3 Oct 1872 in Alexander, North Carolina, USA.

• 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census", Year: 1880; Census Place: Kings Creek, Caldwell, North Carolina; Roll: 955; Page: 597B; Enumeration District: 055, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 6742 #12857954 (accessed 23 February 2024), Violete M.A Bentley (23), wife, in household of Gilbrite Bentley (19) in Kings Creek, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA. Born in North Carolina.

• 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1900; Census Place: Gwaltneys, Alexander, North Carolina; Roll: 1181; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 1241181
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7602 #56811279 (accessed 17 September 2022)
  Vivian M Bentley (44), married, Farmer, head of household in Gwaltneys, Alexander, North Carolina. Born in North Carolina, USA.

• 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census", Year: 1910; Census Place: Greenville Ward 4, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1461; Page: 9a; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 1375474, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7884 #26571380 (accessed 23 February 2024), Violet M Bentley (54), widowed head of household in Greenville Ward 4, Greenville, South Carolina, USA. Born in North Carolina.

• 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1920; Census Place: South Point, Gaston, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1299; Page: 27A; Enumeration District: 96
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 6061 #11286909 (accessed 18 September 2022)
  Violet Bentley (65), widowed mother, in household of Marion W Bentley (38) in South Point, Gaston, North Carolina. Born in North Carolina.

• 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census", Year: 1930; Census Place: Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0030; FHL microfilm: 2341426, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 6224 #76892459 (accessed 23 February 2024), Violet Bentley (74), widowed mother, in household of Delia Cameron (40) in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA. Born in North Carolina.

• Death: "North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004", Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8908 #5434821 (accessed 23 February 2024), Violet M Bentley death 9 Jun 1934 (age 78) in Gaston, North Carolina.

• Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current", Find A Grave: Memorial #68604610, Ancestry uk Record 60525 #48630174 (accessed 23 February 2024), Violet Melvina Bentley burial (died on 9 Jun 1934) in Long Creek Memorial Baptist Cemetery, Dallas, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America. Born on 18 Mar 1856.