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WILLIAM SENECA BENTLEY (1863-1940) & NORA CLAYDON

William Seneca Bentley Nora Frances Claydon

William Seneca Bentley was the son of John Henry Bentley & Sarah Wing.

Bentley group
Scan of Polaroid copy of original photo taken about 1924 in NY. Left to right: Ida E. (Duncan) Perkins, Nora F. (Claydon) Bentley, Alice M. Perkins, Lorena & Rhoda, and William S. Bentley.

FAMILY OUTLINE:

  1. William Seneca BENTLEY (b. abt. 1863 in NY, a cooper) & Nora Frances CLAYDON (b. 8/20/1866, d. 4/15/1923).
    1. Charles Herbert BENTLEY (b. 6/2/1886 in Greenfield, NY, a Garage Electrician in 1910, d. 3/30/1982) & Alice Marguerite PERKINS (b. 2/17/1886, d. 1/21/1961). 4 children:
      1. Lorena Alice BENTLEY (b. 4/17/1911, d. 2/11/1995) m1 Gerald E. McKINNEY. 9 children. M2: Virgil RAY. M3: Robert Nevin HINTON.
      2. Earl Vincent BENTLEY m. Dorothy SHAW. 2 children:
        1. Ronald Earl BENTLEY (b. 12/11/1948, d. 1995).
        2. Carl R. BENTLEY m1: m2:
      3. Rhoda Marguerite BENTLEY (b. 8/5/1915, d. 4/12/1997) & Thayer Lucene LANGWORTHY (b. 2/25/1913, d. 12/24/1991).
        1. Lora L. LANGWORTHY & Peter S. MILLER.
          1. Colin L. MILLER.
        2. Judith Ann LANGWORTHY (b. 3/6/1943, d. 3/6/1943).
        3. Heather Ayres LANGWORTHY () m1 G. Brian CHADWICK.
          1. Jennifer R. CHADWICK.
          2. Joshua T. CHADWICK.
      4. John Fay BENTLEY.
        1. Charles Francis BENTLEY (b. 3/1/1949, d. 4/28/1956).
        2. John F. BENTLEY.
          1. John F. BENTLEY.
          2. Jerry P. BENTLEY.
          3. Joy M. BENTLEY.
          4. Courtney F. BENTLEY.
        3. Earl P. BENTLEY.
        4. Robert L. BENTLEY.
          1. Robert BENTLEY.
          2. Alex BENTLEY.
        5. Kimberly BENTLEY.
          1. James C. DUGAN.
          2. Brandi N. DUGAN.
    2. Albert H. BENTLEY (b. 1888 in NY) m. Anna Steiglitz.
      1. Robert BENTLEY.
      2. Ralph BENTLEY.
        1. Albert BENTLEY.

CENSUS:

1870 CENSUS: William S. Bentley not found.

1880 US FEDERAL CENSUS

State: County: Inhabitants in Page No. Supervisor's Dist. No. Enumeration Dist. No. Enumerator: Date:
Michigan Saginaw Jonesfield 1 3 311 Lou S. Nevins 14 June, 1880
 
  In Cities       Personal Description     Civil Condition   Occupation Health Education Nativity
Line # Street House # House Visit # Family # NAME on 6/1/1880 COLOR SEX AGE at
Last Bday		 Born Mo. RELATIONSHIP S M W D Married in
Census Yr		 OCCUPATION Mo. Unemp. No work
sick, disabled		 Blind Deaf
Dumb		 Idiotic Insane Disabled School No Read No Write PLACE OF BIRTH BIRTHPLACE FATHER BIRTHPLACE MOTHER
39     9 9 Bentley, John H. W M 38       /     Cooper /                   NY NY NY
40         Nancy E. W F 37   Wife   /     Keeps house                     NY NY NY
41         William W M 17   Son /       Cooper /                   NY NY NY
42         George W M 10   Son /                             NY NY NY
42         Nellie L. W F 5   Dau /                             NY NY NY
42         Lenia H. W F 2   Dau /                             NY NY NY

Year: 1880; Census Place: Jonesfield, Saginaw, Michigan; Roll: T9_602; Family History Film: 1254602; Page: 1.1000; ED: 311; Image: 0499.
1900 US FEDERAL CENSUS
TWELFTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES.
SCHEDULE No. 1.--POPULATION
 
STATE: COUNTY: TOWNSHIP OR OTHER DIVISION OF COUNTY: NAME OF INSTITUTION: NAME OF INCORPORATED CITY, TOWN, or VILLAGE WITHIN THE ABOVE NAMED DIVISION: WARD OF CITY: SUPERVISOR'S DISTRICT No.: ENUMERATION DISTRICT No.: SHEET No.
New York Saratoga Greenfield town . . . 177 114 19A

ENUMERATED BY ME ON THE 29-30 DAY OF June, 1900. B.S. Robinson ENUMERATOR
 
  LOCATION     PERSONAL DESCRIPTION NATIVITY CITIZENSHIP OCCUPATION EDUCATION OWNERSHIP
OF HOME
  In Cities             Date of Birth                                          
Line # Street House # House
visit#		 Family # NAME RELATION Color Sex DOB M DOB Y AGE STATUS
S M W D		 M yrs Mother
# children		 # still
living		 PLACE OF BIRTH Birth place
Father		 Birth place
Mother		 Imm YR Yrs in
USA		 Nat Yr OCCUPATION #Mo
Unemp		 School
mo		 Read
Eng		 Write
Eng		 Speak
Eng		 Own
Rent		 Own Free
Mort.		 Farm
House		 Farm #
14     454 465 467 Herbert Claydon Head W M Jun 1864 35 M 4     ENG ENG ENG 1880 20 Na Farm manager 0   Y Y Y R   7 292
15         Nellie L. Wife W F Nov 1874 25 M 4 1 1 NY NY NY             Y Y Y        
16         Chauncey R. Son W M May 1898 2 S       NY ENG NY                          
22     456 467 469 William S. Bentley Head W M Aug 1862 37 M 15     NY NY NY       Farmer 0   Y Y Y R   7 294
23         Nora F. Wife W F Aug 1868 31 M 15 2 2 ENG ENG ENG 1880 20         Y Y Y        
24         Charles H. Son W M Jun 1886 13 S       NY NY ENG       At school   8 Y Y Y        
24         Albert H. Son W M Feb 1888 12 S       NY NY ENG       At school   8 Y Y Y        

Year: 1900; Census Place: Greenfield, Saratoga, New York; Roll: T623_1158; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 114.

Nellie, wife of Herbert Claydon, is William S. Bentley's sister. Nora F. Bentley, wife of William, is Herbert Claydon's sister.

1910 US FEDERAL CENSUS
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND LABOR--BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
THIRTEENTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES: 1910--POPULATION
 
STATE: COUNTY: TOWNSHIP OR OTHER DIVISION OF COUNTY: NAME OF INSTITUTION: NAME OF INCORPORATED PLACE: SUPERVISOR'S DISTRICT No.: ENUMERATION DISTRICT No.: WARD OF CITY: SHEET No.
. . . . . . . . .

ENUMERATED BY ME ON THE _________ DAY OF April, 1910. _______________ ENUMERATOR
 
  LOCATION     PERSONAL DESCRIPTION NATIVITY CITIZENSHIP   OCCUPATION EDUCATION OWNERSHIP
OF HOME		      
                        Mother of how many children                                            
Line # Street House # House
visit#		 Family # NAME RELATION Sex Color AGE STATUS
S M W D		 M yrs Mother
# children		 # still
living		 PLACE OF BIRTH Birth place
Father		 Birth place
Mother		 Imm YR Nat/Ali. Speak ENG OCCUPATION INDUSTRY Employer
Employee		 Unemp 4/15/1910 Unemp 1909 wks School
mo		 Read
Eng		 Write
Eng		 School
9/1/09		 Own
Rent		 Own Free
Mort.		 Farm
House		 Farm # Survivor
Union
Conf.		 Blind Deaf
Dumb
                                                                       
                                                                       

 
1920 US FEDERAL CENSUS
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE--BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
FOURTEENTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES: 1920--POPULATION
 
STATE: COUNTY: TOWNSHIP OR OTHER DIVISION OF COUNTY: NAME OF INSTITUTION: NAME OF INCORPORATED PLACE: SUPERVISOR'S DISTRICT No.: ENUMERATION DISTRICT No.: WARD OF CITY: SHEET No.
New York Saratoga Greenfield (town) . . 10 109 . 5A

ENUMERATED BY ME ON THE 13 & 14th DAY OF January, 1920. Gertrude M. Barron ENUMERATOR
 
  PLACE OF ABODE     TENURE PERSONAL DESCRIPTION CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION NATIVITY AND MOTHER TONGUE   OCCUPATION  
Person Father Mother
Line # Street House # House
visit#		 Family # NAME living
on 4/1/1930		 RELATION Own
Rent		 Free or
Mort.		 Sex Color AGE STATUS
S M W D		 Imm YR Nat/Ali. Nat. yr. School
9/1/19		 Read Write PLACE OF BIRTH Mother Tongue PLACE OF BIRTH Mother Tongue PLACE OF BIRTH Mother Tongue Speak ENG TRADE OR PROFESSION INDUSTRY Employer, salary
wage self		 Farm #
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
                                                           
                                                           

 
1930 US FEDERAL CENSUS
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE--BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
FIFTEENTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES: 1930
POPULATION SCHEDULE
 
STATE: COUNTY: TOWNSHIP OR OTHER DIVISION OF COUNTY: NAME OF INCORPORATED PLACE: UNINCORPORATED PLACE: NAME OF INSTITUTION: SUPERVISOR'S DISTRICT No.: ENUMERATION DISTRICT No.: WARD OF CITY & Block #: SHEET No.
NEW YORK Saratoga Greenfield Town (part of) . . . 5 46-15 . 1B

ENUMERATED BY ME ON THE 2 DAY OF April, 1930. Charles McKnight ENUMERATOR
 
  PLACE OF ABODE NAME living
on 4/1/1930		 RELATION of this person to the Head of the family HOME DATA PERSONAL DESCRIPTION EDUCATION PLACE OF BIRTH MOTHER TONGUE (OR NATIVE LANGUAGE OF FOREIGN BORN) CITIZENSHIP, ETC. OCCUPATION AND INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT VETERANS Farm # on sched
X CODE2
office use only
Line # Street House # House
visit#		 Family # Own
Rent		 Home Val.
Mo Rent		 Radio
Set		 On Farm Sex Color AGE STATUS
S M W D		 Age at
1st Mar.		 School
9/1/29		 Read
Write		 PERSON FATHER MOTHER Language Spoken in home before USA State or M.T Country Nativity Imm YR Nat/Ali. Speak ENG OCCUPATION INDUSTRY CODE Class of
Worker		 Yes or No Line # for Unemp Yes or No What War or Exp.
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 A B C 22 23 24 25 26 D 27 28 29 30 31 32
98 Middle Grove County Rd.   24 24 William S. Bentley Boarder       v M W 67 Wd 22 N Y NY NY NY   66           Florist Private ?? VIVV W Y   N    

Year: 1930; Census Place: Greenfield, Saratoga, New York; Roll: 1643; Page: 1B; ED: 15; Image: 334.0.

William S. Bentley obituary

Transcript:

The Saratogian, Saratoga Springs, NY

W.S. Bentley, Greenfield Resident, Dead

Greenfield Center--William S. Bentley, 77, life-long, well-known resident of Greenfield, died yesterday in Elnora.

Surviving are town sons, Charles of Glens Falls and Albert of Schenectady; six grandchildren; seven great grandchildren and three sisters, Mrs. Herbert Claydon of Greenfield, Mrs. Lena Tubbs of Amsterdam and Miss Ruth Bentley of Williamsburg, VA.

He will be brought to the Methodist Church in Greenfield Center at 1 p.m. Saturday where friends may call until the service, which will be at 2 p.m. Burial will be in North Milton Cemetery.

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