Daniel S Bentley (1850 - 1916)

Born 20 Sep 1850 in Madison, Kentucky, United States

Died 12 Nov 1916 at age 66 in McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Daniel Bentley is Notable.

Rev. Daniel S. Bentley was the founder of the Pittsburgh-based, Afro-American Spokesman newspaper.^[1]

Daniel was born in 1850. He passed away in 1916^[2].

Research Notes

From NKAA, Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (main entry) Bentley, Daniel S. (born: 1850 - died: 1916) Reverend Daniel S. Bentley was born in Madison County, KY. Bentley attended Berea College and later left Kentucky for Pennsylvania. In Pittsburgh, he founded The Afro-American Spokesman newspaper, owned by the Spokesman Stock Company, of which Bentley was president. During this time, Bentley was also pastor of the Wylie Avenue A.M.E. Church in Pittsburgh. Bentley also authored Brief Religious Reflections in 1900. Rev. D. S. Bentley died suddenly in the pulpit of his church, St. Paul A. M. E. in Mckeesport, PA, on November 12, 1916 [source: "Dr. Bentley Dead," Cleveland Gazette, 12/09/1916, p.2]. For more see The Fascinating Story of Black Kentuckians, by A. A. Dunnigan; Centennial Encyclopedia of the African Methodist Episcopal Church..., by Richard Allen and others (Philadelphia: 1816), p. 38, at Documenting the American South website; and The Afro-American Press and Its Editors, by I. G. Penn (1891) [available full view at Google Book Search].

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia entry for Daniel S Bentley
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122186595/daniel-s-bentley: accessed 9 May 2023), memorial page for Rev Daniel S Bentley (20 Sep 1850–13 Nov 1916), Find a Grave Memorial ID 122186595, citing Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by KBStewart (contributor 47014320).

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, citing enumeration district ED 133, sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm , (FamilySearch Record: MCZ9-228 : accessed 14 May 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBC-L3X Image number 00650, D S Bently (28) other, Preacher, in household of C. Christopher (56) in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States. Born in Kentucky, United States.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, citing enumeration district (ED) 115, sheet 1B, family 16, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,768, (FamilySearch Record: M9ZQ-2L7 : accessed 14 May 2023) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-XC93-WDH, Daniel S Bentley (50), preacher, married head of household in Clay district (Precinct 2, Magisterial) Wheeling city, Ohio, West Virginia, United States. Born in Kentucky.

• "Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1969," database with images, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pa, Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968, Certificate Number Range 118871-122120, Certificate Number 121436, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 5164 #549869 : accessed 14 May 2023), Reverend Daniels Bentley death 12 Nov 1916 (age 64), son of Bentley, in McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.

• "Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993," database with images, Will Packets Or Files, 1789-1917, Author Allegheny County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills, Probate Place Allegheny, Pennsylvania, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 8802 #1288076 : accessed 14 May 2023), Daniel S Bentley probate on 20 Nov 1916 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.

• “Bentley, Daniel S.,” Notable Kentucky African Americans Database, accessed May 9, 2023, https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/684.