Dick Bentley (1892 - 1971)

Born 31 Dec 1892 in Hartford, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States

Husband of Marie Elizabeth (Demont) Bentley — married 5 Apr 1920 in Denver, Colorado, United States

Died 17 Aug 1971 at age 78 in Englewood, Arapahoe, Colorado, United States

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Biography

Veterans SPACE

Post Office, Running Creek, Douglas, Colorado

Headstone Project

Private Dick Bentley served in the United States Army in World War I
Service started: April 25 1918
Unit(s): Co. D 354th Infantry
Service ended: Aug 7 1919

Born to Grant U Bentley and Mabel Farrell.

"Dick" is the only name that he and they have ever used on all documents.

Parents are both laid to rest at Colton Cemetery, Colton, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, Memorial ID: 58083320

Family Life in South Dakota

1900 Grand Meadow & Lyons Townships, Minnehaha, South Dakota

Enumerated June 1900

Head of the household, which they owned free was a farm

Grant Bentley, age: 36, born July 1864, born Wisconsin, parents born England/New York, occupation: Farmer

Years married: 12

Wife, Mabel Bentley, age: 31, born May 1869 Minnesota

Children: 7 / 6 living

Daughter, Coral Bentley, age:9 South Dakota

Son, Dick Bentley, age: 8, birth Date: Dec 1892, birthplace: South Dakota

Son, Henry Bentley, age: 5 South Dakota

Daughter, Hazel Bentley, age: 4 South Dakota

Son, Lester Bentley, age: 2 South Dakota

Daughter, Ora Bentley, age:3/12 South Dakota

Brother, Fredrick Bentley, age ;38 Wisconsin

Line Number: 13 --Indexing Batch: N00857-8 ^[1]

The Move to Colorado

1910 Precinct 1, Elbert County, Colorado

Head of the household was

Grant N Bentley Father M 45 Wisconsin

Moble Bentley Mother F 41 Minnesota

Carol Bentley Sister F 19 South Dakota

Dick Bentley, age: 17, birth Year (Estimated): 1893, birthplace: South Dakota

Henry S Bentley Brother M 15 South Dakota

Hazel Bentley Sister F 13 South Dakota

Lester Bentley Brother M 12 South Dakota

Leonard Bentley Brother M 7 South Dakota

Frederick E Bentley M 49 Wisconsin

Household Identifier: 73 ^[2]

Military

United States Army

World War I

Passenger List from St. Nazaire, France to United States

Date: 17 May 1919.

Name: Bentley, Dick

Rank: Private

Company D. 354 Infantry

Notify in Case of Emergency: Mother, Mrs. M. Bentley, residing in Elizabeth, Colorado

Serial number: 2187584

Cause: Bronchitis CHR

"In 1918, Dick Bentley was drafted into World War I.

He served with the American Expeditionary Forces.

His time in France was not easy as both disease and respiratory illness affected him while serving his country.

Marriage

The Rocky Mountain News

(Daily), Volume 61, Number 107,

April 16, 1920

Marriage Licenses:

"Dick Bentley, Elizabeth, Co¢lo., and Marie E. Denont, Hilltop, Colo."

Married Life

1930 Elizabeth, Elbert, Colorado

Household Identifier: 36

Enumerated April 11 th by Edward J. Phillips

Head of the household was a farm owned by them

Dick Bentley, age:37, born South Dakota, occupation: Farmer, own Farm,

Veteran: Yes WW,

parents born: Wisconsin/Minnesota

Wife, Marie E Bentley, age: 29 Colorado

Son, Grant D Bentley, age: 9, birth Year (Estimated): 1921, birthplace: Colorado

Next Door is Dick's parents, Grant U. and brother Henry, age:35 occupation: Farmer, own Farm, Veteran: Yes WW

Line Number: 49 ^[3] --^[4]

1940 Election Precinct 2 Lower Running Creek, Elbert, Colorado

Enumeration District Number: 20-3 Election Precinct 2 Lower Running Creek

Enumerated April 24th by Lauretta M. Johnson

Residence Date: 1935

Residence Place: Elbert, Colorado

Head of the household was

Dick Bentley, age: 47, born South Dakota, occupation: Farmer, hours worked a week:70

Wife, Marie Bentley, age:38 Colorado

Son, Grant Bentley, age: 19, marital Status: Single, birthplace: Colorado, occupation: Farmer, hours worked a week:54

Line Number: 34 ^[5]

Draft Registration Card

Draft card June 5 1911 (?)

"Mr. and Mrs. Dick Bentley of Parker, Colorado, will celebrate their Golden Wedding Anniversary with a reception on Sunday, April 19." The Douglas County News, Number 27, April 9, 1970

Dick's Siblings Data

1. Leonard M Bentley, United States Social Security Death Index--Death 6 September 1991 / Birth 22 March 1902
2. Coral Bentley, age:9, South Dakota
3. Dick Bentley, age: 8, birth Date: Dec 1892, birthplace: South Dakota
4. Henry Bentley, b:1895 - South Dakota d:1965 ID: 58083337 (possible)
5. Hazel Bentley, Sister F 4 South Dakota she lived at least to age 13.
6. Lester Bentley 13 Mar 1898 in South Dakota d: 1960 --buried:Crown Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado
7. Ora Bentley, b: March 1900 South Dakota died at 3 years old.

Death

Obituary:

The Douglas County News, Number 47, August 26, 1971

"Dick Bentley passed away at Swedish Medical Center on August 17, 1971. He was 78 years old. Dick Bentley, the oldest son of Grant Ulysess Bentley and Mabel Farrell ...........":

Burial : Grant Bentley does not currently have a grave marker at the cemetery, but the Elizabeth Cemetery Board has conformed he is buried at Mountainview lot 125.

Burial: Elizabeth Cemetery, Elizabeth, Colorado

Location: Mountview lot 125.

BIRLS Index record

for Dick Bentley

Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File fold3

Full Name: Dick Bentley

Social Security Number: ***-**-3833

Death Date: 17 Aug 1971

Cause of Death: Unknown

Conflict Period: Other Service

Served for United States of America

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Social Security Death Index

Deceased Name Dick Bentley

Social Security Number 522-48-3833

Birth Date 31 Dec 1892

Issue year 1955

Issue State Colorado

Last Residence 80107, Elizabeth, Elbert, Colorado, USA

Death Date Aug 1971 ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMR8-LXK : accessed 10 May 2023), Dick Bentley in household of Grant Bentley, Grand Meadow & Lyons Townships, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 257, sheet 8A, family 121, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,552. GS Film Number: 1241552 --Digital Folder Number: 004120602 -- Image Number: 00778
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK4Q-GGJ : accessed 13 May 2023), Dick Bentley in household of Grant N Bentley, Precinct 1, Elbert, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 60, sheet 10B, family 73, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 119; FHL microfilm 1,374,132. Digital Folder Number: 004970302 --Image Number: 00537 --Indexing Batch: N03332-2 -- 1910 census url
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X743-MVC : accessed 10 May 2023), Grant D Bentley in household of Dick Bentley, Elizabeth, Elbert, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 2, sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll ; FHL microfilm . Affiliate Film Number: 241 --Digital Folder Number: 004950304 --Microfilm Number: 2339976 --Image Number: 00014 --Indexing Batch: N03805-2
4. ↑ {https://www.fold3.com/image/190979777?rec=190980122 1930 census Elbert, Colorado]
5. ↑ Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:VR64-42W : Tue Apr 04 11:54:58 UTC 2023), Entry for Dick Bentley and Marie Bentley, 1940. Sheet Letter: A --Sheet Number: 2 --Affiliate Publication Number: T627 Digital Folder Number: 005449365 --Image Number: 430
6. ↑ ancestry.com U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

• Passenger List fold3
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/230412777/dick-bentley: accessed 10 May 2023), memorial page for Dick Bentley (31 Dec 1892–17 Aug 1971), Find a Grave Memorial ID 230412777, citing Elizabeth Cemetery, Elizabeth, Elbert County, Colorado, USA; Maintained by TheHistoryQuest (contributor 49915120).