Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Henderson County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Elizabeth Grigsby Benrley on April 8, 1856. Father of Judith Bentley, Ellen G. Bentley, Clementine W. Bentley, Leonard Bentley Jr., and Sallie Bentley. Farmer in Henderson County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henderson County, Division 1, p. 102; Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henderson County, Smiths Mill, p. 20; Jordan Dodd, Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850, Ancestry, Henderson County, Kentucky, April 8, 1856.

Citation

Bentley, Leonard, Sr.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32201078 (November 12, 2026).

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Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Benjamin Singleton, Indictment

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