Descendants of
Thomas Bentley, Jr.
Generation No. 1
1. THOMAS1 BENTLEY, JR. was born 1729, and died 1789. He married HANNAH.
Children of THOMAS BENTLEY and HANNAH are:
2. i. DANIEL2 BENTLEY, b. 1752, North Carolina; d. 1830, Perry County, KY.
3. ii. BENJAMIN BENTLEY, b. 1745.
iii. MARY BENTLEY.
Generation No. 2
2. DANIEL2 BENTLEY (THOMAS1) was born 1752 in North Carolina, and died 1830 in Perry County, KY.
He married NANCY JANE LEWIS February 08, 1782.
Child of DANIEL BENTLEY and NANCY LEWIS is:
4. i. THOMAS3 BENTLEY, b. North Carolina; d. Letcher County, KY.
3. BENJAMIN2 BENTLEY (THOMAS1) was born 1745. He married JANE.
Child of BENJAMIN BENTLEY and JANE is:
5. i. JAMES3 BENTLEY, b. 1782.
Generation No. 3
4. THOMAS3 BENTLEY (DANIEL2, THOMAS1) was born in North Carolina, and died in Letcher County, KY.
He married MARGARET CRESS, daughter of GEORGE CRESS and CHARITY MORGAN.
Children of THOMAS BENTLEY and MARGARET CRESS are:
i. JENNY4 BENTLEY, b. 1814.
ii. THOMAS BENTLEY III, b. 1822.
iii. SARAH BENTLEY, b. 1824.
iv. ESTHER BENTLEY, b. 1830.
v. PRISCILLA BENTLEY, b. 1831.
vi. ROADY BENTLEY, b. 1834.
vii. S DAVIS BENTLEY, b. 1836.
viii. MAY BENTLEY, b. 1838.
ix. MARY BENTLEY, b. 1844.
6. x. CHARITY BENTLEY, b. 1819, Ky; d. WVA.
5. JAMES3 BENTLEY (BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born 1782. He married SARAH LUNSFORD.
Children of JAMES BENTLEY and SARAH LUNSFORD are:
i. BURTON4 BENTLEY, b. 1835; m. MARY STEEL, July 31, 1856, Letcher County, KY.
ii. DICEY BENTLEY, b. May 05, 1837; d. May 05, 1898; m. OLIVER PERRY TUCKER.
7. iii. ALEXANDER LAFAYETTE BENTLEY, b. 1838; d. 1864.
iv. MARY BENTLEY, b. 1840.
8. v. ELIZABETH EMALINE BENTLEY, b. September 1843.
vi. JORDON COUNCIL BENTLEY, b. 1847.
vii. SARAH JANE BENTLEY, b. 1849; m. HENRY VANOVER.
Generation No. 4
6. CHARITY4 BENTLEY (THOMAS3, DANIEL2, THOMAS1) was born 1819 in Ky, and died in WVA. She
married MATTHEW RAMEY August 27, 1840 in Pike County, KY, son of MOSES RAMEY and TABITHA.
Children of CHARITY BENTLEY and MATTHEW RAMEY are:
9. i. TABITHA5 RAMEY, b. May 19, 1850; d. March 07, 1898, Pineville, WVA.
ii. EASTER RAMEY.
iii. JAMES RAMEY.
iv. MARINDA RAMEY.
v. MINERVA RAMEY.
vi. CHARLOTTE RAMEY.
vii. AMANDA RAMEY.
viii. MAHULDA RAMEY.
ix. SARAH RAMEY.
7. ALEXANDER LAFAYETTE4 BENTLEY (JAMES3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born 1838, and died 1864. He
married SUSAN POTTER.
Children of ALEXANDER BENTLEY and SUSAN POTTER are:
i. MARY5 BENTLEY, b. 1859.
ii. SARAH BENTLEY, b. 1860.
10. iii. JAMES BURTON BENTLEY, b. 1862; d. 1945.
8. ELIZABETH EMALINE4 BENTLEY (JAMES3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born September 1843. She married
ISAAC POTTER.
Children of ELIZABETH BENTLEY and ISAAC POTTER are:
i. WILLIAM5 POTTER, b. 1869.
ii. CYNTHIA POTTER, b. May 07, 1859.
iii. SARAH POTTER, b. December 1862.
iv. REUBAN POTTER, b. November 1865.
v. BENJAMIN POTTER, b. 1870.
vi. JAMES POTTER, b. 1870.
vii. LEVI POTTER, b. December 07, 1872.
viii. OMA POTTER, b. March 08, 1880.
ix. JOHNNY POTTER, b. November 04, 1882.
x. SUSAN POTTER.
xi. CLABE POTTER.
xii. MARTHA POTTER.
Generation No. 5
9. TABITHA5 RAMEY (CHARITY4 BENTLEY, THOMAS3, DANIEL2, THOMAS1) was born May 19, 1850, and died
March 07, 1898 in Pineville, WVA. She married LEMUEL GOODE October 12, 1867 in Wyoming County,
WVA, son of DAVID GOODE and NANCY THOMAS.
Children of TABITHA RAMEY and LEMUEL GOODE are:
11. i. GEORGE WASHINGTON6 GOODE, b. July 17, 1870, Newfound, WVA; d. January 24, 1917, Wyoming
County, WVA.
12. ii. THOMAS JEFFERSON GOODE, b. April 23, 1878, Pineville, WVA.
13. iii. MARY F GOODE, b. 1874.
iv. JUDA E GOODE, b. 1884; m. ABE MCKINNEY, Pax, WVA.
14. v. GREEN PENDLETON GOODE, b. December 27, 1868; d. January 13, 1957.
15. vi. FRANK HEREFORD GOODE, b. Abt. 1872.
16. vii. OKEY JOHNSON GOODE, b. November 06, 1876.
viii. GROVER C GOODE, b. March 25, 1888; d. March 25, 1940; m. IDA LEMON.
17. ix. CHARLES PHILLIP GOODE, b. Abt. 1882.
x. IDA MAE GOODE, b. November 07, 1889, Bear Hole, WVA; d. June 14, 1966; m. WILLIE C. CLAY.
xi. ROSCOE C. GOODE, b. Abt. 1893; m. JESSE LEE CLAY.
10. JAMES BURTON5 BENTLEY (ALEXANDER LAFAYETTE4, JAMES3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born 1862, and
died 1945. He married MELVINA ROWE.
Children of JAMES BENTLEY and MELVINA ROWE are:
i. MOLLIE6 BENTLEY.
ii. ALEXANDER LAFAYETTE BENTLEY, b. 1889.
iii. LUCRETIA BENTLEY, b. 1894.
iv. JAMES BENTLEY, b. 1896.
v. LIZZIE BENTLEY, b. 1899.
vi. WILLIE BENTLEY, b. 1901.
vii. JOHNNIE BENTLEY, b. 1903.
viii. JIMMIE BENTLEY, b. 1905.
18. ix. ELL BENTLEY, b. 1908; d. 1947.
x. OMA BENTLEY, b. 1911.
xi. ONA BENTLEY, b. 1911.
Generation No. 6
11. GEORGE WASHINGTON6 GOODE (TABITHA5 RAMEY, CHARITY4 BENTLEY, THOMAS3, DANIEL2, THOMAS1)
was born July 17, 1870 in Newfound, WVA, and died January 24, 1917 in Wyoming County, WVA. He
married SENA SELINA HALSEY.
Children of GEORGE GOODE and SENA HALSEY are:
19. i. WALTER QUINTIN GRESHAM7 GOODE, b. January 30, 1893; d. September 09, 1972, Newfound,
WVA.
ii. WILLIAM CLARENCE WHITNEY GOODE, b. March 06, 1894; d. June 13, 1943.
iii. HILARY ABNER HERBERT GOODE, b. August 15, 1895.
iv. LELAND DEARMOND ARMOUR GOODE, b. February 28, 1897.
v. WINFIELD SCOTT SCHLEY GOODE, b. April 26, 1899.
vi. MAXFIELD E. LONG GOODE.
vii. ROSE ALICE GOODE, b. September 08, 1903.
viii. THEODORE BRYANT GOODE, b. July 12, 1906; d. 1977.
ix. VIDA MAY GOODE, b. October 17, 1909, Wyoming County, WVA; d. October 09, 1990, Birmingham,
AL; m. HARRY ELVIN WILLIAMS, July 24, 1939, Pulaski, VA.
x. OSCAR UNDERWOOD GOODE, b. October 18, 1911.
xi. INFANT GIRL NANCY GOODE.
20. xii. HAZEL GOODE, b. May 11, 1914, Pineville, WVA; d. March 06, 1992, Birmingham, AL.
For continuation of this line, please see the Goode family tree.
12. THOMAS JEFFERSON6 GOODE (TABITHA5 RAMEY, CHARITY4 BENTLEY, THOMAS3, DANIEL2, THOMAS1) was
born April 23, 1878 in Pineville, WVA. He married NANCY REBECCA HALSEY, daughter of STEPHEN
HALSEY and JENNIE PENDRY.
Children of THOMAS GOODE and NANCY HALSEY are:
i. HERSEY LEE7 GOODE.
ii. B. MAX GOODE.
iii. PAUL GOODE.
iv. ZETTIE GOODE.
v. MABEL GOODE.
vi. GLADYS GOODE.
vii. JACK GOODE.
13. MARY F6 GOODE (TABITHA5 RAMEY, CHARITY4 BENTLEY, THOMAS3, DANIEL2, THOMAS1) was born 1874.
She married F. L. HALSEY.
Children of MARY GOODE and F. HALSEY are:
i. COY7 HALSEY.
ii. HATTIE HALSEY.
iii. EVA HALSEY.
iv. LULA HALSEY.
v. IDA HALSEY.
vi. GEORGE HALSEY.
vii. LACY HALSEY.
viii. ETHEL HALSEY.
ix. HARRY HALSEY.
x. SADIE HALSEY.
xi. VADIE HALSEY.
14. GREEN PENDLETON6 GOODE (TABITHA5 RAMEY, CHARITY4 BENTLEY, THOMAS3, DANIEL2, THOMAS1) was
born December 27, 1868, and died January 13, 1957. He married (1) SARAH ELIZABETH COOK June 20,
1894, daughter of W. H. H. COOK. He married (2) ELISHA CORNELIA VANDIVORT October 31, 1895. He
married (3) ADA BROOKS July 20, 1904.
Children of GREEN GOODE and ELISHA VANDIVORT are:
i. GRACE7 GOODE, m. WADE H. LEMON.
21. ii. HOWARD GOODE.
22. iii. ORA GOODE.
Children of GREEN GOODE and ADA BROOKS are:
23. iv. LETTIE M.7 GOODE.
24. v. VIRGIL A. GOODE.
25. vi. ARNOLD GOODE.
26. vii. BERT GOODE.
viii. MAGGIE LEE GOODE.
ix. FRED GOODE.
15. FRANK HEREFORD6 GOODE (TABITHA5 RAMEY, CHARITY4 BENTLEY, THOMAS3, DANIEL2, THOMAS1) was
born Abt. 1872. He married (1) ELIZINA "ELSIE" CANADA. He married (2) MARTHA SNUFFER March 03,
1898, daughter of PETER SNUFFER and ELISABETH CANADA.
Children of FRANK GOODE and MARTHA SNUFFER are:
i. ROBERT CLARENCE7 GOODE, b. June 06, 1899; d. July 09, 1916.
27. ii. LOVIE GOODE, b. June 17, 1902; d. August 16, 1975, Fayette Heights, WVA.
iii. HETTIE GOODE, b. October 03, 1904.
28. iv. VADA GOODE, b. January 23, 1906; d. April 23, 1983, Oak Grove Cemetery, Raleigh, WVA.
29. v. JAMES LUTHER GOODE, b. December 30, 1909.
30. vi. OLA GOODE, b. October 27, 1911.
16. OKEY JOHNSON6 GOODE (TABITHA5 RAMEY, CHARITY4 BENTLEY, THOMAS3, DANIEL2, THOMAS1) was born
November 06, 1876. He married RHODA MILLER February 08, 1900.
Children of OKEY GOODE and RHODA MILLER are:
i. BERTIE7 GOODE.
ii. DENVER GOODE.
iii. OTTIE GOODE.
iv. ETHEL B. GOODE.
v. ARNOLD GOODE.
vi. GERTRUDE GOODE.
vii. DOROTHY GOODE.
viii. OKEY JOHNSON GOODE, JR..
ix. ARCHIBALD GOODE.
x. DENNIS GOODE.
17. CHARLES PHILLIP6 GOODE (TABITHA5 RAMEY, CHARITY4 BENTLEY, THOMAS3, DANIEL2, THOMAS1) was
born Abt. 1882. He married NAN TILLEY.
Child of CHARLES GOODE and NAN TILLEY is:
i. GILBERT G.7 GOODE.
18. ELL6 BENTLEY (JAMES BURTON5, ALEXANDER LAFAYETTE4, JAMES3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1) was born
1908, and died 1947. He married EASTER CASE.
Children of ELL BENTLEY and EASTER CASE are:
i. PAUL7 BENTLEY.
31. ii. LUCRETIA BENTLEY
iii. LENA BENTLEY.
iv. RANDELL BENTLEY.
v. JIMMY BENTLEY.
vi. GARY BENTLEY.
vii. HAROLD BENTLEY.
Generation No. 7
19. WALTER QUINTIN GRESHAM7 GOODE (GEORGE WASHINGTON6, TABITHA5 RAMEY, CHARITY4 BENTLEY,
THOMAS3, DANIEL2, THOMAS1) was born January 30, 1893, and died September 09, 1972 in Newfound,
WVA. He married LILLIE BELL MEADOWS in Odd, Raleigh County, WVA, daughter of GEORGE
MEADOWS and MARY WHITTAKER.
Children of WALTER GOODE and LILLIE MEADOWS are:
i. BRACK WOODROW8 GOODE, b. December 09, 1915; d. December 27, 1942, WWII.
ii. LOU SENA GOODE, b. August 20, 1917.
iii. GLORIA GOODE, b. October 19, 1919; d. October 17, 1920.
iv. MARY IRENE GOODE, b. March 30, 1921.
v. GEORGE CARL GOODE, b. October 24, 1923.
vi. DORA EDNA GOODE, b. October 18, 1925.
vii. WATSIE EILEEN GOODE, b. December 17, 1927.
viii. HERBERT ALFORD GOODE, b. November 10, 1929.
ix. LILA LEE GOODE, b. March 12, 1932.
x. LLOYD ROOSEVELT GOODE, b. January 30, 1934.
xi. RAY RILEY GOODE, b. February 21, 1937.
xii. SHIRLEY FAYE GOODE, b. March 29, 1940.
20. HAZEL7 GOODE (GEORGE WASHINGTON6, TABITHA5 RAMEY, CHARITY4 BENTLEY, THOMAS3, DANIEL2,
THOMAS1) was born May 11, 1914 in Pineville, WVA, and died March 06, 1992 in Birmingham, AL. She
married (2) WILLIAM STAMPER.
Children of HAZEL GOODE are:
32. i. KAY EUGENE8 GOODE.
33. ii. HILDA JANE GOODE
21. HOWARD7 GOODE (GREEN PENDLETON6, TABITHA5 RAMEY, CHARITY4 BENTLEY, THOMAS3, DANIEL2,
THOMAS1). He married PEARL BROWNING.
Children of HOWARD GOODE and PEARL BROWNING are:
i. BETTY8 GOODE.
ii. HOWARD GOODE, JR..
iii. HELEN GOODE.
iv. DAUGHTER.
v. SON GOODE.
22. ORA7 GOODE (GREEN PENDLETON6, TABITHA5 RAMEY, CHARITY4 BENTLEY, THOMAS3, DANIEL2,
THOMAS1). She married (1) EDGAR TURNER. She married (2) S. M. BAILEY.
Children of ORA GOODE and EDGAR TURNER are:
i. EDGAR8 TURNER, JR..
ii. EARCLE TURNER.
iii. INFANT TURNER.
23. LETTIE M.7 GOODE (GREEN PENDLETON6, TABITHA5 RAMEY, CHARITY4 BENTLEY, THOMAS3, DANIEL2,
THOMAS1). She married JOHN S. LAMBERT.
Child of LETTIE GOODE and JOHN LAMBERT is:
34. i. SAMUEL8 LAMBERT.
24. VIRGIL A.7 GOODE (GREEN PENDLETON6, TABITHA5 RAMEY, CHARITY4 BENTLEY, THOMAS3, DANIEL2,
THOMAS1). He married VENA VANCE.
Children of VIRGIL GOODE and VENA VANCE are:
i. LOUISE "TOOTS"8 GOODE, m. CHARLIE DALTON.
35. ii. JOE GOODE.
36. iii. FRANCIS GOODE.
37. iv. WAYNE GOODE.
v. FRED GOODE, m. CHARLOTTE SHOCKLEY.
25. ARNOLD7 GOODE (GREEN PENDLETON6, TABITHA5 RAMEY, CHARITY4 BENTLEY, THOMAS3, DANIEL2,
THOMAS1). He married VIRGIE TILLEY.
Children of ARNOLD GOODE and VIRGIE TILLEY are:
i. VERNIE8 GOODE, m. JUNE MCCOY.
ii. MARIE GOODE, m. FRED MCCOY.
38. iii. GENEVA GOODE.
39. iv. BEATRICE GOODE.
v. LEMUEL GOODE II, m. (1) PAM HARGIS; m. (2) ? MCCOY.
26. BERT7 GOODE (GREEN PENDLETON6, TABITHA5 RAMEY, CHARITY4 BENTLEY, THOMAS3, DANIEL2,
THOMAS1). He married OLA GOODE, daughter of FRANK GOODE and MARTHA SNUFFER.
Children of BERT GOODE and OLA GOODE are:
40. i. JIMMY JEFFERSON8 GOODE
41. ii. HARRY MASON GOODE
42. iii. THOMAS MACK GOODE
43. iv. CHARLES ELWOOD GOODE
27. LOVIE7 GOODE (FRANK HEREFORD6, TABITHA5 RAMEY, CHARITY4 BENTLEY, THOMAS3, DANIEL2,
THOMAS1) was born June 17, 1902, and died August 16, 1975 in Fayette Heights, WVA. She married
HENRY LOGAN TINCHER.
Children of LOVIE GOODE and HENRY TINCHER are:
44. i. THELMA L.8 TINCHER, b. September 26, 1926.
ii. HENRY LOGAN TINCHER, JR..
iii. HAROLD J. TINCHER.
28. VADA7 GOODE (FRANK HEREFORD6, TABITHA5 RAMEY, CHARITY4 BENTLEY, THOMAS3, DANIEL2, THOMAS1)
was born January 23, 1906, and died April 23, 1983 in Oak Grove Cemetery, Raleigh, WVA. She married
JAMES HARRIS.
Children of VADA GOODE and JAMES HARRIS are:
i. NELLIE8 HARRIS, m. RAY COCHRAN.
45. ii. ROSIE DAIRE HARRIS
29. JAMES LUTHER7 GOODE (FRANK HEREFORD6, TABITHA5 RAMEY, CHARITY4 BENTLEY, THOMAS3, DANIEL2,
THOMAS1) was born December 30, 1909. He married ELSIE MEADOWS.
Children of JAMES GOODE and ELSIE MEADOWS are:
i. NOLA MAE8 GOODE.
ii. JIMMY GOODE.
iii. KENNETH GOODE.
iv. FAYE GOODE.
v. DENNY GOODE.
vi. IRIS ANN GOODE.
30. OLA7 GOODE (FRANK HEREFORD6, TABITHA5 RAMEY, CHARITY4 BENTLEY, THOMAS3, DANIEL2, THOMAS1).
She married BERT GOODE, son of GREEN GOODE and ADA BROOKS.
Children of OLA GOODE and BERT GOODE are:
40. i. JIMMY JEFFERSON8 GOODE
41. ii. HARRY MASON GOODE
42. iii. THOMAS MACK GOODE
43. iv. CHARLES ELWOOD GOODE
31. LUCRETIA7 BENTLEY (ELL6, JAMES BURTON5, ALEXANDER LAFAYETTE4, JAMES3, BENJAMIN2, THOMAS1)
She married J. C. HYLTON.
Children of LUCRETIA BENTLEY and J. C. HYLTON are:
i. BRENDA8 HYLTON
ii. WANDA HYLTON.
iii. KENNY RAY HYLTON.
iv. SANDRA HYLTON.
