Avery County, NC

The Robert F. Bentley Family

Front row: Medie Victoria Bentley Stout (1895-1973), daughter of Sarah Ann Davis & Robert Bentley, married Willie Stout.

Second Row, Left to right: 1. Sarah Ann Davis Bentley (1852-1940), wife of Robert F. Bentley; daughter of James (Jimmy) Davis and Miranda (Rindy) Teague
2.James P. (Boomer) Bentley (1869-1944); son of Sarah Ann Davis & Robert Bentley
3. Eveline Daniels Bentley (1869-1958) wife of James P.

Back Row, Left to right : 1. Monroe Sluder -- (This could be Ira Monroe Cole - My mother Texie Calhoun Peters identified him as Monroe Sluder)
2. Rosa Isabelle Bentley (1891-1975) Rosa is the daughter of James P. Bentley & Eveline Daniels. She married Ira Monroe Cole (1886-1939)
3. John Bentley (1888-1976) John is the son of Sarah Ann Davis & Robert Bentley (1847-1906)

The Bentley's moved from Alexander County to Mitchell now Avery County in 1894.

Sarah Ann Davis Bentley and Robert F. Bentley are buried in the Fork Mountain Cemetery just outside of Newland.