Jasper County IA Archives Obituaries.....Bentley, Jefferson B. April 19, 1901 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ia/iafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ken Wright wright@prestontel.com February 22, 2011, 9:42 pm Maquoketa Excelsior, April 26, 1901 Maquoketa Excelsior, April, 26, 1901 MUSTERED OUT Jefferson Bentley, aged 70 years, 10 months, and 11 days, died April 19, 1901, at the home of his son, Granville Marion, in Maquoketa, early Friday morning of Bright’s disease, after an illness lasting five months, during which time his every want was anticipated by his loved ones and nothing left undone which could alleviate his suffering. He was born in Mercer county, Pennsylvania and came to Iowa in 1848, locating near Maquoketa. He married in 1851 Miss Huldah J. Hofius, who bore him eleven children and died May 2, 1888. In 1862 Mr. Bentley responded to the call for soldiers and enlisted as a musician in Company F, 31st Iowa Infantry, serving until the close of the war. About eight years ago he removed to Maquoketa and became a familiar figure upon our street. Of the children, one son and two daughters are dead. The others-Perry, Joseph, Lewis and Bert, all of DeWill, George, Marilda (now Mrs. A. C. Johnson), and Emma (now Mrs. Chas. Rihad), and Granville Marion, all of this city, were with him at the last. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ia/jasper/obits/b/bentley2347gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/iafiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb