Arthur Lewis Winfield BENTLEY
Elnora Eudora WILCOX

 

Husband:  Arthur Lewis Winfield BENTLEY
Birth:  21 Mar 1870, East Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island 
Death:  16 Sep 1943, Riverside, Providence Co., Rhode Island
Burial:
Father:  Thomas Isaac BENTLEY
Mother:  Elizabeth Hix BOWEN

Marriage:    2 Aug 1890, Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island

Wife:  Elnora Eudora WILCOX
Birth:  2 Jun 1866, North Kingstown, Washington Co., Rhode Island  
Death: 3 Nov 1924, Riverside, Providence Co., Rhode Island 
Burial:  
Father:  Daniel Austin WILCOX 
Mother:  Susan Rebecca SPRAGUE 

Children:
1. Arthur Lewis Winfield BENTLEY Jr., b: 15 Oct 1890, Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island
                                                        d: 23 Feb 1900, East Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island
2. Susan Elizabeth Winifred BENTLEY, b: Aug 1892, Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island
3. Ruth F. BENTLEY (Dailey), b: Nov 1894, Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island
4. Francis Thomas BENTLEY, b: 24 May 1897, Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island
                                                d: 14 Jan 1969, Riverside, Providence Co., Rhode Island
5. Laura Eudora BENTLEY (Collamore), b: 5 Jun 1898, East Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island
                                                             d: 26 Jul 1973, Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island
6. Beverly Evelyn Chester BENTLEY (Peasley), b: 6 Aug 1901, East Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island
                                                                 d: 9 Jan 1971, Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island
7. Raymond Louis BENTLEY, b: 24 Jan 1904, East Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island
                                                d: 22 Feb 1987, Riverside, Providence Co., Rhode Island
8. Edward William BENTLEY, b: 21 Dec 1908, East Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island
                                                d: Mar 1972, Foster, Providence Co., Rhode Island
9. Vernon Leslie BENTLEY, b: 22 Mar 1911, East Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island
                                             d: 4 Mar 1987, Pompano Beach, Broward Co., Florida
10. George Winfield BENTLEY, b: 14 Sep 1913, East Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island
                                                   d: 27 Jul 1988, Warwick, Kent Co., Rhode Island
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Notes:
Some researchers note that Elnora was previously married to John Perry Carpenter in 1881 and had five children with him before they divorced. 

1910 Federal Census Data (T624_1439, Page 280A), Riverside, East Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island,
                                                                                      Enumeration District: 102, Enumeration Date: 22-Apr-1910, Family #274

 NAME

Relation

Sex

Age

M/S W/D

# Yr Mar

# C Bn.

# C Liv.

POB

Fa. POB

Mo. POB

Occupation
or Trade

In Sch

 BENTLEY, Arthur L W

 Head

M

40

M1

19

 

 

RI

RI

MA

 Motorman / Street Car

 

               Elnora E

 Wife

F

43

M1

16

9

7

RI

RI

RI

 None

 

               Ruth

 Daughter

F

15

S

 

 

 

RI

RI

RI

 Press Room / Jewelry Shop

X

               Francis T 

 Son

M

12

S

 

 

 

RI

RI

RI

 None

X

               Laura

 Daughter

F

11

S

 

 

 

RI

RI

RI

 None

X

               Evelyn C

 Daughter

F

8

S

 

 

 

RI

RI

RI

 None

X

               Raymond L

 Son

M

6

S

 

 

 

RI

RI

RI

 None

 

               Edward W

 Son

M

1y3m

S

 

 

 

RI

RI

RI

 None

 

1920 Federal Census Data (T625_1672, Page 211A), Riverside, East Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island,
                                                                                      Enumeration District: 114, Enumeration Date: 9-Jan-1920, Family #241

 NAME

Relation

Sex

Age

M/S
W/D

POB

Fa.
POB

Mo.
POB

Occupation

In Sch

 BENTLEY, Arthur L

 Head

M

49

M

RI

RI

RI

 Motorman / Street Railway

 

                Elnora E

 Wife

F

53

M

RI

RI

RI

 None

     

                Evelyn C

 Daughter

F

18

S

RI

RI

RI

 Nurse / Working Out

     

                Raymond L

 Son

M

14

S

RI

RI

RI

 Clerk / Grain Store

     

                Edward W

 Son

M

10

S

RI

RI

RI

 None

  X   

                Vernon L

 Son

M

8y9m

S

RI

RI

RI

 None

  X   

                George W

 Son

M

6y3m

S

RI

RI

RI

 None

     

After Elnora died, Arthur married two additional times - 1st to Mary Elizabeth (Radford) Davis and 2nd to Minnie Viola (Lewis) Tyler.

1930 Federal Census Data (T626_2172, Page 27A), Riverside, East Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island,
                                                                                    Enumeration District: 218, Enumeration Date: 18-Apr-1930, Family #335

 NAME

Relation

Sex

Age

M/S W/D

Age Marr

POB

Fa. POB

Mo. POB

 In Sch

Occupation

 BENTLEY, Arthur L W

 Head

M

60

M

20

RI

RI

MA

 

 Motorman / Trolley Car

               Mary E

 Wife

F

53

M

23

RI

RI

MA

 

 None

               George W

 Son

M

16

S

 

RI

RI

RI

X

 None

 DAVIS, Edwin

 S Son

M

32

D

 

RI

RI

RI

 

 Bronze Worker / Bronze Shop

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