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Hi Pat,
Just found the following today and wanted to share it with you:
Thomas J. Smalley, whose name introduces this record, has been a resident of Boone county since 1867, but has made his home in Iowa since 1851, having come to this state with his parents when a youth of twelve years. He was reared in the usual manner of farmer lads of the period and first became the owner of land in 1869, when he purchased a tract of eighty acres of wild land constituting part of the farm upon which he is now living. At different times he has added to the property until he has owned as much as four hundred and thirty-four acres, but of this he has sold a portion, still retaining possession of two hundred and seventy- four acres. He yet carries on general farming and has always kept a good grade of cattle. He has been engaged in stock raising, in buying, feeding and selling and ships from one to two carloads of cattle each year, at present, although he is not as actively and extensively engaged in farming operations and stock dealing as he was in former years, having in the meantime acquired an excellent capital. He has a nice farm upon which are good buildings erected there by the owner.
On the 17th of February, 1854 , Mr. Smalley was united in marriage to Miss Lovina Bentley, who was born in Dane county, Wisconsin , September 5, 1840 , and was a daughter of Thomas and Paulina Claflin Bentley. She died September 19, 1896 , leaving seven children. Five of this number are yet living, namely: Idella P.; Alta M.; Herbert J.; Judson E.; and Etha. Those who have passed away are: Hattie E.; Nora E.; Lydia E. and Robert O.
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Data Source: 1850 United States Federal Census
Tuesday, May 06, 2008 7:08:08 AM
Name Home in 1850 (City,Co.,State) Estimated Birth Year Birth Place
Thomas Bentley Cottage Grove, Dane, WI abt 1793 NY
Minerva Bentley Cottage Grove, Dane, WI abt 1802 NY
Eli A Bentley Cottage Grove, Dane, WI abt 1830 NY
Siflet Bentley Cottage Grove, Dane, WI abt 1832 NY
Geo W Bentley Cottage Grove, Dane, WI abt 1835 NY
Julia M Bentley Cottage Grove, Dane, WI abt 1836 NY
Charles A Bentley Cottage Grove, Dane, WI abt 1846 Wisconsin
THOMAS BENTLEY and MINERVA PUTNAM were in Wells, Hamilton County, New York for only a short duration. Two of their daughters married and remained for a few years when their parents and siblings moved on to Pennsylvania and finally to Princeton, Green Lake County, Wisconsin.
Minerva is Minerva Putman Daughter of Parks Putnam (baptized 1756) and Sarah Chapman. Parks lived in Bolton, Warren County, New York.
Thomas Bentley Springdale, Dane, WI abt 1805 New York
Paulina Bentley Springdale, Dane, WI abt 1822 Vermont
Hiram Bentley Albion, Dane, WI abt 1806 New York
Amy Bentley Albion, Dane, WI abt 1808 New York
M S Bentley (M) Albion, Dane, WI abt 1840 New York
P R Bentley (F) Albion, Dane, WI abt 1847 Wisconsin
A L Bentley (F) Albion, Dane, WI abt 1848 Wisconsin
The "History of Dane County, Wisconsin-1880" under the the descriptions of the "Towns and Villages-Town of Albion", p. 838, makes these references:
"In June, 1843, Solomon HEAD, Adin BURDICK, James WOOD and Hiram BENTLEY settled in the neighborhood (Sec. 22."
H L Bentley (F) Albion, Dane, WI abt 1820 New York
Wallace Bentley Albion, Dane, WI abt 1847 Wisconsin
T M Bentley (F) Albion, Dane, WI abt 1850 Wisconsin
A J Bentley (M) Albion, Dane, WI abt 1827 New York
S C Bentley (F) Albion, Dane, WI abt 1832 Vermont
Alvern p Bentley Bristol, Dane, WI abt 1810 New York
Mariett Bentley Bristol, Dane, WI abt 1817 New York
Norman G Bentley Bristol, Dane, WI abt 1829 New York
Mary C Bentley Bristol, Dane, WI abt 1840 New York
Lyman H Bentley Bristol, Dane, WI abt 1844 New York
Olive E Bentley Bristol, Dane, WI abt 1847 Wisconsin
Ann Bentley Bristol, Dane, WI abt 1849 Wisconsin
George Bently Madison, Dane, WI abt 1824 Indiana
Alvern P(orter) and Norman G(reen) are brothers and sons of Thomas Bentley (1784 NY-1843) and Pauline Crawford.
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