Quinby and Simpson Bentley

Quinby Bentley and Simpson Bentley, twin sons of Minnie Lee Hazlett and McAlpin A. Bentley Jr., were born in Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia on December 2, 1921. They were the first-born children of Minnie and McAlpin and are my 2nd cousins 1x removed. Our nearest common relatives are James C. Lankford and Mary Ann Wilson, my 2nd great-grandparents. Their grandparents were Julia Lee Lankford (daughter of James and Mary) and John Dawson Hazlett.

Tragically, the twins were born premature and only survived one day; both died in Washington on December 3. Quinby and Simpson were buried at Resthaven Cemetery in Washington on December 4.

Quinby and Simpson Bentley's grave (photo used with permission,
Kate Orr Messer, Find A Grave ID 47451562)

Baby Boys Bentley grave marker (photo used with permission,
Gary Williams, Find A Grave ID 47679332)

Minnie and McAlpin would go on to have two more sons, William E. Bentley in 1926, and McAlpin “Mack” A. Bentley III in 1940.

References

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45370152/infant-twin_sons-bentley: accessed 15 February 2023), memorial page for Infant Twin Sons Bentley (2 Dec 1921–3 Dec 1921), Find a Grave Memorial ID 45370152, citing Resthaven Cemetery, Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia, USA; maintained by Gathering Roots (contributor 47213048).
• Infant Twins Bentley grave photo, Kate Orr Messer, Find A Grave ID 47451562.
• Infant Twins Bentley marker photo, Gary Williams, Find A Grave ID 47679332.
• Mack A. Bentley Certificate of Death 68 014526, Board of Health, State of South Carolina, September 1968.
• Quinby Bentley Standard Certificate of Death 32385, Georgia State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, December 1921.
• Simpson Bentley Standard Certificate of Death 32386, Georgia State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, December 1921.
• U.S. Federal Census, Aiken, Aiken County, South Carolina, 1950.
• U.S. Federal Census, Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia, 1930.