Bentley family tree says he was born in Pike co., KY. (SV-343)
1850 Letcher Co., KY census: Aged 22 living with parents and 2 siblings. (SV-1069)
1870 KY Census (Ancestry.com): John V. Bentley (46), living in Robinson Creek, Pike Co. next door to his brother, Simon, with wife, Anna (39) and 8 kids: John M. (16); Benjamin (15); Virginia (13); Elizabeth (11); William A. (9); Rhodicia (7); Surrilda (5) and James M. (3).