1850 Letcher Co., KY census: Aged 24 living with parents and 2 siblings. (SV-1069)
1870 KY Census (Ancestry.com): Simon Bentley (48), living in Robinson Creek, Pike Co. next door to his brother, John V. with wife, Nancy (33) and 7 kids: Lurancy (16); Hiram (14); Lovina (12); Joseph (10); Lucinda (5); Mary A. (3) and Ulyses G. (9/12).