1850 Letcher Co., KY census: Aged 14 living with parents and 7 siblings. (SV-1069)
1860 Letcher Co., KY Census: Not listed with father. (SV-1071)
1870 U.S. Census (Ancestry.com): Davis Bentley (33) living in Whitesburg, Letcher Co., KY with wife, Mary (32 NC) and 6 kids: Louisa (15); Sarah (13); Alexander (10); John (6); James (3) and Emeline (10/12).
1880 U.S. Census (Ancestry.com): Not found.