Shelby Mickelson Bentley

Brief Life History of Shelby Mickelson

When Shelby Mickelson Bentley was born on 10 June 1917, in Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States, his father, John William Bentley, was 35 and his mother, Hannah Laura Mickelson, was 39. He married Ruth Clark on 27 January 1944, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He immigrated to World in 1944 and lived in United States in 1949 and Davis, Utah, United States in 1950. He registered for military service in 1944. He died on 30 October 1991, in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Shelby Mickelson Bentley
1917–1991
Ruth Clark
1921–2014
Marriage: 27 January 1944
Shelby Kent Bentley
1947–2023
Susan Bentley
1954–1985

Sources (46)

  • Shelby M Bentley, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Shelby Mickelson Bentley, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
  • Shelby Mickelson Bentley, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"

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World Events (8)

1918 · Attempting to Stop the War

To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.

1921 · One of The Oldest Coasters in the World

Utah is home to one of the oldest coasters in the world that is still operational. The Roller Coaster, at Lagoon Amusement park, is listed number 5.

1937 · The Neutrality Act

The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of various places, the chief of which are in Derbyshire, Essex, Hampshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, and East and South Yorkshire. The placename is from Old English beonet ‘bent grass’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.

In some cases also an Americanized form of South German Bentele or of its Swiss German or South German cognates Bandle and Bandli.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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