Wilhelm’s Portland Memorial Mausoleum, Portland, OR. 

Beatrice Lenois was born in 1882 in England. She immigrated to the United States in 1903. She married Herbert Bentley. They were the parents of one son, Craven Bentley who was born 5 Oct 1908, in Greystone, Rhode Island. Sadly, Craven lived less than a month. The couple had no other children.  

The couple stayed in Rhode Island for several more years but by 1915, they had moved to Salem where Herbert found work at the Thomas Kay Woolen mill as a wool sorter. Beatrice joined him at the mill as a burler in the finishing department.  

Herbert and Beatrice stayed in Salem until around 1925, then moved to Portland where Herbert took a job as a department supervisor at the Pacific Wool Growers Cooperative.  He later worked as a sorter. By 1950, Herbert was a supervisor at PWM Inc.   

Herbert passed away in Portland in 1952 at age 74.  Beatrice remained in their Portland home through 1953 but then her trail is lost until her death in 1961 in Portland.  She was 78 years old.  The couple had no living children or any other surviving relatives. She was interred in Wilhelm’s Memorial Mausoleum in Portland, Oregon. 

1920  Beatrice Bentley. Age: 36. Birth: abt 1884 in England. Married, wife to HOH. Residence: 625 S 18th St. Salem Ward 4, Marion, Oregon. Occupation: Burler, woolen mill. Naturalized. Household members: Herbert Bentley age 43, HOH; Beatrice Bentley age 36, wife.  

1930  Beatrice Bentley. Age: 46. Birth: abt 1884 in England. Married, wife to HOH. Residence: 3729 64th St. Portland, Multnomah, Oregon. Housewife. Naturalized. Household members: Herbert Bentley age 53, HOH; Beatrice Bentley age 46, wife.  

1940  Beatrice Bentley. Age: 56. Birth: abt 1884 in England. Married, wife to HOH. Residence: 1628 SE 58 Ave. Portland, Multnomah, Oregon. Naturalized. Housewife. Household members: Herbert Bentley age 62, HOH. Beatrice Bentley age 56, wife.  

1950  Beatrice Bentley. Age: 66. Birth: abt 1884 in England. Married, wife to HOH. Residence: 1622 SE 58th Portland, Multnomah, Oregon. Household members: Herbert Bentley age 73, HOH. Beatrice Bentley age 66, wife. 

1915  Herbert Bentley (Beatrice) sorter, TKWM, res 635 S 18th 

1917  Herbert Bentley (Beatrice) sorter, TKWM, res 625 S 18th.   

1924  Herbert Bentley (Beatrice) sorter, TKWM, res 625 S 18th. 

Portland

1926  Herbert Bentley (Beatrice) Dept Supervisor, Pacific Cooperative Wool Growers, h 1452 E 13th St.    

1928  Herbert Bentley (Beatrice) grader, Pacific Cooperative Wool Growers, h 1452 E 13th St.   

1950  Herbert Bentley (Beatrice) supervisor, PWM Inc, h 1628 E 58th St 

1953  Beatrice Bentley (wid Herbert) 1628 SE 58th Av    

Herbert Bentley  Birth: 1876. Death: 1952 (aged 75-76) Burial: Wilhelm’s Portland Memorial Mausoleum, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon. Memorial ID: 240850225.     

Oregonian 14 July 1961, p. 31 – Death Notice, Beatrice Bentley 

WW1 Draft Record.  Herbert Bentley 41 b 4 Oct 1876.  Res 625 S 18th, Salem, OR.  Wool sorter, TKWM.  Build medium.  Height short.  Hair Light Brown.  Eyes gray.  NOK Beatrice Bentley same address.  Submitted 12 Sep 1918.