Gaston, Joseph. "The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811-1912." Vol. 3. Chicago, Clarke Publishing Co., 1912. p. 791. L. S. BENTLEY Who is residing upon the two thousand acre tract of land which he rents near Pendleton, was born at Modesto, Stanislaus county, California, on the 28th of August, 1882, a son of R. H. and Cordelia (Tedford) Bentley. The former was a native of Illinois and the latter of Missouri. They were married in Missouri before crossing the plains about 1860 and located in California, where they are now residing. Their home is in Stockton, where they have lived since they retired from their extensive ranch about seven years ago. L. S. Bentley is the next to the youngest in a family of eight children. He received his education in the district schools of California and at the same time assisted his father with the duties on the ranch. He resided there until 1905, when he came to Umatilla county and engaged in ranching independently. At present he is renting two thousand acres of land, which he devotes to wheat growing, and so successful has his labor been that he usually harvests about forty bushels to the acre. Although he is one of the younger agriculturists in the locality, he is proving his worth as an extensive grain grower by the scientific methods and careful management which are seen in his undertakings. On the 11th of February, 1906, Mr. Bentley was married to Miss Minnie Hanshaw, whose birth occurred in Modesto, California, on the 16th of October, 1882, being a daughter of Alexander Hanshaw. He has never sought to figure prominently in public life, preferring to concentrate his energies upon his agricultural pursuits, and he has won a creditable measure of success, his diligence constituting and important element in his prosperity. ******************* Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in March 2006 by Diana Smith. Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.