James William Dent (1879 - 1947)

Born 8 Jan 1879 in Owen County, Indiana, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Emma R (Hankins) Dent — married 15 Oct 1885 in Todd County, Minnesota, USA

Died 7 Jun 1947 at age 68 in Clarissa,Todd County, Minnesota, USA

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Biography

James William Dent, b. 08 Jan 1879, Indiana, d. 12 Jun 1947, Clarissa, MN^[1][2][3][4]

Marriage

TODD MC-053 10/15/1885 DENT, J. W. HANKINS, EMMA R. ^[5]

1905 Census, Iona, MN^[6]

Census 1910 > MINNESOTA > TODD > WORD TWP

Surname GivenName Age Sex Race Birthplace State County Location Year

DENT JAMES W 63 M W IN MN TODD WORD TWP 1910

• James, a farmer, age 63, born in Minnesota, Father born in Virginia, mother in Indiana, was living with wife,
• Emma, age 53, born in Indiana, both parents born in Indiana, mother of 3, one child living.
• James G Dent, son, age 20, born in Minnesota,both parents born in Indiana
• Elsie Canfield, boarder, age 21, born in Minnesota, parents both born in Indiana^[7]

Census 1920 > MINNESOTA > TODD > WILLARD

Surname GivenName Age Sex Race Birthplace State County Location Year

DENT JAMES W 72 M W IN MN TODD WILLARD 1920

• James, a retired farmer, age 72, born in Indiana, father born in Virginia, mother born in Pennsylvania, was living with his wife,
• Emma R., age 62, Born in Indiana, both parents born in Indiana, his son
• Gordon J, a ??? laborer, age 29, born in Minnesota, both parents born in Indiana, his daughter,
• Ethel L(?). age 15, born in Minnesota, both parents born in Indiana, and a boarder,
• Margaret E. Blais, age 22, a teacher, born in Minnesota, both parents born is U.S^[8]

Death Record

Name: James W. Dent Event Type: Death Event Date: 07 Jun 1947 Event Place: Todd, Minnesota Birthplace: Born in Minnesota: Record Number: 1039063 Certificate Number: 016695 Certificate Year: 1947 File Name: 016695 Affiliate Batch Identifier: NF356DO Typed or Handwritten: T ^[9]

Name: James W. Dent Gender: Male Death Date: 07 Jun 1947 Death Place: Clarissa, Todd, Minnesota Age: 68 Birth Date: 1879 Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Alice Dent Father's Name: Samuel F. Dent Mother's Name: Catherine Bernet Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I10377-9 System Origin: Minnesota-EASy GS Film number: 2139207 Reference ID: item 1 cn 16695 ^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Todd County Death Records Book; Page; Line H-65-4
2. ↑ Samuel Dent's Obituary
3. ↑ http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/c/u/c/Timothy-Cuchna/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0176.html, unknown author
4. ↑ Entered by Nae X.
5. ↑ https://wwwdotmncounty.com/Certificate/Results?sort=&page=2 (link no longer works - left for future research)
6. ↑ "Minnesota State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPQ6-YDD : 18 February 2021), James W Dent, Iona township, Todd, Minnesota; citing p. 295, line 47, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 928,819.
7. ↑ Transcribed from original document by ARLockhart 8 Sep 2013
8. ↑ Transcribed from original document by ARLockhart 9 Sep 2013
9. ↑ "Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V4QL-2TB : accessed 10 Sep 2013), James W. Dent, 1947.
10. ↑ "Minnesota, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FDXS-NH3 : accessed 11 Sep 2013), Samuel F. Dent in entry for James W. Dent, 07 Jun 1947.

Acknowledgments

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