Benjamin Harrison Denton (1889 - 1936)

Born 24 Sep 1889 in Doniphan County, Kansas United States

Ancestors

Died 20 Oct 1936 at age 47 in Doniphan County, Kansas United States

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Biography

Benjamin was born in 1889.^[1] He was the son of Isaac Denton.^[2]

He married Edith Cox.

Benjamin passed away in 1936.^[3][4][5]

Sources

1. ↑ "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", Registration State: Kansas; Registration County: Doniphan County, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6482 #32913238 (accessed 18 December 2023), Name: Benjamin Harrison Denton; Race: Caucasian (White); Marital Status: Single; Birth Date: 24 Sep 1889; Birth Place: Kansas, USA; Residence Date: 1917-1918; Residence Place: Doniphan County, Kansas, USA; Physical Build: Slender; Height: Tall; Hair Color: Brown; Eye Color: Blue.
2. ↑ "Another Pioneer Gone", The Severance News (Severance, Kansas) Fri, Feb 9, 1917, page 1, Newspapers Clip: 137035183 (accessed 18 December 2023).
3. ↑ "U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985", National Archives at Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Applications for Headstones For U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941; NAID: 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2375 #1587248 (accessed 18 December 2023), Name: Benjamin H Denton; Service Number: 3656127; Unit: 168 Inf Antry; Company: C; Enlistment Date: 27 Jun 1918; Discharge Date: 16 May 1919; Death Date: 20 Oct 1936; Cemetery: Denton; Cemetery Location: Denton, Kansas, USA.
4. ↑ "U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940", Original data: United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2019, Ancestry Record 61861 #1857234 (accessed 18 December 2023), Name: Benjamin Harrison Denton; Record Type: Military Service; Birth Date: 24 Sep 1889; Military Date: 16 May 1919; Residence Place: Denton, Kansas; Death Date: 20 Oct 1936.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/141636118/benjamin-harrison-denton: accessed 18 December 2023), memorial page for Benjamin Harrison Denton (24 Sep 1889–20 Oct 1936), Find a Grave Memorial ID 141636118, citing Denton Cemetery, Denton, Doniphan County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by TeriW (contributor 47152828).

• "1900 United States Federal Census", Year: 1900; Census Place: Union, Doniphan, Kansas; Roll: 478; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0043, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #16660606 (accessed 18 December 2023), Ben H Denton (10), single son, in household of Isaac Denton (54) in Union, Doniphan, Kansas. Born in Kansas, USA.

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