James Denton
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James Jefferson Denton (1863 - 1921)

James Jefferson Denton
Born in Jefferson City, Cole County, Missourimap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 1890 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 57 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United Statesmap
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Biography

N.B.I am changing James's place of birth from Polk, Missouri to Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri, so that it will be in line with his FAG entry. If you have information and a valid source as to his actual pob, please enter it here and notify me and/or the profile manager. Thank you. (Patricia Prickett Hickin, 13 August 2019)

James Denton was born on 5 October 1863 in Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri, the older of two known children of Dallas .and Teresa Lemmon Denton. (His parents also had other children by different spouses0
In 1890, when he was in his later twenties, he married Laura Edminston. She bore him two known children, both sons:
  1. Edgar Denton
  2. Alfred Denton.
On 29 April 1921, when he was fifty-seven, James died in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, of unknown causes.
He was buried in Misision Burial Park South in San Antionio..[1]
Gravestone for James Jefferson Denton

from Findagrave.com

James Jefferson Denton
Birth: 5 Oct 1863 Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri, USA; Death: 27 Apr 1921 (aged 57) San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA; Burial: Mission Burial Park South, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA; Plot: Block 2, Masonic Garden, Lot 301, Space 3. Memorial #: 50136106.
Family Members: Parents: Dallas S Denton (1827-1876), Teresa Amanda Lemmon Denton (1844-1864); Spouse: Laura Jane Edminston Denton (1870-1933); Siblings: William L. Denton (1864-1871); Half Siblings: Sarah Denton (?-?), Geneva Ann Denton Robertson (1868-1948), Dixie Denton Blakey (1869-1935), Elsworth Denton (1871-Unknown), Frances Annette Denton Neale (1874-1930), Lucy Jane Denton Wall (1874-1958); Children: Edgar Hubert Dento n(1891-1978), Alfred David Denton (1892-1964).[2]

Citations

  1. Jim (46892566), “James Jefferson Denton,” Findagrave.com. Record added 23 Mar 2010. URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50136106?search=true. Accessed 13 August 2019.
  2. Jim (46892566), “James Jefferson Denton,” Findagrave.com. Record added 23 Mar 2010. URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50136106?search=true. Accessed 13 August 2019.

Acknowledgments

  • Jan Robertson created James Jefferson Denton (1863-1921) on 9 May 2019.

Sources

  • Information and research of Nora Robertson Cowden and Denton family descendants from this line.




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