Pamelia Evelyn (Galloway) Denton (1875 - 1957)

Born 7 Oct 1875 in Van Buren, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Daughter of James Samuel Galloway and Mary Ann (Walker) Gannaway

Wife of Joseph Hiram Denton — married 21 Dec 1906 in White County, Tennessee

Descendants

Died 20 Apr 1957 at age 81 in Quebeck, White, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Pamelia (Galloway) Denton was born in Appalachia, in Tennessee.

Pamelia Galloway was born on October 07, 1875 in Van Buren county, Tennessee, United States

Her parents were James Galloway and Mary Walker.

She married Joesph Denton on December 21, 1906^[1]

Children:

Denton (1908–1908)

Denton (1909–1909)

Lillian Pearl Denton (1916–1953)

In 1880, she was living in Van Buren county, Tennessee, USA with her parents James Samuel Galloway and Mary Ann Walker Galloway ^[2]

In 1900, she was living in Walling, White county, Tennessee, USA with her parents James Samuel Galloway and Mary Ann Walker Galloway^[3]

In 1910, she was living in White county, Tennessee, USA with husband, Joseph, they were living with her brother-in-law Thomas, Joseph's brother, her brother-in-law Grover was living with them as well and her mother-in-law, Nancy Anderson Denton

In 1920, she was living in White county,Tennessee, USA with husband, Joseph on their farm with their daughter, Pearl, and her cousin, James Hill Galloway was living with them^[4]

In 1930, she was living in White county, Tennessee, USA, with her husband, Joseph and their daughter, Pearl^[5]

In 1940, she was living in White county, Tennessee, USA with husband, Joseph daughter, Pearl, Pearl's husband, Charles Ishmul Williams, Pearl and Charles oldest 3 children^[6]

She died on April 20, 1957 in Quebeck, White, Tennessee, United States^[7]

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Janine Isleman and VT, her 3rd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are James Galloway and Mary Walker, the great great grandparents of both Janine Isleman and VT. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd cousin 1x removed, based on sharing 99 cM across 5 segments.

Sources

Photos of my mother's family

Janine Isleman My DNA Information

Pamelia's Find a Grave Memorial

1. ↑ Citation"Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN4J-711 : 4 December 2014), Jo Denton and Eva Galloway, 21 Dec 1906; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 300, White, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
2. ↑ Citation"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MDWN-Y2D : 15 July 2017), Permelia E Galaway in household of Jas Galaway, District 7, Van Buren, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 127, sheet 256A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1283; FHL microfilm 1,255,283.
3. ↑ Citation"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MSZK-NXS : accessed 18 June 2018), Eva Gallaway in household of James Gallaway, Civil District 4 Walling town, White, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 151, sheet 2B, family 33, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,604.
4. ↑ Citation "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MN55-26C : accessed 18 June 2018), Eva E Denton in household of Joe H Denton, Civil District 4, White, Tennessee, United States; citing ED 144, sheet 2A, line 27, family 29, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1770; FHL microfilm 1,821,770.
5. ↑ Citation "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MN55-26C : accessed 18 June 2018), Eva E Denton in household of Joe H Denton, Civil District 4, White, Tennessee, United States; citing ED 144, sheet 2A, line 27, family 29, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1770; FHL microfilm 1,821,770.
6. ↑ Citation "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K4H2-78G : accessed 18 June 2018), Permelia E Denton in household of Joseph H Denton, Quebeck, Civil District 4, White, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 93-6, sheet 4B, line 77, family 75, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3948.
7. ↑ Citation"Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QKM9-L97S : 16 March 2018), Evelyn Galloway Denton, 1957.