Pvt Sidney Trent served in the United States Army in World War I Service started: May 24 1918 Unit(s): Service ended: Oct 20 1918
Sidney was born in 1896. He was the son of George Trent and Cora Lawson. He died in 1962.
1896 Apr 4 Birth of Sidney Trent. Mother: Cora Trent. Father: George Trent (farmer). [1]
1917 Oct 24 Marriage of Sid Trent and Evelyn Bartrum. He was 22 and single. She was 21 and single. [2]
1918 May 24 Military Service Record (US Veterans Bureau) - Sidney Trent. Residence: Stollings, WV. Born Apr 6 1896. Death: Jun 25 1962. Pvt Co F 14 Btry I R & T C. Enlisted 5/24/1918. Discharged: 10/20/1918. [3]
1962 Jun 25 Death of Sidney Trent. 66 years old. Married. Born Apr 6 1896 WV. Father: George Trent. Mother: Cora Lawson. [4]
Research Notes
Mother, 2 siblings, wife and 9 children are attached to the memorial page on Find A Grave for Sidney.
↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FTHY-B2J : 30 May 2018), Sid Trent and Evelyn Bartrim, 1917; citing Kanawha, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 521,722.
↑ "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WQTF-KJ3Z : 29 October 2019), Sidney Trent, 20 Oct 1918; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
↑ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMDN-DMK : 9 March 2018), Sidney Trent, 25 Jun 1962; citing STOLLINGS, Logan, West Virginia, County Records, v 11 p 305, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 571,282.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sidney by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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