James Jefferson Denton^[1]

1851 - 1913  (~ 61 years)

• Name	James Jefferson Denton
  Born	May 1851	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1860	District 8, Cocke County, Tennessee   [2]
  Census	1870	District 9, Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Census	1900	District 6, Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  Census	1910	Nowata, Nowata County, Oklahoma   [5]
  Died	1913
  Buried	Nowata Memorial Cemetery, Nowata County, Oklahoma   [6]
  Person ID	I393163	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2015

  
  

  Father	Joseph Jefferson Denton,   b. 8 Mar 1810, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Sep 1887  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Charity Huff,   b. 16 Oct 1815, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Jun 1892  (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F27845	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Sarah Elizabeth "Lizzie" Loyd,   b. Sep 1853, Tennessee ,   d. 1908  (Age ~ 54 years)
  Married	14 Dec 1876	Hamblen County, Tennessee   [7]
  Children	1. George Lawrence Denton,   b. 17 Oct 1880, Tennessee ,   d. 13 May 1952, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 71 years) + 2. James Clarence Denton,   b. 18 Mar 1882, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Jun 1942, Tulsa, Oklahoma  (Age 60 years)   3. Dixie Denton,   b. 21 Sep 1886, Tennessee ,   d. 17 May 1947, Dade County, Florida  (Age 60 years)   4. Loyd C. Denton,   b. Apr 1887, Tennessee ,   d. 1947  (Age ~ 59 years)
  Family ID	F155699	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - May 1851 - Tennessee Census - 1870 - District 9, Cocke County, Tennessee Married - 14 Dec 1876 - Hamblen County, Tennessee Census - 1910 - Nowata, Nowata County, Oklahoma Buried - - Nowata Memorial Cemetery, Nowata County, Oklahoma  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 13 Mar 2015. As It Was Give To Me: From Bogard to Newport to Oklahoma’s Indian Territory [S112] Census, 1860. Name: James Denton Event Type: Census Event Year: 1860 Event Place: District No 8, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 10 Race: White Race (Original): [Blank] Birth Year (Estimated): 1850 Birthplace: [Blank] Page: 210 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: M653 Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Jefferson Denton M 50 Tennessee Charity Denton F 42 [Blank] Margariet Denton F 18 [Blank] James Denton M 10 [Blank] John Denton M 5 [Blank] [S112] Census, 1870. Name: James Denton Event Type: Census Event Year: 1870 Event Place: Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 19 Race: White Race (Original): W Birth Year (Estimated): 1850-1851 Birthplace: Tennessee Page Number: 7 Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Jefferson Denton M Tennessee Cassity Denton F 54 Tennessee James Denton M 19 Tennessee John Denton M 14 Tennessee Winfield * Denton M 8 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1900. Name: James Denton Event Type: Census Event Year: 1900 Event Place: Civil District 6 Newport town, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 49 Marital Status: Married Race: White Race (Original): W Relationship to Head of Household: Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Years Married: 24 Birth Date: May 1851 Birthplace: Tennessee Marriage Year (Estimated): 1876 Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Household Role Gender Age Birthplace James Denton Head M 49 Tennessee Lizzie Denton Wife F 47 Tennessee George L Denton Son M 20 Tennessee James Denton Son M 18 Tennessee Dixie Denton Daughter F 15 Tennessee Loyd Denton Son M 13 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1910. Name: John J Denton Event Type: Census Event Year: 1910 Event Place: Nowata Ward 3, Nowata, Oklahoma, United States Gender: Male Age: 59 Marital Status: Widowed Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Father Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Father Birth Year (Estimated): 1851 Birthplace: Tennessee Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Household Role Gender Age Birthplace James C Denton Head M 28 Tennessee John J Denton Father M 59 Tennessee Loyd C Denton Brother M 22 Tennessee [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 21430043). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: James J Denton Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 14 Dec 1876 Event Place: Hamblen, Tennessee, United States Spouse's Name: Lizzie Loyd "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-159364-918594-54?cc=1619127 : accessed 16 March 2015), 004486661 > image 610 of 2521; county courthouses, Tennessee.