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Clara Melvina Denton 1888–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Nov 1888

Birth Location: Enola, Burke Co, NC

Death Date: 21 Apr 1962

Death Location: San Bernardino, CA

Father: Reubin Denton

Mother: Julia Brookshire

Spouse(s): Millard Poteat

Children(s): Mary Poteat, Louie Poteat, Mack Poteat

Clara Melvina Denton was born in 1888 in Enola, Burke Co, NC, the child of Reubin Alonzo Denton And Julia Ellen Brookshire. Clara Melvina Denton married Millard Grover Poteat, and had children including Clara Margaret Poteat, Louie Millard Poteat, Mack Justice Poteat, Mary Ellen Poteat. Clara Melvina Denton passed away in 1962 in San Bernardino, CA.

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Biography

  • Clara Melvina Denton was born in 1888 in Enola, Burke Co, NC, the child of Reubin Alonzo Denton And Julia Ellen Brookshire.
  • Clara Melvina Denton married Millard Grover Poteat, and had children including Clara Margaret Poteat, Louie Millard Poteat, Mack Justice Poteat, Mary Ellen Poteat.
  • Clara Melvina Denton passed away in 1962 in San Bernardino, CA.

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Clara Denton's Ancestors

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Clara Denton
1888–1962
Birth Place: Enola, Burke Co, NC
Parents
Reubin Alonzo Denton
1860–1910
Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, USA
Julia (Ellen) Brookshire
1864–1943
Burke Co, NC
Grandparents
John Henderson
1834–1917
Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Eliza) Ross
1833–1894
Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Denton
1813–1870
Mary Denton
1813–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Denton
1771–1859
Phebe Freeman
1790–

Clara Denton's Descendants

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Clara (Melvina) Denton (01 Nov 1888–21 Apr 1962) m. Millard (Grover) Poteat (19 Aug 1885–02 Jun 1937)
  1. 1. Mary (Ellen) Poteat 1919–
  2. 2. Louie (Millard) Poteat 1922–
  3. 3. Mack (Justice) Poteat 1923–

Clara Denton's Timeline

2 Records

1888
01 Nov 1888
Birth of Clara Melvina Denton in Enola, Burke Co, NC
Enola, Burke Co, NC
1962
21 Apr 1962
Age 74
Death of Clara Melvina Denton in San Bernardino, CA
San Bernardino, CA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Nov 1888
    Event Place: Enola, Burke Co, NC

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1962
    Event Place: San Bernardino, CA

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