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Elijah W Denton 1815–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Mar 1815

Birth Location: White, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 22 Mar 1889

Death Location: White, Tennessee, USA

Father: Elijah Denton

Mother: Sally Houff

Spouse(s): Melvina Halterman

Children(s): Tidence Denton, Smith Denton, Milly Denton, F Denton, Andrew Denton, John Denton, Forester Denton, Nancy Denton, Melvina Denton, Eliza Denton, Tillman Denton, Mary Denton, Margaret Denton, Sarah Denton

Elijah W Denton was born in 1815 in White, Tennessee, USA, the child of Elijah Denton And Sally Houff. Elijah W Denton married Melvina Halterman, and had children including Andrew J Denton, Eliza Denton, F A Denton, Forester R Denton, John Denton, Margaret E Denton, Mary C Denton, Melvina Denton, Milly A Denton, Nancy J Denton, Sarah E Denton, Smith J Denton, Tidence F Denton, Tillman Denton. Elijah W Denton passed away in 1889 in White, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

Elijah W Denton was born in 1815 in White, Tennessee, USA, the child of Elijah Denton And Sally Houff.
Elijah W Denton married Melvina Halterman, and had children including Andrew J Denton, Eliza Denton, F A Denton, Forester R Denton, John Denton, Margaret E Denton, Mary C Denton, Melvina Denton, Milly A Denton, Nancy J Denton, Sarah E Denton, Smith J Denton, Tidence F Denton, Tillman Denton.
Elijah W Denton passed away in 1889 in White, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elijah Denton

1782–1870

Birth Location: North Carolina, USA

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Sally Houff

1788–1842

Birth Location: –

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Spouses(s)

Melvina Halterman

1817–1880

Birth Location: , , TN, USA

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Children(s)

Tidence Denton

1853–1931

Birth Location: White, Tennessee, USA

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Smith Denton

1841–

Birth Location: White, Tennessee, USA

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Milly Denton

1844–

Birth Location: White, Tennessee, USA

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F Denton

1836–

Birth Location: , , TN, USA

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Andrew Denton

1856–

Birth Location: White, Tennessee, USA

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John Denton

1838–

Birth Location: White, Tennessee, USA

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Forester Denton

1858–

Birth Location: White, Tennessee, USA

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Nancy Denton

1845–

Birth Location: White, Tennessee, USA

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Melvina Denton

1849–1874

Birth Location: White, Tennessee, USA

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Eliza Denton

1837–

Birth Location: White, Tennessee, USA

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Tillman Denton

1835–

Birth Location: White, Tennessee, USA

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Mary Denton

1839–

Birth Location: White, Tennessee, USA

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Margaret Denton

1852–1854

Birth Location: –

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Sarah Denton

1843–1857

Birth Location: White, Tennessee, USA

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Elijah Denton's Ancestors

Self

Elijah Denton

1815–1889

Birth Place: White, Tennessee, USA

Parents

Elijah Denton

1782–1870

North Carolina, USA

Sally Houff

1788–1842

Grandparents

Abraham (Denton) III

1730–1827

Orange, NC

Mourning Hogg

1740–1792

Caswell, North Carolina, USA

Great-Grandparents

Abraham Denton

1700–1774

Mary Dell

1704–1778

Gideon Hogg

1720–1793

Judith Pittman

1712–1793

2nd-Great-Grandparents

Abraham Denton

1667–1729

Abigail Balliou

1665–

Samuel O'Dell

1670–1720

Martha Thorne

1674–1730

John Hogg

1699–1754

Gwentholyn Bowen-Davis

1698–1784

Thomas Pittman

1684–1754

Annie Coffield

1705–1754

Elijah Denton's Descendants

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Elijah (W) Denton (15 Mar 1815–22 Mar 1889) m. Melvina Halterman (19 Apr 1817–07 Dec 1880)

1. Tidence (F) Denton 1853–1931 m. Mary Johnson 1860–
1. 1. Horace Denton 1900–
2. 2. Elijah Denton 1888–
3. 3. Daisy (Alice) Denton 1880– m. William (Norman) Womack 1879–
  1. 1. Denton (N) Womack 1907–
  2. 2. Sylvia Womack 1905–
  3. 3. Roy (Franklin) Womack 1909–1969
  4. 4. Adeline Womack 1911–
2. Smith (J) Denton 1841–
3. Milly (A) Denton 1844–
4. F (A) Denton 1836–
5. Andrew (J) Denton 1856–
6. John Denton 1838–
7. Forester (R) Denton 1858–
8. Nancy (J) Denton 1845–
9. Melvina Denton 1849–1874
10. Eliza Denton 1837–
11. Tillman Denton 1835–
12. Mary (C) Denton 1839– m. Greenberry Johnson 1832–1903 m. William (C) Dyer 1842–1875
13. Margaret (E) Denton 1852–1854
14. Sarah (E) Denton 1843–1857

Elijah Denton's Timeline

2 Records

1815

15 Mar 1815

Birth of Elijah W Denton in White, Tennessee, USA

White, Tennessee, USA

1889

22 Mar 1889

Age 74

Death of Elijah W Denton in White, Tennessee, USA

White, Tennessee, USA

1815

15 Mar 1815

Birth of Elijah W Denton in White, Tennessee, USA

White, Tennessee, USA

1889

22 Mar 1889

Age 74

Death of Elijah W Denton in White, Tennessee, USA

White, Tennessee, USA

Sources

Genealogy Event 1
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 15 Mar 1815
Event Place: White, Tennessee, USA
Record Source: One World Tree (sm)

Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 22 Mar 1889
Event Place: White, Tennessee, USA
Record Source: One World Tree (sm)

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