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Ethel Lena Trent 1901–1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Mar 1901

Birth Location: Virginia, USA

Death Date: 22 Jan 1976

Death Location: Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Marshall Trent

Mother: Mary Swain

Spouse(s): Ralph Bacon, James Blankenship

Children(s):

Ethel Lena Trent was born in 1901 in Virginia, USA, the child of Marshall Thomas Trent And Mary Susan Swain. In 1910, Ethel Lena Trent resided in Big Lick, Roanoke, Virginia, USA. In 1920, Ethel Lena Trent resided in Roanoke Jefferson Ward 2, Roanoke (Independent Cit. Ethel Lena Trent married James C Blankenship, Ralph Martin Bacon. Ethel Lena Trent passed away in 1976 in Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ethel Lena Trent was born in 1901 in Virginia, USA, the child of Marshall Thomas Trent And Mary Susan Swain.
  • In 1910, Ethel Lena Trent resided in Big Lick, Roanoke, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1920, Ethel Lena Trent resided in Roanoke Jefferson Ward 2, Roanoke (Independent Cit.
  • Ethel Lena Trent married James C Blankenship, Ralph Martin Bacon.
  • Ethel Lena Trent passed away in 1976 in Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Marshall Trent
1872–1937
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
MT
Mary Swain
1873–1947
Birth Location: , Virginia, USA
MS

Spouses(s)

Ralph Bacon
1898–1953
Birth Location: Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America
RB
James Blankenship
1888–1937
Birth Location: –
JB

Children(s)

Ethel Trent's Ancestors

Self
Ethel Trent
1901–1976
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Parents
Marshall Thomas Trent
1872–1937
Virginia, USA
Mary (Susan) Swain
1873–1947
, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ethel Trent's Timeline

7 Records

1901
9 Mar 1901
Birth of Ethel Lena Trent in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 9
Ethel Lena Trent resided here in Big Lick, Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Big Lick, Roanoke, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 19
Ethel Lena Trent resided here in Roanoke Jefferson Ward 2, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia, USA
Roanoke Jefferson Ward 2, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 29
Ethel Lena Trent resided here in Roanoke, Roanoke, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia, USA
Roanoke, Roanoke, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 34
Ethel Lena Trent resided here in Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia
Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia
1940
1940
Age 39
Ethel Lena Trent resided here in , Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, USA
, Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, USA
1976
22 Jan 1976
Age 75
Death of Ethel Lena Trent in Roanoke, Roanoke County, Virginia, USA
Roanoke, Roanoke County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1901
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04328; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 119-33
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Roanoke Jefferson Ward 2, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: T625_1912; Page: 38B; Enumeration District: 23
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Roanoke, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 2342216
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Big Lick, Roanoke, Virginia; Roll: T624_1646; Page: 13a; Enumeration District: 0128; FHL microfilm: 1375659
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Big Lick, Roanoke, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Big Lick, Roanoke, Virginia; Roll: T624_1646; Page: 13a; Enumeration District: 0128; FHL microfilm: 1375659

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Roanoke Jefferson Ward 2, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Roanoke Jefferson Ward 2, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: T625_1912; Page: 38B; Enumeration District: 23

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Roanoke, Roanoke, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Roanoke, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 2342216

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04328; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 119-33

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04328; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 119-33

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1976
    Event Place: Roanoke, Virginia
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The World-News - 23 Jan 1976 - Page 4, Obituary 23 Jan 1976

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1976
    Event Place: Roanoke, Roanoke County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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