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Isaac J Denton 1845 – 1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Nov 1845

Birth Location: Cedar Creek, Perry, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 31 Mar 1889

Death Location: Cedar Creek, Perry, Tennessee, United States

Father: Samuel murdered

Mother: Argent Coleman

Spouse(s): Finnette Denton

Children(s): Sidney Denton, Robert Denton, Mollie Denton, Lula Denton, Emma Denton, Isaac Denton, Cora Denton

Isaac J Denton was born in 1845 in Cedar Creek, Perry, Tennessee, United States, the child of Samuel Anderson Denton (TN) (turned slaves loose - murdered and Argent Coleman. Isaac J Denton married Finnette Malinda McCall Denton, and had children including Sidney Samuel Denton, Robert William Denton, Mollie Denton, Lula Argent Denton, Emma Arbell Denton, Isaac Newton Denton, Cora Alice Honor Denton. Isaac J Denton passed away in 1889 in Cedar Creek, Perry, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • Isaac J Denton was born in 1845 in Cedar Creek, Perry, Tennessee, United States, the child of Samuel Anderson Denton (TN) (turned slaves loose - murdered and Argent Coleman.
  • Isaac J Denton married Finnette Malinda McCall Denton, and had children including Sidney Samuel Denton, Robert William Denton, Mollie Denton, Lula Argent Denton, Emma Arbell Denton, Isaac Newton Denton, Cora Alice Honor Denton.
  • Isaac J Denton passed away in 1889 in Cedar Creek, Perry, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel murdered
1801 – 1865
Birth Location: White County Tennessee, USA
Sm
Argent Coleman
1802 – 1860
Birth Location: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
AC

Spouses(s)

Finnette Denton
1845 – 1911
Birth Location: Alabama
FD

Children(s)

Sidney Denton
1867 – 1950
Birth Location: Cedar Creek, Perry, Tennessee
SD
Robert Denton
1870 – 1918
Birth Location: linden, Perry County, Tennessee, USA
RD
Mollie Denton
1873 – 1900
Birth Location: Perry, Tennessee, USA
MD
Lula Denton
1876 – 1923
Birth Location: Cedar Creek, Perry, Tennessee, United States
LD
Emma Denton
1879 – 1968
Birth Location: Cedar Creek, Perry, Tennessee, United States
ED
Isaac Denton
1881 – 1914
Birth Location: Tennessee
ID
Cora Denton
1886 – 1949
Birth Location: Perry, Tennessee, USA
CD

Isaac Denton's Ancestors

Self
Isaac Denton
1845 – 1889
Birth Place: Cedar Creek, Perry, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Samuel Anderson Denton (TN) (turned slaves loose - murdered
1801 – 1865
White County Tennessee, USA
Argent Coleman
1802 – 1860
Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin Denton
1775 – 1846
likely Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Jane) Shipman
1770 – 1855
South Carolina, USA
Benjamin (Abner) Coleman
1776 – 1826
, Craven, North Carolina, USA
Mahala Fish
1780 – 1855
Voluntown, New London, CT, US
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Denton
1753 – 1810
Priscilla Wiggins
1752 – 1808
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Denton
1736 – 1811
Margaret Moore
1734 – 1788

Isaac Denton's Descendants

1.
ID
Isaac (J) Denton (26 Nov 1845 – 31 Mar 1889) m. Finnette (Malinda McCall) Denton (Nov 1845 – 24 Jun 1911)
  1. 1. Sidney (Samuel) Denton (Aug 26, 1867 – 9 Jul 1950)
  2. 2. Robert (William) Denton (26 March 1870 – 13 December 1918) m. Annie Roberts (6 Jul 1879 – 28 Apr 1951)
    1. 1. Guyeula (Denton) Thompson (13 Jun 1901 – 24 Aug 1988) m. Commodore (Perry) Thompson (1 Jan 1895 – 15 Dec 1993)
      1. 1. Robert (Claxton) Thompson (12 Nov 1920 – 22 Dec 1950)
      2. 2. Creadora Thompson (30 Sep 1922 – 24 Dec 2003)
      3. 3. Gaulena (Earl Thompson) Higgins (21 June 1924 – 5 July 2016)
      4. 4. Eula (Lucille) Thompson (23 October 1926 – 31 May 2015)
      5. 5. Eugene Thompson (abt 1929 – 2014)
      6. 6. Alice (Suzanne) Thompson (22 Apr 1932 – 22 Apr 1932)
      7. 7. Connie Thompson (1933 – ) m. Jessie (Clarence) Brown (29 Jan 1929 – 2010)
        1. 1. Joe Brown m. Sherry Malone (1964 – )
    2. 2. Van Denton (abt 24 Mar 1903 – 16 Apr 1985)
    3. 3. Pearl Denton (17 Feb 1907 – 6 Dec 1988)
    4. 4. Roy Denton (abt 31 Jan 1909 – 1938)
    5. 5. Sam Denton (abt 12 Apr 1912 – 1923)
    6. 6. Edna (Lucille) Denton (11 Aug 1916 – 16 Mar 1983) m. General (Nicely) Persfull (28 Jun 1910 – 09 Oct 1933) m. Hassell (Robert) Rackley (14 Jul 1915 – 21 Jun 1984)
      1. 1. General (Nicely) Persfull (27 Jun 1933 – 7 May 2010)
      2. 2. Frances Rackley (1936 – 19 May 1936)
      3. 3. Martha (Ann) Rackley (13 Feb 1937 – 23 Dec 2014)
      4. 4. Loyd (Wayne) Rackley (27 Aug 1941 – 15 Feb 2018)
      5. 5. Hassell (Edward) Rackley (1 Sep 1943 – 23 Nov 1974)
      6. 6. Edna (Ruth) Rackley ( – 17 Jun 1939)
  3. 3. Mollie Denton (Abt 1873 – Bef. 1900) m. Charles (L.) Weeks (1867 – 1895)
    1. 1. Jesse (Lee) Weeks (07 Mar 1894 – Jan 1985)
    2. 2. Ashley (Bryant "Tom") Weeks (23 Jun 1895 – 10 Aug 1958)
  4. 4. Lula (Argent) Denton (19 Nov 1876 – 19 Jul 1923) m. Charles (McKenzie) Tate (9 Apr 1878 – 1 Dec 1935)
    1. 1. Claude Tate (25 Nov 1901 – 14 Sep 1984)
    2. 2. Elmer (Edward) Tate (27 Nov 1903 – 14 Jun 1964)
    3. 3. Lessie (B) Tate (abt 1907 – 22 Sep 1926)
    4. 4. Eula Tate (abt 1908 – )
    5. 5. Elsie Tate (Nov 1909 – )
    6. 6. Whitney Tate (20 Jun 1912 – 11 Feb 2003)
    7. 7. Leonard Tate (abt 1915 – )
    8. 8. Clyde Tate (8 Oct 1916 – 26 May 1994)
    9. 9. Noah Tate (2 Oct 1918 – Jun 1994)
  5. 5. Emma (Arbell) Denton (17 May 1879 – 4 June 1968) m. John (Bell) Whitwell (11 July 1888 – 1972)
    1. 1. Ila Butts (17 February 1901 – 18 June 1942)
    2. 2. Cecil (Samuel) Tate (2 October 1902 – 13 August 1943)
    3. 3. Ola (C) Widner (15 September 1906 – 7 June 2000)
    4. 4. Earl (Ralph) Tate (12 April 1908 – 3 June 1969)
  6. 6. Isaac (Newton) Denton (24 Aug 1881 – Sep 1914)
  7. 7. Cora (Alice Honor) Denton (29 Aug 1886 – 30 Mar 1949) m. Samuel (Boyd) Hufstedler (24 Oct 1888 – 04 Feb 1952)
    1. 1. Sidney (Curtis) Hufstedler (10 Feb 1910 – 08 Mar 1972)
    2. 2. Hazel (Mildred Hufstedler Warren) Savage (12 Feb 1912 – 8 Aug 1966)
    3. 3. Reeves (Samuel) Hufstedler (24 Jan 1914 – 17 Jan 1979)
    4. 4. Madelyn (Lucretia) Hufstedler (10 Mar 1916 – 11 Dec 2019)
    5. 5. Boyd (Fielder) Hufstedler (25 Dec 1917 – 3 Sep 1988)
    6. 6. Hershel (Clovis) Hufstedler (25 May 1921 – 24 June 1984)

Isaac Denton's Timeline

2 Records

1845
26 Nov 1845
Birth of Isaac J Denton in Cedar Creek, Perry, Tennessee, United States
Cedar Creek, Perry, Tennessee, United States
1889
31 Mar 1889
Age 44
Death of Isaac J Denton in Cedar Creek, Perry, Tennessee, United States
Cedar Creek, Perry, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1845
    Event Place: Cedar Creek, Perry, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1889
    Event Place: Cedar Creek, Perry, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Perry County, Tennessee, United States of America
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