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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: Perry County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Samuel solders)

Mother: Argent Coleman

Spouse(s): Finnette Denton

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

In 1845, Isaac J Denton entered the world in Cedar Creek, Perry, Tennessee, United States, born to Samuel Anderson Denton Tn Turned Slaves Loose Murdered At Home For Money Belt By Union Solders And Argent Coleman. Isaac J Denton married Finnette Malinda Mccall Denton, and had children including Cora Alice Honor Denton, Emma Arbell Denton, Isaac Newton Denton, Lula Argent Denton, Mollie Denton, Robert William Denton, Sidney Samuel Denton. Isaac J Denton passed away in 1889 in Perry County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1845, Isaac J Denton entered the world in Cedar Creek, Perry, Tennessee, United States, born to Samuel Anderson Denton Tn Turned Slaves Loose Murdered At Home For Money Belt By Union Solders And Argent Coleman.
  • Isaac J Denton married Finnette Malinda Mccall Denton, and had children including Cora Alice Honor Denton, Emma Arbell Denton, Isaac Newton Denton, Lula Argent Denton, Mollie Denton, Robert William Denton, Sidney Samuel Denton.
  • Isaac J Denton passed away in 1889 in Perry County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

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

Spouses(s)

Finnette Denton
1845–1911
Birth Location: Alabama
FD

Children(s)

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

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 at home for money belt by Union solders)
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 Sr
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. Robert (William) Denton 1870–1918 m. Annie Roberts 1879–1951
    1. 1. Guyeula (Denton) Thompson 1901–1988 m. Commodore (Perry) Thompson 1895–1993
      1. 1. Alice (Suzanne) Thompson 1932–1932
      2. 2. Robert (Claxton) Thompson 1920–1950
      3. 3. Creadora Thompson 1922–2003
      4. 4. Gaulena (Earl Thompson) Higgins 1924–2016
      5. 5. Eula (Lucille) Thompson 1926–2015
      6. 6. Eugene Thompson 1929–2014
    2. 2. Edna (Lucille) Denton 1916–1983 m. Hassell (Robert Rackley) Sr. 1915–1984 m. General (Nicely Persfull) Sr. 1910–1933
      1. 1. Hassell (Edward Rackley) Sr. 1943–1974
      2. 2. Loyd (Wayne) Rackley 1941–2018
      3. 3. Frances Rackley 1936–1936
      4. 4. Edna (Ruth) Rackley –1939
      5. 5. Martha (Ann) Rackley 1937–2014
      6. 6. General (Nicely Persfull) Jr. 1933–2010
    3. 3. Sam Denton 1912–1923
    4. 4. Roy Denton 1909–1938
    5. 5. Pearl Denton 1907–1988
    6. 6. Van Denton 1903–1985
  2. 2. Cora (Alice Honor) Denton 1886–1949 m. Samuel (Boyd) Hufstedler 1888–1952
    1. 1. Reeves (Samuel) Hufstedler 1914–1979
    2. 2. Hazel (Mildred Hufstedler Warren) Savage 1912–1966
    3. 3. Madelyn (Lucretia) Hufstedler 1916–2019
    4. 4. Boyd (Fielder) Hufstedler 1917–1988
    5. 5. Hershel (Clovis) Hufstedler 1921–1984
    6. 6. Sidney (Curtis) Hufstedler 1910–1972
  3. 3. Isaac (Newton) Denton 1881–1914
  4. 4. Emma (Arbell) Denton 1879–1968 m. John (Bell) Whitwell 1888–1972
    1. 1. Cecil (Samuel) Tate 1902–1943
    2. 2. Ila Butts 1901–1942
    3. 3. Earl (Ralph) Tate 1908–1969
    4. 4. Ola (C) Widner 1906–2000
  5. 5. Sidney (Samuel) Denton 1867–1950
  6. 6. Mollie Denton 1873–1900 m. Charles (L.) Weeks 1867–1895
    1. 1. Jesse (Lee) Weeks 1894–1985
    2. 2. Ashley (Bryant "Tom") Weeks 1895–1958
  7. 7. Lula (Argent) Denton 1876–1923 m. Charles (McKenzie) Tate 1878–1935
    1. 1. Whitney Tate 1912–2003
    2. 2. Claude Tate 1901–1984
    3. 3. Elmer (Edward) Tate 1903–1964
    4. 4. Lessie (B) Tate 1907–1926
    5. 5. Leonard Tate 1915–
    6. 6. Clyde Tate 1916–1994
    7. 7. Noah Tate 1918–1994
    8. 8. Eula Tate 1908–
    9. 9. Elsie Tate 1909–

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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