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John Wesley Brent 1882–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jan 1882

Birth Location: Pike County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: Abt. 1944

Death Location: Sunflower County, Mississippi, USA

Father: Jefferson Brent*

Mother: Silvia Smith

Spouse(s): Cynthia Jackson

Children(s): Jethro Sr

John Wesley Brent was born in 1882 in Pike County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Jefferson Brent And Silvia Smith. In 1880, John Wesley Brent resided in Beat 3, Pike, Mississippi, USA. John Wesley Brent married Cynthia Arcola Jackson, and had children including Jethro Brent Sr. John Wesley Brent passed away in 1944 in Sunflower County, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • John Wesley Brent was born in 1882 in Pike County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Jefferson Brent And Silvia Smith.
  • In 1880, John Wesley Brent resided in Beat 3, Pike, Mississippi, USA.
  • John Wesley Brent married Cynthia Arcola Jackson, and had children including Jethro Brent Sr.
  • John Wesley Brent passed away in 1944 in Sunflower County, Mississippi, USA.

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John Brent's Ancestors

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John Brent
1882–1944
Birth Place: Pike County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Jefferson Brent*
1833–1910
Bigue Chitto, Mississippi, USA
Silvia Smith
1855–1920
Mississippi, USA
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Brent's Descendants

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John (Wesley) Brent (20 Jan 1882–Abt. 1944) m. Cynthia (Arcola) Jackson (Jun 1885–Abt. 1985)
  1. 1. Jethro (Brent) Sr 1909–1985 m. Rosetta (E) Campbell 1912–1992

John Brent's Timeline

3 Records

1880
1880
John Wesley Brent resided here in Beat 3, Pike, Mississippi, USA
Beat 3, Pike, Mississippi, USA
1882
20 Jan 1882
Birth of John Wesley Brent in Pike County, Mississippi, USA
Pike County, Mississippi, USA
1944
Abt. 1944
Age 62
Death of John Wesley Brent in Sunflower County, Mississippi, USA
Sunflower County, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1882
    Event Place: Pike County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 3, Pike, Mississippi; Roll: 662; Page: 408a; Enumeration District: 039

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Beat 3, Pike, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 3, Pike, Mississippi; Roll: 662; Page: 408a; Enumeration District: 039

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1944
    Event Place: Sunflower County, Mississippi, USA

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