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John F. Denton 1833 – 1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1833

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

Death Date: 24 Jan 1864

Death Location: Rock Island Confederate Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, USA

Father: Samuel murdered

Mother: Argent Coleman

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In 1833, John F. Denton entered the world in Cedar Creek, Perry, Tennessee, United States, born to Samuel Anderson Denton (TN) (turned slaves loose - murdered and Argent Coleman. John F. Denton passed away in 1864 in Rock Island Confederate Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1833, John F. Denton entered the world in Cedar Creek, Perry, Tennessee, United States, born to Samuel Anderson Denton (TN) (turned slaves loose - murdered and Argent Coleman.
  • John F. Denton passed away in 1864 in Rock Island Confederate Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, USA.

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John Denton's Ancestors

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John Denton
1833 – 1864
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

John Denton's Timeline

2 Records

1833
1833
Birth of John F. Denton in Cedar Creek, Perry, Tennessee, United States
Cedar Creek, Perry, Tennessee, United States
1864
24 Jan 1864
Age 31
Death of John F. Denton in Rock Island Confederate Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, USA
Rock Island Confederate Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1833
    Event Place: Cedar Creek, Perry, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1864
    Event Place: Rock Island Confederate Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island, Illinois, USA

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