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John Wesley Denton 1879–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1879

Birth Location: Hamilton County, Texas, United States of America

Death Date: 1945

Death Location: Mangum, Greer County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: James Denton

Mother: Eliza Gilleland

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John Wesley Denton was born in 1879 in Hamilton County, Texas, United States of America, the child of James Calvin Denton And Eliza Gilleland. In 1880, John Wesley Denton resided in Comanche, Texas, USA. John Wesley Denton passed away in 1945 in Mangum, Greer County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Wesley Denton was born in 1879 in Hamilton County, Texas, United States of America, the child of James Calvin Denton And Eliza Gilleland.
  • In 1880, John Wesley Denton resided in Comanche, Texas, USA.
  • John Wesley Denton passed away in 1945 in Mangum, Greer County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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John Denton's Ancestors

Self
John Denton
1879–1945
Birth Place: Hamilton County, Texas, United States of America
Parents
James Calvin Denton
1833–1914
Tennessee, USA
Eliza Gilleland
1844–1926
Texas, USA
Grandparents
David Gillen
1819–
Tennessee
Mary Stout
1814–
Illinois
Great-Grandparents
John Stout
1785–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Stout
1755–1830
Mary
1758–1818

John Denton's Timeline

3 Records

1879
1879
Birth of John Wesley Denton in Hamilton County, Texas, United States of America
Hamilton County, Texas, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 1
John Wesley Denton resided here in Comanche, Texas, USA
Comanche, Texas, USA
1945
1945
Age 66
Death of John Wesley Denton in Oklahoma, United States of America
Oklahoma, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1879
    Event Place: Hamilton County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Comanche, Texas; Roll: 1297; Page: 96A; Enumeration District: 030
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Comanche, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Comanche, Texas; Roll: 1297; Page: 96A; Enumeration District: 030

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mangum, Greer County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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