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John Presley Kent 1827–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 September 1827

Birth Location: Spring Place, Marshall County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 6 April 1912

Death Location: Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: John Kent

Mother: Lucy Cooper

Spouse(s): Rutha Kent

Children(s): Laura Gulley, Madeline Kent, Francis Kent, Sarah Kent, Fredonia Kent, William Kent, Samuel Kent, Henry Kent, Ida Kent

In 1827, John Presley Kent entered the world in Spring Place, Marshall County, Tennessee, USA, born to John Kent And Lucy Cooper. In 1880, John Presley Kent resided in District 4, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA. John Presley Kent married Rutha K Kent, and had children including Francis Marion Bud Kent, Fredonia Cordelia Donie Kent, Henry Isom Kent, Ida Belle Kent, Laura Adeline Gulley, Madeline Caroline Callie Kent, Samuel Nathanial Kent, Sarah Kent, William Presley Kent. John Presley Kent passed away in 1912 in Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1827, John Presley Kent entered the world in Spring Place, Marshall County, Tennessee, USA, born to John Kent And Lucy Cooper.
  • In 1880, John Presley Kent resided in District 4, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA.
  • John Presley Kent married Rutha K Kent, and had children including Francis Marion Bud Kent, Fredonia Cordelia Donie Kent, Henry Isom Kent, Ida Belle Kent, Laura Adeline Gulley, Madeline Caroline Callie Kent, Samuel Nathanial Kent, Sarah Kent, William Presley Kent.
  • John Presley Kent passed away in 1912 in Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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John Kent's Ancestors

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John Kent
1827–1912
Birth Place: Spring Place, Marshall County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
John Kent
1770–
Tennessee, United States
Lucy Cooper
1800–1881
Tennessee
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Kent's Descendants

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John (Presley) Kent (5 September 1827–6 April 1912) m. Rutha (K.) Kent (22 November 1843–13 December 1910)
  1. 1. Laura (Adeline) Gulley 1862–1914 m. J (Travis) Howell 1861–1926 m. Thomas (F) Gulley 1850–1936
    1. 1. James (Harvey “Jim” Sr) Howell 1896–1966 m. Edna Williams 1894–1969
      1. 1. Houston (Dewey) Howell 1911–1993 m. Annie Howell 1921–2015
        1. 1. Bobby (David) Howell 1940–1995 m. Margaret ('Maggie' Jane) Barnes 1944–1998
        2. 2. Donald (Wayne) Howell 1948–2007
        3. 3. Eugene Howell 1944–2013
      2. 2. Walter (F) Howell 1918–1995 m. Della (E) Howell 1917–1990
      3. 3. Homer (Richard) Howell 1919–1983 m. Viola Newton 1918– m. Osoline Dempsey 1925–
        1. 1. C (Richard) Howell 1893–
        2. 2. Charles (Willard) Howell 1946–2022
      4. 4. Lydia (Ruth) Howell 1923–1994 m. James (Wheeler) Cooper 1915–
      5. 5. Sgt. (James Harvey Howell) Jr. 1924–1997 m. Jennie (Lee) Childers 1926– m. Annie (Ruth) Smith 1921–2015
        1. 1. Donald (Wayne) Howell
      6. 6. William (Thorton) Howell 1937–2006 m. Minnie (Pearl) Warner 1940–2001 m. Minnie (Pearl) Allen 1940–2001
      7. 7. Lydia (Ruth) Howell 1920–1994
      8. 8. Virginia (Howell .) Williams 1922–
    2. 2. Thomas Nally 1885–1962
    3. 3. Rubie (Mary Ann Howell) Franklin? 1918–2015 m. Samuel (Peyton Jr) Randolph 1916–1988
      1. 1. Samuel Randolph 1936–1991
    4. 4. Nell Howell 1920–2003
    5. 5. John (Thomas) Howell 1921–1984 m. Ellen (Leon) Jennings 1924–2009
  2. 2. Madeline (Caroline "Callie") Kent 1863–1918
  3. 3. Francis (Marion "Bud") Kent 1864–1929
  4. 4. Sarah Kent 1867–1893
  5. 5. Fredonia (Cordelia "Donie") Kent 1870–1934
  6. 6. William (Presley) Kent 1873–1935
  7. 7. Samuel (Nathanial) Kent 1875–1961
  8. 8. Henry (Isom) Kent 1879–1951
  9. 9. Ida (Belle) Kent 1886–1975

John Kent's Timeline

3 Records

1827
5 September 1827
Birth of John Presley Kent in Spring Place, Marshall County, Tennessee, USA
Spring Place, Marshall County, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 53
John Presley Kent resided here in District 4, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
District 4, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
1912
6 April 1912
Age 85
Death of John Presley Kent in Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States of America
Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 September 1827
    Event Place: Spring Place, Marshall County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 4, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 April 1912
    Event Place: Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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