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Joseph Frederick Denton 1894–1975 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jun 1894

Birth Location: Cocke County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 2 December 1975

Death Location: Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: James Denton

Mother: Nancy Denton

Spouse(s): Paralee Valentine

Children(s): Ernest Denton, Texie Owenby, William Denton, Maxie Denton, Margaret Baxter

Joseph Frederick Denton was born in 1894 in Cocke County, Tennessee, USA, the child of James Anderson Denton And Nancy Jane Denton. Joseph Frederick Denton married Paralee Valentine, and had children including Ernest Caswell Denton, Margaret Jane Baxter, Maxie Denton, Texie Owenby, William Earl Denton. Joseph Frederick Denton passed away in 1975 in Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joseph Frederick Denton was born in 1894 in Cocke County, Tennessee, USA, the child of James Anderson Denton And Nancy Jane Denton.
  • Joseph Frederick Denton married Paralee Valentine, and had children including Ernest Caswell Denton, Margaret Jane Baxter, Maxie Denton, Texie Owenby, William Earl Denton.
  • Joseph Frederick Denton passed away in 1975 in Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Joseph Denton's Ancestors

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Joseph Denton
1894–1975
Birth Place: Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
James Anderson Denton
1852–1923
Nancy (Jane) Denton
1854–1920
Tennessee, United States of America
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Denton's Descendants

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Joseph (Frederick) Denton (11 Jun 1894–2 December 1975) m. Paralee Valentine (4 Mar 1890–14 Jan 1958)
  1. 1. Ernest (Caswell) Denton 1920–1975
  2. 2. Texie Owenby 1912–2000
  3. 3. William (Earl) Denton 1914–1996
  4. 4. Maxie Denton 1918–2007
  5. 5. Margaret (Jane) Baxter 1931–2023

Joseph Denton's Timeline

2 Records

1894
11 Jun 1894
Birth of Joseph Frederick Denton in Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
1975
2 December 1975
Age 81
Death of Joseph Frederick Denton in Newport, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Newport, Cocke, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1894
    Event Place: Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 December 1975
    Event Place: Newport, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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