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Joshua Gilliam Kent 1878–1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Nov 1878

Birth Location: Madison, Jackson, Tennessee

Death Date: 12 Jan 1964

Death Location: Sparta, White, Tennessee

Father: Nathaniel Kent

Mother: Eliza Massey

Spouse(s): Mary Perry

Children(s): Clara Kent

Joshua Gilliam Kent was born in 1878 in Madison, Jackson, Tennessee, the child of Nathaniel Thomas Kent And Eliza Belle Massey. Joshua Gilliam Kent married Mary Annie Perry, and had children including Clara Belle Kent. Joshua Gilliam Kent passed away in 1964 in Sparta, White, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • Joshua Gilliam Kent was born in 1878 in Madison, Jackson, Tennessee, the child of Nathaniel Thomas Kent And Eliza Belle Massey.
  • Joshua Gilliam Kent married Mary Annie Perry, and had children including Clara Belle Kent.
  • Joshua Gilliam Kent passed away in 1964 in Sparta, White, Tennessee.

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Joshua Kent's Ancestors

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Joshua Kent
1878–1964
Birth Place: Madison, Jackson, Tennessee
Parents
Nathaniel Thomas Kent
1853–1932
Jackson, Tennessee, United States
Eliza (Belle) Massey
1856–1881
Massey s Hollow Maggart, Smith, Tennessee, United States
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Joshua Kent's Descendants

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Joshua (Gilliam) Kent (28 Nov 1878–12 Jan 1964) m. Mary (Annie) Perry (4 September 1886–10 March 1917)
  1. 1. Clara (Belle) Kent 1903–1993 m. Clarence Stone 1902–
    1. 1. Margaret (Lavena) Stone 1925–2010 m. Edwin (Johnson) Fletcher 1924–2008
      1. 1. Edwin (Dwight) Fletcher 1947–2005

Joshua Kent's Timeline

2 Records

1878
28 Nov 1878
Birth of Joshua Gilliam Kent in Madison, Jackson, Tennessee
Madison, Jackson, Tennessee
1964
12 Jan 1964
Age 86
Death of Joshua Gilliam Kent in Sparta, White, Tennessee
Sparta, White, Tennessee

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1878
    Event Place: Madison, Jackson, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1964
    Event Place: Sparta, White, Tennessee

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