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Matilda Caroline Denton 1849–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jun 1849

Birth Location: Pulaski, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 6 Mar 1940

Death Location: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA

Father: Thomas Denton

Mother: Mary Ritchey

Spouse(s): Orville Lewis

Children(s): Letha Lewis

Matilda Caroline Denton was born in 1849 in Pulaski, Missouri, USA, the child of Thomas J Denton And Mary Ritchey. Matilda Caroline Denton married Orville Bennett Lewis, and had children including Letha Fidelia Lewis. Matilda Caroline Denton passed away in 1940 in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Matilda Caroline Denton was born in 1849 in Pulaski, Missouri, USA, the child of Thomas J Denton And Mary Ritchey.
  • Matilda Caroline Denton married Orville Bennett Lewis, and had children including Letha Fidelia Lewis.
  • Matilda Caroline Denton passed away in 1940 in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Denton
1821–1896
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
TD
Mary Ritchey
1830–1900
Birth Location: Warren County, Kentucky, USA
MR

Spouses(s)

Orville Lewis
1847–1899
Birth Location: Pleasant Hill, Pike, Illinois, USA
OL

Children(s)

Letha Lewis
1876–1952
Birth Location: Hume, Bates, Missouri, USA
LL

Matilda Denton's Ancestors

Self
Matilda Denton
1849–1940
Birth Place: Pulaski, Missouri, USA
Parents
Thomas J. Denton
1821–1896
Kentucky, USA
Mary Ritchey
1830–1900
Warren County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
William* Ritchey
1800–1887
Warren, Kentucky, United States
Nancy (Jane) Claspill*
1804–1867
Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Ritchey
1776–1854
Mary Crawford
1773–1840
William Claspell
1795–1819
Sarah Butler
1776–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Ritchey
1740–1780
Nancy Arnold
1740–1825
George sr
1727–1781
Elizabeth Poage
1733–1790

Matilda Denton's Descendants

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Matilda (Caroline) Denton (7 Jun 1849–6 Mar 1940) m. Orville (Bennett) Lewis (5 Dec 1847–12 Feb 1899)
  1. 1. Letha (Fidelia) Lewis 1876–1952 m. John (Ira) Newman 1866–1937
    1. 1. James (Volney "Jim") Newman 1900–1981 m. Gertrude (May "Gertie") Fuller 1903–1978
      1. 1. Daphine (Mae) Newman 1923–2004
      2. 2. David (Burton) Newman 1923–2003
      3. 3. Jack (Raymond) Newman 1926–2005
      4. 4. Joy (Ann) Newman 1935–2012
    2. 2. Chester (Elroy "Red") Newman 1903–1962
    3. 3. Agnes (Alea) Newman 1905–1930
    4. 4. Delbert (Oceloa) Newman 1898–1983
    5. 5. Ray (Lewis Newman) Sr. 1899–1990
    6. 6. Helen (Rose) Newman 1908–1981
    7. 7. Esther (Mae) Newman 1910–1978

Matilda Denton's Timeline

2 Records

1849
7 Jun 1849
Birth of Matilda Caroline Denton in Pulaski, Missouri, USA
Pulaski, Missouri, USA
1940
6 Mar 1940
Age 91
Death of Matilda Caroline Denton in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jun 1849
    Event Place: Pulaski, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1940
    Event Place: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
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