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Richard Lee Denton 1856–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 May 1856

Birth Location: Indiana, USA

Death Date: 10 October 1938

Death Location: Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, USA

Father: Richard Denton

Mother: Elvira Hightower

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In 1856, Richard Lee Denton entered the world in Indiana, USA, born to Richard Nathaniel Denton And Elvira Jane Hightower. In 1880, Richard Lee Denton resided in Perry, Monroe, Indiana, USA. Richard Lee Denton passed away in 1938 in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1856, Richard Lee Denton entered the world in Indiana, USA, born to Richard Nathaniel Denton And Elvira Jane Hightower.
  • In 1880, Richard Lee Denton resided in Perry, Monroe, Indiana, USA.
  • Richard Lee Denton passed away in 1938 in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, USA.

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Richard Denton's Ancestors

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Richard Denton
1856–1938
Birth Place: Indiana, USA
Parents
Richard Nathaniel Denton
1822–1896
Maryland, USA
Elvira (Jane) Hightower
1827–1910
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
joshua Hightower
1770–1843
Amelia, Virginia
Eunice Lea
1781–1863
Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Epaphroditus Hightower
1742–1832
eleanor hightower
1750–1848
2nd-Great-Grandparents
joshua jr
1696–1772
susannah tavenor
1700–
joshua hightower
1728–1794

Richard Denton's Timeline

3 Records

1856
16 May 1856
Birth of Richard Lee Denton in Indiana, USA
Indiana, USA
1880
1880
Age 24
Richard Lee Denton resided here in Perry, Monroe, Indiana, USA
Perry, Monroe, Indiana, USA
1938
10 October 1938
Age 82
Death of Richard Lee Denton in Monroe County, Indiana, USA
Monroe County, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 May 1856
    Event Place: Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Perry, Monroe, Indiana; Roll: 299; Family History Film: 1254299; Page: 102C; Enumeration District: 285; Image: 0361
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Perry, Monroe, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Perry, Monroe, Indiana; Roll: 299; Family History Film: 1254299; Page: 102C; Enumeration District: 285; Image: 0361

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 October 1938
    Event Place: Monroe County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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