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Thomas Waters Dent 1787–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 January 1787

Birth Location: Lancaster, England

Death Date: 4 Aug 1857

Death Location: Driftwood, Cameron, Pennsylvania

Father: Myles Dent

Mother: Rachel Waters

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Overturf

Children(s): Mary Dent, Susan Dent, Andrew Dent, Eleanor Dent, Elizabeth Dent, Emeline Dent, Rachel Dent, Roxy Dent, William Dent, Thomas Jr, Miles Dent

Thomas Waters Dent was born in 1787 in Lancaster, England, the child of Myles Dent And Rachel Waters. Thomas Waters Dent married Elizabeth Betsy Overturf, and had children including Andrew Jackson Dent, Eleanor Ellen Dent, Elizabeth Dent, Emeline Dent, Mary Ann Dent, Miles Dent, Rachel Dent, Roxy Ann Roxie Dent, Susan Dent, Thomas Waters Dent Jr, William Henry Dent. Thomas Waters Dent passed away in 1857 in Driftwood, Cameron, Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • Thomas Waters Dent was born in 1787 in Lancaster, England, the child of Myles Dent And Rachel Waters.
  • Thomas Waters Dent married Elizabeth Betsy Overturf, and had children including Andrew Jackson Dent, Eleanor Ellen Dent, Elizabeth Dent, Emeline Dent, Mary Ann Dent, Miles Dent, Rachel Dent, Roxy Ann Roxie Dent, Susan Dent, Thomas Waters Dent Jr, William Henry Dent.
  • Thomas Waters Dent passed away in 1857 in Driftwood, Cameron, Pennsylvania.

Immediate Family

Parents

Myles Dent
1758–1846
Birth Location: Matterdale, Cumberland, England
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Rachel Waters
1760–1793
Birth Location: Cumberland, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Overturf
1791–1874
Birth Location: Driftwood, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA
EO

Children(s)

Mary Dent
1817–1870
Birth Location: Dents Run, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA
MD
Susan Dent
1823–1908
Birth Location: Driftwood, Cameron, Pennsylvania, United States
SD
Andrew Dent
1814–1876
Birth Location: Driftwood, Cameron County, Pennsylvania
AD
Eleanor Dent
1830–1913
Birth Location: Driftwood, Cameron, Pennsylvania
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Elizabeth Dent
1826–1894
Birth Location: Driftwood, Cameron, Pennsylvania
ED
Emeline Dent
1828–1855
Birth Location: Driftwood, Cameron, Pennsylvania
ED
Rachel Dent
1812–
Birth Location: Gibson, Cameron, Pennsylvania, United States
RD
Roxy Dent
1837–1899
Birth Location: Driftwood, Cameron, Pennsylvania
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William Dent
1818–1893
Birth Location: Driftwood, Cameron, Pennsylvania
WD
Thomas Jr
1821–1894
Birth Location: Gibson Township, Elk County, Pennsylvania
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Miles Dent
1823–1889
Birth Location: Driftwood, Cameron, Pennsylvania (Dents Run)
MD

Thomas Dent's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Dent
1787–1857
Birth Place: Lancaster, England
Parents
Myles Dent
1758–1846
Matterdale, Cumberland, England
Rachel Waters
1760–1793
Cumberland, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Dent's Descendants

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Thomas (Waters) Dent (19 January 1787–4 Aug 1857) m. Elizabeth ((Betsy)) Overturf (25 Feb 1791–1874)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann) Dent 1817–1870 m. Reuben Lewis 1817–1895
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Jane "Eliza") Lewis 1846–1915 m. Daniel (Webster) McCracken 1843–1906
      1. 1. Odessa McCracken 1869–1940 m. James (Harvey) Tubbs 1865–1940
        1. 1. Asbury (Arthur) Tubbs 1891–1971 m. Dessa (Ora) Rainey 1885–1964
        2. 2. Vada (Mary) Tubbs 1894–1981 m. Grover (Cleveland) Kessinger 1884–1931
        3. 3. Wilbur Tubbs 1900–1976 m. Claire (V) Wylie 1905–
        4. 4. James Tubbs 1906–1967
        5. 5. Tacie (Jane) Tubbs 1890–1958 m. Amos (Clyde) Patterson 1888–1966
        6. 6. Harvey Tubbs 1899–1900
        7. 7. Mary Tubbs 1895–1981 m. Grover (Cleveland) Kessinger 1884–
        8. 8. A (I) Tubbs 1892–1978
        9. 9. Roy (Elred) Tubbs 1909–1909
        10. 10. Eunice Tubbs 1913–
        11. 11. Asbury (Arthur) Tubbs 1891–1971 m. Dessa (Ora) Rainey 1885–1964
        12. 12. John (Harvey) Tubbs 1899–1900
      2. 2. Franklin (Verne) McCracken 1882–1967
      3. 3. Flora (Josephine) McCracken 1865–1956
      4. 4. John (William McCracken) Esq 1873–1954
      5. 5. Martha (Jane) McCracken 1876–1939
      6. 6. Orvis (Alphonso) McCracken 1879–1943
      7. 7. Roe (Ambrose) McCracken 1886–1961
      8. 8. Mary (Etta) McCracken 1867–1938
      9. 9. Daisy McCracken 1867–
      10. 10. Asbury McCracken 1871–1939
    2. 2. Ellis Lewis 1841–1863
    3. 3. Dorcas Lewis 1843–1875 m. Lewis (E) McCracken 1838–1911
      1. 1. Laura (J) McCracken 1869–1952 m. Charles (T) Wiley 1866–1951
        1. 1. Joseph Wiley 1886–1961 m. Maude (M) Goshorn 1891–1979
        2. 2. Lona (Vera) Wiley 1887–1958 m. Charles (Edwin) Strunk 1889–1937 m. Joseph (Clark) Rainey 1875–1935 m. Jacob (A "Jake") Mays 1864–1924
        3. 3. Lola Wiley 1889–1958
        4. 4. Alta (Pearl) Wiley 1904–1977 m. Elmer (Jay) Garman 1895–1952
        5. 5. Harry McCracken 1883–
      2. 2. Ellis (Lewis) McCracken 1862–1942 m. Barbara (Ellen) Barrett 1862–1931
        1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) McCracken 1885–1947
        2. 2. Dorcas McCracken 1887–1889
        3. 3. Cortez McCracken 1892–1962
        4. 4. Samuel (Lewis) McCracken 1895–1984
        5. 5. Infant McCracken 1903–1903
        6. 6. Miller (Summerville) McCracken 1890–1965
        7. 7. Oneida McCracken 1900–1923
        8. 8. Adda (Diantha) McCracken 1897–1988
      3. 3. Mary (Emliy "Emma") McCracken 1864–1918 m. Joseph (Newton Straw) Jr 1850–1894
        1. 1. Lewis (Straw) 🗸 1887–1945
        2. 2. Boyd (Thorn) Straw 1891–1973
        3. 3. William (Leslie) Straw 1885–1958
        4. 4. Atwood (Chambers) Straw 1883–1933
        5. 5. Edna Straw 1880–1881
        6. 6. Pearl (Daisy) Green 1889–1954
      4. 4. William (R.) McCracken 1867–1945
    4. 4. Martha (E) Lewis 1848–1894 m. Jonathan (Pierce) Bloom 1846–1920
      1. 1. Thomas (Dent) Bloom 1873–1919
    5. 5. Thomas (M.) Lewis 1851–1924 m. Abigail (Garrison) Bloom 1858–1930
      1. 1. Emeline (Straw) Lewis 1877–1932
      2. 2. Clyde (Reuben) Lewis 1884–1955 m. Tena (Belle "Tennie") Opdenhoff 1883–1945
        1. 1. Myrtle (D) Lewis 1914–1995
        2. 2. Ralph (F Lewis) Sr 1915–1987
        3. 3. Christiana Lewis 1918–
        4. 4. David (Denton) Lewis 1919–1984
        5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Lewis 1921–2007
        6. 6. Thelma (Belle) Lewis 1905–1956 m. Phillip (H) Wynne 1902–1986
        7. 7. Abigail (M "Abbey") Lewis 1911–
        8. 8. Catherine Lewis 1912–1973 m. Alfred (Lee) Cave 1907–1975
        9. 9. Thomas (E) Lewis 1906–1974
        10. 10. Violet (E) Lewis 1908–1989
        11. 11. Winifred (R) Lewis 1924–1996
      3. 3. Ralph (Theron) Lewis 1891–1953
      4. 4. Mertle (E.) Lewis 1874–1930
      5. 5. Alexander Bloom 1874–
      6. 6. Conrad (Cylor) Bloom 1875–1955
    6. 6. Mary (Ann) Lewis 1849–1872
    7. 7. Jonathan Lewis 1846–
  2. 2. Susan Dent 1823–1908
  3. 3. Andrew (Jackson) Dent 1814–1876
  4. 4. Eleanor (“Ellen”) Dent 1830–1913
  5. 5. Elizabeth Dent 1826–1894
  6. 6. Emeline Dent 1828–1855
  7. 7. Rachel Dent 1812–
  8. 8. Roxy (Ann "Roxie") Dent 1837–1899
  9. 9. William (Henry) Dent 1818–1893
  10. 10. Thomas (Waters Dent) Jr 1821–1894
  11. 11. Miles Dent 1823–1889

Thomas Dent's Timeline

2 Records

1787
19 January 1787
Birth of Thomas Waters Dent in Lancaster, England
Lancaster, England
1857
4 Aug 1857
Age 70
Death of Thomas Waters Dent in Driftwood, Cameron, Pennsylvania
Driftwood, Cameron, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 January 1787
    Event Place: Lancaster, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1857
    Event Place: Driftwood, Cameron, Pennsylvania
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