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William Richard Kent 1858 – 1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 MAR 1858

Birth Location: Tuscarawas, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States

Death Date: 21 Jun 1921

Death Location: Portland, Clackamas, Oregon, United States

Father: John Kent

Mother: Mary Patterson

Spouse(s): Ida Brooke, Mary Kent

Children(s): Harold Kent, Grace Lewis, William Kent, Daisy Sanders, Harold Kent, Grace Lewis, Daisy Sanders

In 1858, William Richard Kent entered the world in Tuscarawas, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States, born to John Kent and Mary Ann Patterson. William Richard Kent married Ida Brooke, Mary E Kent, and had children including Harold A. Kent, Grace L Lewis, William Claude Kent, Daisy Edna Sanders, Harold A. Kent, Grace L Lewis, Daisy Edna Sanders. William Richard Kent passed away in 1921 in Portland, Clackamas, Oregon, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1858, William Richard Kent entered the world in Tuscarawas, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States, born to John Kent and Mary Ann Patterson.
  • William Richard Kent married Ida Brooke, Mary E Kent, and had children including Harold A. Kent, Grace L Lewis, William Claude Kent, Daisy Edna Sanders, Harold A. Kent, Grace L Lewis, Daisy Edna Sanders.
  • William Richard Kent passed away in 1921 in Portland, Clackamas, Oregon, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Kent's Ancestors

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William Kent
1858 – 1921
Birth Place: Tuscarawas, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States
Parents
John Kent
1827 – 1895
Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (Ann) Patterson
1836 – 1906
Tuscarawas County, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Abraham Kindt
1807 – 1877
Plainfield, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
Anna (Marie) Gold
1810 – 1848
Bushkill, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
George Patterson
1790 – 1831
Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Mary (Ann) Rule
1809 – 1897
Dromore Parish, Down, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Kind
1780 – 1848
Sarah Lawall
1784 – 1826
George Patterson
1762 –
Elsphet Hutcheon
1762 –
23-22 Rule
1761 – 1842
Katharine Patterson
1769 – 1856
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Martin Kindt
1754 – 1818
Michael Lawall
1755 – 1832
Catharina Lawall
1757 – 1836
148-2 Paterson
1743 –
Christina Brown
1743 –
Robert Hutcheon
1732 –
John Rule
1735 –
Margaret Oliver
1737 –
David Paterson
1749 – 1834
Helen Snadon
1742 – 1805

William Kent's Descendants

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William (Richard) Kent (12 MAR 1858 – 21 Jun 1921) m. Ida Brooke (12 February 1861 – 29 November 1900) m. Mary (E) Kent (27 September 1869 – 4 August 1945)
  1. 1. Harold (A.) Kent (28 January 1881 – 20 July 1944)
  2. 2. Grace (L) Lewis (25 November 1883 – 20 April 1965) m. Clyde (L.) Lewis
  3. 3. William (Claude) Kent (2 Dec 1886 – 7 December 1943) m. Florence (Edith) Smith (abt 1890 – )
    1. 1. Gaylord Kent (abt 1911 – )
    2. 2. Kenneth (Ward) Kent (24 November 1914 – 7 Mar 1976) m. Barbara (Ann Myers Witt) Kent (5 December 1929 – 24 April 1969)
      1. 1. Carol (Diane) Kent (December 31 1953 – July 9 2015) m. Ronald (Grover) Riggs (June 4 1952 – )
        1. 1. Robert Wilson-Riggs (26 October 1978 – ) m. Tiffani (Jo) Hill (15 August 1982 – )
  4. 4. Daisy (Edna) Sanders (20 June 1889 – 1 October 1963)

William Kent's Timeline

2 Records

1858
12 MAR 1858
Birth of William Richard Kent in Tuscarawas, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States
Tuscarawas, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States
1921
21 Jun 1921
Age 63
Death of William Richard Kent in Portland, Clackamas, Oregon, United States
Portland, Clackamas, Oregon, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 MAR 1858
    Event Place: Tuscarawas, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Portland, Clackamas, Oregon, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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