William Jacob Denton^[1]

1884 - 1952  (68 years)

• Name	William Jacob Denton
  Born	20 Feb 1884	Jefferson County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910	District 8, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [2]
  Census	1920	Jefferson County, Tennessee   [3]
  Census	1930	District 8, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [4]
  Census	1940	District 8, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [5]
  Died	17 Mar 1952  [6]
  Buried	Hills Union Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [7]
  Person ID	I154855	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	William Denton,   b. 19 May 1847, Jefferson County, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Dec 1913  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Betsie Elizabeth Miller,   b. 29 Jul 1847, Jefferson County, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Dec 1922, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age 75 years)
  Married	25 Jun 1868	Jefferson County, Tennessee   [8]
  Family ID	F71995	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Margaret D. E. Brimer,   b. 2 Feb 1880, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Sep 1933, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age 53 years)
  Married	13 Aug 1900	Jefferson County, Tennessee   [9]
  Children	+ 1. Nina E. Denton,   b. 11 Jun 1901, Tennessee ,   d. 1 Aug 1966  (Age 65 years)   2. Larston O. Denton,   b. 19 Sep 1902, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Dec 1964  (Age 62 years)   3. James Howard Denton,   b. Abt 1910, Tennessee  (Age ~ 114 years) + 4. Jasper Cloice "Bass" Denton,   b. 31 Jan 1916, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Oct 1987, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age 71 years) + 5. Wayne B. Denton,   b. Abt 1919, Tennessee ,   d. 29 Jul 1977, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 58 years)
  Family ID	F58048	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 20 Feb 1884 - Jefferson County, Tennessee Married - 13 Aug 1900 - Jefferson County, Tennessee Census - 1920 - Jefferson County, Tennessee Buried - - Hills Union Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 1 Aug 1966. Nina Denton Patterson obituary [S112] Census, 1910. name: William J Denton birthplace: Tennessee relationship to head of household: Self residence: Civil District 8, Jefferson, Tennessee marital status: Married race : White gender: Male immigration year: father's birthplace: Tennessee mother's birthplace: Tennessee family number: 167 page number: 10 Household Gender Age Birthplace self William J Denton M 28y Tennessee wife Margaret Denton F 29y Tennessee dau Nina E Denton F 9y Tennessee son Larston O Denton M 7y Tennessee son James Denton M y 1m Tennessee [S112] Census, 1920. name: W J Denton residence: , Jefferson, Tennessee estimated birth year: 1882 age: 38 birthplace: Tennessee relationship to head of household: Self gender: Male race: White marital status: Married father's birthplace: Tennessee mother's birthplace: Tennessee film number: 1821748 digital folder number: 4389731 image number: 00904 sheet number: 5 Household Gender Age Birthplace self W J Denton M 38y Tennessee wife Margaret Denton F 39y Tennessee dau Nina Denton F 18y Tennessee son Torston Denton M 17y Tennessee son Howard Denton M 10y Tennessee son Bass Denton M 4y Tennessee son Payne Denton M 1y Tennessee [S112] Census, 1930. name: W J Denton event: Census event date: 1930 event place: District 8, Jefferson, Tennessee gender: Male age: 50 marital status: Married race: White birthplace: Tennessee estimated birth year: 1880 immigration year: relationship to head of household: Head father's birthplace: Tennessee mother's birthplace: Tennessee enumeration district number: 0015 family number: 189 sheet number and letter: 9B line number: 51 nara publication: T626, roll 2256 film number: 2341990 digital folder number: 4548170 image number: 01052 Household Gender Age Birthplace head W J Denton M 50 Tennessee wife Margaret Denton F 50 Tennessee son Howard Denton M 20 Tennessee son Cloice Denton M 14 Tennessee son Wayne Denton M 11 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. name: William J Denton titles & terms: event: Census event year: 1940 event place: Civil District 8, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States gender: Male age: 59 marital status: Widowed race (original): race (standardized): White relationship to head of household (original): relationship to head of household (standardized): Brother birthplace: Tennessee estimated birth year: 1881 residence in 1935: Same House enumeration district number: 45-16 family number: 32 sheet number and letter: 2B line number: 71 nara publication number: T627 nara roll number: 3908 digital folder number: 005461350 image number: 00464 Household Gender Age Birthplace head Lizzie Brimer F 65 Tennessee daughter Dora V Brimer F 36 Tennessee granddaughter Georgia Maxine Brimer F 10 Tennessee brother William J Denton M 59 Tennessee nephew Wayne Denton M 21 Tennessee niece-in-law Leona Denton F 19 Tennessee [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 17 Mar 1952. Denton, William Jacob hus of Briner farmer b. Feb 20, 1884 Jeff Co d. Mar 17, 1952 Dandridge R2 f. Wm Denton m. Miller Hills Union Methodist Cem Survivors: 4 sons Howard Wayne Jasper C. R2 Larston 1 dau Mrs Nina Patterson 17 gc 3 ggc 3 sis Mrs Mat Eslinger Mrs Geo Swann Mrs Dialtha Moore. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 7313182). [S58] Marriage Certificate. groom's name: William Denton groom's birth date: groom's birthplace: groom's age: bride's name: Elizabeth Miller bride's birth date: bride's birthplace: bride's age: marriage date: 25 Jun 1868 marriage place: Jefferson, Tennessee groom's father's name: groom's mother's name: bride's father's name: bride's mother's name: groom's race: groom's marital status: groom's previous wife's name: bride's race: bride's marital status: bride's previous husband's name: indexing project (batch) number: M51937-1 system origin: Tennessee-EASy source film number: 968301 reference number: [S58] Marriage Certificate. groom's name: William Denton groom's birth date: groom's birthplace: groom's age: bride's name: Margaret Brimer bride's birth date: bride's birthplace: bride's age: marriage date: 13 Aug 1900 marriage place: , Jefferson, Tennessee groom's father's name: groom's mother's name: bride's father's name: bride's mother's name: groom's race: groom's marital status: groom's previous wife's name: bride's race: bride's marital status: bride's previous husband's name: indexing project (batch) number: M51937-3 system origin: Tennessee-ODM source film number: 968302 reference number: