Alfred P. DENTON & Martha Louisa KELLY

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Alfred P. DENTON
Martha Louisa KELLY

Husband: Alfred P. DENTON
Birth: Apr 1830, PA or NY
Death: 1910-20, presumably in Vermontville, Eaton Co., MI
Occupation: farmer
Military Service: Civil War: 6 Jan 1864 - 22 Sep 1865; Sgt., Co. K, 1st Rgmt., Michigan Engineers and Mechanics

Marriage: 31 Dec 1857, Eaton Co., MI

Wife: Martha Louisa KELLY / KELLEY
Birth: 1840, MI
Death: 1880-1900, presumably in Vermontville, Eaton Co., MI
Occupation: homemaker
Father: James KELLY
Mother: Delphia RASEY

Children — born in Vermontville, Eaton Co., MI:

1. [Elizabeth?] "Lizzie" A. DENTON, b. 1858/9
2. Ella DENTON, b. 1860/1
3. Ida B. DENTON, b. Feb 1863
4. Zoe L. DENTON, b. 8 Jan 1868

Keywords for search engines: genealogy; USA, US, United States, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania

Sources:

1. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

Alfred P. DENTON
Spouse: Martha KELLEY
Marriage: 31 Dec 1857, Eaton, Michigan
Source: Marriage Records, 1838-1956. Eaton County (Michigan). County Clerk

2. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #10 of 22): Charlotte P.O., Vermontville, Eaton Co., MI, Roll M653_542, p. 855, PN 169, 1360/1338, eumerated 25 Jul 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Alfred P Denton 29 M Farmer 400 Pennsylvania

Martha L " 19 F Michigan

Lizzie A " 1 F "

3. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #28-29 of 45): Vermontville P.O., Vermontville, Eaton Co., MI, Roll M593_670, pp. 324A-324B, PN 29-30, 233/237, enumerated 12 Aug 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Denton Alfred 40 M W Carpenter 2000 300 New York

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Denton Martha 30 F W Keeping House Mich

   "   Lizzie 11 F W Mich

   "   Ella? 9 F W Mich

   "   Ida 8 F W Mich

   "   Zoe 2 F W Mich

Listed two households from Zoe's future husband, Jay HAWKINS (æ 4, b. MI) who is living with his parents, Horace HAWKINS (æ 39, b. VT) & Betsey (æ 36, b. NY), plus siblings.

4. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #1 of 41): Vermontville, Eaton Co., MI, Roll T9_577, p. 80A, PN 1, SD 2, ED 64, enumerated 1 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 13 21 24 25 26

6 6 Denton A P W M 50 / Farmer NY

______ Martha W F 39 Wife / Keeping House MI NY NY

______ Lizzie W F 21 Dau / At Home MI NY MI

______ Ella W F 19 Dau / At Home MI NY MI

______ Ida W F 17 Dau / At Home / MI NY MI

______ Zoe W F 12 Dau / At Home / MI NY MI

5. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

6. 1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #2 of 36): Vermontville Village, Vermontville Twp., Eaton Co., MI, Roll T623_709, p. 277B, SN 1, SD 3, ED 79, enumerated 1 Jun 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1900: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 13 14 15 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27

22 22 Denton Alfred P Head W M Apr 1830 70 Wd NY NY NY Y Y Y O F H

______ Ida B Dau W F Feb 1863 37 S MI NY MI Weaver 6 Y Y Y

7. 1910 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #23 of 34): Vermontville Twp., Eaton Co., MI, Roll T624_645, p. 31B, SN 12B, SD 3, ED 95, enumerated 29 Apr 1910, official enumeration date 15 Apr 1910 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1910: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

321 330 Hawkins Jay Head M W 44 M1 18 MI VT VT Eng Farmer General farm OA Y Y O M F 134

_______ Ezoa L Wife F W 42 M1 18 2 2 MI NY MI Eng None Y Y

_______ Beulah B Dau F W 14 S MI MI MI Eng None Y Y Y

_______ Betsey P Dau F W 11 S MI MI MI Eng None Y Y Y

Denton Alfred P F-in-law M W 80 Wd NY NY NY Eng None Y Y UA

8. 1920 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): not found.

9. 1st Michigan Engineers and Mechanics: Company K: Enlisted Men (online at the Michigan in the Civil War web site, www.michiganinthewar.org):

Name Home Age

Denton, Alfred P. Vermontville 33

10. Anon. 1997-2000. Military Records of Individual Civil War Soldiers. Historical Data Systems, Provo, UT (online at Ancestry.com):

Name: Alfred P Denton

Residence: Vermontville, Michigan

Enlistment Date: 22 December 1863

Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE

Side Served: Union

State Served: Michigan

Unit Numbers: 1080 1080

Service Record: Promoted to Full Sergeant.
Enlisted as a Private on 22 December 1863 at the age of 33.
Enlised in company K, 1st Engineers Regiment Michigan on 06 January 1864.
Mustered out Company K, 1st Engineers Regiment Michigan on 22 September 1865 in Nashville, TN.

11. Civil War Pension Index (index and images online at Ancestry.com):

Name of Soldier Denton Alfred P

Name
of
Dependent Widow

Minor

Service K 1 Mich Eng & Mechs

Date of Filing Claim Application No. Certificate No. State from which Filed

1888 Oct 27 Invalid 676.739 673101 Mich

Widow

Minor

12. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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