Illinois Black Hawk War Veteran
William E. Denton, Private
Company: W Elkin
Place of enrollment: Sangamon Co.
Regiment: 2
Bridgade: Duncan
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Had been a resident of Butlerville, Jennings County, Indiana
Found 1830-1840 - Delaware Twp, Jennings County, Indiana
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Information from Certificate of Death
Place of death: West Madison, Madison Township, Jefferson County
Date of death: 22 January 1901
Time of death: 3:30 p.m.
Cause of death: senility
H.S. Hatch, MD
RECORD OF DEATH
Age: 101 years and 2 months
Residence: West Madison
Occupation Farmer
Widower
Birthplace: Kentucky
Father: --- Denton
Father's Birthplace: ----
Mother: -----
Mother's Birthplace: ----
Date of Burial: 23 Jan 1901, Springdale Cemetery
Geo. C. Vail & Sons, Undertakers
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Son of James Denton and Sarah Clarkston?
Married Eliza A. Comley
1900 Federal Census, Madison, Jefferson Co., IN shows William Denton in household of Arley & Lillie Jenkins - grandfather of Arley. Both of his parents were born in Virginia.
Amanda Dolman age 52 shown in household as mother of Arley.
Other census years show birthplace as Kentucky
12 Feb 1901
The Madison Courier
. . four centenarians have died in Jefferson County, as follows:
William Denton, aged 101, in West Madison.
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The Jeffersonville News
Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana
24 January 1901
Page 4
William Denton, who would have been 101 years old in a few days, died at Madison yesterday. He was a soldier in the Black Hawk war.
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The Herald
Jasper, Indiana
25 Jan 1901
William E. Denton, a soldier of the Black Hawk Indiana war, aged 101, died at Madison, Ind., on the 23d.
Illinois Black Hawk War Veteran
William E. Denton, Private
Company: W Elkin
Place of enrollment: Sangamon Co.
Regiment: 2
Bridgade: Duncan
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Had been a resident of Butlerville, Jennings County, Indiana
Found 1830-1840 - Delaware Twp, Jennings County, Indiana
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Information from Certificate of Death
Place of death: West Madison, Madison Township, Jefferson County
Date of death: 22 January 1901
Time of death: 3:30 p.m.
Cause of death: senility
H.S. Hatch, MD
RECORD OF DEATH
Age: 101 years and 2 months
Residence: West Madison
Occupation Farmer
Widower
Birthplace: Kentucky
Father: --- Denton
Father's Birthplace: ----
Mother: -----
Mother's Birthplace: ----
Date of Burial: 23 Jan 1901, Springdale Cemetery
Geo. C. Vail & Sons, Undertakers
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Son of James Denton and Sarah Clarkston?
Married Eliza A. Comley
1900 Federal Census, Madison, Jefferson Co., IN shows William Denton in household of Arley & Lillie Jenkins - grandfather of Arley. Both of his parents were born in Virginia.
Amanda Dolman age 52 shown in household as mother of Arley.
Other census years show birthplace as Kentucky
12 Feb 1901
The Madison Courier
. . four centenarians have died in Jefferson County, as follows:
William Denton, aged 101, in West Madison.
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The Jeffersonville News
Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana
24 January 1901
Page 4
William Denton, who would have been 101 years old in a few days, died at Madison yesterday. He was a soldier in the Black Hawk war.
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The Herald
Jasper, Indiana
25 Jan 1901
William E. Denton, a soldier of the Black Hawk Indiana war, aged 101, died at Madison, Ind., on the 23d.
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