John Arnold Denton Sr.

Brief Life History of John Arnold

When John Arnold Denton Sr. was born on 10 March 1808, in Garrard, Kentucky, United States, his father, John Denton Jr, was 32 and his mother, Nancy Elizabeth Arnold, was 25. He married Elizabeth Pendleton on 18 June 1830, in Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Polk, Polk, Missouri, United States in 1850 and Benton, Arkansas, United States in 1860. He died on 16 October 1863, in Benton, Saline, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Beaty Cemetery, Gravette, Benton, Arkansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Arnold Denton Sr.
1808–1863
Elizabeth Pendleton
1811–1851
Marriage: 18 June 1830
Sarah Jane Denton
1830–1903
John Arnold Denton Jr.
1831–1872
David Richard Denton
1832–1916
Malinda R. Denton
from January 1835 to December 1835–
William Hayes Denton
1837–1898
Thomas S. Denton
1842–1842
James S. Denton
1843–1860
Elizabeth S. Denton
1844–1899
John Tensley Denton
1847–1904
Robert P. Denton
1849–1877
Lucy Ann Denton
1849–
Catherine Denton
1851–1929

Sources (9)

  • John A Denton, "United States Census, 1860"
  • John H. Denton, "BillionGraves Index"
  • Ancestry Family Trees

World Events (8)

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1812 · Kentucky Bend Created

During the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812, the Kentucky Bend or New Madrid Bend was created. It is located in the southwestern corner of Kentucky on the banks of the Mississippi River.

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of numerous places so called. The vast majority, including those in Cambridgeshire, Cumbria, Dumfries, Durham, Kent, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Northumberland, Oxfordshire, Sussex, and Yorkshire are named from Old English denu ‘valley’ (see Dean 1) + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’. An isolated example in Northamptonshire appears in the Domesday Book as Dodintone meaning ‘enclosure, settlement associated with Dodda or Dudda’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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