Corneilious B. Kent

Brief Life History of Corneilious B.

When Corneilious B. Kent was born on 22 May 1877, in Hope, Haw Creek Township, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States, his father, John Bayfield Kent, was 40 and his mother, Mary Ann Clouse, was 33. He married Edith May Little on 22 December 1904, in Wabaunsee, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Mission Creek Township, Wabaunsee, Kansas, United States for about 10 years and Opportunity Township, Spokane, Washington, United States for about 10 years. He died on 21 October 1959, in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Pines Cemetery, Spokane Valley, Spokane, Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

Corneilious B. Kent
1877–1959
Edith May Little
1879–1953
Marriage: 22 December 1904
Joseph Bayfield Kent
1908–1999
Mary Elizabeth Kent
1910–2000

Sources (16)

  • Cornelius B Kent, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Corneilous B Kent, "Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911"
  • Corneilous B Kent, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1881 · Kansas Prohibits Alcoholic Beverages

Kansas became the first state to adopt a constitutional amendment which prohibited all alcoholic beverages on February 19, 1881.

1899 · Mount Rainier National Park is Established

Mount Rainier was established as a state park on March 2, 1899 with legislation was signed by President McKinley. Mount Rainier is a volcanic peak surrounded by forests.

Name Meaning

English and Irish: habitational name from the county of Kent. The surname is also established in Ireland, where English bearers of this name settled in Meath, in the 13th century. The name has been Gaelicized as Ceannt.

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

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