Marshall Boykin DENTON

Other Events:

• Census: 1900, , Union, Louisiana, USA; ED 119, pg 16A
• Obituary: 22 Dec 1955, , Panola, Texas, USA; Panola Watchman

Notes:

1900 Union Parish, LA Census
12 251 264 Denton Marshall Head W M Nov 1872 27 M 2 Louisiana North Carolina Mississippi Farmer 0 Yes YesYes R F 179
13 251 264 Denton Margaret Wife W F Feb 1877 23 M 2 1 1 Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana Yes YesYes
14 251 264 Denton Mary Daughter W F Jan 1899 1 S Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana
15 251 264 Denton Mary Mother W F Jan 1828 72 W 0 0 Mississippi Unknown Unknown Farmer No No Yes F

Webster Denton signed his death cert.

Census:
Ward 3
Marshall Denton Head M 27 Nov 1872 Louisiana m. 2 yrs.
Margaret Denton Wife F 23 Feb 1877 Louisiana 1/1 children
Mary Denton Dau F 1 Jan 1899 Louisiana
Mary Denton Mother F 72 Jan 1828 Mississippi

Obituary:

Funeral services were held today for Marshall B Denton, who passed away at the home of his daughter on Dec. 14. Burial was in Six Mile Cemetery. Mr. Denton, a retired farmer, was born in Union Parish, LA and had lived in Snap since 1901. He married Margaret Drucilla Webb on Mar 6, 1898. He was the youngest of 11 children and the last surviving member of his family. He had been a deacon of the Cedar Grove Baptist Church since 1913.
Survivors include his wife; 3 sons: Webster of Carthage, Warner of Ft Worth, Douglas of Port Arthur; 4 daughters: Mary Sanders of Carthage, Bertie Shannon of Beaumont, Gladys Goss of Tawnbrah, LA, Gertie Goss of West Memphis, Ark. 20 Grandchildren and 33 Great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were his grandsons: Thomas and Jasper Sanders, Charlie Hodges, Edward Shivers, Jack Barnes, Alvin Denton.

Other Events:

• Census: 10 Sep 1850, , Union, Louisiana, USA; pg 792 (397B), d/w #717
• Census: 29 Jul 1870, , Union, Louisiana, USA; pg 30 (64A), D/f #200
• Census: 1880, , Union, Louisiana, USA; ED 87, pg 4 (455D-456A)

Notes:

The Family of Eli Denton and Mary Puckett
ELI DENTON was born on July 09, 1820 in North Carolina, and died on September 11, 1896 in Union Parish, Louisiana. He is buried in the Bethel Cemetery in Union Parish, Louisiana. He married MARY ANN PUCKETT/PUCKITT on February 19, 1846 in Union Parish, Louisiana. She was the daughter of JOHN PUCKETT and HANNAH GULLEDGE. She was born January 08, 1828 in Mississippi. It is unknown at this time when and where Mary died.
Together they had eleven children all born in Union Parish, Louisiana. I have very limited information on nine of the following children. (1) Joseph Hillard Denton was born on Dec. 26, 1846. Joseph married Mary P. Upshaw on Jan. 03, 1873 in Union Parish, La. (2) Ozilla Jane Denton was born on June 15, 1848 and died on Nov. 10, 1904 in Union Parish, LA. She was buried in the Bethel Cemetery. She married William A. Henderson on January 10, 1870 in Union Parish, LA. William was born on March 06, 1847 and died on July 01, 1926 in Union Parish, LA. (3) Louisa Jane Denton was born on Feb. 28, 1850 and she died in Union Parish on Dec. 02, 1895. She married George W. Nelson on March 26, 1868 in Union Parish, LA. (4) Mary Isabella Denton, also known as "Mollie", was born on August 24, 1852. She died in 1935 in Union Parish, LA and was buried in the Bethel Cemetery. She married William J. Cooper on Nov. 16, 1876. William Cooper was born in 1855 and died in 1934 in Union Parish, LA and was also buried in the Bethel Cemetery. (5) Madison Eli Denton was born on December 28, 1854 in Union Parish. (6) Nancy Lavenia Denton was born on May 04, 1857 and she died on July 15, 1889. She married John H. Nelson on November 28, 1878. (07) John Henry Denton was born on September 10, 1859. He married Dora B. Stokes on December 10, 1883 in Union Parish, Louisiana. (8) Allice Isora Denton was bprm pm April 27, 1867 and died on January 26, 1901 in Union Parish and was buried in the Bethel Cemetery there. She married Louis L. Lowry on April 02, 1899 in Union Parish Louisina. Louis Lowry was born in 1859 in Shiloh, Union Parish, Louisiana. (9) Henry Ruffin Denton was born on March 05, 1870 and died on January 23, 1883.
Hannah Eugenia Denton was born on January 25, 1862 in Union Parish, LA. She married John Sanford Golsby on Dec. 17, 1885 in Union Parish La. John Golsby was born on Dec. 15, 1859. Together they had a daughter, Zulah Golsby. She was born on March 25, 1893 in Louisiana. It is unknown when Zulah died but she was buried in the Laran Cemetery in Union Parish, LA. John died on Feb. 04, 1940 and was buried in the Laran Cemetery in Union Parish, LA. Hannah died on Feb. 16, 1942. She, too, was buried in the Laran Cemetery in Union Parish, LA.
Their last child, MARSHALL BOYKIN DENTON was born on November 03, 1872 in Union Parish, Louisiana, and he died on December 14, 1955 in Panola County, Texas. He married MARGARET DRUCILLA WEBB March 06, 1898 in Junction City, Louisiana. She was the daughter of D. H. WEBB. She was born February 10, 1877 in Lillie, Louisiana, and died March 20, 1963 in Panola County, Texas. They were both buried in the Six Mile Cemetery in the Snap Community of Panola County, Texas.
Marshall and Margaret had nine children. They had Mary Lola Denton, Webster Denton, Bertie Eugenia Denton, Gladys Denton, Warner Wesley Denton, Gertie Onado Denton, Douglas Marshall Denton and two female stillborn babies that were born on Feb. 17, 1914 and July 18, 1919. Both stillborn babies were buried in the Six Mile Cemetery in the Snap Community of Panola County, Texas.

Census:

Denton Eli 25 M NC
Denton Mary 22 F MS
Denton Joseph 4 M LA
Denton Louisa 2 F LA

Census:
Ward 3
Eli Denton M 50 North Carolina
Mary Denton F 45 Mississippi
Isabella Denton F 18 Louisiana
Nancy Denton F 16 Louisiana
Eli Denton M 14 Louisiana
John Denton M 12 Louisiana
Lena Denton F 8 Louisiana
Alice Denton F 4 Louisiana
Henry Denton M 6/12 Louisiana Feb

Census:
Ward 3
45 37 37 Denton Eli W M 60 X farming X X NC NC NC
46 37 37 Denton Mary W F 52 wife X keep house X Miss Ky Tenn
47 37 37 Denton Madasson E W M 22 son X farming X LA NC Miss
48 37 37 Denton John H W M 19 son X farming X LA NC Miss
49 37 37 Denton Hanah E W F 18 daughter X X LA NC Miss
50 37 37 Denton Allice W F 13 daughter X X LA NC Miss
1 37 37 Denton Ruffin H W M 10 son X at school X X LA NC Miss
2 37 37 Denton Marshal B W M 8 son X at school X X X LA NC Miss

Eli married Mary Ann PUCKETT on 19 Feb 1846 in , Union, Louisiana, USA. Mary (daughter of John Allen PUCKETT and Hannah GULLEGE) was born on 8 Jan 1828 in , , Mississippi, USA; died after 1899. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 18 Jun 1900, Junction City, Union, Louisiana, USA; ED 119, pg 16A

Notes:

Census:
Ward 3
Marshall Denton Head M 27 Nov 1872 Louisiana m. 2 yrs.
Margaret Denton Wife F 23 Feb 1877 Louisiana 1/1 children
Mary Denton Dau F 1 Jan 1899 Louisiana
Mary Denton Mother F 72 Jan 1828 Mississippi

Other Events:

• Residence: Abt 1819, , Amite, Mississippi, USA
• Church: Abt 1820
• Residence: 1830, , Hinds, Mississippi, USA
• Residence: 1841, , Winn, Louisiana, USA
• Census: 1850, , Union, Louisiana, USA; pg 392A, fam #605
• Census: 1860, , Bienville, Louisiana, USA
• Census: 1870, , Bienville, Louisiana, USA; pg 47 (24B), d/f #337

Notes:

I am still not sure that this is Isaiah's family.

(Research):Who is this?
1850 Union Parish Census, pg 383A Fam 457
Puckett Daniel 35 M Carpenter SC
Puckett Eliza 22 F LA (Elizabeth Rachel Stewart)
Puckett John 6 M LA
Puckett George 4 M LA
Puckett Sarah 2 F LA
Gibson Louisa 10 F LA

This is Daniel's family w/o Daniel.
1860 Union Parish, Louisiana, 928/928, page 143-144
34 Puckett E.R. 33 F Farmer 3,300 La
35 Puckett John L. 16 M Farmer La
36 Puckett G.W. 15 M Farmer La
37 Puckett S.A.C. 12 F La X
38 Puckett H.S. 9 M La X
39 Puckett N.E. 6 F La
40 Puckett W.M. 4 F La
1 Puckett C.C. 2 F La
2 Puckett D.W. 7mo M La

Bienville Parish, LA Marriages
22-Nov 1860 J. A. ROBERSON Elizabeth PUCKETT B 30
28-Apr 1870 G. W. LANE Mattie A. PUCKETT B 318

Church:
Primitive Baptist

Census:

Puckett John A 44 M Farmer 300 KY
Puckett Hanna 37 F TN X
Puckett Eliza 18 F MS X
Puckett Nancy 14 F MS X
Puckett John 10 M MS X
Puckett George 6 M MS X
Where are the other children?

Census:
We assume that John and family were in Bienville Parish in 1860 but there is no census record for Bienville, it was either lost or destroyed. Since we can't find him elsewhere, it's a fair assumption.

Census:
Arcadia PO
Jno Puckett M 63 Kentucky
Hannah Puckett F 57 Tennessee
Nancy Puckett F 32 Mississippi
Hannah Puckett F 24 Louisiana
George Puckett M 20 Louisiana
Aminda Puckett F 16 Alabama
Jane Mullens F 37 Mississippi
Annis Mullens F 8 Louisiana
Marian Mullens M 16 Louisiana
Nancy Mullens F 9 Louisiana

John married Hannah GULLEGE on 19 Oct 1826 in , Pike, Mississippi, USA. Hannah was born on 13 Oct 1812 in , , Kentucky, USA; died on 2 Sep 1899 in , , Louisiana, USA; was buried on 3 Sep 1899 in Joyce, Winn, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 1880, , Winn, Louisiana, USA; ED 54, pg 5 (588A)

Notes:

George's death cert says Miss H Girlaige.

Census:
HH #38/39
Smith, John w m 25 Head m La Ga Ms Farmer
Smith, Hannah L w f 31 Wife m La Ky Tn Keeping house
Smith, James T w m 2 Son La La La
Smith, Willie? L w m 3/12 Son La La La
Puckett, Hanna w f 67 Mother-in-law wd Tn NC NC
Mullins, Liza J w f 46 Sister wd Ms Ky Tn Health: Blind
They live next to George Puckett.