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.