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 1841 - 1929 (87 years)
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| Name |
William James Dent |
| Born |
16 Oct 1841 |
Bibb County, Georgia  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
28 Aug 1929 |
Roberta, Crawford County, Georgia |
- Obituary: The Macon Telegraph, August 29, 1929
Transcribed by Cheryl B. Aultman
William Dent Death Victim
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Crawford County Resident Passes at Roberta Home
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William J. Dent, 87, life long resident of Crawford
county and a captain in the Confederate army, died at his
home in Roberta, at 12:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock Central
time, this afternoon from the residence. Interment will
be in the Roberta cemetery.
Besides his wife, he is survived by a number of sons and
daughters and other relatives. His surviving sons are:
Hoy Dent, Roberta; Walter B. Dent, Macon; Gardner L.
Dent, Macon. Surviving daughters are: Mrs. I. P. Moore,
Muzella; Mrs. John W. McGee, Crawford county; Mrs. J. S.
McGee, Roberta. His brother E. E. Dent of Macon and his
sister, Mrs. J. L. Harrison, Muzella also survive and
besides a number of nieces and nephews and grandchildren.
J. L. Dent, J. T. Dent and James R. Hicks, Jr., all of
Macon are nephews of the deceased.
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| Buried |
29 Aug 1929 |
Roberta City Cemetery, Roberta, Crawford County, Georgia |
| Person ID |
I1454 |
Root Tree |
| Last Modified |
10 Jun 2013 |
| Father |
John Washington Dent, b. 02 Mar 1817, Lexington District, South Carolina , d. 03 Mar 1880, Crawford County, Georgia (Age 63 years) |
| Mother |
Elizabeth Hoy, b. 06 Aug 1819, Baldwin or Bibb County, Georgia , d. 14 Mar 1859, Crawford County, Georgia (Age 39 years) |
| Married |
16 Sep 1840 |
| Family ID |
F61 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Mary Jane Davis, b. 02 Sep 1839, Bibb County, Georgia , d. 24 Feb 1887, Crawford County, Georgia (Age 47 years) |
| Married |
04 Sep 1860 |
| Children |
| + | 1. Walter Braxton Dent, b. 1862, Knoxville, Crawford County, Georgia , d. 1946, Miami-Dade County, Florida (Age 84 years) |
| + | 2. Cynthia Ida Blanche Dent, b. 23 Nov 1863, Crawford County, Georgia , d. 27 May 1948, Crawford County, Georgia (Age 84 years) |
| | 3. John Washington Dent, b. 24 Feb 1866, Crawford County, Georgia , d. 28 Jun 1914, Crawford County, Georgia (Age 48 years) |
| + | 4. Gardner Lemuel Dent, b. 1868, Georgia , d. 1939 (Age 71 years) |
| + | 5. Mary Pauline Dent, b. 1870, Georgia , d. 1942 (Age 72 years) |
| | 6. Sophronia Elizabeth Dent, b. 25 Sep1872, Crawford County, Georgia , d. 16 Jul 1895, Crawford County, Georgia |
| + | 7. Jennie Sarah Dent, b. Nov 1874, Georgia , d. 1954 (Age ~ 79 years) |
| | 8. Varrie Pearl Dent, b. 1877, Crawford County, Georgia , d. Mar 1887, Crawford County, Georgia (Age 10 years) |
| + | 9. Hoy Dent, b. 9 May 1880, Crawford County, Georgia , d. 2 Oct 1951, Roberta, Crawford County, Georgia (Age 71 years) |
| | 10. William Cleveland Dent, b. 11 Aug 1883, Crawford County, Georgia , d. 1884, Crawford County, Georgia (Age 0 years) |
| | 11. Irma Dent |
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| Last Modified |
10 Feb 2013 |
| Family ID |
F506 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
Anna Elizabeth Dixon, b. 05 Aug 1855, Georgia , d. 04 Aug 1910, Crawford County, Georgia (Age 54 years) |
| Married |
15 Dec 1887 |
Crawford County, Georgia |
| Last Modified |
9 Feb 2013 |
| Family ID |
F622 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 3 |
Sara Ida Lena Zellner, b. 14 Dec 1855, Georgia , d. 10 Nov 1952, Roberta, Crawford County, Georgia (Age 96 years) |
| Married |
29 Nov 1910 |
Roberta, Crawford County, Georgia |
| Last Modified |
24 Feb 2010 |
| Family ID |
F623 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Headstones |
 | William James Dent
WILLIAM JAMES DENT
OCT. 16, 1841 - AUG. 28, 1929
SON OF ELIZABETH HOY AND
JOHN WASHINGTON DENT
MARRIAGES
MARY JANE DAVIS - SEPT. 4, 1860
ANNA E. HOLTON - DEC. 15, 1887
IDA DENNIS - NOV. 29, 1910
He survived through the Civil War In
Capt. Ellis' Cavalry, Steven's Brigade |
 | Anna Elizabeth Dixon Holton Dent
ANNA E. DENT
WIFE OF J.W. DENT
AUG. 5, 1855
AUG. 4, 1910
Thy loss we deeply felt. |
| Census Records
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 | 1850 Census
Crawford County, Georgia
John Washington Dent
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 | 1860 Census
Knoxville PO, Webb, Crawford County, Georgia
John Washington Dent
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 | 1870 Census
Knoxville, Crawford County, Georgia
William James Dent
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 | 1880 Census
Crawford County, Georgia
William James Dent
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 | 1900 Census
Roberta, Crawford County, Georgia
William James Dent
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 | 1910 Census
Crawford County, Georgia
William James Dent
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 | 1920 Census
Roberta, Crawford County, Georgia
William James Dent
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