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From: "Bernie Moore-Knowles" <>
Subject: Re: [ARIZARD-L] Eng Denton - Peggy
Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2001 18:19:47 -0700
References: <22.190e07b0.288a322f@aol.com>


Peggy

The censuses from 1880 that you posted, with the wife being a Doshia? This
is that family:

Descendants of Stephen "English" Denton

1 Stephen "English" Denton b: 1834 in Tennessee
.. +Doshia A. ? b: 1841
......... 2 Angeliza Denton b: 1859
......... 2 Thomas Denton b: 1861
......... 2 Louanne Denton b: 1864
......... 2 Benjamin F. Denton b: 1866
......... 2 Mary Denton b: 1868
......... 2 Minnie J. Denton b: 1876

This Eng Denton was an uncle to the Eng Denton that married the Wilkie
sisters.

Bernie Moore-Knowles
Phoenix, Arizona

"I have Indian blood in me. I have just enough White blood for you to
question my honesty." ........Will Rogers
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Subject: Re: [ARIZARD-L] COFFEE - WILKIE - DENTON - POYNTER - HORN


> Here's some information on the WILKIE and COFFEE connection:
>
> THE HISTORY OF BAXTER COUNTY
>
> FAMILY HISTORIES
>
> Page 452
>
> WILKIE
>
> H. K. Wilkie and his wife, Louisa C. Wilkie [name shown as Katherine
Coffee
> in Coffee history, so may be spelled with "C"], came to Baxter County in
1869
> from Cherokee County, Georgia, and settled at Whiteville.
>
> They came overland in a train of sixteen wagons in company with Col. J. C.
> Coffee, Mrs. Wilkie's father, his son, J. A. Coffee, and family, and J. L.
> Leonard and family and others, the trip taking seven weeks.
>
> Mr. Wilkie engaged in farming and owned 400 acres of land here at the time
of
> his death which occurred April 10, 1900.
>
> Mrs. Wilkie died April 4, 1926, at the age of 86.
>
> Mr. Wilkie and Col. Coffee were instrumental in building the road from
> Gassville to Mountain Home, and many other civic improvements.
> * * *
> Here's what I have "pieced" together:
>
> Descendants of Hiram K. Wilkie
>
> 1 Hiram K. Wilkie 1837 - 1900
> .. +Louisa Catherine Coffee 1840 - 1926
> ........ 2 Eldora A. Wilkie 1865 - 1940
> ............ +Stephen English "Eng" Denton 1853 - 1933
> ................... 3 Myrtle Denton Unknown - Deceased
> ....................... +Lisle Shoemaker 1879 - Deceased
> ................... 3 H. J. "Jud" Denton Unknown -
> ................... 3 Georgia Denton Unknown -
> ....................... +William Claude Alley Unknown -
> ................... 3 Lela Denton Unknown -
> ....................... +F. W. Gallagher Unknown -
> ................... 3 Leona Denton Unknown -
> ....................... +R. L. Tucker Unknown -
> ........ 2 James Lee Wilkie 1873 - 1936
> ............ +Emma Ada Poynter 1873 - 1936
> ........ 2 Florence V. Wilkie 1879 -
> ........ 2 Lula B. Wilkie 1879 -
> * * *
> But, something seems wrong with English DENTON wives and family. Don't
> believe it fits that either of the two wives (Georgia WILKIE, ?-1879, md.
> 1878) (Eldora A. "Dora" WILKIE (1865-1940, md. Nov 2, 1880) could be the
> mother of the children in his household in 1880. If Eldora A. is same as
> Doshia A., then the marriage dates are not correct.
>
> Perhaps someone will have the answer.
>
> 1880 Census - LDS CD:
>
> Census Place: Union, Marion, Arkansas
> Source: FHL Film 1254051 National Archives Film T9-0051 Page 26A
> Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
> English DENTON Self M M W 45 TN
> Occ: Farmer Fa: TN Mo: TN
> Doshia A. DENTON Wife F M W 39 TN
> Occ: Keeping House Fa: TN Mo: TN
> Aneliza DENTON Dau F S W 21 AR
> Occ: At Home Fa: TN Mo: TN
> Thomas DENTON Son M S W 19 AR
> Occ: Work On Farm Fa: TN Mo: TN
> Louanne DENTON Dau F S W 16 AR
> Occ: At Home Fa: TN Mo: TN
> Benjamine F. DENTON Son M S W 14 AR
> Occ: At Home Fa: TN Mo: TN
> Mary DENTON Dau F S W 12 AR
> Occ: At Home Fa: TN Mo: TN
> Minie J. DENTON Dau F S W 4 AR
> Fa: TN Mo: TN
> * * *
> (online)
> 1880 Marion Co., AR - Union Township
> 92-99 Denton, English 45 frm TN TN
TN
> Doshia A. 39 wife TN TN
> TN
> Angeliza 21 dau AR TN
> TN
> Thomas 19 son AR TN TN
> Louanne 16 dau AR TN TN
> Benjamin F. 14 son AR TN
> TN
> Mary 12 dau AR TN TN
> Minie J. 4 dau AR TN
> TN
> * * *
> Peggy
>
>
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