Clingman B. Denton

b. 30 June 1866, d. 27 April 1906
  • Clingman B. Denton was born on 30 June 1866 in Adair County, Missouri.
  • Richard Denton appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Wilson Township, Adair County, Missouri, enumerated next to the household of Robert and Fanny Gilliland and niece Mary Smith, future wife of Clingman Denton. Other members of the household included Clingman B. Denton. Also in the household were daughters Nancy J. (age 7) and Ollie E. (1.)
  • He married Mary Elizabeth Smith circa 1886.
  • Clingman B. Denton and Mary Elizabeth Smith appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Wilson Township, Adair County, Missouri, enumerated next to Clingman's parents. Also in the household were children Anna E. (age 12), Viloa (10), Rosa B. (8), Nettie E. (6), Cora E. (3) and Fleeta M. (1.)
  • He was a farmer, according to the 1900 census.
  • Clingman B. Denton died on 27 April 1906 at age 39 in Adair County, Missouri.
  • His wife Mary Elizabeth Smith became a widow at his death.
  • He was interred at Gibbs Union Cemetery, Gibbs, Adair County, Missouri.
  • Last Edited: 20 Apr 2016

Family: Mary Elizabeth Smith b. 21 March 1869, d. 23 December 1944