Lena Kent

Lena Kent

• Father: Robert F. Kent b. circa 1827
• Mother: Lavonia F. Adams b. circa 1832

• Lena Kent was born on 6 August 1876 in Alabama.
• Robert F. Kent and Lavonia F. Adams appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Red River Parish, Louisiana, enumerated next to Robert's brother John.. Other members of the household included Lena Kent, Lillie J. Kent, Fannie M. Kent and James Peter Kent.
• She married Walter Gibbs Smith circa 1894.
• Walter Gibbs Smith and Lena Kent appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, at 604 E Street. Other members of the household included Walter J. Smith.
• Walter Gibbs Smith and Lena Kent appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado. Other members of the household included Walter J. Smith, Miles K. Smith, Fred Moxon Smith and Ethyle Smith.
• Lena Kent and Walter Gibbs Smith appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, at 12 Ontario Avenue. Other members of the household included Miles K. Smith, Fred Moxon Smith, Ethyle Smith and Cora Kent.
• Lena Kent appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, at 12 Ontario Avenue. Other members of the household included Chester M. Phillipe, Walter J. Smith, Miles K. Smith, Ethyle Smith and Allena Louise Schwebes. Also in the household is Frank Phillipe, likely Chester's father. Lena is identified as a widow, but according to the California Death Index Walter Gibbs Smith died in 1946. Walter is also enumerated with his wife and family in Chaffee County, Colorado.
• Lena Kent died on 10 July 1956 at age 79 in Los Angeles County, California.

• Last Edited: 17 Mar 2014