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Submitted: 11/18/14 • Approved: 11/20/14 • Last Updated: 11/20/14 • R955-G0
Birth: Jun. 26, 1891
Death: Aug., 1967
S/O William Edward Dent and Samantha Lockard
married Ida Myrtle "Barker" Dent daughter of Joseph William Barker and Brooke Currey on Dec 20 1914 in Logan County West Virginia. Ida was born in 1896 in Boone County West Virginia.
They had the following children:
Silmer Dent was born on Nov 15 1915. He died in Sep 1982.
Braxol Roman Dent was born in 1916.
Glayds Williams
Truman Blanco Dent was born in 1918 in Boone County West Virginia.
Truman Dent was a Boone County Deputy Sheriff from 1965-1967
he was a Jailer for the Boone County Sheriff Dept from 1968-1972
Truman married Arlene E Ellis . Arlene was born in 1921 in Boone County West Virginia. She died on Jun 13 2003 in Lockjelly,Logan County West Virginia.
Sherman B. Dent was born on Jan 13 1922 in Boone County West Virginia. He died on Sep 20 1953 in Kanawha County West Virginia. The cause of death was Pulmonary Thrombosis. He was buried on Sep 24 1953 in Ball Cemetery Boone County West Virginia.
World War II Vet and a coal miner Slagle Coal Company
Sherman married Rebele .
Sherlie Ray Dent was born on May 2 1925 in Boone County West Virginia. He died on Aug 7 1944 in World War II.
Adria Dent Nichols was born in 1926 in Boone County West Virginia.
Hazel Dent was born in 1928 in Boone County West Virginia.
Norman W Dent 1937
John and Ida had a little country store in the front of their home that sit right next to the road.
John and Ida are buried on the home place in what use to be one of their corn fields.
Contributed on 11/18/14 by william_cm_com
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