Robert Lee Denton

Birth:13 Dec 1867

in Missouri

Death: 16 July 1946
in Tahlequah, Cherokee, Oklahoma, USA

Father:  Thomas Denton (?)

Mother: Mary Ritchey (?)

Siblings: (Need to verify these)
James W.
Matilda C.
Marion
Nancy
Thomas William
Pleasant
Mary M.
Lucy
Charles W.
Milly T.

Spouse 1: Jennie Elizabeth Carroll

Married: 25 Dec 1892 (?)

Children:
Ethel Fay Denton
Sylvia Bryan Denton
Lena C Denton

Spouse 2: Anna Lea Wood

Married: 12 May 1910 (?)

Children:
Tillman Denton
Helen Denton
Bonnie Denton
Dustin Eugene Denton


1900 U.S. Census (detail):
Location: Tavern, Pulaski County, Missouri, USA
Date: 13 June 1900

1908: Jennie died:

1910 U.S. Census (detail):
Location: Piney, Pulaski County, Missouri, USA
Date: 30 April 1910 and 2 May 1910

1920 U.S. Census:

Location: Campbell, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA
Date: 31 Jan 1920
Notes: Robert has remarried and started a second family. A happy accident is that "Fay" is crossed out. This confirms that we have the right Robert.

1930 U.S. Census:

Location: Tahlequah, Cherokee, Oklahoma, USA
Notes: Merged from two pages.

1940 U.S. Census:

Location: Tahlequah, Cherokee, Oklahoma, USA

Date:

Notes:

Robt L Denton         Male        72    Married     White     Head                       Missouri    1868

Anna L Denton       Female    47     Married     White    Wife                        Missouri    1893

Helen Fuller            Female    27    Widowed   White     Daughter                 Oklahoma   1913

Huston E Denton     Male       21    Married     White     Son                         Oklahoma   1919

Lillian Denton         Female    16    Married     White     Daughter-in-law     Oklahoma   1924

Patsy Ann Fuller      Female   10    Single        White     Granddaughter       Oklahoma   1930

1943 - 1945 Family Story:

My grandmother Marlys lived in Pryor, Oklahoma during World War II. She met her great grandfather at that time.

Burial: Tahlequah Cemetery