E. R. DENT, magistrate and farmer of the Eighteenth District of Weakley County, Tennessee, was one of five children born to John B. and Nancy Dent, who were born in North Carolina July 30, 1812, and September 29, 1806, and died in Tennessee in 1884 and 1885 respectively. They were married about 1834. The father was a farmer. Elly was born in Weakley County, Tenn., October 4, 1841, and obtained a common school education. October 3, 1866, he married Martha A. Chambers, a daughter of J. W. and Margaret Chambers. Mrs. Dent was born January 9, 1847, and was the mother of six children: Minnie B., Ida L., Effie D., James R., Eugenie M. and Jessie M. Mr. Dent resided on two different farms in the Eighteenth District. Mr. Dent had always been industrious and energetic and a man of good business principles. In 1870 he was elected to office of magistrate. He was a Democrat. He was a member of the K. of H., and he and wife belonged to the Methodist Episcopal Church South.
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Obituary published in The Daily American, Nashville, Davidson CO, TN on Wednesday, April 25, 1888, p. 7, as follows:
MARTIN, TENN., April 24.--Esquire E. R. Dent, one of our wealthiest and most popular Magistrates, died Friday morning, of consumption, at his residence, three miles northeast of this place, and was interred the following day at the family burying ground.
(Submitted by PPC, FAG member #47065016.)
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Obituary published in The Daily American, Nashville, Davidson CO, TN on Wednesday, April 25, 1888, p. 7, as follows:
MARTIN, TENN., April 24.--Esquire E. R. Dent, one of our wealthiest and most popular Magistrates, died Friday morning, of consumption, at his residence, three miles northeast of this place, and was interred the following day at the family burying ground.
(Submitted by PPC, FAG member #47065016.)
E. R. DENT, magistrate and farmer of the Eighteenth District of Weakley County, Tennessee, was one of five children born to John B. and Nancy Dent, who were born in North Carolina July 30, 1812, and September 29, 1806, and died in Tennessee in 1884 and 1885 respectively. They were married about 1834. The father was a farmer. Elly was born in Weakley County, Tenn., October 4, 1841, and obtained a common school education. October 3, 1866, he married Martha A. Chambers, a daughter of J. W. and Margaret Chambers. Mrs. Dent was born January 9, 1847, and was the mother of six children: Minnie B., Ida L., Effie D., James R., Eugenie M. and Jessie M. Mr. Dent resided on two different farms in the Eighteenth District. Mr. Dent had always been industrious and energetic and a man of good business principles. In 1870 he was elected to office of magistrate. He was a Democrat. He was a member of the K. of H., and he and wife belonged to the Methodist Episcopal Church South.
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Obituary published in The Daily American, Nashville, Davidson CO, TN on Wednesday, April 25, 1888, p. 7, as follows:
MARTIN, TENN., April 24.--Esquire E. R. Dent, one of our wealthiest and most popular Magistrates, died Friday morning, of consumption, at his residence, three miles northeast of this place, and was interred the following day at the family burying ground.
(Submitted by PPC, FAG member #47065016.)
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Obituary published in The Daily American, Nashville, Davidson CO, TN on Wednesday, April 25, 1888, p. 7, as follows:
MARTIN, TENN., April 24.--Esquire E. R. Dent, one of our wealthiest and most popular Magistrates, died Friday morning, of consumption, at his residence, three miles northeast of this place, and was interred the following day at the family burying ground.
(Submitted by PPC, FAG member #47065016.)
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