Denton P. Burnett was born about 1858 in Tennessee as the 7th child of Moses Burnett and Esther Potter. He married Loretta Josephine Jones about 1881 probably in Clay County, Tennessee. Denton and Loretta had at least 7 children.
Loretta is listed as widowed/divorced in the 1900 United States census. Presumably, Denton died between 1894 (when he fathered his last child) and 1900. Family history indicates he died in Whitewright, Texas, but his grave has not been located. The family was traveling from Tennessee to Texas when Denton and his mother died near Whitewright (his mother is buried in the Sears Chapel/Doss/Lindsey Springs Cemetery). Edmon Foster Jones (Denton's brother-in-law) had apparently already relocated to Walker County, Texas, and some of the family were now following. Edmon traveled to Whitewright after the deaths of Denton and Esther to help Denton's wife Loretta and the children complete the trip.
Notes and references:
- Census:
1860: Jackson County, Tennessee, page 300 B
1880: Clay County, Tennessee, page 253 B
Loretta is listed as widowed/divorced in the 1900 United States census. Presumably, Denton died between 1894 (when he fathered his last child) and 1900. Family history indicates he died in Whitewright, Texas, but his grave has not been located. The family was traveling from Tennessee to Texas when Denton and his mother died near Whitewright (his mother is buried in the Sears Chapel/Doss/Lindsey Springs Cemetery). Edmon Foster Jones (Denton's brother-in-law) had apparently already relocated to Walker County, Texas, and some of the family were now following. Edmon traveled to Whitewright after the deaths of Denton and Esther to help Denton's wife Loretta and the children complete the trip.
Notes and references:
- Census:
1860: Jackson County, Tennessee, page 300 B
1880: Clay County, Tennessee, page 253 B
Denton P. Burnett was born about 1858 in Tennessee as the 7th child of Moses Burnett and Esther Potter. He married Loretta Josephine Jones about 1881 probably in Clay County, Tennessee. Denton and Loretta had at least 7 children.
Loretta is listed as widowed/divorced in the 1900 United States census. Presumably, Denton died between 1894 (when he fathered his last child) and 1900. Family history indicates he died in Whitewright, Texas, but his grave has not been located. The family was traveling from Tennessee to Texas when Denton and his mother died near Whitewright (his mother is buried in the Sears Chapel/Doss/Lindsey Springs Cemetery). Edmon Foster Jones (Denton's brother-in-law) had apparently already relocated to Walker County, Texas, and some of the family were now following. Edmon traveled to Whitewright after the deaths of Denton and Esther to help Denton's wife Loretta and the children complete the trip.
Notes and references:
- Census:
1860: Jackson County, Tennessee, page 300 B
1880: Clay County, Tennessee, page 253 B
Loretta is listed as widowed/divorced in the 1900 United States census. Presumably, Denton died between 1894 (when he fathered his last child) and 1900. Family history indicates he died in Whitewright, Texas, but his grave has not been located. The family was traveling from Tennessee to Texas when Denton and his mother died near Whitewright (his mother is buried in the Sears Chapel/Doss/Lindsey Springs Cemetery). Edmon Foster Jones (Denton's brother-in-law) had apparently already relocated to Walker County, Texas, and some of the family were now following. Edmon traveled to Whitewright after the deaths of Denton and Esther to help Denton's wife Loretta and the children complete the trip.
Notes and references:
- Census:
1860: Jackson County, Tennessee, page 300 B
1880: Clay County, Tennessee, page 253 B
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