George Thomas GENT married Harriet J. NEWELL in Jackson County, IL on 03/23/1880. Here they are in the Jun 1880 census (surname spelled GHENT in that census record): Census Place: De Soto, Jackson, Illinois Source: FHL Film 1254214 National Archives Film T9-0214 Page 112D Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Thomas GHENT Self M M W 20 KY Occ: Farmer Fa: NJ Mo: KY Hattie GHENT Wife F M W 17 AL Occ: Housekeeper Fa: KY Mo: AL The 1880 record contains errors. Harriet was born in KY, not AL. She was the daughter of Frank NEWELL, b. abt 1821/1822 NJ and Isabelle b. abt. 1831/1832 KY. In the Aug 1870 census for DeSoto Pct., DeSoto P.O., Jackson County, IL, Harriet is listed with her parents and five siblings in family 79 (siblings are named William, Isaac, Fanny, Robert, and Lucy). In the Apr 1910 census for Maumelle Twp., Craighead County, Arkansas. family 98, George T. GENT is listed as 50y old, b. TN (as were his parents) his wife Harriet J. is listed as 47y old, b. KY , father b. NJ, mother b. KY They have two daughters (Myrtle and Berty) and two sons, all b. in Arkansas In the 15 Jan 1920 census for Brookland Twp., Craighead County, AR family 115, George T. GENT is listed as 59y old, b. TN and parents b. TN (he is a farmer) his wife Harriet J. is listed as 53y old, b. KY, father b. Pennsylvania, mother b. KY their daughter Birdie E. is listed as 16y old b. AR (the census was taken 15 Jan 1920, so she had not yet had her birthday for that year) a 14y old son is listed in the household too. Tom Shawcross ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2003 9:20 PM Subject: [ILJACKSON] Re: George G. GENT & Harriet J. NEWELL marriage 1880 > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Gg.2ADI/226.1 > > Message Board Post: > > I would like any information that you have on George Gent & Harriet J Newell. I believe that they are my grandparents their daughter Berdie Gent is my mother. the only information that i have is my mothers request for a SS# she listed them as her parents. > > > ==== ILJACKSO Mailing List ==== > Please remember when replying to a query REPLY TO THE LIST so your message goes out to the entire list. This will ensure that the information is archived, which may be of help to someone else in the future. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >