Shelly, concerning your inquiry about Thomas Trent & Laura Jane Parks the other day: Thomas was the s/o Mahala "Hailey" Trent (b. 7/1847). She supposedly had her 4 children by her brother-in-law Willis Brewer. Mahala Trent was the d/o Alexander Trent (b. c1825 VA) & Nancy Osborne (b. c1828). Alex Trent was the s/o Henry Trent (b. c1807 VA) & Charity (b. c1807 VA). I do not have any information on the twins who died young, but following is what I have on Thomas & Laura: Thomas Trent, b. 7/1884; d. 6/28/1967 Fayette Co., bur. Hazel Green Cem., Wolfe md. 7/19/1904 Breathitt Laura Parks, b. 1882 WV; d. 4/29/1967 Wolfe, bur. same --lived in Breathitt 1910; Wolfe 1920-1930 children: 1. Vessie - alive 1990 in Campton md. 5/14/1925 Wolfe, Roy Banks 2. Emma - alive 1990 in Middletown, OH md. 12/15/1931 Wolfe, Henry M. Rose 3. Taylor - I have no further info on him 4. Stella - alive in Campton 1990 md. a Risner 5. Oliver, d. 11/24/1990 Jackson hospital, bur. Arnett Cem., Shockey Fork md. Jewell ____ & lived Lee City 1990 his obit listed 4 children: David (Lexington), James (Lexington), Mrs. Pat Stout (Taylorsville, KY) & Janet Caputo (Campton) The 4 children of Mahala Trent were: 1. Mollie, b. 1879 Wolfe 2. Laura Jane, b. 2/1881 md. 8/26/1897 Breathitt, Alford Parks 3. Robert, b. 11/1882 md. 1st 6/25/1903, Lou Emma Birchfield md. 2nd 5/20/1915 Breathitt, A. J. "Jack" Brewer 4. Thomas - your ancestor Alex Trent & Nancy Osborne had 13 children & lived in Breathitt & Wolfe. Henry Trent & Charity had 11 children. They migrated from VA to Hawkins Co., TN, then to Perry Co., KY (1833-34), then to Morgan Co., KY (1836-49). They were in Breathitt 1850-1860-1870 & Wolfe 1880. If you would like more information, please contact me. Margaret M. Hayes ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shelly Platz" <sunshine311_us@yahoo.com> To: <KYBREATH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2003 10:46 AM Subject: Re: [KYBREATH-L] Children of Laura Parks & Thomas Trent > I am not sure who his parents are. They would have been from Wolfe or Breathitt. Thomas had a sister named Laura. Here is the confusing part. Thomas' sister Laura Jane Trent married Alford Parks making her Laura Trent Parks. Alford's sister Laura married Thomas making her Laura Parks Trent. I always thought that was funny. > > If you have access to any census you might look for Trent's in those counties with a Thomas(1885) & a Laura(1878). > > Shelly