I have a mystery I am trying to solve. Hoping someone can help. ALBERT LOGAN DENTON was born in Jackson Co, TN on 2 Feb, 1867. His parents names were MARION DENTON, wife name GRACE. These people are not on census records in 1870 or 1880 that I can find so far, though Albert Logan Denton married Clara Belle Mayfield in Celina, Clay Co, TN in 1888 (I have the marriage record). He secondly married Mary E. Harp there in Feb 1901. In about 1906 Albert and Mary left for Van Zandt Co, TX where they permanently settled. The only Grace I can find from this area is GRACE JANE WHITSON. There appears to be two woman of this name, one who was the daughter of James Whitson and left for IL and married James Tibbs. The other Grace Whitson was the daughter of WILLIAM WHITSON and GRACE RUSH and she disappears. I cannot find the correct Marion Denton, either. I wonder if anyone has come across these people. They may have left the Jackson Co, TN area for Monroe Co, KY or IL and perhaps only Albert returned to TN. Thanks so much, Linda Elliott

Just a thought - I have found that census is not always accurate. People went visiting, hunting in the local woods, working in the field, etc and when the census taker came they were not located - OR I think that neighbors filled in the census taker on who lived next door. Census is certainly not perfect - helpful but frustrating at times. When dates etc are off I think a family member did guessing. I even found one family member that was counted twice in the 1900 census. Good luck. Sherrie Sell ----- Original Message ----- From: "R.J. Elliott" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 8:07 AM Subject: [ROOTWALKER] Denton/Whitson > > > > I have a mystery I am trying to solve. Hoping someone can help. > ALBERT LOGAN DENTON was born in Jackson Co, TN on 2 Feb, 1867. His parents names were MARION DENTON, wife name GRACE. > These people are not on census records in 1870 or 1880 that I can find so far, though Albert Logan Denton married Clara Belle Mayfield in Celina, Clay Co, TN in 1888 (I have the marriage record). > He secondly married Mary E. Harp there in Feb 1901. > > In about 1906 Albert and Mary left for Van Zandt Co, TX where they permanently settled. > The only Grace I can find from this area is GRACE JANE WHITSON. There appears to be two woman of this name, one who was the daughter of James Whitson and left for IL and married James Tibbs. > The other Grace Whitson was the daughter of WILLIAM WHITSON and GRACE RUSH and she disappears. I cannot find the correct Marion Denton, either. > > I wonder if anyone has come across these people. They may have left the Jackson Co, TN area for Monroe Co, KY or IL and perhaps only Albert returned to TN. > > Thanks so much, > > Linda Elliott > > > ==== TN-ROOTWALKER Mailing List ==== > Visit the ROOTWALKER web site at > http://www.rootwalker.com > > ============================== > 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 >