This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACI/1598 Message Board Post: Descendants of John Wilks (Sr) Denton Generation No. 1 1. John Wilks (Sr)1 Denton was born in ___, and died in ___. He married ___ in ___. She was born in ___, and died in ___. Child of John Denton and ___ is: i. John Wilks (Jr)2 Denton, born 02 Mar 1859 in Texas; died Abt. 1920 in ___. Generation No. 2 2. John Wilks (Jr)2 Denton (John Wilks (Sr)1) was born 02 Mar 1859 in Texas, and died Abt. 1920 in ___. He married Oaka Mamie Stipe 03 Jul 1897 in Philip, Haakon county, South Dakota ( 8 children), daughter of James Stipe and Nancy Clark. She was born Feb 1879 in Winterset, Madison county, Ia., and died 24 May 1958 in Bend, DeSchutes county, Or.. : He worked cattle drives from Texas to the northern states when he was a young man. This is how he met and married Oaka Stipe on one of these cattle drives to South Dakota. Children of John Denton and Oaka Stipe are: i. James Everett3 Dent, born 05 Jul 1898 in Midland Haakon county, South Dakota; died 16 Mar 1923 in __. ii. Inez Viola Denton, born 13 Nov 1900 in Midland Haakon county, South Dakota; died 20 Jan 1962 in Alberta, Canada ?. She married George Alvin NcNutt 28 Mar 1923 in Alberta, Canada (2 children); born 16 Apr 1894 in Bridge, Carbon county, MT.; died 06 Apr 1982 in Alberta, Canada. iii. Annie Marie Denton, born 24 Jan 1903 in Lyman, Perkins, South Dakota; died 02 Jun 1940 in Camas, Clark County, Wash.. iv. John Wilks (III) Denton, born 1907 in ___Benton county, Ark.; died in ___. v. __ Denton, born in ___South Dakota; died in __. vi. ___ Denton, born in ____South Dakota; died in __. vii. ____ Denton, born in ___South Dakota; died in ___Washington. Lots of help needed to fill in a lot of blanks We thank you for anything one name on birthdate. ================== Jane Martin rugshop@grm.net Jamesport, Mo (Amish country) and Karen Johnston workinranch@moscow.com