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Jent, Elias

Jent, Elias[1, 2]

Male 1850 - 1914  (~ 63 years)

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  • Name Jent, Elias 
    Birth May 1850  Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • It is important to note that while he reported his date of birth as May 1850 on the 1900 census, the Civil War veteran's marker on his grave reports he was born in 1844. The earlier date would be a bit more consistent with service in the military during the Civil War.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1860  Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Military Abt 1861–1865 
    in Company I, 13th Kentucky Cavalry (CSA) during the Civil War 
    Census 1880  Indian Bottom (Now Blackey), Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    • The household was enumerated as follows:
      Elias, 32, Ky.
      Nancy, 28
      Robert, 7
      Dulcena, 5
      Thomas, 3
      (nameless) daughter, Feb. 1880
      Thomas, 22, brother
    Census 1900  River, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Address:
    Magisterial District 5 
    • The household was enumerated as follows:
      Elias Jent, M, W, b. May 1850, KY
      spouse: Nancy Jent, F, W, b. Apr 1853, KY
      child: Thomas Jent, M, b. Mar. 1878, KY
      child: Elijah Jent, M, b. Mar 1882, KY
      child: Bony Jent, M, b. Feb 1884, KY
      child: Wm R Jent, M, b. Jun 1886, KY
      child: John F Jent, M, b. Jun 1886, KY
      child: Cathrine Jent, F, b. Oct 1888, KY
      child: Littitia Jent, F, b. Sept 1890, KY
      child: Rhoda Jent, F, b. Jun 1892, KY
      child: Martha Jent, F, b. Aug 1894, KY
      child: Rebecca D Jent, F, b. Feb 1881, KY
    Death 4 Feb 1914  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I89105  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 12 May 2017 

    Father Jent, Elias,   b. Abt 1810, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1880, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 70 years) 
    Mother Cornett, Rachel,   b. 1813, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1900 (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1842 
    Family ID F29285  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Combs, Nancy,   b. Apr 1853, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1905, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 51 years)  [8] 
    Marriage Abt 1872 
    Children 
     1. Jent, Robert,   b. Abt 1873, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Jent, Dulcena,   b. Abt 1875, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Aug 1951 (Age ~ 76 years)
     3. Jent, Thomas,   b. Mar 1878, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationbur. Jent Cemetery, Carcassonne, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    +4. Jent, Elijah,   b. 15 Mar 1880, Carcassonne, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jun 1916, Carcassonne, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years)
    +5. Jent, Bonaparte,   b. 22 Feb 1884, Carcassonne, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Mar 1942, Carcassonne, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
     6. Jent, William R.,   b. Jun 1886, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +7. Jent, John Franklin,   b. 28 Jun 1886, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Apr 1938, Diablock, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)
     8. Jent, Catherine,   b. Oct 1888, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Mar 1972 (Age ~ 83 years)
    +9. Jent, Lutisha,   b. Sep 1890, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jan 1968, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 77 years)
     10. Jent, Rhoda,   b. 10 Jun 1892, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jul 1970 (Age 78 years)
    +11. Jent, Martha,   b. 1 Aug 1894, Indian Bottom (Now Blackey), Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Apr 1935, Happy, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years)
    Family ID F37332  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - May 1850 - Perry, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1860 - Perry, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Indian Bottom (Now Blackey), Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 4 Feb 1914 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Populated Place Township Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S30018] Elias Jent in entry for Elijah Jent, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1962".

    2. [S30019] Elias Jent in entry for Shepherd Smith and Lutisha Jent, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954".

    3. [S30017] Elias Jent, "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999".

    4. [S30016] Elias Jent in household of Elias Jent, "United States Census, 1860".

    5. [S586] 1880 Census Letcher Co KY, 20-589.

    6. [S30020] Elias Ghent, "United States Census, 1880".

    7. [S30024] Elias Jent, "United States Census, 1900".

    8. [S219828] Elijah Jent, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965".