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Jent, Noah[1]

Male 1878 - Bef 1910  (~ 31 years)


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  • Name Jent, Noah 
    Birth Oct 1878  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880  Carrs Fork, Letcher (now Knott), Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Census 1900  Carr Creek, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Name Noah Ghent 
    Death Bef 1910 
    • His wife Millie was recorded as a widowed head of household in the 1910 census.
    Person ID I89126  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2018 

    Father Jent, William M.,   b. 10 Sep 1844, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Sep 1894, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years) 
    Mother Smith, Nancy Watts,   b. 26 Oct 1835, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Apr 1909, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 1 Aug 1867  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F12708  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Combs, Millie Ann,   b. 21 Mar 1878, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Mar 1939, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)  [6
    Marriage 23 Apr 1896  Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Children 
    +1. Jent, James Harlan,   b. 25 Dec 1897, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jun 1971, Brinkley, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     2. Jent, Curtis,   b. 13 Mar 1901, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Aug 1927, Franklin, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years)
     3. Jent, Jerry D,   b. 30 Dec 1902, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jul 1960, West View, Breckinridge, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
     4. Gent, Elijah,   b. 15 Jan 1904, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Dec 1978, Oakmont, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     5. Jent, Sina,   b. 20 Dec 1905, Redfox, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 May 1998, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
     6. Jent, Nancy J,   b. Abt 1908, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F37334  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Oct 1878 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Carrs Fork, Letcher (now Knott), Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 23 Apr 1896 - Knott, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Carr Creek, Knott, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S61385] Noah Ghent in entry for Jerry Dee Ghent, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1963".

    2. [S32715] Noah Ghent in household of William Ghent, "United States Census, 1880".

    3. [S586] 1880 Census Letcher Co KY, 47-602.

    4. [S61386] Noah Ghent in household of William Ghent, "United States Census, 1880".

    5. [S61419] Noah Jent, "United States Census, 1900".

    6. [S32714] Noah Ghent, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979".

    7. [S61394] Melley Ann Combs, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979".