Mitchell Davidson Denton was born 26 May 1843 in Henderson to Samuel Denton and Lucy Ann Burton Chambers Denton...he died 29 Dec 1921 in Henderson. He first married Sally T Hick (1868) and then Iris Dean Dunn (1885) He was one of Confederate Soldiers who came in and reported to Major Shook and Provost Marshal Cheaney for surrender and parole: * - "History of Henderson, County, Kentucky" 1888 - 1978 by Freida Dannheiser and Don Hazelwood
Confederate Pension Applied for, Henderson County, 31 Aug 1914 # 2947. Confederate Widows Pension Applied for, Henderson County, 30 Mar 1922 #4115 by Iris Dunn DENTON.
Mitchell Denton and wife Sallie T. Hicks deed all their undivided interest in the Estate of Samuel Denton to J.E.Denton (Julius Elmos, his brother), being part of the Martin Vanada Survey--containing 170 acres and conveyed to Lucy Denton, widow of Samuel Denton--Deed Book M,. page 49. History of Henderson Co., Ky. Pg. 48. William Armstrong living with them in 1870.
Mitchell Denton (1910)
Enumeration District: 0063 Color: W
Age: 66 Birth Place: Kentucky
Visit: 0062
County: Henderson
Relation: Husband
Relatives: Wife Iras 55, Kentucky
Son Eliot 22, Kentucky
Daughter-in-law Harpie L 22, Kentucky
Daughter Lina 16, KentuckyConfederate Pension Applied for, Henderson County, 31 Aug 1914 # 2947.
Confederate Widows Pension Applied for, Henderson County, 30 Mar 1922 #4115 by Iris Dunn DENTON.