Submitted by Angela Weaver ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ The Family of Eli Denton and Mary Puckett ELI DENTON was born on July 09, 1820 in North Carolina, and died on September 11, 1896 in Union Parish, Louisiana. He is buried in the Bethel Cemetery in Union Parish, Louisiana. He married MARY ANN PUCKETT/PUCKITT on February 19, 1846 in Union Parish, Louisiana. She was the daughter of JOHN PUCKETT and HANNAH GULLEDGE. She was born January 08, 1828 in Mississippi. It is unknown at this time when and where Mary died. Together they had eleven children all born in Union Parish, Louisiana. I have very limited information on nine of the following children. (1) Joseph Hillard Denton was born on Dec. 26, 1846. Joseph married Mary P. Upshaw on Jan. 03, 1873 in Union Parish, La. (2) Ozilla Jane Denton was born on June 15, 1848 and died on Nov. 10, 1904 in Union Parish, LA. She was buried in the Bethel Cemetery. She married William A. Henderson on January 10, 1870 in Union Parish, LA. William was born on March 06, 1847 and died on July 01, 1926 in Union Parish, LA. (3) Louisa Jane Denton was born on Feb. 28, 1850 and she died in Union Parish on Dec. 02, 1895. She married George W. Nelson on March 26, 1868 in Union Parish, LA. (4) Mary Isabella Denton, also known as "Mollie", was born on August 24, 1852. She died in 1935 in Union Parish, LA and was buried in the Bethel Cemetery. She married William J. Cooper on Nov. 16, 1876. William Cooper was born in 1855 and died in 1934 in Union Parish, LA and was also buried in the Bethel Cemetery. (5) Madison Eli Denton was born on December 28, 1854 in Union Parish. (6) Nancy Lavenia Denton was born on May 04, 1857 and she died on July 15, 1889. She married John H. Nelson on November 28, 1878. (07) John Henry Denton was born on September 10, 1859. He married Dora B. Stokes on December 10, 1883 in Union Parish, Louisiana. (8) Allice Isora Denton was bprm pm April 27, 1867 and died on January 26, 1901 in Union Parish and was buried in the Bethel Cemetery there. She married Louis L. Lowry on April 02, 1899 in Union Parish Louisina. Louis Lowry was born in 1859 in Shiloh, Union Parish, Louisiana. (9) Henry Ruffin Denton was born on March 05, 1870 and died on January 23, 1883. Hannah Eugenia Denton was born on January 25, 1862 in Union Parish, LA. She married John Sanford Golsby on Dec. 17, 1885 in Union Parish La. John Golsby was born on Dec. 15, 1859. Together they had a daughter, Zulah Golsby. She was born on March 25, 1893 in Louisiana. It is unknown when Zulah died but she was buried in the Laran Cemetery in Union Parish, LA. John died on Feb. 04, 1940 and was buried in the Laran Cemetery in Union Parish, LA. Hannah died on Feb. 16, 1942. She, too, was buried in the Laran Cemetery in Union Parish, LA. Their last child, MARSHALL BOYKIN DENTON was born on November 03, 1872 in Union Parish, Louisiana, and he died on December 14, 1955 in Panola County, Texas. He married MARGARET DRUCILLA WEBB March 06, 1898 in Junction City, Louisiana. She was the daughter of D. H. WEBB. She was born February 10, 1877 in Lillie, Louisiana, and died March 20, 1963 in Panola County, Texas. They were both buried in the Six Mile Cemetery in the Snap Community of Panola County, Texas. Marshall and Margaret had nine children. They had Mary Lola Denton, Webster Denton, Bertie Eugenia Denton, Gladys Denton, Warner Wesley Denton, Gertie Onado Denton, Douglas Marshall Denton and two female stillborn babies that were born on Feb. 17, 1914 and July 18, 1919. Both stillborn babies were buried in the Six Mile Cemetery in the Snap Community of Panola County, Texas. Their first child, MARY LOLA Denton was born on January 02, 1899 in Lilly, Louisiana, and died June 22, 1976 in Carthage, Panola County, Texas. She is buried in the Bethlehem Cemetery in the Snap Community of Panola County, Texas. She married ANDREW WINIFRED SANDERS May 25, 1918 in Panola County, Texas. He was the son of HENRY SANDERS and ANNIE COLE. He was born December 04, 1896 in West Texas, and died December 02, 1958 in Carthage, Panola County, Texas. Together they had five children: Rachel Gertrude, Mildred Lola, Thomas Winifred, Jasper Jackson, and Alice Maxine. Their second child, WEBSTER DENTON, was born on October 12, 1900, and died on May 25, 1979. He married GRACIE MARIE MALONE December 21, 1919. She was the daughter of THOMAS MALONE and MOLLIE RYBURN. She was born September 20, 1899, and died December 20, 1977. They were both buried in the Bethlehem Cemetery in the Snap Community of Panola County, Texas. Together they had the following children: Gladys Marie Denton, Lyndell Beatrice Denton, Webster Denton, Jr., William Alvin Denton, Maggie Sue Denton, Chester Glyndell Denton, M. B. Denton, and Bobby Carroll Denton. Their third child, Bertie Eugenia DENTON was born on February 16, 1903 in Snap Community, Panola County, Texas. She married VIRGIL SHANNON December 25, 1918. Together they had Maurine Shannon and Dorris Shannon. Their fourth child was GLADYS3 DENTON was born on April 13, 1905. She married AUSTIN L. GOSS December 24, 1926. Together they had Jane Evelyn Goss. Their fifth child was WARNER WESLEY3 DENTON was born on September 20, 1909 in Carthage, Panola County, Texas, and died on July 03, 1983 in Ft. Worth, Tarrant County, Texas. He was buried in the Rose Hill Memorial Park, Ft. Worth, Texas. He married FREDA LOU WALLACE on January 24, 1937 in Cleburne, Johnson Co, Texas. She was the daughter of ALBERT WALLACE and REBECCA TAYLOR. She was born June 27, 1915 in North of Lancaster, Dallas County, Texas. Together they had three children: Marshall Drue Denton, Suzann Denton, and Douglas Warner Denton. Their sixth child was GERTIE ONADO DENTON was born on August 24, 1911, and died on May 23, 2001 in Carthage, Panola County, Texas. She was buried in the Six Mile Cemetery in the Snap Community of Panola County, Texas. She married WESLEY W. GOSS on November 15, 1934. She later married MARVIN COLLINS on January 10, 1981. During her first marriage, Gertie and Wesley had one child together: Leonard Wesley Goss. Their seventh child was DOUGLAS MARSHALL3 DENTON was born on June 20, 1916 in Snap Community, Panola County, Texas, and died on March 03, 1993 in Longview, Gregg County, Texas. He married HENRIETTA PORTER on May 24, 1940. She was born January 23, 1920 in Gary, Panola County, Texas. Together they had one child, Patricia Ann Denton. There are numerous off spring among the children and grandchildren of Marshall Boykin Denton and Margaret Drucilla Webb Denton. # # #