John L. Kent

about 1835 - before 1867  (~ 31 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	John L. Kent  [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Born	about 1835	New York, USA   [3, 4]
  Occupation	Farmer  [1]
  Residence(s)	1829-1845: Palmyra, Wayne Co., NY 1845-60: Alaiedon, Ingham Co., MI  [1]
  Died	before 1867
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  Person ID	I9130	Angus Saline's Genealogy
  Last Modified	13 August 2011

  
  

  Father	Lewis Kent,   b. 10 November 1792, New Jersey, USA ,   d. 12 April 1865, Ingham, Ingham Co., Michigan, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Rhoda Hopkins,   b. about 1796, New York, USA ,   d. 16 January 1892, Okemos, Ingham Co., Michigan, USA  (Age ~ 96 years)
  Family ID	F6361	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family/Spouse	Charity Ann Phelps,   b. 4 October 1839, New York, USA ,   d. 4 March 1906, Weidman, Nottawa twp., Isabella Co., Michigan, USA  (Age 66 years)
  Married	20 March 1856	Ingham Co., Michigan, USA
  Children	+ 1. Elmira Estelle Kent,   b. 29 March 1857, Okemos, Ingham Co., Michigan, USA ,   d. 28 April 1906, Clinton Co., Michigan, USA  (Age 49 years)   2. William Delos Kent,   b. about 1860, Michigan, USA   3. Marinda,   b. about 1862, Michigan, USA   4. Grace Kent,   b. 1867, Michigan, USA
  Family ID	F6322	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John L. Kent was drafted for the Civil war in June, 1863 at the age of 30. He was a farmer and was married. An Isreal Chapman married Martha Kent around 1845 in Ingham Co. Isreal was the brother in law of Garrett Dubois. Elias and Jeremiah Kent settled in Wheatfield twp., Ingham Co on Section 20 about 1840. Simeon, Seth and Duane Kent lived in the Westgate district of Wheatfield twp. Jerry Kent was the father of Simeon, Seth and Duane Kent. He was an old timer, a great hunter and rail splitter. He killed a mother bear and two cubs with a knot maul and an ironwood handspike. Jeremiah and his wife remained in Wheatfield twp. until their deaths, but Elias sold and removed to Williamstown. [5]

  
  

• Sources

  [S2306] . [S2308] . [S2306] ca 1835. [S2463] 1833. [S2512] U.S., Civil War Draft Registration Records, 1863-1865, Michigan, 3rd, Vol 1 of 3, Class 1, A-K, p. 336.