Individual Details
Thomas Water DENT III
(19 Jan 1787 - 4 Aug 1857)
Events
| Birth | 19 Jan 1787 | England |  | ||
| Birth | England, United Kingdom | | |||
| Removed | Abt 1811 | as one of the first settlers there - (subsequently in Elk, then Cameron counties), Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States | | ||
| Marriage | Elizabeth "Betsy" OVERTURF | | |||
| Residence (family) | Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States - Elizabeth "Betsy" OVERTURF |  | | ||
| Occupation | owner/operator of a saw mill on Nanny's Run | | |||
| Miscellaneous | 1833 | was Justice of the Peace - Gibson Township, Cameron, Pennsylvania, United States | | | |
| Election | 1846 | County Auditor - Elk, Pennsylvania, United States | | ||
| Election | 1849 | County Commissioner - Elk, Pennsylvania, United States | | ||
| Death | 4 Aug 1857 | Driftwood, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States | | ||
| Alt name | Thomas Waters DENT Sr | |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth "Betsy" OVERTURF ( - ) |
| Child | Thomas DENT Jr. ( - ) |
| Child | Andrew DENT (1814 - 1876) |
| Child | William DENT (1820 - ) |
| Child | Miles DENT (1823 - 1889) |
| Child | Susan DENT (1832 - 1908) |
Notes
Residence (family)
Their cabin was a few miles upstream on Bennett's Branch, a short distance below the mouth of Mix Run. Later, they moved upstream to near the mouth of Nanny's Run, where he operated a sawmill.Miscellaneous
At http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ncpa/Deeds/Clearfield/ClearDeeds-1.htmlthere is a transcribed deed where a "Thomas Dent, Justice of the Peace" receives it for recording.
Endnotes
1. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, index and digital images (https://www.findagrave.com : viewed 8 November 2017), Thomas Waters Dent, Sr., memorial # 74767982.
2. James P. Burke, Pioneers of Second Fork, paperback edition (Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2009), p. 81.
3. James P. Burke, Pioneers of Second Fork, paperback edition (Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2009), p. 81.
4. James P. Burke, Pioneers of Second Fork, paperback edition (Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2009), p. 81.
5. James P. Burke, Pioneers of Second Fork, paperback edition (Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2009), p. 81.
6. James P. Burke, Pioneers of Second Fork, paperback edition (Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2009), p. 81.
7. James P. Burke, Pioneers of Second Fork, paperback edition (Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2009), p. 81.
8. James P. Burke, Pioneers of Second Fork, paperback edition (Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2009), pp. 81-82.
9. James P. Burke, Pioneers of Second Fork, paperback edition (Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2009), p. 82.
10. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, index and digital images (https://www.findagrave.com : viewed 8 November 2017), Thomas Waters Dent, Sr., memorial # 74767982.
11. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, index and digital images (https://www.findagrave.com : viewed 8 November 2017), Thomas Waters Dent, Sr., memorial # 74767982.