James Edward Dent b. Mar 1839 Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA d. 19 Apr 1913 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA: Lincoln Cemetery Ancestors

James Edward Dent

Name	James Edward Dent [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
Birth	1829 [9]
Born	Mar 1839 Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA [1, 2, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15]
Gender	Male
Military	Private U.S. Colored Troops Co. C. 127 U.S.C. Infantry [16, 17]
Birth	Jul 1845 Maryland, USA [18]
Residence	1 Jul 1863 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [9] – 34 Age: 34; Married MaritalStatus: Married
Military	1864 [14] – 25 Age: 25; MilitaryCompany: C&A; MilitaryServiceBranch: Infantry; MilitaryUnit: 127th US Colored Infantry
Military	1864 [15] – 25 Age: 25; MilitaryCompany: C&A; MilitaryServiceBranch: Infantry; MilitaryUnit: 127th US Colored Infantry
Findagrave Profile	127313374 [19]
Military Discharge	Rank: Private [9, 14, 15, 20]
Military Enlistment	25 Aug 1864 [9, 14, 15, 20] – Rank: Private
Military Muster	25 Aug 1864 [20] – Information: Enlisted; MilitaryCompany: C; MilitaryUnit: 2884; Regiment: U.S. Colored Troops 127th Infantry; RegimentType: Infantry
Military Muster Out	20 Oct 1865 [20] – Information: disch
Residence	1870 Ward 2, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1] – Mulatto; Seaman. Lives next door to the St. Clair Family.
Residence	Jun 1890 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [3] – Enlistment Date: 25 Aug 1864 Discharge Date: 8 Sep 1865 Regiment or Vessel: 127 United States Colored Troops Company: C Length of service: 1 Yrs 0 Mos 14 Days
Military Pension	30 Jul 1890 Pennsylvania, USA [17]
Race	Black [9]
Veteran	Civil War: Private Co. C. 127 U.S.C.T. Infantry [9, 17]
Name	Edward Dent [21]
Name	James A. Dent [16]
Name	James E Dent [9, 10, 11, 13, 17, 20]
Name	James E Dent [14]
Name	James E Dent [15]
Name	James Pent [12]
Residence	Pennsylvania, USA [17] – Soldier RelationToHead: Soldier
Residence	1900 Ward 8, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [18]
Residence	1910 Ward 8, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [12] – Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
Residence	1913 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [10]
Military Discharge	ServiceNumber: 1261204 [20]
Died	19 Apr 1913 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [2, 10, 11, 19, 22]
Buried	201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [2, 19]
	Lincoln Cemetery
Notes	His whereabouts in 1860 are yet to be discovered, but it would appear that by then or a short while later he was living in or near Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. A laborer by occupation, he stood 5' 7" tall and had dark hair and dark eyes. A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Harrisburg at the stated age of twenty-five and mustered into federal service there August 25, 1864, as a private with Co. C, 127th U.S. Colored Troops. On September 11, 1865, he transferred to Co. A and honorably discharged with his company October 20, 1865, in Brazos Santiago, Cameron County, Texas. Note that the regiment shown on the tombstone is all but useless by being incomplete. His family data is a bit iffy. Per his death notice in the Harrisburg Telegraph, his children were Helen, Anna, Elizabeth, Charles, and Claude. The 1900 and 1910 censuses list his wife as Anna Mary (Kelly, if one of the children's death certificates is to be believed) and the children as William (b. @1885), Fannie (b. @1888), James (b. @1889), Elizabeth (b. @1895), Anna (b. @1900), Charles Edward (b. 11/10/03), Helen (b. @1905), and Claude (b. @1908). Age is another question mark. Besides his stated age at enlistment, the 1910 census lists him born in July 1845, and the 1910 says 1843. There is no question that he was a member of Harrisburg's Stephens Post No. 520, G.A.R., and that he died at his home from "acute nephritis." Contributor: Dennis Brandt (47232334) Inscription Co. C. 127 Regt Vol. Inf. [U.S. Colored Troops
Person ID	I2279 SOALsearch
Last Modified	1 Nov 2024

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Father	Not Known Dent b. Maryland, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Mother Unknown Dent
Relationship	natural
Family ID	F779 Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Annie Mary Kelley (Age 82 years)
b. Sep 1860, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
d. 15 Feb 1943, 425 Herr, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 82 years)

Married

1885

Children

	1. Anna May Dent b. Nov 1899, Pennsylvania, USA [natural]
	2. Charles Edward Dent (Age 61 years) b. 10 Nov 1903, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 10 Jun 1965, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 61 years) [natural]
	3. Living Dent [natural]
	4. Living Dent [natural]
	5. William Dent b. Nov 1883, Pennsylvania, USA [natural]
	6. Fanny Belle Dent (Age 54 years) b. 14 Oct 1886, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 25 Mar 1941, 638 Boas street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 54 years) [natural]
	7. James Mennie Dent (Age 26 years) b. Nov 1885, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 23 Apr 1912, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 26 years) [natural]
	8. Mary Elizabeth Dent b. 19 Sep 1895, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [natural]

Last Modified 1 Nov 2024

Family ID

F777

Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2	Sarah Dent b. Abt 1835, Pennsylvania, USA
Last Modified	1 Nov 2024
Family ID	F778 Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Sources

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Record for Annie M. Kelly Dent
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Record for James Dent
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Record for James Dent
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Record for James E Dent
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Record for James A. Dent
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[S63] U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, National Archives and Records Administration, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;), The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group.
Record for James E Dent
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[S37] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;).
[S4] Findagrave, (Location: Penbrook, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA; Date: 1885;), James Edward Dent 19 Apr 1913.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127313374/james-edward-dent
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Record for James E Dent
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[S38] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).
[S3864] Newspapers.com - Harrisburg Daily Independent - 21 Apr 1913 - Page 5, (Name: Harrisburg Daily Independent; Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Date: 21 Apr 1913;), Obituary for James E. Dent 21 Apr 1913.
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117791600/obituary-for-james-e-dent/?xid=637

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