His death certificate states Dora Trent, age 22 years 9 months, born 26 Feb 1902 in Ky, died 26 Jan 1925 at Ashland General Hospital, Boyd Co., Ky, usual residence Clayton, married, farmer, father J. C. Trent born in W. Va., mother Martha Black born in Ky, cause of death gun shot wound of abdomen accidental, informant J. H. Trent, Haldeman.

According to Oscar Crum and Omer Trent, Dory was a pretty good gunsmith and had been working on a pistol for his brother-in-law, Willie Conn, when he accidentally shot himself in the stomach and died of the wound.

Rowan Co., Ky marriage book 12, p. 15, records the marriage on 16 Aug 1919 of Dora Trent, age 18, single, born in and resident of Rowan Co., son of J. C. & Martha Trent, to Claressa Conn, age 17, born in and resident of Elliott Co., daughter of Maston Conn, at Clayton by Harvey Trent, minister of the Christian Church, witnesses Harrison Trent and Ada Johnson.

1920 census of Rowan Co., Ky, magisterial district #3, lists as family #209 (between J. C. Trent and Rans Trent):
Trent, Dora, 18, farmer; wife Clara, 17.

I could not find Clara in 1930, even searching for any females in Rowan Co. with given names starting with Cla (under the theory she may have remarried.)

In the Masonic Widows and Orphans Home in Jefferson Co. in 1930 are Geneva Trent age 9 (p. 12, line 56), Hubert Trent age 7 (p. 5, line 38), and Edward Trent age 6 (p. 5, line 35.)

The large orphanage listed 50 employees, 46 adult residents (called inmates), and 589 minor wards. The home constitutes the entire enumeration district 213.

Also wards of the orphanage were Arlen, Myrtle and Ina Trent, the children of Henry Everett Trent and Allie Conn.