Family Group Sheet
NameJames Foley Trent
Birthabt 1856, Logan Co., Virginia
Deathbef 1890, Kentucky
FatherSmith Trent (1828-1910)
MotherPhebe Evans (~1831-)
Marriage7 Oct 1877, McDowell Co., West Virginia
Children
BirthDec 1879, West Virginia
2 FLaurie Trent
Birth1885, West Virginia
Birth1886, West Virginia
Notes for James Foley Trent
His birth is not recorded in Logan Co. VA birth records, which exist for 1853-1860.
Notes for James Foley & Eliza (Family)
McDowell Co. WV marriage book #1, p. 141, records marriage on 7 Oct 1877 of James F. Trent, age 22, single, and Eliza Mullens, 18, single. The remaining columns (birth place, residence, and parents names) are obviously reversed for bride and groom. The husband columns say born Pike Co., Ky, residence McDowell Co., WV, parents William & Rachel, while the wife columns say born Logan Co., Va, residence McDowell Co., WV, parents Smith & Phebe.
Census
1880 census of Boone Co., West Virginia, Washington district, enumerated 9 June, lists on p. 10 as family #98:
James F. Trent, 24, b. Va Va Va, farmer; Eliza, 17, wife, b. Va Va Va; Leander, 1, son, b. WV Va Va.
The next household is that of James’ brother Leander, with a son James F. age 1. Apparently they both had sons the same year, and named them after each other.
James F. Trent, 24, b. Va Va Va, farmer; Eliza, 17, wife, b. Va Va Va; Leander, 1, son, b. WV Va Va.
The next household is that of James’ brother Leander, with a son James F. age 1. Apparently they both had sons the same year, and named them after each other.
