Bert Denton and Maggie Anna Becker

Husband

Bert Denton

Born: 10 MAR 1884^[1] at Christian County, Ill.
Died: 06 SEP 1944^[6] at Rosamond, Christian County, Ill.
Buried: ^[7] at Millersville Cemetery, Christian County, Ill.
Married: 13 JAN 1907^[8] at Owaneco, Christian County, Ill.

NOTE: Needs independent verification: the birth, death and burial of Bert Denton rest on Illinois, Births and Christenings, 1824-1940, United States, Census, 1930, United States, Census, 1920, Illinois, Marriages, 1815-1935 and Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1948 (secondary/undetermined information) alone and have not yet been confirmed by a second source.

Wife

Maggie Anna Becker

Born: ^[9] at Christian County, Ill.

Needs independent verification: the place of Maggie Anna Becker in this family rests on one index entry (secondary information).^[13]

Children

Marcella Ladine Denton1912 – 2000

Born: 08 JUN 1912^[14]
Died: 02 NOV 2000^[15]
Married: family page →

Illinois, Births and Christenings, 1824-1940, online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H955-4WMM (accessed 2026-07-14), Henry Glenn Denton, birth 30 Mar 1907, Johnson, Christian, Illinois (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H9TW-7N6Z). Henry Glenn Denton, Male, White, Father’s Name De… Denton, Father’s Age 23, Father’s Birthplace Illinois, Mother’s Name Maggie Anna Becker, Mother’s Age 22, Mother’s Birthplace Illinois, United States, Event Type Birth, Event Date 30 Mar 1907, Event Place Johnson Township, Christian, Illinois, United States, Event Place (Original) Johnson, Christian, Illinois, United States. See also Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1948, Source Details cn34224 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3H7-MF2). Bert Denton, Male, Age 60y 5m 26d, Birth Date 10 March 1884, Birthplace Christian, Illinois, Residence Place Rosamond, Christian, Illinois, Burial Date 8 September 1944, Burial Place Locust, Christian, Illinois, Occupation Farmer, Event Type Death, Event Date 06 Sep 1944, Event Place Rosamond, Christian, Illinois, Cemetery Millersville, Source Details cn34224. Father Oren Denton; Mother Hannah Law; Wife Margaret Denton. See also Illinois, Marriages, 1815-1935, 106, 11761 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HSJ3-T8MM). Bert Denton, Male, Age 22, Birth Year (Estimated) 1885, Birthplace Near Owaneco, Marital Status Single, Father’s Name Orin Denton, Mother’s Name Hannah Haw, Spouse’s Name Maggie Becker, Spouse’s Age 21, Spouse’s Birth Year (Estimated) 1886, Spouse’s Birthplace Near Owaneco, Spouse’s Father’s Name John Becker, Spouse’s Mother’s Name Margaret Sommerkorn, Event Type Marriage, Event Date 13 Jan 1907, Event Place Owaneco, Christian, Illinois, United States, Source Details P. 106, 11761. See also United States, Census, 1920, online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF8M-Q2W (accessed 2026-07-28), Locust Township, ED 10, Christian, Illinois, Sheet 5A, household 92, lines 1-5 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJS9-PSN). Marcella Denton, Female, Age 7 years, Birth Year (Estimated) 1913, Birthplace Illinois, Marital Status Single, Race White, Relationship to Head of Household Daughter, Father’s Birthplace Illinois, Mother’s Birthplace Illinois, Event Type Census, Event Date 1920, Event Place Locust Township, Christian, Illinois, United States, Event Place (Original) Locust Township, ED 10, Christian, Illinois, United States, Household Identifier 92, Line Number 5, Sheet 5A. Household: Bert Denton, Head, 35 years, Illinois; Margaret Denton, 34 years, Illinois; Henry Denton, 12 years, Illinois; Leroy Denton, 11 years, Illinois. See also United States, Census, 1930, online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMD3-CKS?lang=en (accessed 2026-07-28), Rosamond, Christian, Illinois, Sheet 5A, line 16 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSRJ-W6Q). Marcella Denton, Female, Age 17, Birth Year (Estimated) 1913, Birthplace Illinois, Marital Status Single, Race White, Relationship to Head of Household Daughter, Father’s Birthplace Illinois, Mother’s Birthplace Illinois, Event Type Census, Event Date 1930, Event Place Rosamond, Christian, Illinois, United States, Line Number 16, Sheet Letter A, Sheet Number 5. Parents and Siblings: Bert Denton, Father, M, 46, Illinois; Maggie Denton, Mother, F, 43, Illinois; Le Ray Denton, Brother, M, 21, Illinois.
Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1948, Source Details cn34224 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3H7-MF2). Bert Denton, Male, Age 60y 5m 26d, Birth Date 10 March 1884, Birthplace Christian, Illinois, Residence Place Rosamond, Christian, Illinois, Burial Date 8 September 1944, Burial Place Locust, Christian, Illinois, Occupation Farmer, Event Type Death, Event Date 06 Sep 1944, Event Place Rosamond, Christian, Illinois, Cemetery Millersville, Source Details cn34224. Father Oren Denton; Mother Hannah Law; Wife Margaret Denton.
Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1948, Source Details cn34224 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3H7-MF2). Bert Denton, Male, Age 60y 5m 26d, Birth Date 10 March 1884, Birthplace Christian, Illinois, Residence Place Rosamond, Christian, Illinois, Burial Date 8 September 1944, Burial Place Locust, Christian, Illinois, Occupation Farmer, Event Type Death, Event Date 06 Sep 1944, Event Place Rosamond, Christian, Illinois, Cemetery Millersville, Source Details cn34224. Father Oren Denton; Mother Hannah Law; Wife Margaret Denton.
Illinois, Marriages, 1815-1935, 106, 11761 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HSJ3-T8MM). Bert Denton, Male, Age 22, Birth Year (Estimated) 1885, Birthplace Near Owaneco, Marital Status Single, Father’s Name Orin Denton, Mother’s Name Hannah Haw, Spouse’s Name Maggie Becker, Spouse’s Age 21, Spouse’s Birth Year (Estimated) 1886, Spouse’s Birthplace Near Owaneco, Spouse’s Father’s Name John Becker, Spouse’s Mother’s Name Margaret Sommerkorn, Event Type Marriage, Event Date 13 Jan 1907, Event Place Owaneco, Christian, Illinois, United States, Source Details P. 106, 11761.
Illinois, Births and Christenings, 1824-1940, online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H955-4WMM (accessed 2026-07-14), Henry Glenn Denton, birth 30 Mar 1907, Johnson, Christian, Illinois (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H9TW-7N6Z). Henry Glenn Denton, Male, White, Father’s Name De… Denton, Father’s Age 23, Father’s Birthplace Illinois, Mother’s Name Maggie Anna Becker, Mother’s Age 22, Mother’s Birthplace Illinois, United States, Event Type Birth, Event Date 30 Mar 1907, Event Place Johnson Township, Christian, Illinois, United States, Event Place (Original) Johnson, Christian, Illinois, United States. See also Illinois, Marriages, 1815-1935, 106, 11761 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HSJ3-T8MM). Bert Denton, Male, Age 22, Birth Year (Estimated) 1885, Birthplace Near Owaneco, Marital Status Single, Father’s Name Orin Denton, Mother’s Name Hannah Haw, Spouse’s Name Maggie Becker, Spouse’s Age 21, Spouse’s Birth Year (Estimated) 1886, Spouse’s Birthplace Near Owaneco, Spouse’s Father’s Name John Becker, Spouse’s Mother’s Name Margaret Sommerkorn, Event Type Marriage, Event Date 13 Jan 1907, Event Place Owaneco, Christian, Illinois, United States, Source Details P. 106, 11761. See also United States, Census, 1920, online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF8M-Q2W (accessed 2026-07-28), Locust Township, ED 10, Christian, Illinois, Sheet 5A, household 92, lines 1-5 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJS9-PSN). Marcella Denton, Female, Age 7 years, Birth Year (Estimated) 1913, Birthplace Illinois, Marital Status Single, Race White, Relationship to Head of Household Daughter, Father’s Birthplace Illinois, Mother’s Birthplace Illinois, Event Type Census, Event Date 1920, Event Place Locust Township, Christian, Illinois, United States, Event Place (Original) Locust Township, ED 10, Christian, Illinois, United States, Household Identifier 92, Line Number 5, Sheet 5A. Household: Bert Denton, Head, 35 years, Illinois; Margaret Denton, 34 years, Illinois; Henry Denton, 12 years, Illinois; Leroy Denton, 11 years, Illinois. See also United States, Census, 1930, online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMD3-CKS?lang=en (accessed 2026-07-28), Rosamond, Christian, Illinois, Sheet 5A, line 16 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSRJ-W6Q). Marcella Denton, Female, Age 17, Birth Year (Estimated) 1913, Birthplace Illinois, Marital Status Single, Race White, Relationship to Head of Household Daughter, Father’s Birthplace Illinois, Mother’s Birthplace Illinois, Event Type Census, Event Date 1930, Event Place Rosamond, Christian, Illinois, United States, Line Number 16, Sheet Letter A, Sheet Number 5. Parents and Siblings: Bert Denton, Father, M, 46, Illinois; Maggie Denton, Mother, F, 43, Illinois; Le Ray Denton, Brother, M, 21, Illinois.
Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1948, Source Details cn34224 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3H7-MF2). Bert Denton, Male, Age 60y 5m 26d, Birth Date 10 March 1884, Birthplace Christian, Illinois, Residence Place Rosamond, Christian, Illinois, Burial Date 8 September 1944, Burial Place Locust, Christian, Illinois, Occupation Farmer, Event Type Death, Event Date 06 Sep 1944, Event Place Rosamond, Christian, Illinois, Cemetery Millersville, Source Details cn34224. Father Oren Denton; Mother Hannah Law; Wife Margaret Denton.
United States, Social Security Death Index, online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JTGX-2ZH (accessed 2026-07-16), SSDI entry (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J2YZ-159). Marcella L Morrell, State Illinois, Last Place of Residence Sumter, Florida, Previous Residence Postal Code 33538, Age 88, Birth Date 08 Jun 1912, Death Date 02 Nov 2000.
United States, Social Security Death Index, online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JTGX-2ZH (accessed 2026-07-16), SSDI entry (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J2YZ-159). Marcella L Morrell, State Illinois, Last Place of Residence Sumter, Florida, Previous Residence Postal Code 33538, Age 88, Birth Date 08 Jun 1912, Death Date 02 Nov 2000.