John W. Renton ^{1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10}

  Death Notes:

Name: John W Renton
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 19 Jan 1945
Event Place: Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 77
Marital Status: Widowed
Birth Date: 06 Sep 1867
Birthplace: Scotland
Father's Name: Robert Renton
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Weir

Citing this Record
"Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFQ1-9BL : 13 March 2018), John W Renton, 19 Jan 1945; citing Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,973,063.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He immigrated onboard the ship James Foster Jr arriving on 21 September 1869 at New York, NY.
^{2 4 6 11} Name: John Renton
Event Type: Immigration
Event Date: 1869
Event Place: New York City, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 0
Birth Year (Estimated): 1869
Birthplace: Scotland
Ship Name: James Foster Jr

Affiliate Publication Number: M237
Affiliate Publication Title: Passenger Lists of vessels arriving at New York, 1820-1897
Affiliate Film Number: 318
GS Film Number: 000175674
Digital Folder Number: 004680249
Image Number: 00287

Citing this Record
"New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9Q-3N47 : 11 March 2018), John Renton, 1869; citing Immigration, New York City, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication M237 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 175,674.

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Van Buren Township, Wayne County, MI on 16 June 1870. ⁷

1870 US Census
Page 45, Family 401, Roll 710
Van Buren Township, Wayne County, Michigan
John Renton..3..SCOT
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 6 Sep 1867, then his age should have been 2 instead of 3.
.

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Sumpter Township, Wayne County, MI on 8 June 1880. ⁸

1880 US Census
Page 444A, District 265, Family 109, Roll 610
Sumpter Township, Wayne County, Michigan
John Renton..Son..12..SCOTLAND..At School
(Living with parents.)
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• He was naturalized in 1894. ⁴

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Waltz, MI on 2 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 2A, District 190, Family 31, Roll 754
Waltz, Wayne County, Michigan
Main Street, house rented
married 11 years
John Renton..Head..Sep 1867..32..SCOTLAND..Immig. 1869..Farm Hand
(Living with wife and two daughters.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Van Buren Township, Wayne County, MI on 6 May 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 8A, District 308, Family 431, Roll 679
Van Buren Township, Wayne County, Michigan
Farm owned, with mortgage
Married 21 years
John W. Renton..Head..42..SCOTLAND..Immig 1870..Naturalized..Farmer
(Living with wife and 3 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Detroit, MI on 21 January 1920. ⁴

1920 US Census
Sheet 20B, District 516, Family 478, Roll 815, Ward 16
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
2183 Woodside Avenue, Home owned with mortgage
John W. Renton..Head..52..SCOTLAND..Immig. 1870..Nat 1894..Machinist, Auto Mfg.
(Living with wife, two sons, and brother, Alexander.)
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• He was buried after 19 January 1945 in the Hillside Cemetery in Belleville, MI.

Find A Grave Memorial #64396770
. ¹⁰

John married Elizabeth S. Dean, daughter of George Dean and Nellie Worden, on 24 December 1888 in Detroit, MI.^{1 2 3 4} (Elizabeth S. Dean was born in June 1869 in Michigan,^{1 2 4 5 12} died in 1920 ¹² and was buried in 1920 in Belleville, MI ¹².)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 24 December 1888, in Detroit, MI. ¹

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Waltz, MI on 2 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 2A, District 190, Family 31, Roll 754
Waltz, Wayne County, Michigan
Main Street, house rented
married 11 years
John Renton..Head..Sep 1867..32..SCO..Immig. 1869..Farm Hand
Elizabeth Renton..Wife..Jun 1869..30..MI..2/2
Jane E. Renton..Dau..Jun 1884..5..MI
Fern W. Renton..Dau..Aug 1897..2..MI

NOTE - Waltz is a defunct small community located in Huron Township of Wayne County. It was named after one large family that lived there.
.

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Van Buren Township, Wayne County, MI on 6 May 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 8A, District 308, Family 431, Roll 679
Van Buren Township, Wayne County, Michigan
Farm owned, with mortgage
Married 21 years
John W. Renton..Head..42..SCO..Immig 1870..Naturalized..Farmer
Effie Renton..Wife...42..MI..4/3
June E. Renton..Dau..15..MI
Dean G. Renton..Son..8..MI
Weir Renton..Son..3..MI
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Detroit, MI on 21 January 1920. ⁴

1920 US Census
Sheet 20B, District 516, Family 478, Roll 815, Ward 16
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
2183 Woodside Avenue, Home owned with mortgage
John W. Renton..Head..52..SCO..Immig. 1870..Nat 1894..Machinist, Auto Mfg.
Effie S. Renton..Wife..50..MI
Dean S. Renton..Son..18..MI..Toolmaker, Auto Mfg.
George W. Renton..Son..13..MI..Machinist, Auto Mfg.
Alexander Renton..Bro..67..SCO..Immig. 1870..Nat 1894..Carpenter, House
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: John W. Renton
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 24 Dec 1888
Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Gender: Male
Age: 21y
Birth Date: 1867
Marriage Date: 24 Dec 1888
Marriage Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Father's Name: Robert Renton
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Weir
Spouse's Name: Effie Dean
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 19y
Spouse's Birth Date: 1869
Spouse's Father's Name: George Dean
Spouse's Mother's Name: Nellie Worden
Source Reference: v 1 p 552 rn 2835

Citing this Record
"Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQW5-YL9 : 9 November 2020), John W. Renton and Effie Dean, 24 Dec 1888; citing Marriage, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4207806.
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John next married Margaret A. Hulett, daughter of William Hulett and Helen Stewart, on 21 July 1923 in Detroit, MI.⁵ (Margaret A. Hulett was born in January 1867 in Michigan,^{5 13 14 15 16} died in 1929 in Belleville, MI ^{5 16} and was buried in 1929 in Belleville, MI ¹⁶.)

  Marriage Notes:

groom's name: John W. Renton
groom's age: 55 years
groom's birth date: 1868
groom's birthplace: Scotland
bride's name: Margaret Hulett Renton
bride's age: 56 years
bride's birth date: 1867
bride's birthplace: Michigan
marriage date: 21 Jul 1923
marriage place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
groom's father: Rob't
groom's mother: Elizabeth Weir
bride's father: Wm Hulett
bride's mother: Marg. Stewart
film number: 2342759
digital folder number: 4032403
image number: 275
reference number: v 12 rn 252051

Citing this Record
"Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NQS7-79D : accessed 23 Oct 2012), John W. Renton and Margaret Hulett Renton, 21 Jul 1923.

NOTE - This was the second marriage for both and both were aged in their mid-fifties. Margaret was first married to James Alexander Renton in 1889. In 1914 she was widowed and later in 1923, she married his cousin, John W. Renton, who was also previously married to Elizabeth Dean.
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