Jenks Pullen
(Abt 1837-)
Matilda Carpenter
(Abt 1837-)
Matilda M. Pullen
(1867-1956)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. David Greig Renton

Matilda M. Pullen 1 2 3 4 5

  • Born: September 1867, Michigan 1 2 3 4 5
  • Marriage (1): David Greig Renton on 29 August 1895 in Belleville, MI 1 2 3 4
  • Died: 1956 at age 89 5
  • Buried: 1956, Belleville, MI 5
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Belleville, MI on 5 June 1900. 2

1900 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 205, Family 132, Roll 755
Belleville, Wayne County, Michigan
house owned no mortgage
married 4 years
Matilda Renton..Wife..32..Sep 1867..MI..0/0
(Living with husband.)
.

• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Detroit, MI on 15 April 1910. 3

1910 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 19, Family 22, Roll 679, Ward 1
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
104 Euclid Avenue; Home owned, with mortgage
Married 14 years
Matilda M. Renton..Wife..42..MI..0/0
(Living with husband.)
.

• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Detroit, MI on 14 January 1920. 4

1920 US Census
Sheet 10B, District 47, Family 201, Roll 803, Ward 1
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Philadelphia; Home owned, no mortgage
Matilda M. Renton..Wife..52..MI
(Living with husband and his niece.)
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• She was buried in 1956 in the Hillside Cemetery in Belleville, MI.

Find A Grave Memorial #64841051
. 5


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Matilda married David Greig Renton, son of William Renton and Agnes Greig, on 29 August 1895 in Belleville, MI.1 2 3 4 (David Greig Renton was born on 30 March 1865 in , Wayne County, MI,1 2 3 4 6 7 8 died on 18 July 1942 in Detroit, MI 8 and was buried after 18 July 1942 in Belleville, MI 8.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Belleville, MI on 5 June 1900. 2

1900 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 205, Family 132, Roll 755
Belleville, Wayne County, Michigan
house owned no mortgage
married 4 years
David Renton..Head..35..Mar 1865..MI..Machinist
Matilda Renton..Wife..32..Sep 1867..MI..0/0
.

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Detroit, MI on 15 April 1910. 3

1910 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 19, Family 22, Roll 679, Ward 1
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
104 Euclid Avenue; Home owned, with mortgage
Married 14 years
David G. Renton..Head..45..MI..Engineer, Store Building
Matilda M. Renton..Wife..42..MI..0/0
Mary O'Mara..Boarder..75..MI
.

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Detroit, MI on 14 January 1920. 4

1920 US Census
Sheet 10B, District 47, Family 201, Roll 803, Ward 1
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Philadelphia; Home owned, no mortgage
David G. Renton..Head..54..MI..Laborer, Mason
Matilda M. Renton..Wife..52..MI
Flora M. Riggs..Niece..11..MI
Paul Wardell..Roomer..37..MS..Electrician, Construction
Georgie Wardell..Roomer..27..IL

NOTE - I suspect that Flora M. Riggs was a daughter of David's married sister, Janet Renton. There were other children in Janet's family so I have no idea why Flora would have been staying with her uncle David Renton at the time of this census.
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bullet  Marriage Notes:

Groom's Name: David G Renton
Groom's Birth Date: 1865
Groom's Birthplace: Michigan
Groom's Age: 30
Bride's Name: Matilda M Pullen
Bride's Birth Date: 1868
Bride's Birthplace: Michigan
Bride's Age: 27
Marriage Date: 29 Aug 1895
Marriage Place: Belleville, Wayne, Michigan
Groom's Father's Name: Wm Renton
Groom's Mother's Name: Agnes Greig
Bride's Father's Name: Jenks Pullen
Bride's Mother's Name: Matilda Carpenter
Groom's Race: White
Bride's Race: White
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00924-3
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
Source Film Number: 1377645
Reference Number: p245 ln19007
Collection: Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995
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Sources


1 April Padgett, Renton Connections (https://trees.ancestry.com.au/fhs/home.aspx?tid=7187472; Last Updated 10/29/2008).

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Belleville, Wayne County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 205, sheet 5B, dwelling 130, family 132, David Greig Renton and Matilda M. Pullen; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 25 Jul 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 755.

3 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 19, sheet 1B, family 22, David Greig Renton and Matilda M. Pullen; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 25 Dec 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 679.

4 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 47, sheet 10B, family 201, David Greig Renton and Matilda M. Pullen; index and images (accessed 17 Feb 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 803.

5 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 1 Aug 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=64841051.

6 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Van Buren Township, Wayne County, Michigan, p. 44, dwelling 394, family 389, William Renton and Agnes Greig; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 Jul 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 710.

7 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Van Buren Township, Wayne County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 267, p. 19C, dwelling 217, family 217, William Renton and Agnes Greig; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 11 Jan 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9.

8 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 1 Aug 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=64841005.


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