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William Renton
(1823-1910)
Agnes Greig
(1836-1920)
Wesley Rawson Bush
(1848-After 1900)
Mary Elizabeth Smith
(1851-After 1900)
Theodore Warren Renton
(1876-1955)
Ethel Mae Bush
(1877-1959)
Gerald Rawson Renton
(1901-1978)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Marguerite I. Jeffrey

Gerald Rawson Renton 1 2 3 4 5 6

  • Born: 27 September 1901, Van Buren Township, Wayne County, MI 1 2 3 4 6
  • Marriage (1): Marguerite I. Jeffrey on 15 April 1924 in Highland Park, MI 1
  • Died: 28 May 1978, Garden City, MI at age 76 2 5 6
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bullet  Birth Notes:


Reference ID:item 2 p 488 rn 7321
Name: Gerald Rawson Renton
Birth Date: 27 Sep 1901
Birthplace: Van Buren, Wayne, Michigan
Gender: Male
Father's Name: Theodore W. Renton
Father's Birthplace: Michigan
Mother's Name: Ethel M. Renton
Mother's Birthplace: Michigan
GS Film number: 2363036
Digital Folder Number: 4208778
Image Number: 1015

Citing this Record:
"Michigan, Births, 1867-1902," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ65-H28 : accessed 6 May 2015), Theodore W. Renton in entry for Gerald Rawson Renton, 27 Sep 1901; citing item 2 p 488 rn 7321, Van Buren, Wayne, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,363,036.
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bullet  Death Notes:


Name: Gerald Renton
Given Name: Gerald
Surname: Renton
Event Type: Death
Event Date: May 1978
Event Place: Wayne, Michigan
Event Place (Original): Wayne, Michigan
Age: 77
Birth Date: 27 Sep 1901

Citing this Record
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JPRL-7Z8 : 4 December 2020), Gerald Renton, May 1978; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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Name: Gerald R Renton
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 28 May 1978
Event Place: Garden City, Wayne, Michigan
Residence Place: Redford, Wayne, Michigan
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 27 September 01
Certificate Number: 30974

Citing this Record
"Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZYQ-XYX : 4 December 2014), Gerald R Renton, 28 May 1978; from "Michigan, Deaths, 1971-1996," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 1998); citing Garden City, Wayne, Michigan, death certificate number 30974, Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records, Lansing.
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:



• Birth Image: 27 September 1901, in Van Buren Township, Wayne County, MI.

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Detroit, MI on 30 April 1910. 3

1910 US Census
Sheet 22A, District 77, Family 475, Roll 682, Ward 5
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
283 Manston (?); Home owned, no mortgage
Gerald Renton..Son..8..MI
(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Detroit, MI on 10 February 1920. 4

1920 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 56, Family 18, Roll 803, Ward 1
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
64 Woodland Avenue; Home owned, no mortgage
R. Gerald Renton..Son..18..MI..File Clerk, Auto Factory
(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Detroit, MI on 16 April 1930. 1

1930 US Census
Sheet 40A, District 871, Family 2, Roll 1070, Ward 22
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
15750 Trinity; Home rented $40
Gerald Renton..Head..28..MI..Salesman, Dry Goods
(Living with wife and daughter.)
.

• He resided in Redford, MI in May 1978.
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Gerald married Marguerite I. Jeffrey, daughter of Richard J. Jeffrey and Adeline Hall, on 15 April 1924 in Highland Park, MI.1 (Marguerite I. Jeffrey was born on 22 July 1905 in New York 1 2 and died on 11 April 1984 in Farmington Hills, MI 2 7.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:



• Marriage Image: 15 April 1924, in Highland Park, MI.

• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Detroit, MI on 16 April 1930. 1

1930 US Census
Sheet 40A, District 871, Family 2, Roll 1070, Ward 22
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
15750 Trinity; Home rented $40
Gerald Renton..Head...28..MI..Salesman, Dry Goods
Margarette Renton..Wife..24..NY
Majorie Renton..Dau..4..MI
.


bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: Gerald R. Renton
Age (Expanded): 22 years
Birth Year: 1902
Birthplace: Michigan
Spouse's Name: Marguerite I. Jeffrey
Spouse's Age (Expanded): 18 years
Spouse's Birth Year: 1906
Spouse's Birthplace: New York
Event Date: 15 Apr 1924
Event Place: Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan
Father's Name: Theodore
Mother's Name: Ethel Bush
Spouse's Father's Name: Richard J
Spouse's Mother's Name: Adeline Hall
GS Film number: 2342765
Digital Folder Number: 4210006
Image Number: 450
Reference ID: v 11 rn 267241

Citing this Record:
"Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NQQT-9Q7 : accessed 21 Mar 2014), Gerald R. Renton and Marguerite I. Jeffrey, 15 Apr 1924; citing Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, v 11 rn 267241, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2342765.
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Sources


1 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 871, sheet 40A, family 2, Gerald Rawson Renton and Marguerite I. Jeffrey; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 5 Apr 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 1070.

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

3 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 77, sheet 22A, family 475, Theodore Warren Renton and Ethel Mae Bush; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 Dec 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 682.

4 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 56, sheet 1B, family 18, Theodore Warren Renton and Ethel Mae Bush; index and images (accessed 7 Feb 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 803.

5 "Michigan, Death Index, 1971-1996," index, FamilySearch.org (Michigan, Death Index, 1971-1996 - index : accessed 21 Mar 2014), Name: Gerald R Renton; Event Date: 28 May 1978; Event Place: Garden City, Wayne, Michigan.

6 "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (accessed 30 December 2020), (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JPRL-7Z8 : 4 December 2020), Gerald Renton, May 1978; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

7 "Michigan, Death Index, 1971-1996," index, FamilySearch.org (Michigan, Death Index, 1971-1996 - index : accessed 21 Mar 2014), Name: Marguerite I Renton; Event Date: 11 Apr 1984; Event Place: Farmington Hills, Oakland, Michigan.


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