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Andrew Renton
(1796-1877)
Agnes Wallace
(1801-1854)
George Renton
(1825-1874)
Agnes
(1824-After 1880)
Andrew Renton
(1856-Between 1900/1910)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Mary Reinhardt

Andrew Renton 1 2 3

  • Born: August 1856, New York 1 2
  • Marriage (1): Mary Reinhardt about 1879 1 2
  • Died: Between 1900 and 1910
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Huron Township, Wayne, MI on 22 June 1860. 3

1860 US Census
Page 75, Roll 564, Dwelling 657, Family 620
Huron Township, Wayne County, Michigan
Andrew Renton..4..NY
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in Aug 1856, then his age should have been 3 instead of 4.
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Ash Township, Monroe, MI on 17 June 1880. 1

1880 US Census
Page 25, Roll 595, District 172, Family 218
Ash Township, Monroe County, Michigan
Andrew Renton..Self..23..NY..Farmer
(Living with wife, son, and widowed mother.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Ash Township, Monroe, MI on 13 June 1900. 2

1900 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 64, Family 120, Roll 732
Ash Township, Monroe County, Michigan
farm owned, no mortgage
married 22 years
Andrew Benton..Head..43..Aug 1856..NY..Farmer
(Living with wife and 3 children.)
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Andrew married Mary Reinhardt, daughter of Frederic Reinhardt and Saloma Fahnestock, about 1879.1 2 (Mary Reinhardt was born on 24 November 1857 in Michigan 1 2 4 5 6 7 and died on 23 March 1937 in Saginaw, MI.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Ash Township, Monroe, MI on 17 June 1880. 1

1880 US Census
Page 25, Roll 595, District 172, Family 218
Ash Township, Monroe County, Michigan
Andrew Renton..Self..23..NY..Farmer
Mary Renton..Wife..22..MI..Keeping House
Fred M. Renton..Son..5m..MI..Jan
Agness Renton..Mother..56..SCO..Keeping House..Widowed
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Ash Township, Monroe, MI on 13 June 1900. 2

1900 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 64, Family 120, Roll 732
Ash Township, Monroe County, Michigan
farm owned, no mortgage
married 22 years
Andrew Benton..Head..43..Aug 1856..NY..Farmer
Mary Benton..Wife..42..Nov 1857..MI..3/3
Fred M. Benton..Son..20..Jan 1880..MI..Farmer
George E. Benton..Son..13..Apr 1887..MI
Nellie M. Benton..Dau..7..Feb 1893..MI

NOTE - Although the actual census record shows the name as "Renton", the handwriting is indistict and therefore the family is usually indexed as "Benton".
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Sources


1 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Ash Township, Monroe County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 172, p. 25, family 218, Andrew Renton and Mary Reinhardt; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 16 Aug 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 595.

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Ash Township, Monroe County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 64, sheet 7A, dwelling 120, family 120, Andrew Renton and Mary Reinhardt; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 26 Jul 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 732.

3 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Huron Township, Wayne County, Michigan, p. 75, dwelling 657, family 620, George Renton and Agnes (?); index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 30 Jan 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 564.

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

5 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Ash Township, Monroe County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 84, sheet 8A, family 193, Mary Reinhardt; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 26 Dec 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 663.

6 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Carleton, Monroe County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 96, sheet 3A, dwelling 71, family 71, Mary Reinhardt; index and images (accessed 4 Apr 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 786.

7 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Carleton, Monroe County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 1, sheet 4A, family 73, Mary Reinhardt; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 4 Apr 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 1012.


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