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Andrew W. Renton
(1851-1932)
Mary Jane Wade
(1859-1888)
Charles Doherty
(Abt 1854-)
William Wade Renton
(1882-1957)
Ethel Mae Doherty
(1884-After 1942)
Harland S. Renton
(1908-1980)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Edna Margaret Shank

Harland S. Renton 2 3 4 5

  • Born: 13 July 1908, Michigan 1 2 3 5 6 7
  • Marriage (1): Edna Margaret Shank on 19 November 1929 in , Lucas County, OH 1
  • Died: 6 November 1980, Garden City, MI at age 72 4 5

bullet   Another name for Harland was Harley Renton.1 7

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bullet  Death Notes:


Name: Harland S Renton
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 06 Nov 1980
Event Place: Garden City, Wayne, Michigan
Residence Place: Dearborn Heights, Wayne, Michigan
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 13 July 08
Certificate Number: 65981

Citing this Record
"Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZB4-WFF : 4 December 2014), Harland S Renton, 06 Nov 1980; from "Michigan, Deaths, 1971-1996," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 1998); citing Garden City, Wayne, Michigan, death certificate number 65981, Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records, Lansing.
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Name: Harland Renton
Given Name: Harland
Surname: Renton
Event Type: Death
Event Date: Nov 1980
Event Place: Wayne, Michigan
Event Place (Original): Wayne, Michigan
Age: 72
Birth Date: 13 Jul 1908

Citing this Record
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V37D-8YM : 4 December 2020), Harland Renton, Nov 1980; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Brownstown Township, Wayne, MI on 23 April 1910. 6

1910 US Census
Sheet 8A, District 1, Family 154, Roll 678
Brownstown Township, Wayne County, Michigan
Van Horn Road; Home rented
Harold Renton..Son..1-10/12..MI

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Detroit, MI on 5 January 1920. 3

1920 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 609, Family 102, Roll 812, Ward 20
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
60 Sire Avenue; Home Rented
Harland Renton..Son..11..MI

(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Dearborn, MI on 4 April 1930. 1

1930 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 906, Family 78, Roll 1031
Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan, United States
227 Donaldson Street; Home rented, $30
Harley Renton..Head..21..MI..Laborer, Automobile Factory

(Living with wife.)
.

• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Dearborn, MI on 3 April 1940. 7

1940 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 82-10A, Family 30, Roll 1825
Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan
2160 Boldt Street; house rented $25
Harley Renton..Son..31..MI..9th grade..Serviceman, Automobile Plant..earned $1500 in 1939

(Divorced and living with parents.)
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• He resided in Dearborn Heights, MI in November 1980.
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Harland married Edna Margaret Shank on 19 November 1929 in , Lucas County, OH.1 The marriage ended in divorce. (Edna Margaret Shank was born in 1912 in Pennsylvania 1 and died on 29 April 2010 in Michigan.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Dearborn, MI on 4 April 1930. 1

1930 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 906, Family 78, Roll 1031
Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan, United States
227 Donaldson Street; Home rented, $30
Harley Renton..Head..21..MI..Laborer, Automobile Factory
Edna Renton..Wife..17..PA
.

• Harland S. Renton and Edna Margaret Shank were divorced before 1940.


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Sources


1 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, enumeration district (ED) 906, sheet 4A, family 78, Harland S. Renton and Edna (Unknown); index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 22 Feb 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 1031.

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

3 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 609, sheet 6A, family 102, William Wade Renton and Ethel Mae Doherty; index and images (accessed 7 Feb 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 812.

4 "Michigan, Death Index, 1971-1996," index, FamilySearch.org (Michigan, Death Index, 1971-1996 - index : accessed 21 Mar 2014), Name: Harland S Renton; Event Date: 06 Nov 1980; Event Place: Garden City, Wayne, Michigan.

5 "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (accessed 31 December 2020), (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V37D-8YM : 4 December 2020), Harland Renton, Nov 1980; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

6 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Brownstown Township, Wayne County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 1, sheet 8A, family 154, William Wade Renton and Ethel Mae Doherty; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 Jan 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 678.

7 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 82-10A, sheet 2B, household 30, William Wade Renton and Ethel Mae Doherty; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 16 Oct 2012); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 1825.


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