James Alexander Renton ^{2 3 4 5 6}

  General Notes:

James is missing from the 1880 census with his family but at age 16 he may have already been out on his own and living elsewhere. He was married in 1888.
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  Death Notes:

Name: James A. Renton
Gender: Male
Death Date: 01 Jan 1914
Death Place: Van Buren, Wayne, Michigan
Age: 49
Birth Date: 1865
Birthplace: Illinois
Occupation: Farmer
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Father's Name: Andrew Renton
Father's Birthplace: Michigan
Mother's Name: Janette Wallace
Mother's Birthplace: Michigan

Citing this Record
"Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH4L-D6F : 10 March 2018), Andrew Renton in entry for James A. Renton, 01 Jan 1914; citing Van Buren, Wayne, Michigan, reference Pg.249 RN1; FHL microfilm 1,377,699.

NOTE - This record appears to give the name of the mother as Janette Wallace instead of the expected Janette Alexander. The surname of Wallace was the name of James' paternal grandmother.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Van Buren Township, Wayne County, MI on 17 June 1870. ⁵

1870 US Census
Page 47, Roll 710, Family 414
Van Buren Township, Wayne County, Michigan
James Renton..5..IL
(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Van Buren Township, Wayne County, MI on 6 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 205, Family 143, Roll 755
Van Buren Township, Wayne County, Michigan
farm owned, with mortgage
married 11 years
James Renton..Head..Dec 1864..35..IL..Farmer
(Living with wife and 3 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Van Buren Township, Wayne County, MI on 11 May 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 9B, District 308, Family 455, Roll 679
Van Buren Township, Wayne County, Michigan
Farm owned, with mortgage
Married 21 years
James A. Renton..Head..46..IL..Farmer
(Living with wife and 3 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 1 Dec 1864, then his age should have been 45 instead of 46.
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• He was buried after 7 January 1914 in the Hillside Cemetery in Belleville, MI.

Find A Grave Memorial #63944308
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James married Margaret A. Hulett, daughter of William Hulett and Helen Stewart, on 25 December 1888 in Belleville, MI.^{1 2 3} (Margaret A. Hulett was born in January 1867 in Michigan,^{1 2 3 7 8} died in 1929 in Belleville, MI ^{1 8} and was buried in 1929 in Belleville, MI ⁸.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Van Buren Township, Wayne County, MI on 6 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 205, Family 143, Roll 755
Van Buren Township, Wayne County, Michigan
farm owned, with mortgage
married 11 years
James Renton..Head..Dec 1864..35..IL..Farmer
Maggie Renton..Wife..Jan 1867..33..MI..3/3
Mary Renton..Dau..Dec 1891..8..MI..At School
George Renton..Son..May 1894..6..MI..At School
James Renton Jr..Son..Mar 1898..2..MI
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Van Buren Township, Wayne County, MI on 11 May 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 9B, District 308, Family 455, Roll 679
Van Buren Township, Wayne County, Michigan
Farm owned, with mortgage
Married 21 years
James A. Renton..Head..46..IL..Farmer
Margarette A Renton..Wife..43..MI..3/3
Mary Renton..Dau...19..MI
George S. Renton..Son..15..MI
James H. Renton..Son..11..MI
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  Marriage Notes:

Groom's Name: James A. Renton
Bride's Name: Maggie A. Hulett
Marriage Date: 25 Dec 1888
Marriage Place: Belleville, Wayne, Michigan
Groom's Father's Name: Andrew Renton
Groom's Mother's Name: Jeannette Alexander
Bride's Father's Name: Wm. Hulett
Bride's Mother's Name: Helen Stewart
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02000-4
System Origin: Michigan-ODM
Source Film Number: 2342484
Collection: Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995
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