Pedigree of Brian L. Lightfoot Andrew W. Renton

Andrew Renton
(1796-1877)

Agnes Wallace
(1802-1854)

Archibald Hamilton
(Abt 1800-)

Little
(Abt 1805-)

George Renton
(1825-1874)

Agnes Hamilton
(1824-1905)

Andrew W. Renton
(1856-1901)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Mary Rhinehart

Andrew W. Renton ¹ ² ³ ⁴

Born: 11 August 1856, New York, United States ¹ ² ⁴
Marriage (1): Mary Rhinehart about 1879 ¹ ²
Died: 1 March 1901, Ash Township, Monroe, Michigan, United States at age 44 ⁴
Buried: 3 March 1901, Riverside Cemetery, South Rockwood, Monroe, Michigan, United States ⁴

bullet Cause of his death was Typhoid Fever.⁴

bullet Burial Notes:

Find a Grave Memorial ID: 161462553
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/161462553/andrew_w-renton: accessed 15 Aug 2026), memorial page for Andrew W. Renton (11 Aug 1856\'961 Mar 1901), Find a Grave Memorial ID 161462553, citing Riverside Cemetery, South Rockwood, Monroe County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by kruegetm (contributor 50712467).
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bullet Noted events in his life were:

1. 1860 US Census, 22 June 1860, Huron Township, Wayne, Michigan, United States. ³ 1860 US Census
Page 75, Roll 564, Dwelling 657, Family 620
Huron Township, Wayne, Michigan
Andrew Renton..4..NY

(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 11 Aug 1856, then his age should have been 3 instead of 4.

2. 1880 US Census, 17 June 1880, Ash Township, Monroe, Michigan, United States. ¹ 1880 US Census
Page 25, Roll 595, District 172, Family 218
Ash Township, Monroe, Michigan
Andrew Renton..Self..23..NY..Farmer

(Living with wife, son, and widowed mother.)

3. 1900 US Census, 13 June 1900, Ash Township, Monroe, Michigan, United States. ² 1900 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 64, Family 120, Roll 732
Ash Township, Monroe, Michigan
farm owned, no mortgage
married 22 years
Andrew Benton..Head..43..Aug 1856..NY..Farmer

(Living with wife and 3 children.)

Andrew married Mary Rhinehart, daughter of Frederick Rhinehart and Salome Fahnestock, about 1879.¹ ² (Mary Rhinehart was born on 24 November 1857 in Ash Township, Monroe, Michigan, United States,¹ ² ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ died on 23 March 1937 in Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, United States ⁸ and was buried on 26 March 1937 in Riverside Cemetery, South Rockwood, Monroe, Michigan, United States ⁸.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1880 US Census, 17 June 1880, Ash Township, Monroe, Michigan, United States. 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

2. 1900 US Census, 13 June 1900, Ash Township, Monroe, Michigan, United States. 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".

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; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1417683 : 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; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1325221 : 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 (?); database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1473181 : accessed 30 Jan 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 564.

5 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Ash Township, Monroe County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 84, sheet 8A, family 193, Mary Reinhardt; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1727033 : 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; database with images, Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1488411 : 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; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1810731 : accessed 4 Apr 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 1012.

8 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 15 August 2026), Find a Grave Memorial ID: 161462515.

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