Bettie C Trent

#4594, b. 1856, d. 4 July 1883
Father*William Clough Trent b. 15 Sep 1824, d. 22 Jul 1886
Mother*Mary Virgin Bonner b. 26 Dec 1830, d. 5 Feb 1888
     Bettie C Trent was born in 1856 Tennessee.1,2 She was said to have been born This date comes from a Rosser document, giving life information for Betty. However, she was 4 on the 1860 census, 13 on the 1870 census, and 24 on the 1880. This would give her a birth year of 1856 or 57. on 20 September 1850 Tennessee.3,2 She was the daughter of William Clough Trent and Mary Virgin Bonner. Bettie C Trent died 4 July 1883, in Somerville, Fayette County, Tennessee at age 27 years,

Betty Trent
September 20, 1850 – July 4, 1883
Eldest daughter of William C. and Mary Trent.
Spent most of her life in Somerville.4

     She was educated on 17 June 1873; Bettie C Trent was one of the "young ladies" who received the degree of Mistress of Arts at the Somerville Female Institute.5
Last Edited=25 Feb 2024

Citations

  1. [S9] 1870 US Census Population Schedule, Washington, District of Columbia, US National Archives, Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: District 14, Fayette, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1248; Page: 513; Image: 436; Family History Library Film: 805248.
  2. [S472] 1860 US Census Population Schedule, Washington, District of Columbia, US National Archives, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 14, Fayette, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1248; Page: 513; Family History Library Film: 805248.
  3. [S442] Joy Rosser, miscellaneous data bef 2010, Somerville, Tennessee. Joy Rosser of Somerville, Tennessee has entered volumes of miscellaneous data into a FoxPro (DOS) database. This database may be accessed by speaking with the library in Somerville.
  4. [S338] Joy Rosser, news article Jun 2008, Somerville, Tennessee.
  5. [S589] Newspapers Publisher Extra, online newspapers.com, Public Ledger: (Memphis, TN), 18 Jun 1873, p 2.