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Dent of Bibb County
John Washington Dent was born ca 1820 in South Carolina. He married Elizabeth Hoy. Issue:[1]
William James Dent, born 16 October 1841 in Bibb County, died 28 August 1929 in Roberta, Crawford County, buried in the Roberta Cemetery. Farmer. He married (1) Mary Jane Davis (born 2 September 1837 in Bibb County, died 24 February 1887 in Crawford County, buried Salem Church), the daughter of Gardner Lemuel Davis (born 5 February 1817) and his wife, Mary G. Chambliss (born 1 February 1814), and, (2) Mrs. Anna E. Dickson Holton on 15 December 1887, and, (3) Mrs. Ida Dennis on 29 November 1910. Issue:
- Walter Braxton Dent, born 23 November 1861 Crawford County, died Miami, Florida.
- Cynthia Ida Blanche Dent, born 23 November 1863 Crawford County, married J. W. McGee on 14 January 1883.
- Ida Dent, born 1864 in Crawford County.
- John Washington Dent, born 24 February 1866 Crawford County, died 28 June 1914 Crawford County, buried Salem Churchyard, Crawford County.
- Gardner L. Dent, born 22 March 1868 Crawford County, died 1 January 1939 in Roberta, Crawford County.
- Hoy Dent, born 1869 in Crawford County.
- Mary Pauline Dent, born 5 April 1870 Crawford County, died 7 April 1942 Roberta, Crawford County, married Julius Sawyer McGee on 18 May 1892.
- Sophronia Elizabeth Dent, born 25 September 1872 Crawford County, died 16 July 1895 Crawford County.
- Sarah Jane Dent, born 16 February 1875 Crawford County.
- Varry Pearl Dent, born 23 February 1877 Crawford County, died 10 March 1887 Crawford County.
- Hoy Dent, born 9 May 1880 Crawford County, married Alice Dennis on 17 April 1912.
- William Cleveland Dent, born 11 August 1883 Crawford County.
Sources: [1] 1850 Crawford County Census; Salem Church Cemetery, Crawford County, Roberta Cemetery, Roberta, Crawford County; 1880 Crawford County Census.