Denton spent most of his life in White County, Tennessee, primarily near the town of Sparta. The 19002, 19103, and 19204 federal censuses all record him in White County, though perhaps not always in the same residence.
Like many in White County at the beginning of the twentieth century, he was a farmer, until he moved to Atlanta, Georgia, in the 1920s, where he worked in a saw mill.
Denton married Margaret Adelia Rice on 30 January 1910 in White County, Tennessee.5 They had eight children together.
Denton died in Atlanta, Georgia, on 12 December 1924 at the age of 336. According to his death certificate, a tree fell on him causing fractured cervical vertebrae, spinal cord damage, and total paralysis. He passed away within 12 hours of the accident at Grady Hospital in Atlanta.
Sources
1. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", FamilySearch, Denton Shelton, 1917-1918; citing White County, Tennessee, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,877,748.
2. 1900 U.S. census, White, Tennessee, population schedule, civil district 6, enumeration district (ED) 153, sheet 3B (penned), dwelling 47, family 49, Iza Shelton; digital image, FamilySearch; citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 1604.
3. 1910 U.S. census, White, Tennessee, population schedule, civil district 1, enumeration district (ED) 188, sheet 3B (penned), dwelling 61, family 63, Denton Shelton; digital image, FamilySearch; citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 1526.
4. 1920 U.S. census, White, Tennessee, population schedule, civil district 8, enumeration district (ED) 147, sheet 15B (penned), dwelling 116, family 119, Denton Shelton; digital image, FamilySearch; citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 1770.
5. "Tennessee, Marriages, 1796-1950," FamilySearch, Denton Shelton and Adelia Rice, 30 January 1910; citing White, Tennessee; FHL microfilm 507,886.
6. "Georgia, Deaths, 1914-1927," FamilySearch, Denton Shelton, 12 December 1924; citing certificate 36299, Department of Archives and History, Atlanta; FHL microfilm 2,322,736.
2. 1900 U.S. census, White, Tennessee, population schedule, civil district 6, enumeration district (ED) 153, sheet 3B (penned), dwelling 47, family 49, Iza Shelton; digital image, FamilySearch; citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 1604.
3. 1910 U.S. census, White, Tennessee, population schedule, civil district 1, enumeration district (ED) 188, sheet 3B (penned), dwelling 61, family 63, Denton Shelton; digital image, FamilySearch; citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 1526.
4. 1920 U.S. census, White, Tennessee, population schedule, civil district 8, enumeration district (ED) 147, sheet 15B (penned), dwelling 116, family 119, Denton Shelton; digital image, FamilySearch; citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 1770.
5. "Tennessee, Marriages, 1796-1950," FamilySearch, Denton Shelton and Adelia Rice, 30 January 1910; citing White, Tennessee; FHL microfilm 507,886.
6. "Georgia, Deaths, 1914-1927," FamilySearch, Denton Shelton, 12 December 1924; citing certificate 36299, Department of Archives and History, Atlanta; FHL microfilm 2,322,736.
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