Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, ed. 8-B,
Pulaski County

James Denton was born in Pulaski County, Ky., one mile from Somerset, July 9,
1860, a son of Judge D.H. and Nancy W. (McKee) Denton.  D.H. Denton was born
in Garrard County, Ky., April 14, 1814.  He was a lawyer for forty years, was
county attorney of Garrard County.  He was three times elected county
attorney for Pulaski County, once before the war, and was twice elected
after the war, and was county judge of Pulaski County in 1858, and served
one term.  He organized a company in the Third Kentucky Federal Infantry, of
which he was Captain, but he only served in the war a short time, when he
returned to Kentucky and was made provost marshal of Wayne County.  He
retired from practice in  1876, and has since resided on his farm three
miles from Somerset.  He is a member of the Presbyterian Church, as well as
of the Masonic fraternity.  His father was Henry Denton, and his
grandfather, John Denton, was one of Daniel Boone's associates.  Mrs. Nancy
W. Denton was born in Garrard County, Ky., a daughter of David L. and
Elizabeth (Letcher) McKee.  James Denton received his education at the
common schools and at the Masonic College, Somerset, Ky..  When but sixteen
years of age he taught school.  He read law with his father and was admitted
to the bar in 1870.  In November, 1883, he was appointed United States
Commissioner, in which capacity he acted until July, 1885, when he resigned,
and in August, 1885, was elected to the Legislature.  He was a member of the
Committee on Criminal Law and Codes of Practice, and also that on the State
Prison, taking an active part in repealing the law which allowed convicts to
be employed on public works, etc.  April 17, 1884, Mr. Denton married Anna
F. Goggin, of Pulaski County, a daughter of William F. and Kate (Higgins)
Goggin.  Mr. And Mrs. Denton are members of the Presbyterian Church, Mr.
Denton being an elder in that church.  Mr. Denton is also a Knight of Honor,
and in Political preference is a Republican.  He is now practicing his
chosen profession as a partner of Capt. Will C. Curd.

Curd Denton Goggin Higgins Letcher McKee
=
Garrard-KY Wayne-KY

http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/pulaski/denton.j.txt