(1890) 

James Carlyle Denton  

 Agnes Gertrude Denton Crowther  

Squire Denton 

James Denton was born in Batley, Yorkshire, England on 21 December 1847 to Thomas and Eliza Denton. On 19 September 1869, James married Agnes Smith. They were the parents of four children born in England. James may have started his working life in the woolen milling business before emigrating to the U.S. in 1885. 

In 1889, we find a James Denton working at the San Francisco Pioneer Woolen Mill as a carder, but further research must be done to prove the connection to our James Denton. A year later, our James was the foreman of the carding department at TKWM at the mill’s opening. In 1895 the Denton family is still in Salem with two of James’ children working as music teachers.  

James moved to Oregon City around 1900 for work as a woolen mill carding room foreman but his family stayed in Salem. He then worked for the Brownsville Woolen Mill for a short time around 1910. By 1915, he had retired. In 1916 James and Agnes were living in Portland, then by 1920 they were living with their daughter Agnes Crowther. 

James passed away on 13 January 1924 at age 76 in Portland. His ashes are interred at Wilhelm’s Portland Memorial Mausoleum in Portland. Along with him are his wife Agnes, son J.C. and daughter Agnes Gertrude.  

Walter Denton. B abt 1871 in England. 5/10” 160# F.T. voter 24 

Mary Denton. B abt 1869 in England. 5’5” 100#. Music Teacher, General Debility. F.T. 26 

J.C. Denton. B abt 1873 in England. 5’10” 135#. Music Teacher. F.T. 21. 

1900James Denton. B Dec 1847. Home on Main St in Oregon City, OR,  Immigration year 1885. Boarder. Married. Married in 1874. Father and Mother B in England. Foreman Card Room Woolen Mill. James Denton 52 

1910James Denton. B abt 1848. Lives on Kirk Ave in Brownsville, OR. Immigration Year: 1885 Married HOH. Father and Mother b in England. Years Married: 26.  Superintendent, Woolen Mill. James Denton 62, Agnes Denton 59. 

1920James Denton. B abt 1848 in England. 25th St in Portland, OR. Immigration year 1885. Father in Law to HOH. Father and Mother b in England. Retired. Alien (not naturalized). Frederick T Crowther 45, Agnes G Crowther 42, Grace A Crowther 17, Winifred Crowther 15, Frederick D Crowther 14, James Denton 72, Agnes Denton 68 

1891James Denton. 215 13th. Foreman TKWM.  

Walter Denton. 215 13th St. Asst Carder TKWM. 

1893James Denton. Ferry St ne cor 17th. Foreman Carder TKWM. 

1896James Denton. 457 Chemeketa. 

J Caryle Denton. Music teacher. Bds at 457 Chemeketa 

1916James Denton. 411 E 25th N, Portland, Oregon, Spouse: Agnes Denton 

Interred with Agnes Denton (1851-1926) alongside James Carlyle Denton (1874-1955)/Aileen W Denton (1877-1953) and Fred T Crowther (1877-1953)/Agnes Gertrude Crowther (1877-1953).