BENJAMIN F. JENT

From the 1887 History of Vernon County, Missouri, p. 423:

Benjamin F. Jent

(Farmer, Section 31, Post-office, Hume).

   The name of Jent is not an unfamiliar one to the present citizens of this county, and especially to those who early became located within its borders, for one of the county's early settlers was Henry Jent, the father of the subject of this sketch.  A short outline of his life history if accordingly inserted here.  He was born in North Carolina March 8, 1796, but grew to manhood in Tennessee, moving thence to Illinois, and, later on, in 1834, to Missouri.  His settlement in Vernon county was made in 1844, in March.  He took an active part in the War of 1812, serving all through that struggle.  His first wife was Polly Young, and after her death he married Mary Ann Boyd, a native of Pennsylvania.  Eleven children were born of these two marriages--three of whom, by the first marriage, are now living.  In 1860 Mr. Jent was again united in matrimony to Mrs. Christina Bacon who died in 1871.  His death occurred in June, 1883.  Benjamin F. Jent is one of the native-born residents of the county, and as such deserves particular mention.  Born February 19, 1850, his entire life has been spent here in attending to the duties of his chosen calling--that of farming, and now he owns and cultivates a farm of 74 acres.  He shows in his operations a thorough knowledge of the work, and is meeting with substantial success.  September 7, 1882, he married Miss Lizzie J. White, of Illinois, daughter of Joseph P. White.  They have two children, Willie O. and Avis.  It should have been stated before that Mr. Jent's mother died in 1859.

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