James B. Fent
James P. Fent, farmer, Jeffersonville, is a son of James and Anna Fent, natives of this county, and he was born June 20, 1838. He was married to Rachel Smith, daughter of Samuel Smith, March 18, 1866, and is a member of one of the pioneer families of the county. He enlisted in the Union army. Company C, 90th O. V. I., August 8, 1862, serving until his discharge, which occurred, June, 1865, and made a good record. He has a farm containing one hundred and sixty acres, situated one and one-half miles, south of Jeffersonville. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Protestant Church. He is township trustee, having been elected April 4, 1881, and is a farmer and stock dealer, a highly respected citizen and a good neighbor.
From R. S. Dills' History of Fayette County