... Charles S. Brent was thrice married; first to Susan Taylor; she
died, leaving one son, Hugh, now of Covington, Ky. His second wife was
Matilda Chambers, who was born March 17, 1815; they were married in 1835;
she died Aug. 28, 1866, having borne him twelve children, nine of whom
are living. His last wife was Mrs. Martha Ford, born in Pennsylvania,
daughter of Benjamin J. Page. Mr. Brent died Feb. 16, 1881; he was
raised a farmer, lived near Paris, on the farm; came to town in 1849, and
engaged in banking until the war began, then engaged in the commission
business in 1862, and in 1869 resumed banking; was president of the same
up to the time of his death. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church
since 1833, and was twelve years Elder of the same; and in 1839 and '40,
he represented his county in the Legislature; he was a man whom the people
esteemed as a valued citizen of the Commonwealth. ...
