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Daniel Denham

Male 1812 - 1883  (70 years)


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  • Name Daniel Denham 
    Born 23 Sep 1812  , Gallia, OH, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 5 Jan 1883  Boston, Barton, MO, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1421  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 7 Feb 2013 

    Father Daniel Denham,   b. Abt 1770, Edgartown, Dukes, MA, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 29 Jul 1836, , Edgar, IL, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 66 years) 
    Mother Keziah Swett,   b. Abt 1775, Maine U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 7 Feb 1837  (Age ~ 62 years) 
    Married 23 Mar 1797  Marietta, Washington, OH, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F4099  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Ann French,   b. 25 Aug 1818, Kentucky U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1903, Westlake, Idaho, Idaho U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 10 Feb 1837  Edgar County, Illinois U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • !MARRIAGE:Venable, Karen L, Venable, Karen L, query dated
      Feb.1997 at www.rootsweb.com/~iledgar/edgarindex.htm

      !MARRIAGE:Foster, Gary, Foster, Gary, Gary Foster, viewed
      11.Aug.2005
    Children 
     1. William Henry Harrison Denham,   b. 31 Dec 1840, Bloomfield, Edgar, Illinois U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jul 1907, Westlake, Idaho, Idaho U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     2. Minerva A Denham,   b. 27 Feb 1846, Ohio U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Sep 1878, , Barton, MO, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years)
     3. Sarah Ann Denham,   b. 1848,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Daniel Bernie Denham,   b. 1 Aug 1851, Greensburg, Decatur, IN, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jul 1933, Salem, Marion, OR, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     5. Mary Jane Denham,   b. 15 Mar 1854, Bloomfield, Edgar, IL, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jan 1940, Boston, Barton, MO, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     6. Ellen Denham
    Last Modified 9 May 2012 
    Family ID F418  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Barton Co MO formed in 1855; parent county was Jasper. C/H
      burned in CW.

      Census:
      1840 Edgar Co IL p 72: 1 male 20-30; 1 female 20-30; 1
      female 60-70 (Dunham)
      1850 Decatur Co IN p 149 (Dunham), Miller; age 42
      1860 Decatur Co IN p 948 (Dunham), Millwright
      1870 Barton Co MO Northfork Twp p 850
      1880 Barton Co MO p 477A (both parents b. Mass.)......

      Listed as a heir of Daniel Denham, Sr. in Edgar Co IL Deed
      Book 3, p. 234

      BIRTHPLACE: listed on gravestone

      MARRIAGE: Edgar Co IL Marriage Records 1823-1866; San
      Angelo Univ. Lib.; West Texas IL 27

      Timeline:
      8 Dec 1830: Land Patent #1543 for 8A in Edgar Co IL or
      was this for his father?
      16 Sep 1831: Land Patent #2950 for 80A in Edgar Co IL or
      was this for his father?
      5 Nov 1857: Purchased 6+A from Anderson & Margaret E.
      Duncan; Decatur Co IN, Book Z, p.74-75
      15 Mar 1860: Sold land to Tillman Ainsworth; Decatur Co
      IN, Book 2, p.457
      26 Mar 1881: Purchased land from Tydings; Barton Co MO,
      Book 31, p.358
      13 May 1882: Sold land to Samuel Powell; Barton Co MO,
      Book 31, p.359

      Per Bette Fillmore: Family traveled a lot...from Hamilton
      Co OH to Edgar Co IL
      to Vigo Co IN to Decatur Co IN to Barton Co MO.

      Possibly 3 more children born to this family.

      Buried Forest Grove Cemetery near Boston, MO.
      DOB, POB & DOD from gravestone.

      !NAME:Foster, Gary, Foster, Gary, Gary Foster, viewed
      11.Aug.2005