Hillbillies & Vikings

This site is focused broadly on all descendants of John Denboe, an indentured servant who came to the Crown Colony of Maryland in about the year 1664. Also, it maintains a special emphasis on the descendants of John Denbow (1797-1862) and his brother Bazeleel (1795-1857), early pioneers in the hills of Southeastern Ohio, as well as the descendants of Jón Jónsson (1841-1934) of Dalasýsla, Iceland, who was an Icelandic immigrant to Canada and now has progeny throughout North America.

John Devor and Margaret Jane Kinneer Family

• Male John Devor

  
  

  Birth	25 Jan 1831	Greenville, Darke, Ohio, USA
  Death	7 Aug 1906	Greenville, Darke, Ohio, USA
  Burial	9 Aug 1906	Greenville, Darke, Ohio, USA
  Marriage	5 Mar 1879  [1, 2]	her home, Middletown, Butler, Ohio, USA  [1, 2]
  Other Spouse	Elizabeth Travis | F861
  Marriage	29 Jul 1856	Darke, Ohio, USA
  Father	James Devor | F862 Group Sheet
  Mother	Patience Dean | F862 Group Sheet

  
  

  Female Margaret Jane Kinneer

  
  

  Birth	1 Nov 1840	Monroe, Butler, Ohio, USA
  Death	22 Aug 1889	Greenville, Darke, Ohio, USA
  Burial	24 Aug 1889	Greenville, Darke, Ohio, USA
  Other Spouse	John Potter Martin | F865
  Marriage	15 Mar 1871	Middletown, Butler, Ohio, USA
  Father	William P. Kinneer | F864 Group Sheet
  Mother	Margaret Thompson Allen | F864 Group Sheet

  
  

  Female + D'Light Beatrice Devor

  
  

  Birth	27 May 1881
  Death	Jun 1965	Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
  Burial	Jun 1965	Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
  Spouse	William Elmer Halley, Sr. | F304
  Marriage	2 Jan 1909	Greenville, Darke, Ohio, USA

  
  

• Histories

  Note about Rev Moody for Devor-Kinneer Wedding Caption Note: Note about "Fighting Parson" Granville Moody

  
  

• Notes

  Married: Rev. Granville Moody was known during the Civil War as the "Fighting Parson." He was an ardent aboltionist. Witness Role: Bride: [I2677] Margaret Jane KINNEER Witness Role: Groom: [I1510] John DEVOR Witness Role: Minister: [I5028] Granville MOODY Witness Role: Rev. Moody was pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Hamilton, Ohio. He was a strong abolitionist and was known during the Civil War as the "Fighting Parson."

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] Various members of the Kinneer family. [S262] U.S. Census Bureau.