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.

Carl William Denbow, Sr.

Carl William Denbow, Sr.

Male 1896 - 1961  (65 years)


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  • Name Carl William Denbow  [1
    Suffix Sr. 
    Anecdote 1896  [1
    • Sandy Jameyson, Carl's granddaughter, was told by one of her older relatives that George Miracle (1863-1924) raped Mary Catherine Denbow and that Carl William Denbow was conceived at that time. If so, George would have been both his uncle and his father.
      Fact Flags: Tentative
    Birth 24 Apr 1896  Monroe, Ohio, USA
    At Home
    Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • The family believes that Mary Catherine Denbow was the mother of Carl William Denbow Sr. This was based on a deathbed confession. It's also bolstered by DNA autosomal matches of a descendant with Denbow family members in that same line from William Denbow, the Civil War veteran, and the father of Mary Catherine.

      The father may have been George Miracle, but this is not certain. However, recent DNA evidence does point to someone in the Miracle family as one descendant has a suggestive autosomal match with a person in the Miracle family.

      Ron Denbow, a direct descendant in this line, says that Mary Catherine and her son lived for quite a few years with her father William, beforre she married William Tecumseh Gramlich in 1910. As a result, Ron says, Carl William became very close to his grandfather William. Ron says that as result of this closeness William's pocket watch was passed from Carl William Sr. to Carl William Jr. to him.

      Witness Role: Child: [I1052] Carl William DENBOW
      Witness Role: Mother: [I6358] Mary Catherine DENBOW
      Fact Flags: Preferred
    1900 U.S. Census, Monroe Co.,
    1900 U.S. Census, Monroe Co.,
    Caption Note: 1900 Census of Wayne Twp. in Monroe County showing Wm Denbow and extended family, included inlaws and two grandsons
    Keywords: Picture
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Wayne Twp., Monroe, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • He appears to be living with the family of Wm & Elsie Denbow; this an extended family, including in-laws and two grandsons. The person listed as "William C." appears actually to be C. William (Carl William) as the birth year matches.
    Occupation Abt 1916  Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    a gas and oil well industry worker and at one time worked in a glass factory 
    Marriage Groom 25 Apr 1916 
    • Witness Role: Principal: [F635] ...of (parents not known)
      Witness Role: Bride: [I1802] Mary Louetta FEIBER
      Witness Role: Groom: [I1052] Carl William DENBOW
    Burial Jun 1961  Sullivan Twp., Ashland, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Death 21 Jun 1961  Ashland, Ashland, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I1052  Hillbillies & Vikings
    Last Modified 10 Mar 2025 

    Mother Mary Catherine Denbow,   b. 20 Dec 1874, Monroe, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Sep 1959, Bridgeport, Belmont, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Family ID F1573  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Louetta Feiber,   b. 21 Jul 1900, Lewisville, Monroe, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jan 1970, Ashland, Ashland, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage 25 Apr 1916 
    • Witness Role: Bride: [I1802] Mary Louetta FEIBER
      Witness Role: Groom: [I1052] Carl William DENBOW
    Children 
    +1. Kenneth Wilbur Denbow,   b. 30 Jul 1920, Lewisville, Monroe, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Aug 1993, Ashland, Ashland, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    +2. Robert Paul Denbow,   b. 16 Nov 1922, Lewisville, Monroe, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Mar 1995 (Age 72 years)
    +3. Carl William Denbow, Jr.,   b. 8 Aug 1928, Lewisville, Monroe, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jul 2009 (Age 80 years)
    Family ID F635  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Mar 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 24 Apr 1896 - Monroe, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Carl William Denbow, Sr. (father) and Robert Denbow (son)
    Carl William Denbow, Sr. (father) and Robert Denbow (son)
    Gas/Oil Field Drillers
    Carl William Denbow Sr. & Mary Louetta Feiber (his wife)
    Carl William Denbow Sr. & Mary Louetta Feiber (his wife)
    Carl William Denbow & Mary Louetta Feiber, taken at their property, located just south of Sullivan, Ohio, in the 1950s.
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  • Reference  Your Name Here. "Carl William Denbow, Sr.". Our Family History. https://jonandjohn.org/getperson.php?personID=I1052&tree=tree1 (accessed March 14, 2025).

  • Sources 
    1. [S16] Sandy Denbow Jameyson Correspondence, both email and postal.


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