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Eleanor Sarah Denbow

Eleanor Sarah Denbow

Female 1909 - 2003  (93 years)


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  • Name Eleanor Sarah Denbow 
    Birth 23 Mar 1909  Vinton, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Marriage Bride 1932  [1
    • They were divorced and remarried and then divorced for the final time in 1946
      Witness Role: Principal: [F287] ...of (parents not known)
      Witness Role: Bride: [I1109] Eleanor Sarah DENBOW
      Witness Role: Groom: [I2181] Carl Clayton HARPSTER
    Divorce Attorney 1946  [1
    • This was apparently the second time that they divorced. Not sure when the first time was or for how long, but they were remarried.
      Witness Role: Principal: [F287] ...of (parents not known)
      Witness Role: Attorney: [I1109] Eleanor Sarah DENBOW
      Witness Role: Attorney: [I2181] Carl Clayton HARPSTER
    Marriage Bride 1973  [1
    • Witness Role: Principal: [F286] ...of Roland FADDEN and Eleanor Sarah DENBOW
      Witness Role: Bride: [I1109] Eleanor Sarah DENBOW
      Witness Role: Groom: [I1797] Roland FADDEN
    Name Eleanor Sarah Fadden  [1
    Name Eleanor Sarah Harpster  [1
    Death 2003  California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    John Denboe,   b. Abt 1610, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Nov 1704, Cecil, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 94 years)  (6 x Great Grandfather) 
    Elisabeth Mayo,   b. 9 Mar 1760, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 May 1793, Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years)  (3 x Great Grandmother) 
    Person ID I1109  Hillbillies & Vikings
    Last Modified 5 May 2023 

    Father Edward Clifford Denbow,   b. 23 Aug 1881, Lewisville, Monroe, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jun 1960, Woodsfield, Monroe, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Edna Esther Gigax,   b. 26 Jun 1882, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jan 1967, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 27 Jun 1906  Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Witness Role: Bride: [I1974] Edna Esther GIGAX
      Witness Role: Groom: [I1108] Edward Clifford DENBOW
      Witness Role: Minister: [I5209] A. M. COURTENAY
    Family ID F283  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Carl Clayton Harpster,   b. 4 May 1911, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jul 1991, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 1932  [1
    • They were divorced and remarried and then divorced for the final time in 1946
      Witness Role: Bride: [I1109] Eleanor Sarah DENBOW
      Witness Role: Groom: [I2181] Carl Clayton HARPSTER
    Divorce 1946  [1
    • This was apparently the second time that they divorced. Not sure when the first time was or for how long, but they were remarried.
      Witness Role: Attorney: [I1109] Eleanor Sarah DENBOW
      Witness Role: Attorney: [I2181] Carl Clayton HARPSTER
    Family ID F287  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Mar 2025 

    Family 2 Roland Fadden,   b. 1910   d. 1975 (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage 1973  [1
    • Witness Role: Bride: [I1109] Eleanor Sarah DENBOW
      Witness Role: Groom: [I1797] Roland FADDEN
    Divorce Abt 1985  California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F286  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Jan 2022 

  • Reference  Carl Jón Denbow. "Eleanor Sarah Denbow". Hillbillies & Vikings. https://jonandjohn.org/getperson.php?personID=I1109&tree=tree1 (accessed April 28, 2025).

  • Sources 
    1. [S30] Varied, Family Group Sheet filled out by immediate family member with information about their contemporary family.

    2. [S193] MC: Edna Gigax-Edward Denbow from Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013, database with images, FamilySearch.

    3. [S1] Carl Jón Denbow, Personal knowledge of Carl Jón Denbow.


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