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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.

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1824 - 1863 (38 years)

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Name James Denbow

Born 20 Apr 1824 Harford, Maryland, USA

Several sources list his birth year as 1823; the official Graves Record from the Adjutant General's office says 1827, which is most assuredly wrong.

Gender Male

Census 1 Aug 1850 Centre Township, Monroe, Ohio, USA [1]

1850 Census at 170/170 said: James Denbow 26 m. Shoemaker 150 Md. Rebecca 16 f. O.

AncestorInterest 1

BirthOrder 3

Cleaned N

CW Service Y

DescendantInterest 1

Milit-Beg 3 Dec 1861 Co. K, 78th OVI [2]

Milit-End 10 Mar 1863 Lake Providence, Louisana, Louisiana, USA [2]

My Ancestors ?

PRIVATE ?

Record ID Number 1190

Died 18 Apr 1863 Smallpo, Monroe, Ohio, USA [3]

He died of smallpox. The Pension Office ruled that his death was not "service related" because there was no smallpox in camp when he left for home. The family spent years appealing this denial, and there is a very large pension file at the National Archives. It's is unclear whether or not the denial was ever reversed. The last denial on record, though undated, appears to have been in 1899.

Siblings 11 Siblings

	1. Bazzel Denbow , b. 14 Jan 1819, Harford, Maryland, USA , d. 23 Nov 1896, Monroe, Ohio, USA (Age 77 years) ▻ Ruth Tanner , m. 2 Jan 1845
	2. Edith Denbow , b. 1821, Harford, Maryland, USA , d. Yes, date unknown ▻ William Cochrane , m. 1841
	3. James Denbow , b. 20 Apr 1824, Harford, Maryland, USA , d. 18 Apr 1863, Smallpo, Monroe, Ohio, USA (Age 38 years) ▻ Rebecca Rogers , m. 1850
	4. Sarah Ann Denbow , b. 1825, d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Henry Johanning , m. 1839
	5. Elizabeth Denbow , b. 1827, Ohio, USA , d. 1890, Monroe, Ohio, USA (Age 63 years) ▻ William N. Wise , m. 1845 ; Hamilton Dillon , m. 1847 ; Joseph Fisher , m. 1851
	6. John Denbow, Jr. , b. 9 Aug 1827, d. 21 Mar 1905 (Age 77 years) ▻ Sarah Paith , m. 15 Apr 1856
	7. Susan Denbow , b. 27 Jan 1831, Monroe, Ohio, USA , d. 7 Oct 1888, Athens Lunatic Asylum, Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA (Age 57 years) ▻ John H. Ayers , m. 1861 ; Sebastian Cabot Kelley , m. 20 Oct 1861
	8. Levi Denbow , b. 29 Nov 1832, Monroe, Ohio, USA , d. 10 Sep 1911, Lewisville, Monroe, Ohio, USA (Age 78 years) ▻ Rachel Morris , m. 1857
	9. George Washington Denbow , b. 8 Aug 1834, Carroll, Ohio, USA , d. 13 Jan 1906, Lewisville, Monroe, Ohio, USA (Age 71 years) ▻ Jane Rucker , m. 1855
	10. Jackson Denbow , b. 8 Aug 1834, d. 1852 (Age 17 years)
	11. William Denbow , b. 25 Apr 1839, Carroll, Ohio, USA , d. 3 Feb 1919, Monroe, Ohio, USA (Age 79 years) ▻ Anna Dillon , m. 12 Nov 1857
	12. Martin Denbow , b. 25 Sep 1842, Ohio, USA , d. 2 Feb 1913, Lewisville, Monroe, Ohio, USA (Age 70 years) ▻ Mary Ann Scott , m. 1863

Person ID I1190 Hillbillies & Vikings

Last Modified 27 May 2014

Father	John Denbow, b. 1797, Harford, Maryland, USA , d. 14 Apr 1862, Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA (Age 65 years)
Mother	Martha A. Sharp, b. 1798, Maryland, USA , d. 1855, Ohio, USA (Age 57 years)
Married	9 Mar 1818	Harford, Maryland, USA [4]
	This marriage date, which differs by exactly one year from the one recorded in the Marriage License book for Harford County appears to be correct. I suspect a clerical error in the book.
Family ID	F305	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Rebecca Rogers, d. Yes, date unknown

Married 1850

Age at Marriage He was 25 years and 8 months - She was ??

Children

	1. Susan Louisa Denbow, b. 1850, d. Yes, date unknown
	2. Rachael J. Denbow, b. 8 Sep 1851, Monroe, Ohio, USA , d. Yes, date unknown
	3. David A. Denbow, b. 2 May 1854, Monroe, Ohio, USA , d. 1901 (Age 46 years)
	4. Frank Denbow, b. 1855, d. Yes, date unknown
	5. Anna Maria Denbow, b. 14 Feb 1858, Lewisville, Monroe, Ohio, USA , d. 12 Nov 1901, Middlebourne, Tyler, West Virginia, USA (Age 43 years)
	6. Francis O. Denbow, b. 2 Aug 1860, d. Yes, date unknown
	7. Joseph H. Denbow, b. 29 Dec 1861, d. Yes, date unknown

Last Modified 28 Apr 2021

Family ID F307 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Reference Your Name Here. "James Denbow". Hillbillies & Vikings. https://jonandjohn.org/getperson.php?personID=I1190&tree=tree1 (accessed February 7, 2023).

Sources

[S38] Federal Government. 1850 U.S. Federal Census of Monroe County, Ohio (John and Martha Denbow Family); Record Type: U.S. Census; Household: John and Martha Denbow; Date: 1850; Record Info: population schedule, Center Township, ED 106, SD ?, sheet 455 (889), Family# 149; Film: Roll: M432_712; Page: 445A; Image: 510.
[S103] American Civil War Research Database; Url: http://civilwardata.com.
[S104] Civil War Pension -- James Denbow (Ohio); Record Type: pension file; Name Of Person: James Denbow; Series: Civil War; File Number: 278520, widow; 410400, minor. National Archives, Washington, D.C..
[S16] Sandy Denbow Jameyson. Sandy Denbow Jameyson Correspondence, both email and postal; Recipient: Carl J. Denbow; Date: 1993-present; Address: 113 Grove St., Lodi, Ohio 44254; Author E-Mail: sandygramma1@aol.com.