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James Alexander Denbow

James Alexander Denbow

Male 1841 - 1925  (84 years)


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  • Name James Alexander Denbow 
    Birth 25 Jan 1841  Salem, Daviess, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Military-Begin 25 Dec 1861  New Madrid, New Madrid, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • in Capt. Parson's Company Missouri Light Artillery (CSA)
    James A. Denbow Confederate Muster Cards
    James A. Denbow Confederate Muster Cards
    James A. Denbow Confederate Muster Cards 2
    James A. Denbow Confederate Muster Cards 2
    Anecdote Oct 1862  Corinth, Alcorn, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • He was wounded and taken prisoner at the Battle of Corinth in Mississippi on 3 Oct 1862.
    Anecdote Between May 1863 and Jun 1863  Selma, Adams, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • He was in hospital in Alabama, after being wounded near Selma, Mississippi.
    Military-End Jul 1864 
    • in Co. I of 6th Missouri Infantry (CSA)
    Marriage Groom 7 Mar 1865  Pleasant Hill, Dallas, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Witness Role: Principal: [F726] ...of James Alexander DENBOW and Seleta Elizabeth DAVIDSON
      Witness Role: Bride: [I974] Seleta Elizabeth DAVIDSON
      Witness Role: Groom: [I1197] James Alexander DENBOW
      Witness Role: Judge: Name: James Graham
    MC JA Denbow-Seleta Davidson (1865)
    MC JA Denbow-Seleta Davidson (1865)
    Keywords: Picture
    Death 3 Feb 1925  Chatfield, Navarro, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Aft 3 Feb 1925  Chatfield, Navarro, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1197  Hillbillies & Vikings
    Last Modified 5 May 2023 

    Father Jesse Denbow,   b. 1799, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Mary Vandergrift,   b. 1808, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 24 Nov 1831  Crawford, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F1574  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Seleta Elizabeth Davidson,   b. 27 Jun 1843, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Dec 1920, Chatfield, Navarro, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 7 Mar 1865  Pleasant Hill, Dallas, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Witness Role: Bride: [I974] Seleta Elizabeth DAVIDSON
      Witness Role: Groom: [I1197] James Alexander DENBOW
      Witness Role: Judge: Name: James Graham
    MC JA Denbow-Seleta Davidson (1865)
    MC JA Denbow-Seleta Davidson (1865)
    Keywords: Picture
    Children 
    +1. Jesse Wakefield Denbow,   b. 4 Dec 1865, Pleasant Hill, Dallas, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jan 1933, Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     2. Johnry Malery Denbow,   b. 4 Nov 1868, Pleasant Hill, Dallas, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Aug 1871, Pleasant Hill, Dallas, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)
    +3. Mary Emerly Denbow,   b. 23 Jun 1871, Pleasant Hill, Dallas, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    +4. Martha Virginia Denbow,   b. 20 Aug 1874, Pleasant Hill, Dallas, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1937, Navarro, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
    +5. Thomas David Denbow,   b. 9 Nov 1876, Pleasant Hill, Dallas, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Sep 1980, Navarro, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 103 years)
     6. William Wesley Denbow,   b. 8 Mar 1879, Navarro, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Oct 1880, Navarro, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
    +7. George Lee Denbow,   b. 23 Oct 1880, Navarro, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 May 1943, Navarro, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
    +8. Annie Irene Denbow,   b. 19 Mar 1883, Navarro, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Apr 1962, Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     9. James Rufas Denbow,   b. 4 Jul 1886, Navarro, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jan 1888, Navarro, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
    Family ID F726  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Aug 2022 

  • Photos
    JA Denbow (b. 1841)
    JA Denbow (b. 1841)
    Keywords: Picture
    JA Denbow & Seleta E. Davidson
    JA Denbow & Seleta E. Davidson
    Keywords: Picture

    Documents
    MC JA Denbow-Seleta Davidson (1865)
    MC JA Denbow-Seleta Davidson (1865)
    Keywords: Picture

  • Reference  Your Name Here. "James Alexander Denbow". Our Family History. https://jonandjohn.org/getperson.php?personID=I1197&tree=tree1 (accessed March 14, 2025).

  • Sources 
    1. [S396] U.S. Census Bureau, 1850 U.S. Census Madison, Missouri (Jesse & Polly Denbow Family).

    2. [S393] Service Record: James Alexander Denbow (CSA).

    3. [S395] MC: James Alexander Denbow & Seleta Elizabeth Davidson (1865).

    4. [S394] MR: Jesse Denbow and Mary Vandergraft (1831).


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