John Denbow

1797 - 1862  (65 years)

• Name	John Denbow
  Born	1797	Harford, Maryland, USA
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1849	Monroe, Ohio, USA   [1]
  	Sharp v. Ayres states that Martha and John Denbow live in Monroe County, Ohio.
  Occupation	1850	Lewisville, Monroe, Ohio, USA   [2]
  	a farmer
  Census	31 Jul 1850	Lewisville, Monroe, Ohio, USA   [2]
  	Bazzel Denbow, son, and family are listed as neighbors on this census.
  Milit-Beg	3 Dec 1861	78th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Lewisville, Monroe, Ohio, USA   [3]
  Milit-End	14 Apr 1862	St. John's Church Hospital, Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA   [3]
  	military service ended when he died in an U.S. Army hospital. This hospital may have been located in St. John's Catholic Church.
  Died	14 Apr 1862	Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA   [3, 4]
  	Actual diary entry that contains numerous errors (wrong age, transcription error on regiment number, etc.): "April 14, today I was awakened at four o'clock to lay out a dead man. His name was Bryan Davis, K. 28th Ill. wounded through the lungs. Since writing the above a man died. His name was John Denbow, 18 Ohio. He was upwards 77 years old. His son is also in the hospital; he is over 45 years old."
  Death	26 Jul 1862	Bolivar, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA   [3]
  	This date would fit the family story better, though it is before the Battle of Bolivar that the 78th OVI fought in. However, the diary from the Paducah hospital makes this highly unlikely.
  AncestorInterest	1
  Anecdote	The Denbows in the Civil War: John was the father of Bazzel, Levi, Martin, James, William and who fought in the 78th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Another son, George, was in the 27th OVI. John enlisted -- at age 64 -- saying he was 44. According to several entries in his military record he died in Paducah, apparently of "chronic dysentery." Another entry says he died about a month later in Bolivar, Tenn. Family tradition had said he died in a Creek with his long hair embeded in the mud. The Bolivar story would be more consistent with the family story. However, the recent discovery of the diary of a hospital steward from Paducah, Kentucky, almost certainly confirms beyond a reasonable doubt his death in Paducah at the earlier date.
  BirthOrder	5
  Cleaned	Y
  CW Service	Y
  DescendantInterest	1
  My Ancestors	Y
  PRIVATE	?
  Record ID Number	1229
  Siblings	10 Siblings
  1. Elijah Denbow ,   b. Abt Sep 1785,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Martha Denbow ,   b. 1790, Harford, Maryland, USA ,   d. 1855, Ohio, USA  (Age 65 years) ▻ Benjamin Toland ,  m. 6 Dec 1814   3. Ann Denbow ,   b. 1792, Maryland, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Bazeleel Denbow ,   b. 1795, Maryland, USA ,   d. 20 Jun 1857, Washington, Ohio, USA  (Age 62 years) ▻ Mary Ann ,  m. 1810 ;   Sarah ,  m. 30 Sep 1847   5. John Denbow ,   b. 1797, Harford, Maryland, USA ,   d. 14 Apr 1862, Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA  (Age 65 years) ▻ Martha A. Sharp ,  m. 9 Mar 1818   6. Sarah Denbow ,   b. 1799, Maryland, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown ▻ John Jackson ,  m. 1817   7. Levi Denbow ,   b. 1801,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Martin Denbow ,   b. 1803,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Cassandra Denbow ,   b. 1805, Maryland, USA ,   d. 1878  (Age 73 years) ▻ Josiah Thompson ,  m. 1825   10. Thomas Denbow ,   b. 1807, Maryland, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Gabriel Denbow ,   b. 1809,   d. 1894, Jarrettsville, Harford, Maryland, USA  (Age 85 years)
  Person ID	I1229	Hillbillies & Vikings
  Last Modified	5 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	Thomas Denbow,   b. 1765, Maryland, USA ,   d. 1826, Harford, Maryland, USA  (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Wife Of Thomas,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Abt Jan 1785
  Family ID	F333	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha A. Sharp,   b. 1798, Maryland, USA ,   d. 1855, Ohio, USA  (Age 57 years)
  Married	9 Mar 1818	Harford, Maryland, USA   [5]
  	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.
  Age at Marriage	He was 21 years and 3 months - She was 20 years and 3 months
  Children	1. Bazzel Denbow,   b. 14 Jan 1819, Harford, Maryland, USA ,   d. 23 Nov 1896, Monroe, Ohio, USA  (Age 77 years)   2. Edith Denbow,   b. 1821, Harford, Maryland, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. James Denbow,   b. 20 Apr 1824, Harford, Maryland, USA ,   d. 18 Apr 1863, Smallpo, Monroe, Ohio, USA  (Age 38 years)   4. Sarah Ann Denbow,   b. 1825,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Elizabeth Denbow,   b. 1827, Ohio, USA ,   d. 1890, Monroe, Ohio, USA  (Age 63 years)   6. John Denbow, Jr.,   b. 9 Aug 1827,   d. 21 Mar 1905  (Age 77 years)   7. Susan Denbow,   b. 27 Jan 1831, Monroe, Ohio, USA ,   d. 7 Oct 1888, Athens Lunatic Asylum, Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA  (Age 57 years)   8. Levi Denbow,   b. 29 Nov 1832, Monroe, Ohio, USA ,   d. 10 Sep 1911, Lewisville, Monroe, Ohio, USA  (Age 78 years)   9. George Washington Denbow,   b. 8 Aug 1834, Carroll, Ohio, USA ,   d. 13 Jan 1906, Lewisville, Monroe, Ohio, USA  (Age 71 years)   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)   12. Martin Denbow,   b. 25 Sep 1842, Ohio, USA ,   d. 2 Feb 1913, Lewisville, Monroe, Ohio, USA  (Age 70 years)
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2021
  Family ID	F305	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Memorial Marker in Hamilton Cemetery, Monroe County, Ohio. He is actually buried in an unmarked grave in Mound City National Cemetery near Cairo, Illinois. The year of death on this marker is wrong. He died in 1862 in a military hospita Memorial Marker in Hamilton Cemetery, Monroe County, Ohio. He is actually buried in an unmarked grave in Mound City National Cemetery near Cairo, Illinois. The year of death on this marker is wrong. He died in 1862 in a military hospital in Paducah, Ky.

  
  

  Documents		Appointment of Sidney Starkey as the administrator of the estate of John Denbow (1797-1862) This clipping is from the Spirit of Democracy newspaper, Woodsfield, Ohio, 18 Feb 1863.
  		1850 census monroe, centre township (denbows).jpg 1850 U.S. Census, Center Twp., Monroe County, featuring the families of John & son Bazzel (Bazil) Denbow, as well as those of Thomas Sharp and Peter Dillon.

  
  

  Histories		Sharp-Ayers Lawsuit
  		Sharp-Ayers Land Dispute.txt

  
  

• Reference

  Your Name Here. "John Denbow". Hillbillies & Vikings. https://jonandjohn.org/getperson.php?personID=I1229&tree=tree1 (accessed January 27, 2023).