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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.

Mary C. Denbow

Mary C. Denbow

Female 1860 - 1945  (84 years)


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  • Name Mary C. Denbow  [1
    Birth 11 Apr 1860  Monroe, Ohio, USA
    At Home
    Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Female 
    Census 9 Jul 1860  Summit Twp., Monroe, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Witness Role: Daughter: [I1319] Mary C. DENBOW
    Marriage Bride 8 Sep 1878  [1
    • Witness Role: Principal: [F1063] ...of Richard CLEGG and Mary C. DENBOW
      Witness Role: Groom: [I5039] Richard CLEGG
      Witness Role: Bride: [I1319] Mary C. DENBOW
    Census Wife 1900  Lewisville, Summit Twp., Monroe, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Witness Role: Principal: [I5039] Richard CLEGG
      Witness Role: Head of household: [I5039] Richard CLEGG
      Witness Role: Wife: [I1319] Mary C. DENBOW
      Witness Role: Daughter: [I5040] Verda R. CLEGG
      Witness Role: Son: [I5045] Grover Stephen CLEGG
      Witness Role: Neighbor: [I1312] Martin DENBOW
      Witness Role: Neighbor: [I1165] Harold Sinclair DENBOW
      Witness Role: Neighbor: [I1289] Levi DENBOW
      Witness Role: Neighbor: [I1458] William Forest DENBOW
      Witness Role: Child in Levi's house [4]
    Name Mary C. Clegg 
    Death 18 Feb 1945 
    Burial 20 Feb 1945  Bracken Ridge Cemetery, near Lewisville, Monroe, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Witness Role: Minister: Name: Rev. R. S. Phillips
      Witness Role: of First Methodist Church, presumably of Barnesville, Ohio
    Person ID I1319  Hillbillies & Vikings
    Last Modified 10 Mar 2025 

    Father Bazzel Denbow,   b. 14 Jan 1819, Harford, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Nov 1896, Monroe, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Ruth Tanner,   b. 17 Mar 1822, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jan 1899, Lewisville, Monroe, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 2 Jan 1845  Cadiz, Harrison, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • Marriage license issued 31 December 1844 "on oath of groom." Rev. Elias Gatchel signed the document on 10 February 1845. This license is reproduced in Bazzel's Civil War pension file. The minister and/or copyist was not too careful with his spellings, as "Denbow" is spelled "Danbow" and "Tanner" is spelled "Tennor." Some researchers have thought that this was an alternate spelling of Ruth's last name; however, I've concluded that it's just sloppy spelling, though other members of her family spell Tanner in a variety of other ways.
      Witness Role: Bride: [I4254] Ruth TANNER
      Witness Role: Groom: [I1036] Bazzel DENBOW
      Witness Role: Minister: [I5213] Elias GATCHEL
    MC Bazzel & Ruth (copy from co
    MC Bazzel & Ruth (copy from co
    This marriage certificate spells Ruth's last name as "Tennor." The spelling of her last name varies a great deal, and it is sometimes seen as "Tennar" or "Tenner" as well.
    Caption Note: MC: Ruth Tanner-Bazzell Denbow (from court records)
    Keywords: Picture
    MC Ruth Tanner-Bazzel Denbow
    MC Ruth Tanner-Bazzel Denbow
    This marriage certificate spells Ruth's last name as "Tennor." The spelling of her last name varies a great deal, and it is sometimes seen as "Tennar" or "Tenner" as well.
    Caption Note: MC: Ruth Tanner-Bazzell Denbow (from Ruth's pension application)
    Keywords: Picture
    Tanner-Denbow Harrison County
    Tanner-Denbow Harrison County
    Keywords: Picture
    Family ID F302  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Richard Clegg,   b. 23 Jan 1856, Lewisville, Summit Twp., Monroe, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Dec 1950, Barnesville, Warren Twp., Belmont, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years) 
    Marriage 8 Sep 1878  [1
    • Witness Role: Groom: [I5039] Richard CLEGG
      Witness Role: Bride: [I1319] Mary C. DENBOW
    Children 
     1. Clement Rader Clegg,   b. 1 Jul 1879, Summit Twp., Monroe, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Mar 1882, Summit Twp., Monroe, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)
     2. Charles Raymond Clegg,   b. 1 Jul 1879, Summit Twp., Monroe, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Mar 1882, Summit Twp., Monroe, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)
     3. Richard Albert Clegg,   b. 26 Feb 1882, Summit Twp., Monroe, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jan 1895, Summit Twp., Monroe, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 12 years)
     4. Verda R. Clegg,   b. 27 Jun 1884, Steele District, Wood, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Oct 1970, Barnesville, Warren Twp., Belmont, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
    +5. Grover Stephen Clegg,   b. 26 Aug 1886, Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jan 1975, Amherst Hospital, Amherst, Lorain, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
    Family ID F1063  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Aug 2022 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 11 Apr 1860 - Monroe, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    1880 U.S. Census, Monroe Co.,
    1880 U.S. Census, Monroe Co.,
    1900 U.S. Census, Monroe Co.,
    1900 U.S. Census, Monroe Co.,
    Keywords: Picture
    Clegg obit
    Clegg obit
    Keywords: Picture

  • Reference  Your Name Here. "Mary C. Denbow". Our Family History. https://jonandjohn.org/getperson.php?personID=I1319&tree=tree1 (accessed March 14, 2025).

  • Sources 
    1. [S378] MC: Mary Denbow-Richard Clegg (8 Sep 1878).

    2. [S10] The Thompson Geneology [sic], 2nd Edition.

    3. [S165] 1860 U.S. Federal Census (Bazzel Denbow & a little bit of John Jr. at bottom of page.

    4. [S145] 1900 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., Summit Twp. (Multiple Denbow Families & Clegg).

    5. [S39] Civil War Pension Record for Pvt. Bazzel Denbow, 78th OVI, Company 'K," and widow Ruth.


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