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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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Russell Edwin Denbow

Russell Edwin Denbow

Male 1920 - 2007  (86 years)


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  • Name Russell Edwin Denbow 
    Birth 16 Oct 1920  Ashland, Ashland, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Graduation Abt 1948  Ohio University, Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Groom Jun 1951 
    • Witness Role: Principal: [F284] ...of Russell Edwin DENBOW and Betty Jean BAKER
      Witness Role: Bride: [I178] Betty Jean BAKER
      Witness Role: Groom: [I1386] Russell Edwin DENBOW
      Witness Role: Best man: [I1049] Carl Herbert DENBOW
    1952 (Jun 8) Raliegh Register Baker-Denbow wedding    		 1952 (Jun 8) Raliegh Register Baker-Denbow wedding
    Keywords: Picture
    Graduation Abt 1952  Cornell University, School of Law, Syracuse, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Marriage Groom 28 Jul 1990  Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Witness Role: Principal: [F285] ...of (parents not known)
      Witness Role: Bride: [I2620] Magdalena Lisa Dora KAEHLER
      Witness Role: Groom: [I1386] Russell Edwin DENBOW
    Death 7 Sep 2007  Van Duyn Home & Hospital, Onondaga, Onondaga, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Witness Role: Informant: [I2620] Magdalena Lisa Dora KAEHLER
      Witness Role: The DC actually says "Magdalena Brey-Denbow," as Brey was her second husband's name. Russell was her third husband. She outlived the two previous spouses.
    Person ID I1386  Hillbillies & Vikings
    Last Modified 10 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  [3] 
    • 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 Betty Jean Baker,   b. 26 Apr 1930, Garrison, Lewis, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 2020 (Age 89 years) 
    Marriage Jun 1951 
    • Witness Role: Bride: [I178] Betty Jean BAKER
      Witness Role: Groom: [I1386] Russell Edwin DENBOW
      Witness Role: Best man: [I1049] Carl Herbert DENBOW
    1952 (Jun 8) Raliegh Register Baker-Denbow wedding    		 1952 (Jun 8) Raliegh Register Baker-Denbow wedding
    Keywords: Picture
    Divorce 1983  Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
    +1. Living
    +2. Living
    Family ID F284  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2023 

    Family 2 Magdalena Lisa Dora Kaehler,   b. 12 May 1922, Bremen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Dec 2016, Radford, Radford, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years) 
    Marriage 28 Jul 1990  Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Witness Role: Bride: [I2620] Magdalena Lisa Dora KAEHLER
      Witness Role: Groom: [I1386] Russell Edwin DENBOW
    Family ID F285  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Mar 2025 

  • Photos
    Uncle Russell (early 20s)    		Uncle Russell (early 20s)
    Keywords: Picture
    Uncle Russell on Motor Scooter (circa 1940) mug    		Uncle Russell on Motor Scooter (circa 1940) mug
    Keywords: Picture
    Uncle Russell on Motor Scooter (circa 1940) CU    		Uncle Russell on Motor Scooter (circa 1940) CU
    Keywords: Picture
    Uncle Russell on motor scooter (circa 1940)    		Uncle Russell on motor scooter (circa 1940)
    Keywords: Picture

    Documents
    DC Russell E. Denbow.pdf    		DC Russell E. Denbow.pdf

  • Reference  Your Name Here. "Russell Edwin Denbow". Our Family History. https://jonandjohn.org/getperson.php?personID=I1386&tree=tree1 (accessed March 14, 2025).

  • Sources 
    1. [S13] Interview with Russell Denbow conducted by Carl J. Denbow.

    2. [S82] New York State, Department of Health, Certificate of Death.

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

    4. [S1] Personal knowledge of Carl J. Denbow.


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