Hillbillies & Vikings

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.

Willard Clemence Denbow

Willard Clemence Denbow

Male 1907 - 1993  (85 years)


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  • Name Willard Clemence Denbow 
    Birth 23 Oct 1907  Woodsfield, Monroe, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Marriage Groom 1927  Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Witness Role: Principal: [F282] ...of Willard Clemence DENBOW and Gertrude PARTRIDGE
      Witness Role: Bride: [I3344] Gertrude PARTRIDGE
      Witness Role: Groom: [I1450] Willard Clemence DENBOW
    Death 23 May 1993  Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Obit from local paper: Willard Clemence Denbow, 85 died May 23, 1993. He was born in Woodsfield, Ohio, was a World War II Army veteran, and received the Bronze Star. He was member of the First United Methodist Church of Cuyahoga Falls and was a postal clerk with the U.S. Post Office in Cleveland. Mr. Denbow is survived by wife, Gertrude I.; brothers, Carl H. of Athens, Ohio; Russel E. of Cockeysville, Md.; sisters, Mrs. Ralph Burrows and Eleanor Fadden. Services will be at the Billow Falls Chapel, corner of 23rd Street and Fals Avenue, Wednesday, 2 p.m., Dr. Forrest J. Waller officiating. Internment atSunset Memorial Park in North Olmsted. Friends may call at thefuneral home 12 noon until service time.
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    John Denboe,   b. Abt 1610, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Nov 1704, Cecil, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 94 years)  (6 x Great Grandfather) 
    Elisabeth Mayo,   b. 9 Mar 1760, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 May 1793, Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years)  (3 x Great Grandmother) 
    Person ID I1450  Hillbillies & Vikings
    Last Modified 2 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  [2
    • 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 Gertrude Partridge,   b. 15 Apr 1907, Listowel, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Apr 1994, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage 1927  Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Witness Role: Bride: [I3344] Gertrude PARTRIDGE
      Witness Role: Groom: [I1450] Willard Clemence DENBOW
    Family ID F282  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Jan 2022 

  • Photos
    Willard Denbow (circa 1950)
    Willard Denbow (circa 1950)
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    Willard Denbow (Circa 1925)
    Willard Denbow (Circa 1925)
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    Documents
    CHD eulogy of Willard
    CHD eulogy of Willard
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  • Reference  Carl Jón Denbow. "Willard Clemence Denbow". Hillbillies & Vikings. https://jonandjohn.org/getperson.php?personID=I1450&tree=tree1 (accessed April 28, 2025).

  • Sources 
    1. [S1] Carl Jón Denbow, Personal knowledge of Carl Jón Denbow.

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


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