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.

1853 - 1926 (73 years)

Name	William Jordan Denbow [1, 2]
Birth	1853	Monroe, Ohio, USA At Home
Gender	Male
Census	9 Jul 1860	Summit Twp., Monroe, Ohio, USA [3]
	Witness Role: Son: [I1459] William Jordan DENBOW
Marriage Groom	29 Aug 1875 [4]
	Witness Role: Principal: [F408] ...of William Jordan DENBOW and Sarah Elizabeth BAKER Witness Role: Bride: [I191] Sarah Elizabeth BAKER Witness Role: Groom: [I1459] William Jordan DENBOW Witness Role: Justice of the Peace: Name: John Greenbank Witness Role: Handwriting messy, but I'm pretty sure the last name is Greenbank.
		MC William J. Denbow & Sarah Baker (1875) Keywords: Picture
Marriage Groom	14 Jun 1899 [1]
	Witness Role: Principal: [F409] ...of (parents not known) Witness Role: Bride: [I3064] Mary Emily MCGURK Witness Role: Groom: [I1459] William Jordan DENBOW
Census	1900
	Witness Role: Principal 2: [I3064] Mary Emily MCGURK
		1900 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., Caption Note: 1900 U.S. Census, Monroe Co, Wayne Twp. (William J. and Mary E. Denbow) Keywords: Picture
Death	10 Jul 1926
Origins
Patriarch & Matriarch	John Denboe, b. Abt 1610, England d. 27 Nov 1704, Cecil, Maryland, USA (Age ~ 94 years) (4 x Great Grandfather) Rebecca Belt, b. Abt 1750 d. 1895 (Age ~ 145 years) (Great Grandmother)
Person ID	I1459	Hillbillies & Vikings
Last Modified	10 Mar 2025

Father	Bazzel Denbow, b. 14 Jan 1819, Harford, Maryland, USA d. 23 Nov 1896, Monroe, Ohio, USA (Age 77 years)
Mother	Ruth Tanner, b. 17 Mar 1822, Ohio, USA d. 21 Jan 1899, Lewisville, Monroe, Ohio, USA (Age 76 years)
Marriage	2 Jan 1845	Cadiz, Harrison, Ohio, USA [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 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 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 Keywords: Picture
Family ID	F302	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Sarah Elizabeth Baker, b. 1854 d. 4 Jun 1897, Ohio, USA (Age 43 years)

Marriage 29 Aug 1875 [4]

Witness Role: Bride: [I191] Sarah Elizabeth BAKER
Witness Role: Groom: [I1459] William Jordan DENBOW
Witness Role: Justice of the Peace: Name: John Greenbank
Witness Role: Handwriting messy, but I'm pretty sure the last name is Greenbank.

MC William J. Denbow & Sarah Baker (1875)
Keywords: Picture

Children

+	1. Carrie Denbow, b. 14 Jul 1880 d. 26 Jan 1945, Monroe, Ohio, USA (Age 64 years) ▻ James Monroe Spence m. 11 Sep 1901
	2. Walter J. Denbow, b. 1885 d. 8 Jun 1964 (Age 79 years)

Family ID F408 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 27 Oct 2022

Family 2 Mary Emily McGurk, b. 25 Dec 1868 d. 31 Jan 1928 (Age 59 years)

Marriage 14 Jun 1899 [1]

Witness Role: Bride: [I3064] Mary Emily MCGURK
Witness Role: Groom: [I1459] William Jordan DENBOW

Children

+	1. Ernest R. Denbow, b. 27 Apr 1901 d. 4 Oct 1964 (Age 63 years) ▻ Mabel M. Smith m. 1920
	2. Harry Benjamin Denbow, b. 1903

Family ID F409 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 10 Mar 2025

Event Map

Birth - 1853 - Monroe, Ohio, USA

= Link to Google Earth
Photos
William J. Denbow (1853-1926) Circa 1910
Media Date: ABT 1910
Keywords: Picture

Documents
MC William J. Denbow & Sarah Baker (1875)
Keywords: Picture

Reference Carl Jón Denbow. "William Jordan Denbow". Hillbillies & Vikings. https://jonandjohn.org/getperson.php?personID=I1459&tree=tree1 (accessed April 28, 2025).

Sources

[S41] Various Reunion Attendees, Corrections entered on large family chart, or smaller clan charts at 1997 Reunion in Dover, Ohio.
[S335] Marriage Certificate for Carrie Denbow & James M. Spence.
[S165] 1860 U.S. Federal Census (Bazzel Denbow & a little bit of John Jr. at bottom of page.
[S425] MC: William Jordan Denbow & Sarah E. Baker (1875).
[S39] U.S. Pension Bureau, Civil War Pension Record for Pvt. Bazzel Denbow, 78th OVI, Company 'K," and widow Ruth.