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.

Mary Catherine Denbow

Mary Catherine Denbow

Female 1874 - 1959  (84 years)


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  • Name Mary Catherine Denbow  [1
    Birth 20 Dec 1874  Monroe, Ohio, USA
    At Home
    Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Female 
    Birth Mother 24 Apr 1896  Monroe, Ohio, USA
    At Home
    Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • The family believes that Mary Catherine Denbow was the mother of Carl William Denbow Sr. This was based on a deathbed confession. It's also bolstered by DNA autosomal matches of a descendant with Denbow family members in that same line from William Denbow, the Civil War veteran, and the father of Mary Catherine.

      The father may have been George Miracle, but this is not certain. However, recent DNA evidence does point to someone in the Miracle family as one descendant has a suggestive autosomal match with a person in the Miracle family.

      Ron Denbow, a direct descendant in this line, says that Mary Catherine and her son lived for quite a few years with her father William, beforre she married William Tecumseh Gramlich in 1910. As a result, Ron says, Carl William became very close to his grandfather William. Ron says that as result of this closeness William's pocket watch was passed from Carl William Sr. to Carl William Jr. to him.

      Witness Role: Principal: [I1052] Carl William DENBOW
      Witness Role: Child: [I1052] Carl William DENBOW
      Witness Role: Mother: [I6358] Mary Catherine DENBOW
      Fact Flags: Preferred
    1900 U.S. Census, Monroe Co.,
    1900 U.S. Census, Monroe Co.,
    Caption Note: 1900 Census of Wayne Twp. in Monroe County showing Wm Denbow and extended family, included inlaws and two grandsons
    Keywords: Picture
    Marriage Bride 9 Jul 1910  Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Witness Role: Principal: [F421] ...of William Tecumseh GRAMLICH and Mary Catherine DENBOW
      Witness Role: Bride: [I6358] Mary Catherine DENBOW
      Witness Role: Groom: [I2054] William Tecumseh GRAMLICH
    Name Mary Catherine Gramlich 
    Death 19 Sep 1959  Bridgeport, Belmont, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial 19 Sep 1959  Lewisville, Monroe, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    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)  (4 x Great Grandfather) 
    Sarah Ann Morris,   b. 1818, Center Twp., Monroe, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1898, Stafford, Franklin Twp., Monroe, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)  (Grandmother) 
    Person ID I6358  Hillbillies & Vikings
    Last Modified 10 Mar 2025 

    Father William Denbow,   b. 25 Apr 1839, Carroll, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Feb 1919, Monroe, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Anna Dillon,   b. Sep 1838, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. May 1903, Lewisville, Monroe, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 64 years) 
    Marriage 12 Nov 1857  Franklin Twp., Monroe, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Marriage ceremony conducted by Stephen Foreschea
      Witness Role: Bride: [I1545] Anna DILLON
      Witness Role: Groom: [I1452] William DENBOW
    Family ID F310  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1   
    Children 
    +1. Carl William Denbow, Sr.,   b. 24 Apr 1896, Monroe, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jun 1961, Ashland, Ashland, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
    Mary Louetta Feiber  m. 25 Apr 1916
    Family ID F1573  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Jul 2022 

    Family 2 William Tecumseh Gramlich,   b. 18 Apr 1870, Monroe, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Feb 1938, Bridgeport, Belmont, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Other Partners: Mary Etta Ball  m. 26 Oct 1895 
    Marriage 9 Jul 1910  Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Witness Role: Bride: [I6358] Mary Catherine DENBOW
      Witness Role: Groom: [I2054] William Tecumseh GRAMLICH
    Children 
     1. Paul Gramlich,   b. 23 Dec 1912, Monroe, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Dec 1976 (Age 63 years)
    >2. Lulu Mae Gramlich,   b. 25 Dec 1914, Lewisville, Monroe, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Aug 1957, Bridgeport, Belmont, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years)
    Arthur Costa  m. 18 Sep 1940
    +3. Emma Pearl Gramlich,   b. 8 May 1917, Lewisville, Monroe, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Mar 1978, Bellaire, Belmont, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
    Michael Zlate;   Otto Costa  m. 5 Oct 1940
    +4. Anna Mearl Gramlich,   b. 10 May 1917, Lewisville, Monroe, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Aug 1978, Auto accident, near Springfield, Hampshire, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
    Joe Becker  m. Abt 1937
    Family ID F421  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Jan 2022 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 20 Dec 1874 - Monroe, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth Mother - 24 Apr 1896 - Monroe, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Mary Catherine Denbow (c 1950)
    Mary Catherine Denbow (c 1950)
    Media Date: ABT 1950
    Keywords: Picture

  • Reference  Carl Jón Denbow. "Mary Catherine Denbow". Hillbillies & Vikings. https://jonandjohn.org/getperson.php?personID=I6358&tree=tree1 (accessed April 28, 2025).

  • Sources 
    1. [S16] Sandy Denbow Jameyson, Sandy Denbow Jameyson Correspondence with CJD.

    2. [S404] 1880 U.S. Census, Noble County (Joseph & Hannah Paith).

    3. [S35] Dick Gramlich, Gramlich Family Tree.


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