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.

1917 - 2019 (101 years)

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Name	Mary Katheryn Denbow [2]
Birth	29 Jun 1917	Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA [1]
Gender	Female
Census	1920	Upper Arlington, Franklin, Ohio, USA
	First name(s) Mary K Last name Denbow Relationship Daughter Marital status Single Gender Female Age 2 Birth year 1918 Birth place Ohio Ethnicity American Race White Father's first name(s) Carl K Father's last name Denbow Father's birth place Ohio Mother's first name(s) Maude Mother's last name Denbow Mother's birth place West Virginia City/township - County Franklin State Ohio Record set Us Census 1920 Category Census, land & surveys Subcategory Census Collections from Americas, United States
Census	1930	Upper Arlington, Franklin, Ohio, USA [3]
	Address: Cambridge Blvd
Graduation	1935	Upper Arlington, Franklin, Ohio, USA
	Upper Arlington High School
Graduation	1939	Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA [2]
	from Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism degree
Occupation	From 1939 to 1941	Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA [2]
	journalist
	with the Columbus Dispatch
Death	18 Mar 2019	Westerville, Franklin, Ohio, USA [2]
Origins
Patriarch & Matriarch	John Denboe, b. Abt 1610, England d. 27 Nov 1704, Cecil, Maryland, USA (Age ~ 94 years) (6 x Great Grandfather) Maudean Baxter (Mother)
Person ID	I6396	Hillbillies & Vikings
Last Modified	10 Mar 2025

Father	Carl Kendrick Denbow, b. 2 May 1892, Switzerland Twp., Monroe, Ohio, USA d. 11 Nov 1950, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA (Age 58 years)
Mother	Maudean Baxter
Marriage	22 Sep 1914	Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA [1, 4]
	They were married secretly and did not announce it until sometime later.
Family ID	F1913	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family James Hollis Petro, b. 22 Oct 1915, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA d. 8 May 1993, Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio, USA (Age 77 years)

Marriage 15 Feb 1941 [5]

Children

	1. Living
>	2. Living

Family ID F1916 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 4 Aug 2022

Photos
Mary Kay Denbow (Petro)
Media Date: 1938
Keywords: Picture

Documents
1935 Upper Arlington Yearbook_full_record_image (Denbow Sisters)
Keywords: Picture

Reference Carl Jón Denbow. "Mary Katheryn Denbow". Hillbillies & Vikings. https://jonandjohn.org/getperson.php?personID=I6396&tree=tree1 (accessed April 28, 2025).

Sources

[S372] The Denbow Diaspora article on Carl K. Denbow.
[S376] Find-a-Grave (Mary Katheryn Denbow).
[S374] 1930 U.S. Census, Upper Arlington (Carl K. Denbow family).
[S80] Mary Denbow Petro, Alonzo Carleton Denbow: A Teetotaling Lawyer.
[S375] Find-a-Grave (James Hollis Petro).