Name: George Washington Denney
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Birth: 13 Jul 1836 Wayne, Co. KY
Death: 1896
Father: Matthew Denney (1782-1875)
Mother: Elizabeth Rose Dodson (1795-1864)
Marriage: 7 Mar 1865
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Spouse: Emily Baker
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Birth: 1843 Ky
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Children
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1 M: Marion Denney
Birth: 1866
Spouse: Ada Dora Tate
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2 M: Robert Taylor Denney
Birth: 1867
Death: 1889 Steubenbille, KY
Never married:
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Birth: 13 Apr 1869 Mill Springs, KY
Death: 19 Jan 1927 Killed in an explosion
Spouse: Ella Boisseau Hickman
Marriage: 19 Jan 1895 Golden City, MO
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4 M: Thomas Shelton Denney
Birth: 1871
Spouse: Ella
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5 M: Coleman Coffey Denney
Birth: 1873
Spouse: Laura Barnette
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6 M: Lauder Bronson Denney
Birth: 1878
Spouse: Madge Grover
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7 M: LaFayette Fet Denney
Birth: 1880
Death: 1950 Elk Springs, KY
Spouse: Flora Stephens
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8 M: Luther Martin Denney
Birth: 1882
Spouse: Jackie Josie Dishman
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Wayne Co. Ky census - 1870
Denney, George age 34 Born KY
Emily 27 KY
Marion 4
Robert 2
Russell 1
Kate 1/12 - died in infancy
Wayne Co. KY 1880 census
Denney, George 41 KY
Emily 37 KY
Marion 13
Robert 12
Russell 11
Thomas 8
Coleman 7
Lauder 2
Fayette 6/12
July 1, 1982 - Letter from Earl L. Denney to Don Denney
Dear Don,
Please excuse the handwritten note. I have just retired - no secretary after 36 years! I am enclosing some info that I have saved and I am sure that it will help you a little. Please hang on to this letter etc. I don’t have a copy machine.
My Dad was one of the 7 brothers, sons of George Denney - name Lauder Bronson Denney . My name Earl Lauder Denney. I met Fayette (uncle) a the old family farm in MIll Springs KY. THe mill is now a state park. My brother is named after him Carl Lafayette Denney. Daddy married Madge Grover, who lived on the road between Mill Springs and Burnside. And her sister LuAithes Sally Grover married Frank Brown, after war the post mistress at Burnside - Probably kin to Dell Brown.
I can clear up the question mark that you have on Uncle Luther Denney. I knew him and his family well. He moved to Orlando, Fla. many years ago, married and had three boys and a girl. He is dead and his family is scattered.
Uncle Lafayette’s wife is still living, I believe. My brother visited her several years ago. He mentioned that she had the original land grant to the Denneys in Kentucky. I plan on going there soon and you can bet that I will get us some photos of the document.
My Dad told me that three brothers came to US from Ireland, two went into Ohio and one in Kentucky. So I have spent a lot of time over there - lots of Dennys, Castles, Main, Roads etc. around Traylee - don’t know the reason for the difference in leaving out the last “e”.
We fell in love with the place and arranged to buy and rebuild an old farm house on Donegal Bay. Spend a lot of time there. Beautiful.
Please keep me posted on your progress. I am sending a copy of your letter to my Son Earl Jr. (You Denney guys always take the easy way out) He is an attorney also! I have to have an eye operation the latter part of the month - so will be laid up for a while. Thanks for getting in touch with me. Please write me. Sincerely yours. Earl
27 Aug. 1982 - Letter from Don Denney to Earl L. Denney Jr.
Dear Earl,
Thanks for your informative letter of 16 July 1982 concerning more of the Denney Family. You have supported what I always assumed, and that is the original Denneys came from Ireland. Our first American Denney was, perhaps, Edward Denney, who settled in Hanover Co. Virginia. This fits with your information.
There is enclosed a chart showing how we are related, this contains information furnished by you together with some from a history that I prepared in 1978 with current update.
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The information on early Denney ancestry as shown is rather vague, and much of it unconfirmed beyond the generation of my grandfather. I have received, however, considerable accurate information from Dell Dodson Brown of Somerset, KY, a cousin, whose avocation is genealogy. Two of her letters of 1979 are enclosed with information on your family.
You will note I have included information concerning Russell Miller Denney and his descendants. They are good friends of mine, as well as relatives. By happenstance Russell Clifford Mosby and I were roommates at the University of Oklahoma, and later leanred of our blood relationship.
A letter of 1979 from Lois Denney Mosby, his mother, is enclosed. It has some information on that branch of the family. You may want to correspond with some of them. ...
I also received some early Denney information from Martha Jane Marker (now deceased) when I visited her in New Mexico in 1961. It is understood that her daughter, Ida May Robbins of Maitland, FL has her mother’s records, which may possibly contain more information. It is suggested you contact her and get acquainted and exchange information.
One bit of information intrigues me, and that is whether it was Jermiah Denney (wife Susan New) or his son, Dupee Denney (or both or neither) that attended Oxford University in England. This information came from Martha Jane Marler. Perhaps Harold Denney, a retired grocer and great-grandson of Dupee Denney can shed some light on that story....
Jan 1, 1896
George Washington Denney
A group at Jep Denney's Store, below the schoolhouse at Slickford. The store was built around 1868 and is still in use. Doc Shearer owned the store before 1900 and sold it to "One Legged" Tom Powers. Powers wore a wooden leg which stuck in the mud and caused him trouble. It is said he had
a rock wall built to the height of his knee so he could walk from the Slickford Store to his house, the road, and the barn on his one good leg and the other knee.
