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Joseph Denbo Sr. and Wife Elizabeth Tucker XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Joseph Denbo Sr. was born: April 3,1779 and died Sept.3,1851 according to his tomb stone at the Denbo Cemetery in English Indiana. He was the son of Eligah Denbo, according to the last will and testament on file at the Courthouse in English Indiana. He married Elizabeth Tucker the daughter of Jacob Tucker in the year 1801 in Hardin county, Kentucky. Joseph Denbo Sr. married a second time after the death of Elizabeth Tucker in abt. 1821. Joseph Denbo Sr. married second to Jane Lowry Martin. On Dec.23,1823. By his first marriage to Elizabeth Tucker Joseph Denbo had the following Children:::Rebecca Denbo, born: Jan.1,1802 died Aug. 22,1859. She married, David Carrell. 2nd Robert Denbo, born: Sept.5,1803 died: Feb. 15.1863. He married: Emily A. Martin, on June 17, 1830. 3rd Jacob N. Denbo, born: Nov.19,1807. Died: Sept.8,1872 He married Mariah Grant, the daughter of George Grant and wife Mary Berry. 4th Elizabeth Denbo, born: Nov.10,1809. Died : June 16,1886. She married to Levi T. Hall on Jan.26,1833. 5th Harrison Denbo, born: Oct.29,1811, Died: Feb.7,1871 he married to Leanna Scott. 6th Synthia Ann Denbo born: April 18,1817. Died: April6,1859 she married Jesse McWilliams. 7th Joseph Denbo Jr. born: feb.15,1818. Married to: Mary Caroline Seaton. Joseph Denbo Sr. marriage to Jane Lowry Martin resulted in the following children being born to this union: William Denbo, born: 1824, married Mary Ann Bell on Feb.20,1848. 2nd Harvey H. Denbo, born: 1826, married Amanda Straughan on Dec.18,1845. 3rd Woodfield Grant Denbo, born: 1827. Married Lucinda Mathers on Aug. 24,1847. Then the triplets were born on Dec. 12, 1829. These being Benjamin Franklin Denbo married Malinda Cook on May 8,1870. Francis Marion Denbo married to Margaret Bell on March 6,1853. The last triplet Jane died young. The last child to Joseph Denbo Sr. and Jane Lowry Martin was also named Jane Denbo, born: 1834, XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX RECORDED IN THE CLERK OFFICE OF CRAWFORD COUNTY IN WILL BOOK (A) ON PAGE NO.4 DATE; AUG.20,1823 THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF ELIGAH DENBO LATE OF CRAWFORD COUNTY, INDIANA I HEREBY GIVE WILL AND BEQUEATH ALL OF MY PROPERTY BOTH PERSONAL TO MY SON JOSEPH DENBO. ELIGAH DENBO SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED THIS 5TH DAY OF MAY 1820. WITNESS ; THOMAS W. SUBREY ROBERT E. YATES WILLIAM LAMETZ CLERK XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Jacob Denbo, born:1807 the son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Tucker) Denbo. Jacob was born in Indiana. Jacob Denbo married to Mariah Grant, the daughter of George Grant and Mary Berry.Mary Berry was the daughter of Basil Berry. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX BERRY FAMILY NOTES::: Basil BERRY born 1765 Prince Georges Co. Md. d. 1853 St. Louis Co. Mo. Lived most of his life in Bourbon Co. Ky. His sister Eleanor, born probably in Washington Co. MD. 1786, d 1851 probably Scott Co. Ky., md first as his 2nd wife Alexander TUCKER b either ca 1752 Dinwiddie Co. Va. or ca 1755 Montgomery Co. Md. d probably Bourbon Co. Ky. 1812. By Eleanor, Alexander had one child, Green Berry TUCKER b 1809 Bourbon Co. Ky. d Scott Co, 1881. Alexander had by first wife, Cassandre, Elizabeth, Sarah, Pricilla, Mary, Nancy, Rebecca and Aquilla. There was a major court case in Bourbon Co. Circit Court in 1825-7 called Berry Heirs vs. Tucker Heirs. Basil BERRY had a dau Nancy who md William TUCKER and lived with him in Grant Co. Ky. in 1850's. Their children were Ellen, William, Mary Elizabeth, md Alpheus FURNISH, Eliza Jane md Charles OWENS, Burwell Spurlock b 1827, Green did not marry, James, William, Thomas did not marry, Hattie, Clark "of Georgetown, Ky., From Kentucky Citizen, Mar 16, 1898,-Alexander was one of 3 brothers, the others being William and John, who came 1786 with their father Edward (b 1720) to Bourbon Co. from "Maryland, near Baltimore." XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX DENBO FAMILY NOTES CONTINUED::: Jacob and Mary Grant were the parents of the following children:>>>>>Elizabeth Denbo married 1851 Martin Atkins,son of Govenor Shelby Atkins.>>>>>Mary Denbo Married 1857 to Wesley Shoulders, the son of Thomas Shoulders, Senator of the state of Indiana. NOTE:Charles Wesley Shoulders (the grandson of Wesley Shoulders listed above) m. Mary Mae Ellen Coble Sep 16, 1887. He is the son of William Wesly Shoulders Son of Thomas Shoulders son of Cader Sholar/Shoulders of NC/KY/IN son of Thomas Sholer of Bertie Co., NC. Mary is the daughter of John Wesley Coble and Polly Ann Mosher. >>>>>John Wesley Denbo married 1860 to Eliza Jane Goldman.>>>>> George Grant Denbo married 1860 to Mary Robinson.>>>>> Leanna Denbo born:1841 married 1856 to George Washington Atkins, son of Govenor Shelby Atkins and Christena Wilson, >>>>>Robert Thomas Denbo married 1871 to Sarah Peterson. >>>>>Joseph Asbury Denbo married first in 1866 to Arena Smith, second to Letitia Victoria Keyes in 1871>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX The Denbo Cemetery, Dubois Co., Indiana is located about one-and-one half miles northeast of Schnellville on the old Neuheusel farm on the line between Jefferson and Hall Townships. According to Historical Notes on Dubois Co., the graveyard was last visited in 1935 and the property was owned by Frank Nordoff. At the time of Frank's death Henry Atkins, of Birdseye, Indiana held the deed to the Denbo graveyard. The graveyard was once part of the old Jacob Denbo farm. The Denbo graveyard was visited March 31, 1935, and the following data was obtained: (1) Mary Shoulders, wife of Henry Shoulders - September 1, 1830 - August 6, 1866. (2) John W. Shoulders, son of H. and M. Shoulders - June 11, 1863 - June 30, 1863. (3) Joseph L.F. Shoulders, son of H. and M. Shoulders - January 5, 1852 - May 7, 1874. (4) Sarah E. Shoulders, daughter of H. and M. Shoulders - July 2, 1852 - Aug 21, 1867. (5) John W. Hilt, born Aug 12, 1835; died August 21, 1867. (6) Ailsey Shoulders, daughter of H. and M. Shoulders - March 28, 1861 - May 3, 1861. (7) Mariah Denbow, wife of J. Denbow - Dec 10, 1810 - Oct. 17, 1853.(wife of Jacob Denbo) (8)Martha Shoulders, wife of A. Shoulders, died Aug. 3, 1863, age 47 years, 7 months and 20 days. (9) Jacob Denbo and wife (no data) d. 8 sep 1872. (10) Mary Shoulders (perhaps Polly) no data.(wife of Senator Thomas Shoulders) (11) Sarah Main (no data) (12) Wife of Dr. Gray (no data). (13) Mrs. John Hays (no data). (14) A small child, no name, no data. (15) David Wirsching (no data). (16) Soldier's marker - all inscription gone except "Co.". ******************************************* the above information supplied by Dan White XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX “ The Medal” A Story Of Joseph Asbury Denbo In the mid 1980s I was doing extensive research on the family History of my mother’s people. I had been able with great luck to extend the lineage back a couple of generations, with many interconnections with other families. These included the Cobles, the Atkins, the Shoulders, the Hubbs, the Kellams and the Denbos of Southern Indiana. Many of these families came to the Indian Territory of Oklahoma around the turn of the century. The first of these to come to the Indian Territory was Joseph Asbury Denbo, the son of Jacob Denbo and Miriah Grant. After the Civil War, Joseph Denbo had returned home to his family. By 1869 He and His wife were seeking a separation, and a quarrel arose as to who should have custody of the children. A gun battle occurred between the relatives of Joseph Denbo and The Smith Family related to Arena Smith his first wife. On Joseph’s side of the dispute was Washington Atkins that had married Leanna Denbo the sister of Joseph A. Denbo. As well as Wesley Shoulders that had married Mary Denbo another sister of Joseph A. Denbo. Fighting for Arena Smith, was her Father George Smith and brother Alfred Smith. Alfred Smith was killed in the gun fight. Joseph A. Denbo was wounded. Both Washington Atkins and Wesley Shoulders were tried for murder and both were acquitted. (An account of this gunfight can be found in the History of Orange County Indiana.) Joseph A. Denbo left Indiana and went to the Indian Territory of Oklahoma. By 1870 He had married Letitia Victoria Keyes. She was a Cherokee Lady of Catoosa Oklahoma. His first wife Arena received custody of the children. Sometime before Joseph Denbo left Indiana, he lost a medal received in the Civil War. It was found in the year 1919 by a young girl,In a field that her father was plowing. She kept the medal for nearly fifty years. While visiting her Grandchildren and relating the story of finding the medal they all wondered about the man to whom it had originally belonged. They contacted the archives of Indiana and were conducted to the family records of the Denbo family that they had placed on microfilm. These were the very same records that I had sent to Lilian Doane in my research so that she might place them in the county library in Indiana. By chance State officials had been at the Library and microfilmed them while there. It was this unusual set of circumstances that led them to find the descendants of Joseph A. Denbo in Rogers County Oklahoma. Contact was made by phone, and the medal was returned to John Denbo a grandson of Joseph A. Denbo. Nearly fifty years after it had been lost, it found its way home. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX The Atkins / Denbo Family Notes::: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX George Washington Atkins sr. and Leanna Denbo were the parents of the following children:>>>>>Mary E. Atkins born:1858, married John W. Gross. >>>>>Minervia Jane Atkins born: 1860, married Harrison Kellams. >>>>>Jesse Atkins born:1863 married Emmily Shipley and second to Minnie Kelly >>>>>William S.Atkins born:1865 married Nannie George. >>>>>Cynthia A. Atkins born:1867 married Levi E. Roach >>>>>John W. Atkins born:1870, married Effie Jackson >>>>> of George Washington Atkins Jr.born Nov.1872 in Dubois Co. Indiana. G.W.Atkins married Hettie (Hester) Belle Coble, Daughter of John Wesley Coble and Wife Polly Ann Moser.>>>>>Jacob Henry Atkins born:1875 died 1877. >>>>>Ella Atkins born : 1878 married David Hanger Veatch. >>>>>Rosa Atkins born: 1880 died 1898. Dora Atkins born: 1885 married Willis Levi Hubbs. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Thank you for visiting my page at Angelfire. Please come back and visit again!
