Hortensia Tinsey Denny

Brief Life History of Hortensia Tinsey

When Hortensia Tinsey Denny was born on 3 April 1834, in Auglaize, Ohio, United States, her father, Solomon Denny, was 36 and her mother, Drusilla Short, was 34. She married William Goodwin on 2 April 1854, in Auglaize, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Washington Township, Auglaize, Ohio, United States in 1850 and Noble Township, Auglaize, Ohio, United States in 1880. She died on 29 December 1911, in Saint Marys, Saint Marys Township, Auglaize, Ohio, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Elm Grove Cemetery, Saint Marys, Saint Marys Township, Auglaize, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Goodwin
1828–1910
Hortensia Tinsey Denny
1834–1911
Marriage: 2 April 1854
Amos Goodwin
1854–1907
David Goodwin
1858–1914
Mary Goodwin
1861–
Rose Goodwin
1865–
Rhoda Goodwin
1868–
Elizabeth Ann Goodwin
1870–
Druzilla "Zella" Goodwin
1876–1954
William E Goodwin
1879–1959

Sources (12)

  • Tinsey Goodwin in household of William Goodwin, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Hartmay Denny, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • Tency Goodwin, "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001"

World Events (8)

1836 · Remember the Alamo

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1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated

On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.

1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: from Middle English Den(n)y, a pet form of the personal name Denis (see Dennis ). Compare Tenney .

English: habitational name from Danny in Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, recorded as Danye in 1343. Alternatively, the name may arise from Denny in Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, but no medieval evidence with a habitative preposition has been found in the case of the latter.

Scottish: habitational name from Denny in Stirlingshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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