Brief Life History of Harry
When Harry Denny was born on 10 December 1878, in Jefferson, Kansas, United States, his father, James Andrew Denny, was 27 and his mother, Susan Rebecca Denny, was 25. He married Bertha Louise Gardner on 23 May 1904, in Jackson, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. He lived in Longton, Elk, Kansas, United States in 1910 and Delaware Township, Jefferson, Kansas, United States in 1920. He died in 1947, at the age of 69.
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Sources (13)
- Harry Denny in household of J A Denny, "United States Census, 1880"
- Denny, "Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940"
- Harry Denny, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
Spouse and Children
1878–1947 Male
1886–1964 Female
Children (4)
1905–1951 Male
1907–1977 Male
1911–1985 Male
1915–1915 Male
Parents and Siblings
1851–1944 Male
1853–1943 Female
Siblings (6)
1873– Female
1875– Female
1878–1947 Male
1883–1980 Male
1886– Female
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 3
1881 · Kansas Prohibits Alcoholic Beverages
Age 3
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 20
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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