Albert Valentine Dennis

Brief Life History of Albert Valentine

Albert Valentine Dennis was born on 14 February 1877, in Lenox, Dent, Missouri, United States as the son of Jerome Davis and Nancy Katherine Dennis. He married Bertha Alice Johnson on 2 June 1910, in Lenox, Dent, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Watkins Township, Dent, Missouri, United States for about 20 years. He died on 2 September 1947, in Crawford, Missouri, United States, at the age of 70.

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Albert Valentine Dennis
1877–1947
Bertha Alice Johnson
1888–1918
Marriage: 2 June 1910
Charles Edward Dennis
1909–1983
Delman Perry Dennis
1911–1983
Julia Opal Dennis
1913–1998
Ethel Irene Dennis
1918–1998

Sources (15)

  • Albert Dennis, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Albert Dennis, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • Albert Valentine Dennis, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

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Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English (Old French) personal name Denis(e), Dinis(e), vernacular forms of Latin Dionysius, Greek Dionysios ‘(follower) of Dionysos’, an eastern god introduced to the classical pantheon at a relatively late date and bearing a name of probably Semitic origin. The name was borne by various early Christian saints, including Saint Denis, the martyred 3rd-century bishop of Paris who became the patron saint of France. From the 12th century onward, the popularity of the name in England (and of its cognates, mainly Denis , in the continental Europe) seems to have been largely due to French influence. The feminine form Dionysia (in vernacular English likewise Den(n)is) is also found, and some examples of the surname may originate from it.

English: from Middle English deneis, a variant of danais ‘Danish’, with the vowel influenced by Middle English denshe (Old English denisc). Compare Dence .

Irish (mainly Dublin and Cork): of the same origin as 1 and 2 above, sometimes an alternative form to Donohue but more often to McDonough , since the personal name Donnchadh was Anglicized as Donough or Denis.

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

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