James Henry Denning Sr

Brief Life History of James Henry

When James Henry Denning Sr was born on 25 January 1853, in Abersychan, Monmouthshire, Wales, his father, James Denning, was 23 and his mother, Sarah Merrifield, was 20. He married Rosanna Williams on 21 December 1874, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He immigrated to New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States in 1853 and lived in Ammon, Bingham, Idaho, United States in 1900 and Iona, Bingham, Idaho, United States in 1910. He died on 6 April 1919, in Iona, Bonneville, Idaho, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Iona Cemetery, Iona, Bonneville, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Henry Denning Sr
1853–1919
Emma Jane Celesta Squires
1866–1947
Marriage: 22 March 1883
Matilda Jane Denning
1884–1950
Emma Myrtle Denning
1887–1964
Jessie LeRoy Denning
1887–1887
Jeddie Squires Denning
1890–1945
Esther Denning
1893–1982
Harriet Denning
1894–1974
Lucy Denning
1896–1953
Olive Denning
1898–1963
Clara Bell Denning
1900–1989
Emaline Denning
1902–1923
Pearl Denning
1905–1985
Echo Denning
1909–1985
Chauncy Richard Denning
1913–1913
Rachel Denning
1914–1994

Sources (127)

  • James Henry Denning, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Legacy NFS Source: James Henry Denning - Church record: birth-name: James Henry Denning
  • James Henry Denning, "Idaho, Death Certificates, 1911-1937"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863

Historical Boundaries 1863: Idaho, Washington Territory, United States 1863: Boise, Washington Territory, United States 1863: Boise, Idaho Territory, United States 1863: Owyee, Idaho Territory, United States 1864: Oneida, Idaho, Territory, United States 1875: Bear Lake, Idaho Territory, United States 1890: Bear Lake, Idaho, United States

1872 · The First National Park

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Denning, a derivative of Old English Dynna, a name of uncertain origin, but perhaps derived from dunn ‘brown, dun-colored’.

Irish (northern): variant of Dineen .

German: habitational name from Denning in Bavaria.

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

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EARLY IONA HISTORY by Linden B. Bateman

One hundred years ago a handful of hardy pioneers launched the first lonely assault on the stretch of sage - brush wilderness, which would become the community of Iona. The year was 1883, only twenty …

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