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Nelson Dennis

Male 1838 - 1920  (82 years)


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  • Name Nelson Dennis 
    Born 11 Mar 1838 
    Gender Male 
    Died 20 Oct 1920 
    Person ID I01315  Jacob and Barbara (Schenk) Hoover
    Last Modified 1 Apr 2014 

    Father Nelson "Josiah" Dennis,   b. ABT. 1799,   d. 17 Apr 1864  (Age ~ 65 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Mother Elizabeth "Betsy" Zimmerman,   b. ABT. 1803,   d. 7 Jun 1881  (Age ~ 78 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Married ABT. 1825 
    Family ID F0516  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Deborah Ann Davis,   b. 1832,   d. 17 Oct 1863  (Age 31 years) 
    Married 25 Feb 1862 
    Last Modified 1 Apr 2014 
    Family ID F0541  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Margaret Wardell,   b. 1840,   d. 1897  (Age 57 years) 
    Married 17 Jan 1865 
    Children 
     1. Lafayette Dennis,   b. 6 Aug 1865  [Natural]
     2. Elliott Dennis,   b. 31 Oct 1868,   d. 17 Apr 1941  (Age 72 years)  [Natural]
     3. Tillman Dennis,   b. ABT. 1869  [Natural]
     4. William Robert Dennis,   b. 26 May 1872  [Natural]
     5. Ensley Dennis,   b. ABT. 1873  [Natural]
    Last Modified 1 Apr 2014 
    Family ID F0542  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Margaret Amarilla "Rill" Buckley,   b. Mar 1852 
    Married 15 Mar 1899  Cheapside, Ontaro Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Bessie Lynley Dennis,   b. 18 Mar 1889,   d. 15 Jul 1976, Drumbo, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)  [Natural]
    Last Modified 1 Apr 2014 
    Family ID F0544  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 

    • On the 1861 Census of Walpole, Haldimand, Ontario are:
      Dennis Nelson, Male, Aged 32, Born Ontario, Baptist, German, Farmer, Married
      Dennis Margaret, Female, Aged 31, Born Ontario, Baptist, German, Married
      Dennis Lafayette, Male, Aged 6, Born Ontario, Baptist, German, Single
      Dennis Elliette, Male, Aged 4, Born Ontario, Baptist, German, Single
      Dennis Tillmon, Male, Aged 3, Born Ontario, Baptist, German, Single
      Dennis William, Male, Aged 1, Born Ontario, Baptist, German, Single
      Dennis Elizabeth, Female, Aged 69, Born Ontario, Baptist, German, Widowed

      Haldimand Marriages, Walpole - Nelson Dennis, Aged 59 Years, Resides Walpole, Does Not Know Where Born, Widowed 2, Farmer, Father Josiah Dennis, Mother Sarah Zimmerman, Buckley Margaret Amarilla, Aged 46 Years, Resides Walpole, Does Not Know Where Born, Father Francis Buckley, Mother Electa R. Wagoner, Witnesses Bertha Buckley, Cheapside, Annie M. Down, Cheapside, 15th March 1899 at Cheapside, Groom Baptist, Bride Methodist, Solemnized by Rev. G. A. MacLennan, by License, Registered 31 March 1899, J. Murdoch Division Registrar of Walpole

      On the 1911 Census of Walpole, Haldimand, Ontario are:
      Dennis Nelson, Lot 20, Concession 3, Male, Head, Married, Born August 1838, Aged 62
      Dennis Ammarilla, Female, Wife, Married, Born March 1852, Aged 58
      Awde James, Male, Son-in-law, Married, Born April 1889, Aged 30
      Awde Bessie, Female, Daughter, Married, Born April 1891, Aged 22

      Haldimand Deaths, Walpole - Dennis Nelson, Place of Death Township of Walpole, Male, English, Married, Aged 82 Years 7 Months 8 Days, Born Township of Walpole, March 11, 1838, Farmer, Farming, At Place of Death Lifetime, In Ontario Lifetime, In Canada Lifetime, Father Josiah Dennis, Born Canada, Mother Elizabeth Zimmerman, Born Canada, Informant James Awde, Jarvis, Nephew, Place of Burial Cheapside, Date of Burial October 21st 1920, Undertaker Munroe Hoover, Selkirk, Cause of Death Carcinoma of Prostate Glands, Duration 3 Years, Immediate Cause of Death Debility and Lexia Abrophion, Duration 3 Months, Physician I. J. Leatherdale, Jarvis, Ontario, Date of Return October 20th 1920, S. A. Thompson, Nanticoke, Division Registrar of Walpole