Morris Thomas Denny
Morris Thomas Denny was born on August 11, 1811, in Kentucky. He married Martha Trowbridge on September 6, 1832, and they had at least three children: Sarah, born around 1836; Nancy, born around 1840; and Gilbert, born around 1842. Martha may have died in the mid-1840s, and Denny married Sarah Gordon on February 19, 1846. They had at least five children: Hannah, born around 1848; Diana, born around 1848; Clayton, born around 1851; John, born around 1855; and Francis, born around 1858.
They settled in Washington County, Indiana, and Denny worked as a farmer. By 1860, he owned $1,000 of real estate and $450 of personal property. A decade later, he owned $1,200 of real estate and $7,500 of personal property. He applied for a pension in August 1891 on behalf of his son Gilbert, who died while fighting for the Union army. Denny died on February 24, 1896.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (2252) | Denny, Morris Thomas | 1811-08-11 | 1896-02-24 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Civilian
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- Gender: Male
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 1
- (3546) [recipient] ~ Gilbert H. Denny to Morris T. Denny and Sarah Denny, 24 March 1862
People - Records: 2
- (2252) Denny, Morris Thomas is the [parent of] (2241) Denny, Gilbert H.
- (2253) Denny, Sarah is the [husband of] (2252) Denny, Morris Thomas
Places - Records: 2
SOURCES
1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, available from Ancestry.com; Indiana Marriages, 1810-2001, available from Ancestry.com.
