Individual Details

Bobby Fox's file gave a birth year of 1848. The 1850 census has Leroy as age 7, born 1843/4. An 1860 Jackson Co Census transcript lists Leroy's age as 16 which would mean he was born in 1843, not 1848. The 1880 Census gives his age as 36 - this also figures out to a birth year of 1843/4. The 1920 Census gives age of 78 - born 1842.

In 1860, the family was all enumerated as "Davis".

1870 Census. Probably Leroy. Dist 12, Jackson Co TN
Hh 84.
Leroy D Denis, age 23, farmer, b. TN
Mary, age 23, b. TN
Sarah A. , age 3. [this child seems to be "Minda" in 1880 - was she something like Sarah Amanda?]

1880 Census. District 1, Jackson Co TN, Hh 7
Leeroy Dennis, age 36. Mary A. 32. Minda 12. Jennie 9. Isibelle 2.
All b. TN as were their parents.

Found in family tree on Ancestry.com
about 1898 Leroy Dennis gave deposition in the complaint of Albert Bean, et. al. vs. John Clinton, et. al. that identifies him as father-in-law to John Bean (husband to his daughter Arminda Dennis). DEPOSITION: LEROY DENNIS.
Quest. What relation are you to Complainant John Bean? Ans. I am his father-in-law. L. W. Dennis (his mark)
THE BILL OF COMPLAINT of Albert Bean, J. W. Stafford and W. W. Draper against John Bean, Morgan Bean and Wiley Bean, all of Jackson Co. TN. No date. Complainants Albert Bean and defendants John, Morgan and Wiley Bean are the joint owners of the following described tract of land , to wit, lying and being in the 10th Civil District of Jackson Co. TN on the waters of Blackburn's fork of Roaring River . . . P. M. Wassom's northwest corner . . . around to ElijahWassom's north boundary line . . . to Wm. Bean's west boundary line . . . to Jas. Night's [Knight's] south boundary line . . . to Wm. Sliger's west boundary line . . . to M. C. Garrison's line . . . John Clinton's south boundary line . .. James Stult's south boundary line . . . Lafayette Garrison's east boundary line . . . John L. Bean's east boundary line . . .Elijah Wassom's east boundar yline . . . P. M. Wassom's north boundary line . . . Each of the parties above named own one quarter undivided interest in said land subject however to an estate for and during the natural life of Joseph Bean therein and which will terminate at his death. . . . [Albert Bean] charges that the three shares of his brother's, to wit, John, Morgan and Wiley Bean
. . . ALBERT BEAN ET. AL. VS. JOHN CLINTON, ET. AL. Deposition taken: no date.

1900 Census states that Leroy & Mary A. had been married for 34 years, so they married about 1866.
Civil District 10, Jackson Co, TN, Hh 51
Leroy Dennis, b. Oct 1844. Age 55, married 34 years.
Mary A. Dennis, wife, b. Oct 1845, age 54, 5 children, all living
William, son, b. Jul 1885, age 14.

1910 Census. Leroy was age 62, Mary age 64. They had been married for 45 years. "Leler" a granddaughter, age 15, was living with them. Her occupation given as Servant. No different surname is given for Lela and she's slightly too old to be a daughter of any of their children, so there is a slight mystery about Lela's identification. Daughter Minda married a Bean, but she had no daughter of this name in the censuses. "Delia" is a name used several times in the family and is very similar to Lela, but there seems to be no grandchild of that name, the right age, either. Perhaps the enumerator was mistaken about the relationship.

1920 Census. Civil District 10, Jackson Co, TN Hh 24
LeRoy Dennis, age 78
Mary Ann, wife, age 75

Birth	8 Aug 1844	Jackson County, Tennessee
Marriage	1866	MARY ANN BEAN
Death	22 Nov 1923	Jackson County, Tennessee

Spouse	MARY ANN BEAN (1845 - 1921)
Child	Sarah Arminda Ellen "Minda" Dennis (1867 - 1958)
Child	GENEVA DELL "JENNIE" DENNIS (1871 - 1906)
Child	Ada Isibelle Dennis (1877 - 1947)
Child	Vona Frances DENNIS (1882 - 1954)
Child	William H "Willie" Dennis (1885 - 1984)

Father	MILES DENNIS (1805 - 1858)
Mother	SARAH ANN FOX (1811 - 1860)
Sibling	Richard Henry Dennis (1831 - 1904)
Sibling	Benjamin Franklin Dennis (1833 - 1916)
Sibling	James Madison Dennis (1835 - )
Sibling	Elizabeth Dennis (1837 - 1915)
Sibling	Martha Jane Dennis (1838 - )
Sibling	Sally Almira Dennis (1840 - )
Sibling	Miranda Dennis (1842 - )
Sibling	Miles Pinkney Dennis (1848 - 1907)
Sibling	William Gilbert Dennis (1850 - 1926)