Individual Details

William Gilbert Dennis

(6 Jun 1850 - 15 Mar 1926)



A son listed as "Gilbert" was named as living at home in the divorce petition of his mother.
Death Certificate states he was a Veterinarian. This connection of this William as being the same as the William of this family seems certain given the information on the death certificate.

1880 Census. Jackson Co, 12th Dist., p.230C, Hh 7
Gilbert Dennis, age 29. Frances age 28, wife.
Margaret 7, dau; Allis 6, dau; Lue 5, dau; Viney 1; dau.
James Whitefield, 16, servant.

1900 Census. Springfield Ward 6, Greene Co, MO, Hh 219
William Dennis, b. Jun 1850, age 49, married 31 years, Mail contractor
Arzelia F., b. Dec 1851, age 48, 11 children - 9 are living
Althea, dau, b. Jul 1884, age 15 - all the children born in Missouri
Florence, dau, b. Dec 1886, age 13
Beulah, dau, b. Feb 1889, age 11
Hershal, son, b. Sep 1891, age 8
Holland, son, b. Sep 1893, age 6

1910 Census. Finley Twp, Christian Co MO, Hh 252
William G. Dennis, age 59, married 40 years, b. TN
Fannie, age 58, 11 children - 9 are living
Hershal, son, age 18
Holland, son, age 16

1920 Census. South Payette, Payette Co, Idaho, Hh 96
William G. Dennis, age 69, b. TN, Dairy man
Fannie, wife, age 68

Idaho Death Certificate #52592
William G. Dennis died in Boise, Ada, Idaho, on 15 Mar 1926 of heart block. He was 75, born 6 Jun 1850 in Tennessee. He was a widower and his occupation listed as Veterinary. Residence was 515 Logan St. His parents were Miles Dennis and Sarah, both born in Tennessee. Mrs. Frank McMillan of 515 Logan, Boise, was the informant. He was buried on March 22, Ozark, Missouri.

William & Frances are both said to be buried in Ozark Cemetery, Christian Co MO. I believe William & Fannie died in Idaho as they were living in Payette Co, Idaho, in 1920.

Events

Birth6 Jun 1850Tennessee
Marriage16 Dec 1869Frances Arzella "Fannie" Pippin
Death15 Mar 1926Boise, Ada County, Idaho

Families

SpouseFrances Arzella "Fannie" Pippin (1851 - 1921)
ChildLuke G. Dennis (1870 - 1870)
ChildMargaret Catherine Dennis (1872 - 1953)
ChildSarah Alice Dennis (1874 - 1959)
ChildRinnie Louise Dennis (1876 - 1962)
ChildVirley Dennis (1879 - )
ChildMary Willis Dennis (1881 - 1896)
ChildAlthea Dennis (1884 - 1930)
ChildFlorence Dennis (1886 - 1950)
ChildBeulah Beatrice Dennis (1889 - 1962)
ChildCharles Hershel Dennis (1891 - 1965)
ChildHolland Denton Dennis (1893 - 1948)
FatherMILES DENNIS (1805 - 1858)
MotherSARAH ANN FOX (1811 - 1860)
SiblingRichard Henry Dennis (1831 - 1904)
SiblingBenjamin Franklin Dennis (1833 - 1916)
SiblingJames Madison Dennis (1835 - )
SiblingElizabeth Dennis (1837 - 1915)
SiblingMartha Jane Dennis (1838 - )
SiblingSally Almira Dennis (1840 - )
SiblingMiranda Dennis (1842 - )
SiblingLEROY W. DENNIS (1844 - 1923)
SiblingMiles Pinkney Dennis (1848 - 1907)

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