Individual Details

Census indicated Miles was born in 1846. His dates are from family Bible records.

1880 Census. Prec 4, Dallas Co, TX, Hh 378
M. P. Dennis, 31, railroad laborer, b. TN, parents b. TN
Elisabeth, 26, wife, b. MS, parents b. MS
James W., 11, son, b. Texas as were all the boys
John P. 9, son
Joseph H. 7, son
Chas. 4, son
Albert Lee, age 3 months, born in March Note: [This child was Walter Lee]
Henry Smith, age 13, ward, b. Bavaria

I did not find Miles in 1900; Elizabeth with three of their children living in Dallas Co and said she was "married". I have not found a marriage record for the suggested 2nd marriage.

Buried Pleasant Mound Cemetery, Dallas, TX. Shares a headstone with first wife Elizabeth.

Birth	25 Nov 1848	Jackson County, Tennessee
Marriage	12 Feb 1868	Grayson County, Texas - Mary Elizabeth Nelson
Divorce	Bef 1897	Mary Elizabeth Nelson
Marriage	27 Oct 1897	Dallas, Dallas County, Texas - Louisa C. Woody
Death	12 Apr 1907	Dallas, Dallas County, Texas

Spouse	Mary Elizabeth Nelson (1853 - 1923)
Child	James William Dennis (1869 - 1934)
Child	John Pinkney Dennis (1871 - 1939)
Child	Joseph W. Dennis (1873 - )
Child	Charles Dennis (1876 - )
Child	Walter Lee Dennis (1880 - 1938)
Child	Alta Corine Dennis (1885 - 1966)

Spouse

Louisa C. Woody ( - )

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	LEROY W. DENNIS (1844 - 1923)
Sibling	William Gilbert Dennis (1850 - 1926)