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Dennis Holly Counts 1888 – 1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Apr 1888

Birth Location: Jackson Co., WV.

Death Date: 27 Sept 1965

Death Location: Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA

Father: Canaan Counts

Mother: Ida Garrett

Spouse(s): Mary Pfost

Children(s): Urita Counts

In 1888, Dennis Holly Counts entered the world in Jackson Co., WV., born to Canaan C. Counts and Ida Virginia Garrett. Dennis Holly Counts married Mary Catherine Pfost, and had children including Urita Kattherine Counts. Dennis Holly Counts passed away in 1965 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1888, Dennis Holly Counts entered the world in Jackson Co., WV., born to Canaan C. Counts and Ida Virginia Garrett.
  • Dennis Holly Counts married Mary Catherine Pfost, and had children including Urita Kattherine Counts.
  • Dennis Holly Counts passed away in 1965 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Canaan Counts
1857 – 1931
Birth Location: Jackson, West Virginia, USA
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Ida Garrett
1869 – 1915
Birth Location: Jackson County, West Virginia, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Mary Pfost
1888 – 1986
Birth Location: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Urita Counts
1936 – 2018
Birth Location: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
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Dennis Counts's Ancestors

Self
Dennis Counts
1888 – 1965
Birth Place: Jackson Co., WV.
Parents
Canaan C. Counts
1857 – 1931
Jackson, West Virginia, USA
Ida (Virginia) Garrett
1869 – 1915
Jackson County, West Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dennis Counts's Descendants

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Dennis (Holly) Counts (12 Apr 1888 – 27 Sept 1965) m. Mary (Catherine) Pfost (05 Nov 1888 – 24 Nov 1986)
  1. 1. Urita (Kattherine) Counts (1 January 1936 – 11 Aug 2018) m. Roy (Elvin) Lanham (19 July 1931 – 29 January 1997)
    1. 1. Lonny (Bruce) Lanham (11 Feb 1955 – 18 September 2019) m. Pamela (Sue) Garten (24 Apr 1960 – )
      1. 1. Carol (A.) Lanham (20 Sep 1978 – ) m. Demersman (1986 – ) m. Haynes (1985 – )
        1. 1. Michael (S.) Haynes (2008 – )
      2. 2. Brandon Lanham (1982 – )

Dennis Counts's Timeline

2 Records

1888
12 Apr 1888
Birth of Dennis Holly Counts in Jackson Co., WV.
Jackson Co., WV.
1965
27 Sept 1965
Age 77
Death of Dennis Holly Counts in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1888
    Event Place: Jackson Co., WV.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Sept 1965
    Event Place: Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
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