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Elsie Mae Dennis 1888–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jul 1888

Birth Location: Maquoketa Twp, Jackson, Iowa

Death Date: January 1965

Death Location: Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: William Dennis

Mother: Mary Keeney

Spouse(s): Garley Smith

Children(s): Wayne Smith, Mildred Smith, Myrtle Marshall

Elsie Mae Dennis was born in 1888 in Maquoketa Twp, Jackson, Iowa, the child of William Willie Eugene Dennis And Mary J Keeney. In 1900, Elsie Mae Dennis resided in Fairfield, Jackson, Iowa, USA. In 1910, Elsie Mae Dennis resided in Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA. Elsie Mae Dennis married Garley Smith, and had children including Mildred M Smith, Myrtle Marian Marshall, Wayne W Smith. Elsie Mae Dennis passed away in 1965 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elsie Mae Dennis was born in 1888 in Maquoketa Twp, Jackson, Iowa, the child of William Willie Eugene Dennis And Mary J Keeney.
  • In 1900, Elsie Mae Dennis resided in Fairfield, Jackson, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1910, Elsie Mae Dennis resided in Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA.
  • Elsie Mae Dennis married Garley Smith, and had children including Mildred M Smith, Myrtle Marian Marshall, Wayne W Smith.
  • Elsie Mae Dennis passed away in 1965 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Dennis
1862–1940
Birth Location: Missouri
WD
Mary Keeney
1866–1927
Birth Location: Iowa
MK

Spouses(s)

Garley Smith
1880–1952
Birth Location: Ohio
GS

Children(s)

Wayne Smith
1908–1980
Birth Location: Davenport, Iowa
WS
Mildred Smith
1914–1951
Birth Location: Iowa
MS
Myrtle Marshall
1915–1990
Birth Location: Miles Jackso, Iowa
MM

Elsie Dennis's Ancestors

Self
Elsie Dennis
1888–1965
Birth Place: Maquoketa Twp, Jackson, Iowa
Parents
William "Willie" Eugene Dennis
1862–1940
Missouri
Mary (J.) Keeney
1866–1927
Iowa
Grandparents
James (Kimber) Keeney
1840–1915
Lawrence County, Ohio, USA
Lucinda (Belle) Pemberton
1844–1906
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Keeney
1816–1885
Janice Simmons
1816–1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Keeney
1789–1870
Mary Crawford
1787–1865
William Simmons
1796–1850
Jane Simmons
1796–

Elsie Dennis's Descendants

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Elsie (Mae) Dennis (19 Jul 1888–January 1965) m. Garley Smith (17 June 1880–June 1952)
  1. 1. Wayne (W.) Smith 1908–1980 m. Coral (Vivian) Stickley 1911–1952
  2. 2. Mildred (M.) Smith 1914–1951
  3. 3. Myrtle (Marian) Marshall 1915–1990 m. James (Edward) Marshall 1882–1970

Elsie Dennis's Timeline

10 Records

1888
19 Jul 1888
Birth of Elsie Mae Dennis in Maquoketa Twp, Jackson, Iowa
Maquoketa Twp, Jackson, Iowa
1900
1900
Age 12
Elsie Mae Dennis resided here in Fairfield, Jackson, Iowa, USA
Fairfield, Jackson, Iowa, USA
1910
1910
Age 22
Elsie Mae Dennis resided here in Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA
Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA
1920
1920
Age 32
Elsie Mae Dennis resided here in Center, Clinton, Iowa, USA
Center, Clinton, Iowa, USA
1925
1 Jan 1925
Age 37
Elsie Mae Dennis resided here in South Fork, Jackson, Iowa, USA
South Fork, Jackson, Iowa, USA
1930
1930
Age 42
Elsie Mae Dennis resided here in Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA
Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA
1935
1935
Age 47
Elsie Mae Dennis resided here in Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, USA
Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 52
Elsie Mae Dennis resided here in Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, USA
Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, USA
1950
1950
Age 62
Elsie Mae Dennis resided here in Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, USA
Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, USA
1965
January 1965
Age 77
Death of Elsie Mae Dennis
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1888
    Event Place: Maquoketa Twp, Jackson, Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa State Census Collection
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T627_1168; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 49-3
    [3] Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Center, Clinton, Iowa; Roll: T625_485; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 37
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: 660; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0012; Image: 252.0; FHL microfilm: 2340395
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fairfield, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: 438; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0056; FHL microfilm: 1240438
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T624_407; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0064; FHL microfilm: 1374420
    [8] Iowa, Select Marriages
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Brandon, Jackson, Io

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Fairfield, Jackson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fairfield, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: 438; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0056; FHL microfilm: 1240438

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T624_407; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0064; FHL microfilm: 1374420

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Center, Clinton, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Center, Clinton, Iowa; Roll: T625_485; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 37

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1925
    Event Place: South Fork, Jackson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa State Census Collection

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: 660; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0012; Image: 252.0; FHL microfilm: 2340395

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T627_1168; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 49-3

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T627_1168; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 49-3

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Brandon, Jackson, Io

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: January 1965
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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