Denison

Kit Carson County, Colorado
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Kit Carson County Pioneers:

Austin E. Denison, 8 South 43 West

Mercy Celestia Benson b: 19 AUG 1830 d: 12 FEB 1898 married William Austin Denison b: 30 MAY 1836 d: BET 1863 AND 1866

In 1860 Oswego County, New York, Wm. Dennison is 23, Mercy 30, with Charles 4 and Mary 2.

Mercy Celestia (Benson) Richmond 1830-1898 is buried in Masonville, Delaware County Iowa # 115765268, with Justus S. Richmond 1815-1903.
They had Susan Angeline (Richmond) Kelly 1870-1953

Charles W. Denison b: 10 MAY 1856 d: 17 JUL 1891 married Delia Oretta Wright b: 1 JAN 1859 d: 5 JAN 1922
Charles is buried in Masonville 1856-1891 # 108602465.
Della (Wright) (Deniso) Traver 1859-1922 is also buried in Masonville.

Mary Adelia Dennison b: ABT 1858

Austin Elmer Denison b: 18 AUG 1862 d: 8 MAR 1949

In 1865 Oswego County, New York, Mercy Dennison is 35, George 8, Mary 6, and Austin 4.

Charles Denison was in Delaware County, Iowa in 1870, living with Alfred Coates of New York, 56, Sarah A. 50 of New York, Irvin 21, and Mary 12.

Sarah Ann (Benson) Coats 1820 -1891 is buried in Delaware County # 29733942, so she's probably an aunt.
Spring Branch Cemetery, Delaware County, has :
Coats Alfred - 16 Jul 1877 68y -
Coats Henry C. - 1867 29y s/o Alfred & Susan Coats
Coats Susan Ann - 05 Jul 1890 - w/o Alfred Coats

In 1880 Delaware County, Iowa, Mercy Richmond is 50, Coria 12, and Susan A. 10. Austin Denison 17 born in New York is with him, father born in Connecticut, mother in New York, a farmer.
Susan A. Richmond married J.E. Kelly, son of Joseph Kelley and Julia A. Seymour.

Austin E. Denison, 37, born at Oswego County, New York to Wm. Denison and Mercy C. Benson, married 12 Jan 1899 at Marshalltown, Iowa, Martha Oswalt Spouse's Age 37
Etna was the daughter of Edward G. Oswalt 1835-1919 and Martha Jane Tripp 1841-1903. She had married Shelby Merrick Plumb 1857-1931.

Edna J. and Shelby M. Plumb divorced in Ames, Iowa in January 1899.

In 1900 Story County, Iowa, Austin is a farm laborer, born April 1862 in New York, married two years ot Edna J. Jan 1862 Iowa. She's had seven kids, four living. Leo was born April 1900 in Iowa.

Charles Lloyd Denison was born April 5, 1900 in Collins, Story County, Iowa to Austin E. Denison and Etna Jane Oswalt>
Austin claimed a quarter in section 14, 8S 43W in 1907.

Austin Elmer Denison, 46? or 55, born at Paris, New York, married Miss Birdie Lee, 34, born at Courtland, New York to Eugene Lee and Rose Barett, on Feb 23, 1918 in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa.

In 1920 Cerro Gordo County, Austin is 58, a laborer, with Birdie 35.

Austin is divorced in 1925 Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, 62, living with George W. Porter.

Austin is widowed in 1930 Mason City, 6, sharing lodging with Charles Towner, 70 of Alabama.

In 1940 Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, Austin is 77, born in New York, divorced.

One tree said Austin died in 1949.

Edna is a store-keeper in Tulsa County, Oklahoma in 1910, 48, widowed, born in Iowa, with son Leroy 10 born in Iowa, and two boarders.

She's widowed in the 1920, 1925 Marshalltown Iowa living with son Charles L., 1930, and 1940 census.

In 1940 Marshalltown. Etna is divorced, 79, with son Charles 40 his wife Esther 36, Wanda 10, Clarabelle 7, and Charles Jr. 5, all born in IOwa.

Etta 1861-1940 is buried in Marshalltown # 126847978.

"Joplin News Herald August 6, 1965

Mrs. Rosa Lee Mathis, 81 years old, 2302 Murphy avenue, died at 2 o'clock this morning at Jane Chinn hospital at Webb City, where she had been a patient 10 days. She had been a Joplin resident since 1917 and was a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and a member of the Social Worker's Sunday School class.
She was the widow of Walter J. Mathis, who died in 1939.
Surviving are a son, James Earl Mathis, 1909 Bird avenue; four daughters, Mrs. Jess Cannon and Mrs. Ethel Harris, 1917 Murphy avenue; Mrs. Bessie Goss, Joplin route 1, and Mrs. Raymond Troyer, of Granite City, Ill., a half-brother, Charles Lloyd Dennison of Marshalltown, Iowa, 13 grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren.
The family will be at 1917 Murphy avenue.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Elder Floyd Nichol will officiate. Burial will be in Fairview cemetery under direction of the Mason chapel.
Grandsons will serve as active pallbearers and members of the Social Worker's Sunday school class will be honorary pallbearers. Friends may call at the chapel until noon Saturday, then at the church."

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