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 1813 - 1898 (85 years)
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| Name |
William Henry Harrison Denning |
| Born |
19 May 1813 |
Adams Co., Ohio  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
10 Dec 1898 |
Onarga, Iroquois, Illinois [1] |
| Buried |
Onarga Twp. Cemetery, Onarga, IL [1] |
| Person ID |
I5031 |
Bishir Family |
| Last Modified |
10 Nov 2022 |
| Family 1 |
Lisona Sarah Piatt, b. Abt 1810, Ohio , d. 2 Mar 1837, Adams Co., Ohio (Age ~ 27 years) |
| Married |
26 Mar 1833 |
Adams Co., Ohio [1] |
| Notes |
- From Denning Forum at GenForum, posted by Mary Jane Peterson, March 5, 1998:
Notes for WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON DENNING: March 25th 1833 Job Denning wrote: "After my respects to you you will be so good as to let my sun Wm. Harrison Dinning have mariage to lisona, as I have no objections Job Denning"
From Adams Co. Ohio Marriage Records 1803-1833:
Marriage license issued, book 3: 1833 Dinning, William Harrison and Pyeatt, Sarah on 25 March
Marriage book 3, 1819-1833: Dinning, William Morrison(sic) and Pyatt, Sarah 26 March 1833 by John P. Vandyke
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| Children |
| + | 1. Mary Jane Denning, b. 29 Nov 1833, West Union, Ohio , d. 9 Aug 1913, Springfield, Clark Co., Ohio (Age 79 years) |
| | 2. Isaac Newton Denning, b. 5 May 1835, Ohio , d. 30 Jan 1903, Kansas (Age 67 years) |
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| Last Modified |
10 Nov 2022 |
| Family ID |
F1232 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
Harriett Crawford, b. Abt 1820, Ohio , d. 23 Nov 1891, Onarga, Iroquois, Illinois (Age ~ 71 years) |
| Married |
Abt 1837 |
Ohio [1] |
| Children |
| | 1. Sarah E. Denning, b. 1838, Union Co., Ohio , d. 20 Jul 1923, Onarga, Iroquois, Illinois (Age 85 years) |
| | 2. William C. Denning, b. Abt 1843, Ohio , d. Aft 1923, (Living in CA in 1923) (Age ~ 81 years) |
| | 3. Job Denning, b. Abt 1845, Ohio |
| | 4. Matilda Denning, b. Abt 1846, Ohio |
| | 5. Caroline Denning, b. Abt 1848, Ohio |
| | 6. Clara Denning, b. 1854, Ohio , d. 1929, Onarga, Iroquois, Illinois (Age 75 years) |
| | 7. Milton Denning, b. 8 Mar 1860, Illinois , d. 7 Jan 1889, Illinois (Age 28 years) |
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| Last Modified |
10 Nov 2022 |
| Family ID |
F1860 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- 1. From Denning Forum at GenForum, posted by Mary Jane Peterson, March 5, 1998:
Notes for WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON DENNING: March 25th 1833 Job Denning wrote: "After my respects to you you will be so good as to let my sun Wm. Harrison Dinning have mariage to lisona, as I have no objections Job Denning"
2. Census Information:
*Listed with father on 1830 census
*From 1840 census, Tiffin Twp., Adams Co., OH, pg. 64:
Harrison Denning, 1 m. 5-10 (Newton), 1 m. 20-30 (Harrison), 1 m. 30-40 (?); 1 f. under 5 (Sarah), 1 f. 5-10 (Mary Jane), 1 f. 20-30 (Harriet)**Also listed on this page are John Denning (30-40); Daniel Denning (30-40), and Mary Denning (70-80)
*From 1850 census, Dodson Twp., Highland Co., OH, pg. 267, family 785 (Microfilm):
Denning, William H., m, 37, farmer, b. OH
Harriett, f, 30, b. OH [second wife]
Newton, m, 15, b. OH [son with Lisona]
L. E., m, 12, b. OH [this is actually Sarah E., first daughter
with Harriett]
William C., m, 7, b. OH
Job, m, 5, B. OH
Matilda, f, 4, b. OH
Caroline, f, 2, b. OH
Polly, 50, b. OH, blind [his sister]
*From 1855 Illinois State Census, Iroquois Co., IL:
Denning, Harrison- 1 male under 10 (Job?), 1 male 10-20 (William, 14), 1 male 20-30 (Newton, 20), 1 male 40-50 (Harrison,42), 3 females under 10 (Mathilda, 9; Alice, 2; Clara, infant), 1 female 10-20 (?), 1 female 30-40 (Harriet, 33), 1 female 50-60 (Polly, 59)
*From 1860 census, Onarga, Iroquois Co, IL, fam#1010:
Dinning,H.[arrison] 47 M OH Farmer 3700 550
Harriett 38 F OH
Newton 20 M OH Farmer 00 100 [?age should be 25]
William 19 M OH
Job 16 M OH
Mathilda 14 F OH
Alice 11 F OH
Clara 5 F OH
Milton 3/12 M IL
P.[olly] 54 F OH [should be 64]
*From 1870 Federal Census, Onarga, Iroquois Co., IL
DENNING, William 57 M W Farmer 4000 1000 Ohio
Harriet 47 F W Keep House Ohio
William 29 M W Teaching Ohio
Clara 16 F W Ohio
Milton 10 M W Illinois
Just above William H. Denning in this census is listed Jacob Pitzer, age 22, farmer, b. OH, his wife Caroline, 18, and his daughter, Dulcina, age 6/12. I think this is Isaiah's cousin, oldest son of his father's brother Jacob, and this could be how Mary Jane met Isaiah as they appear to be close neighbors.
[Information from Gwen Thomas as above: The family moved to IL in 1854.]
*From 1880 census, Onarga, Iroquois Co., IL
William H. Denning, 67, farmer, b. OH, father b. PA, mother b. PA
3. From "Highland Co., OH Taxpayers": Denning, Wm. H., 1850, Dodson Twp.; Denning, Harrison, 1851, Dodson Twp.; Denning, W.H.H., 1852, 1853, 1854, Dodson Twp.
4. From Adams Co. Ohio Marriage Records 1803-1833:
Marriage license issued, book 3: 1833 Dinning, William Harrison and Pyeatt, Sarah on 25 March
Marriage book 3, 1819-1833: Dinning, William Morrison(sic) and Pyatt, Sarah 26 March 1833 by John P. Vandyke
5. Actual birth and death date from Gwen Thomas (gwil@colint.com) 10/2000.
6. A stone at Onarga Township Cemetery lists:
Harriet Denning, wife of WHH d. Nov. 23, 1891 ae71
W.H. Denning, May 19, 1813-Dec. 10, 1898
Milton A. Denning, son, Mar. 8, 1860-Jan. 7, 1889
Another stone, same cemetery:
Sarah Riner Campbell, 1838-1923
[Sarah's obit lists her brother, William, as living in CA and her sister, Clara, as Mrs. WW Loudon living in Onarga. (A search for her stone shows the dates 1854-1929)
7. Obituary in the 'Onarga Leader and Review', Onarga, Iroquois County, Illinois, December 16, 1898 (from Gwen Thomas, April 2001): "William H. H. Denning was born in Ohio, May 19th, 1813, and died in Tuscola, Ill. Dec. 10th, 1898, in the 86th year of his life. Nearly one third of that long life was given to the care of a helpless invalid son who needed and received the constant care of his parents for 29 years. The mother, who faithfully shared with him this constant burden and care, has for nearly seven years been sharing in the bliss and blessedness of the glorified. No father was ever more layal, loving, self-denying, self-forgetting or devoted than was Father Denning. So impregnated had his life become with the thought of his helpless child that often during his last sickness, when his mind wandered, he was caring for Miltie, who had been dead for years, and calling piteously for member of the family to help him do things for the comfort of his boy.
How much of the gentleness and unselfishness of his character was born by the chair of that helpless invalid son, eternity alone can reveal.
Along the quiet and unobserved paths of life his battles were fought and victories won -- none the less battles and none the less victories because the world did not know about them. It is by no means necessary that the sublimity of the deed shall be measured by its publicity.
Father Denning removed from Ohio to Illinois in 1854. For nearly half a century he lived in this community. His life has been an alluring commentary upon the religion he professed to have obtained and enjoyed.
In 1843, he was converted, in Ohio, and for 55 years has been a devout follower of the Nazarene of whom it was said "He went about doing good." After his conversion he united with the United Brethren Church and for more than 40 years was a faithful member and worker in that church. There being no organization of that church near he joined the M. E. church and for 14 years was a member of that body.
When a young man he took a firm stand against two evils -- human slavery and the rum traffic. He lived to see the first go down. Not a slave wore the badge of servitude nor clankeda chain in all the broad domain of our loved country when he died. May his children live to see that other slavery - the drink habit - as effectually dead.
For the seven years last past he made his home with his two daughters, Mrs. Wesley Louden, of this place, and Mrs. Sarah Campbell, of Tuscola, at whose home he died.
He was married first to Miss Sarah Piatt, who bore him two children, one a daughter living in Ohio and a son living in Kansas. Sometime after her death he was married (in 1837) to Miss Harriet Crawford who bore him ten children five of whom have preceeded him to the better land. There are now living seven children, twenty-four grandchildren and thirty great-grandchildren.
The later years of life were years of suffering, but he endured the pain with expemplary patience. Towards the close of life many things seemed a blank to him but at the voice of song his mind became clear and the clouds for a time vanished away. Ont the 10th day of Dec., in Tuscola, Ill., at 9 o'clock Father Denning fell asleep as gently as a little child falls asleep in it's mother's arms.
"Servant of God, well done.
Thy glorious warfare's past:
Thy battle's fought, thy victory won,
And thou art crowned at last."
Funeral services were held at the M. E. church in Onarga Tuesday afternoon, Dr. G. R. Palmer delivering an excellent sermon to a large audience."
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