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Submitted and written by: Irving Denslow |
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| My Great Great Grandfather, Jeremiah Denslow, was born July 2, 1798, in
Geneseee County, New York. He married Barbara Griffin, about 1824, in
Batavia, New York. Some time about 1870 they moved to Mecosta County
Michigan. Jeremiah died in 1873. Jeremiah and Barbara had eight children: William Riley, Melissa, William Tracy, Edwin Beryl, Jerome Henry (my great grandfather) Clarissa Irene, and Marietta. Jerome Henry, born about 1836, first married Sarah Savage. She died young, and he then married Asenth Savage, a sister of his first wife., Jerome and Asenth had eight children: Frederick: George: Willard Glenn and William Lee (twins): Myrtle: Grant: Henry: Frank Eugene and Viola> Jerome served in he Navy during the Civil War in the U.S.S. North Carolina, the ST Lawrence, the R.R. Cuyler and the U.S.S. Constellation in Norfolk, Virginia. I have a copy of his discharge from the navy. Jerome died May 18, 1918 in Remus, Michigan. Frank Eugene Denslow, (my grandfather) was born May 9, 1871. He married Mary Rose Hotchkin in 1896. They made their home in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Frank and Eugene had two children: Floyd Eugene, and Aletha Belle. Floyd (my father) died in 1932 of cancer. After his death my mother, my mother's mother, my sister and I went to live in my grandfather's house. Thanks to my Grandfather, I learned to read and write at an early age. My grandfather was never seen without a pipe, and because he was always spilling hot ashes from his pipe, he was only allowed to sit in one chair in the living room if he was smoking, because he always burned out the seat of the chair. Also, we never owned a car that did not have the driver's seat burned out. I remember all the cars had gunny sacks stuffed in the holes in the car seat. About 1946 Grandpa took me to Remus to see his home areas. I met Milford Denslow's family there and after Grandpa returned home, I spent a great week on Milford's farm, where as a "city boy" I had a wonderful time. It was the last time my grandfather got to return home to the Remus area. Mary Rose died in September 9, 1946, shortly after celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. Frank died March 15, 1949. They are both buried in Crystal Springs Cemetery, Benton Harbor, Michigan. Discharge certificate for Jerome Denslow. According to the stories, he served in the Navy during the Civil War, . In 1912 he petitioned the war Department for a copy of his discharge, stating that while his wife was ill, he hired a young girl to help take care of his wife, and that after the girl was let go, it was discovered that a box with some jewelry and the original discharge paper was missing. This discharge is what was provided to him by the War Department. |
