Rodney DENNIS (RIN: 284), son of Samuel DENNIS and Alice WHITING , was born 20 June 1834 in Jasper, Steuben Co., NY. He married Brunette PERRY 22 November 1860 in Troupsburg, NY. He died 16 May 1883 in Hornell, Steuben Co., NY. Brunette PERRY (RIN: 291) was born 12 September 1835 in Troupsburg, NY. She died 15 February 1862 in Jasper, Steuben Co., NY.


Children of Rodney DENNIS and Brunette PERRY are:
1. Thomas Allen DENNIS (RIN: 304), b. 06 November 1861

Other Marriages/Unions for Rodney DENNIS:
See Rodney DENNIS & Frances Minerva BENNETT


Notes for Rodney DENNIS:

LWD, p. 77,123-126. Bur. Hope Cem. Attended Troupsburg Acad., grad.
Alfred
Univ. 1856.
Taught school alternate terms during college. Grad. Union College
1858.
Taught for 2 years at Tuskegee, AL, at Brownwood Inst., nr La
Grange, GA.
Returned by boat with "$ 331 and 1/2" in his pocket. Wife Brunette
Perry was
student at Alfred Univ., class of 1858. Apptd. school commissioner
of District
No. 3 in 1860, held position while in Jasper. Apptd Depy. Intern. Rev.
Collector, served several years. Mother cared for son after
Brunette died.
Read law at Hornellsville in office of Harlow Hakes, grad. Albany
Law School in
1864. Drafted for Civil War, but failed physical because of foot
injury. Lived
in Hornellsville after m. to Frances Bennett, niece of Harlow Hakes.
Justice of
Peace 1869, President of Village. member Board of Trustees, member
of school
board. One of founders of Hornell Library Assoc., first village
library in W.
NY. 1874 - law firm of Dennis and Santee, later Dennis and Hanson.
Health
deteriorated by unknown disease. Quote from article written at time
of death.

Bennett (1987), p. 91 - Graduated from Union College, Schenectady,
NY in 1856.


Notes for Brunette PERRY:


Notes for Thomas Allen DENNIS:

!Burial: LWD, p. 123. Bur. Hampshire Cem. with mother.


The most recent update of information contained on this page was on: 09 February 2010