Elmer Ferson DENNIS (RIN: 434), son of Charles Norton DENNIS and Margaret Elizabeth FERSON , was born 15 October 1859 in Washington, IA. He married Martha Ella BRIDGES 19 March 1882 in Hamilton, IL. He died 28 March 1937 in Hamilton, IL. Martha Ella BRIDGES (RIN: 438) was born 25 January 1862 in Augusta, IA. She died 10 August 1944 in Hamilton, Hancock Co., IL.
| 1. Harry Wesley DENNIS (RIN: 439), b. 04 January 1883 | See Harry Wesley DENNIS & Nellie V. MORRISON |
| 2. Charles Roy DENNIS (RIN: 471), b. 19 May 1885 | See Charles Roy DENNIS & Mamie PARNELL |
| 3. Melgar Earl DENNIS (RIN: 472), b. 24 July 1891 | See Melgar Earl DENNIS & Hazel Muir JACKSON |
| 4. Mary Elizabeth DENNIS (RIN: 473), b. 27 February 1895 | See Walter V. SMITH & Mary Elizabeth DENNIS |
| 5. John Clarence DENNIS (RIN: 474), b. 02 March 1888 | See John Clarence DENNIS & Ada Ora COLVIN |
| 6. Minnie Louisa DENNIS (RIN: 476), b. 22 December 1903 | See Gordon N. WALLACE & Minnie Louisa DENNIS |
Notes for Elmer Ferson DENNIS:
Hayward (1889), p. 517. Newspaper Obit, Siegfried Scrapbook, VI, p.
41, from
Hancock Co., IL Hist. Soc. - d. date. Prominent in Hamilton City and
Montebello township politics and civic affairs and fraternal
organizations for
many years after 2-year illness. Served one term as mayor of
Hamilton, as
assessor and alderman, member I.O.O.F. b. near Morning Sun, IA.
When a small
child he went with parents to NH, their former home, where family
remained
until 1869, when they came to Hamilton. Jerry Dennis (Apr 1996) - m.
Martha E.
French (1863-1944)
Notes for Martha Ella BRIDGES:
Hayward (1889), p. 517 - name and birthdate. Biograph. Rev. (for
Hancock Co., IL. ?, Hobart Publ. Co.) - b. 23 Jan 1863. dau of Wesley Crayton
Bridges, b. TN (?),to Hancock Co. December 1855, and Mary Ellen Harrison, b.
Aashington Co, IN, 25 Jan 1843. One of 5 ch. Hancock Co. Cem. records.
!Buried: Oakwood Cemetery.
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