Andrew Waite Denham

Andrew Waite Denham

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  • Name Andrew Waite Denham 
    Born 24 Jun 1886  Penfield, Lorain County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened
    Pennsylvania Death Certificate
    Pennsylvania Death Certificate
    Andrew Waite Denham
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Penfield, Lorain County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    LnHholdGivenSurnameRelationGenderRaceBirthDateAgeStatusYears
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    BirthPlaceBirthPlace
    of Father
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    Year
    Occupation
    85144Andrew W.DenhamheadmalewhiteApr 184159marriedOhioScotlandScotlandhouse painter
    86144Eliza M.DenhamwifefemalewhiteNov 186237married73OhioOhioOhio
    87144Ralph L.DenhamsonmalewhiteFeb 187921singleOhioOhioOhioday laborer
    88144A. WaiteDenhamsonmalewhiteJun 188613singleOhioOhioOhioat school
    89144Leslie V.DenhamsonmalewhiteJun 18945singleOhioOhioOhioat school
    90144PutnamFerrybordermalewhiteJan 188119singleWest VirginiaMichiganNew Yorkhouse painter
      Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=vm81_938   
    Census 1910  New Haven, Huron County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    LnHholdGivenSurnameRelationGenderRaceBirthDateAgeStatusYears
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    BirthPlaceBirthPlace
    of Father
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    Year
    Occupation
    80248AndrewDenhamheadmalewhite188723married 1x0OhioOhioOhiolocomotive machinist
    81248VidaDenhamwifefemalewhite189515married 1x000PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaOhionone
    82248ElizaCoreymotherfemalewhite186644widowed83OhioOhioMarylandnone
      Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=0zyv_941   
    Draft Registration 17 Jun 1917  Linesville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Andrew registered for the World War I draft June 17, 1917 in Linesville while he was working as a teamster for the Bunday Lumber Company. At that time he was noted as being of medium build and height with blue eyes and brown hair. 
    World War I Draft Registration Card
    World War I Draft Registration Card
    Andrew Waite Denham
    Military Service 4 Apr 1918  Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    A World War I veteran, Andrew was inducted at Meadville as a Private in Company I of the 318th Infantry, 80th Division of the U.S. Army on April 4, 1918. He served overseas May 22, 1918 until May 27, 1919. Military engagements: Meuse-Argonne; Artcis. He embarked for foreign service May 22, 1918 at Hoboken, New Jersey aboard the Leviathan. He returned from Brest, France May 17, 1919 aboard the U.S.S. Maui. He was honorably discharged at Camp Lee, Virginia, on June 4, 1919. 
    Andrew Returns From France
    Andrew Returns From France
    aboard the U.S.S. Maui
    Andrew Heads to War
    Andrew Heads to War
    aboard the Leviathan from Hoboken, New Jersey
    World War I Service Record
    World War I Service Record
    Andrew Waite Denham
    Military Pension Application
    Military Pension Application
    Andrew Waite Denham
    Census 1920  Linesville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    OccupationVeteranStreet
    16100ElizaCoreyheadfemalewhite186258widowedOhioOhioMarylandnone
    17100Andrew W.Denhamsonmalewhite188832marriedOhioOhioOhiolaborer
    18100Leslie V.Denhamsonmalewhite189624singleOhioOhioOhiolaborer
    19100Virgil I.Aublegrandsonmalewhite19137singleOhioOhioOhionone
      Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=whnf_942   
    Census 1930  Linesville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    LnHholdGivenSurnameRelationGenderRaceBirthDateAgeStatusBirthPlaceBirthPlace
    of Father
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    of Mother
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    OccupationVeteranStreet
    69155WaiteDenhamheadmalewhite189238marriedOhioOhioOhiobuilding construction
    70155IdaDenhamwifefemalewhite190327marriedOhioOhioOhionone
    71155AmosDenhamsonmalewhite19237singlePennsylvaniaOhioOhionone
    72155GraceDenhamdaughterfemalewhite19246singlePennsylvaniaOhioOhionone
    73155MildredDenhamdaughterfemalewhite3 4/12singlePennsylvaniaOhioOhionone
    74155WallaceHuntfather-in-lawmalewhite187159widowedOhioOhioOhiogarage laborer
      Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=n0p3_936   
    Draft Registration 27 Apr 1942  Bayfield, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, uSA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    He also registered for the World War II draft when he was 55 years of age and living in Wisconsin. He registered at Bayfield, Wisconsin, April 27, 1942. At the time he was listed as being 5' 6" tall, weighing 150# with blue eyes, brown hair and a ruddy complexion. 
    World War II Draft Registration Card
    World War II Draft Registration Card
    Andrew Waite Denham
    Died 4 May 1958  Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • cause of death: cancer of the stomach
    • from the May 5, 1958 issue of the Meadville Tribune:
      Andrew (Andy) Denham
      Andrew (Andy) Denham, 71, of Linesville, died yesterday afternoon after a year's illness. He had been a patient at Spencer Hospital for six days.
      Denham, a near-lifetime resident of Linesville, was born June 24, 1886, at Penfield, Ohio, a son of Andrew and Eliza Denham. He was a veteran of World War I, a member of the Linesville VFW and Linesville American Legion.
      He is survived by his widow, the former Hester Comstock; two sons, Herman and Amos Waite of Linesville; a stepson, Charles R. Weaver of Erie; three sisters, Mrs. Clyde Virgie of Jefferson, Ohio, Mrs. Grace Berringer of Linesville, and Mrs. Mildred Jackson of Cleveland; a brother, Leslie of Linesville; eight grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
      Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the Houghton Funeral Home, Linesville, where services will be held Tuesday at 2. The Rev. Doyle Anderson of the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church will officiate at the services. Interment will be at Linesville Cemetery.


      From the Meadville Tribune May 6, 1958, page 2, column 2:
      ANDREW (ANDY) DENHAM
      Survivors of Andrew (Andy) Denham, of Linesville, who died Sunday, include his widow, the former Hester Comstock; two sons, Herman Denham and Amos Waite; a stepson, Charles R. Weaver of Erie; three daughters, Mrs. Clyde Virgie of Jefferson, Ohio, Mrs. Grace Berringer of Linesville, and Mrs. Mildred Jackson of Cleveland; a brother, Leslie of Linesville; eight grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
    Age 71 years 
    Buried 6 May 1958  Linesville Cemetery, Linesville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Section C, Lot 166, Grave 7
    Denham, Andrew Waite
    Denham, Andrew Waite
    1886-1958
    Plot: Section C, Lot 166, Grave 7
    Pennsylvania Veterans' Burial Card
    Pennsylvania Veterans' Burial Card
    Andrew Waite Denham
    Person ID I14798  Local Families
    Last Modified 6 Nov 2019 

    Father Andrew Waite Denham,   b. 11 Apr 1841, Lorain County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jul 1916, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth McAfee,   b. 17 Oct 1862, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 1922, Linesville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Married 25 Feb 1885  Penfield, Lorain County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Divorced divorced 
    Family ID F13067  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Vada B. Baker,   b. Jun 1897, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Feb 1979  (Age ~ 81 years) 
    Married Abt 1910 
    Children 
    +1. Herman Raymond Denham,   b. 26 Mar 1912, Ashtabula, Ashtabula County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Apr 1967, Linesville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
     2. Virginia Denham,   b. 17 Jan 1914, Pierpont, Ashtabula County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Apr 1978, Ashtabula, Ashtabula County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
    Last Modified 28 May 2018 
    Family ID F16511  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Sarah Ida Hunt,   b. 25 Jul 1903, Penn Line, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jul 1979, Parma, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 12 Jun 
    Children 
     1. Robert Lewis Denham,   b. 6 Jul 1921, Pine Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jul 1921, Pine Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     2. Amos "Jake" Waite Denham,   b. 18 Dec 1922, Linesville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jul 1986, Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     3. Grace Isabel Denham,   b. 30 Jun 1924, Linesville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Oct 1991, Andover, Ashtabula County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     4. Mildred Ruth Denham,   b. 10 Nov 1926, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 May 2011, Middlefield, Geauga County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     5. Living
    Last Modified 5 Nov 2019 
    Family ID F5962  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Hester W. Comstock,   b. 13 Sep 1897, Sardinia, Erie County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 1963, Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Last Modified 11 Feb 2006 
    Family ID F11728  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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