Biographical Sketch of R. B. Denny, Franklin County, Missouri >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** R. B. Denny was born in Madison County, Ky., October 28, 1838, and is the only child of Arthur and Frances (Rhodus) Denny, natives of Ken- tucky and North Carolina. Arthur Denny, who was a son of Samuel Denny died in 1839, aged about thirty years; his widow subsequently moved to Franklin County, Mo., and became the wife of Mathew Cole. She was a daughter of William Rhodus. When eleven years of age R. B. Denny came to Franklin County with his mother, settling six miles east of Union; he received his education in the common schools of the latter county, grew to manhood on the farm, and began doing for himself at the age of sixteen years. He owns 500 acres of land, where he now resides, as well as other tracts in the county. November 22, 1860, he was united in marriage with Miss Maleta Hildebrand, daughter of John and Susan (Parker) Hildebrand, natives of Missouri and Kentucky, respectively. Mr. Hildebrand, who is of German descent, by diligent search, has succeeded in quite accurately tracing the origin of the family to the ninth century. Ten children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Denny, viz.: Susan F. and John A. (twins), both deceased; George B. (deceased) Eva, Benjamin D. (deceased), James V., Robert B., Sidney G., Sarah L. (deceased) and Mrris E. Mr. Denny is a Republican in politics; he served as judge of the county court four years, and represented Frank- lin County in the Twenty-fifth General Assembly one term; he also has served six years as notary public. In September, 1861, he enlisted in Company E, Twenty-sixth Missouri Infantry, upon the organization of which company he was elected second lieutenant, being subsequently pro- moted to the rank of first lieutenant and captain, in which latter position he was mustered out of service near Savannah, Ga., December 20, 1864, having received a wound at Iuka, Miss. He is a member of George Gamble Post, G. A. R. Mrs. Denny is a member of the Missionary Baptist Church. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================