Biographical Sketch of John Denney, Webster County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, 
Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri" The Goodspeed Publishing
Company, 1889.
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Judge John Denney, a prosperous farmer of Webster county, Mo., was born
in Wayne county, of the "Blue Grass State," on the 21st of February,
1825, his father being Benjamin Denney, of Virginia.  The latter was
reared in his native State, and when a young man went to Kentucky,
where he became acquainted with and married Miss Mary Mounce, who was
born and reared in that State.  Her father, John Mounce, was one of the
early pioneers of that State, and many interesting anecdotes are told
of his encounters with the red men and his fights with wild animals. 
Mr. Denney resided in Kentucky for a number of years after his marriage
and in the fall of 1836 immigrated to Webster county, Mo., which was 
then a part of Pulaski county, and entered and cleared the farm on 
which the Judge is now living.  Here he died in 1842, having lived a
useful life.  Judge John Denney is self-educated, his learning having
been mostly acquired since reaching years of maturity, and since his 
father's death he has resided on the home farm, and has a comfortable
and commodious residence and pleasant surroundings.  He served in the
Enrolled Militia during the late war, and was called out several times.
In the fall of 1878 he was elected Judge of Webster county, and has 
held this office for ten consecutive years, the duties of which he has
filled with honor to himself and to the satisfaction of his constitu-
ents.  His wife is a member of the Freewill Baptist Church, and their
children's names are as follows: Crafford, who is married and resides
in the county; Thomas L., who was married, and died in 1881; Mary T.,
who died in September, 1882, aged twenty-three years; Ellet G., married
and living in Webster county; William T., who died at the age of eight-
een, in January, 1882; Louisa H., the wife of William Philpot, of
Douglas county; Riley and Sophronia.

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