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From: "Sandy Dennis" <>
Subject: Dennis and Murphy families of Saline County, Missouri
Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2002 09:12:46 -0600


I have learned more about the Dennis folks in my line. Does anyone have information which connects?

John Dennis -> Joseph Dennis -> William S. Dennis -> James Dennis -> James Dennis -> Sandra Dennis

Joseph Dennis (parents John Dennis and Mary) and Almarinda Murphy (born 1835 in St. Francois) married and had at least three children: William S., Mary Alice, and Nancy Angeline.

It appears Almarinda was Moses Murphy's sister (parents John Murphy and Elizabeth McLain) which would make William S. and his wife Nannie Murphy cousins. Joseph is shown with Almarinda on the 1860 US Census in Jefferson Township, Saline County, Missouri:

Joseph Dennis, age 25, IA
Amarinda, age 25, MO

After Almarinda's death Joseph married Lucy Jane Mayfield (born 4 October 1849 in Cooper County, MO, died 22 June 1927 in Kansas City, MO). Joseph is shown with Lucy on the 1870 US Census in Jefferson Township, Saline County, Missouri:

Dennis, Joseph age 35, Fm Lab, Mo
Dennis, Lucy age 30, Mo
Dennis, Mary A. age 12, Mo
Dennis, Angeline age 8, Mo
Dennis, William age 6, Mo
Dennis, John age 1, Mo


Joseph Dennis and Almarinda Murphy had the following children:

1. William Steve Dennis was born 26 Jun 1864 in Missouri. He died 17 Jun 1935 in Silver Spring, Randolph, Missouri.

2. Mary Alice Dennis was born December 1860. She died 25 May 1946.

3. Nancy Angeline Dennis was born 28 Feb 1862. She died 5 Dec 1951.


Joseph Dennis and Lucy Jane Mayfield had the following children:

1. John Dennis.
John Dennis of Slater

2. Joseph Dennis.
Joseph Dennis of Slater

3. James Dennis.
James Dennis of Hale

4. Myrtle Dennis.
Mrs. B. W. Skinner of Kansas City

5. Alma Dennis.
Mrs. Claude Mullice of Kansas City

Obituary for William Steve Dennis (parents Joseph Dennis and Almarinda Murphy):

Moberly Monitor Index, 18 June 1935, page 5, column 6
W. S. Dennis Dies Near Huntsville
W. S. Dennis, 71, died yesterday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Fred Todd, south of Huntsville. He had been ill four months and seriously so, the past two weeks. He formerly lived in Moberly and Higginsville, moving about a month ago to the farm south of Huntsville. The body has been brought to the Leaverton Funeral Home here. Services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 from the Leaverton Chapel, conducted by Dr. Crayton S. Brooks, pastor of Central Christian Church. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery. Mr. Dennis is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Todd and Miss Callie Dennis, Kansas City; three sons, Otto, St. Louis, Joe, Higginsville, and Jim, Kansas City; four grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Angie Deffenbaugh, Slater, and Mrs. Alice Mayfield, Kansas City.

Obituary for Mary Alice Dennis (parents Joseph Dennis and Almarinda Murphy):

Slater News Rustler Thursday May 30 1946
Mrs. Mary Alice Mayfield

Mrs. Mary Alice Mayfield, the widow of the late John Mayfield, early day and long time resident of Slater passed away at the home of her son, John P. Mayfield, in Kansas City, Mo., Sat. night, May 25 at the aged of 85 years, 5 months and 9 days. The remains were brought to Slater on Alton Train No. 20, this Wednesday, morning and taken to the Hill Brothers Funeral Home and interment will be made in the Slater City Cemetery with graveside services being conducted by Rev. Lynn T. Richardson at 2 o'clock. Mrs. Mayfield is survived by four sons Orville J. and John P. Mayfield of the home, Joseph Steven and William Henry Mayfield of California and one daughter Mrs. Mattie Phillips of St. Joseph Mo., in addition to ten grandchildren, seven of whom were reared in her home; one brother, James Dennis of Hale Mo. and three sisters, Angie Deffenbaugh of Eldon Mo. Mrs. Alma Mullis and Myrtle Skinner of Kansas City. Mrs. Mayfield will be well remembered by the old time residents of Sl!
ater and had many friends here who will regret to hear of her death.

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