William Dennee

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• Name	William Dennee  [1]
  Birth	1868 Pennsylvania, USA [2]
  Birth	Abt 1868 Pennsylvania, USA [3]
  Born	10 Feb 1872 Pennsylvania, USA [1, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Ethnicity	American [4]
  Race	Black [4]
  Race	Mulatto [2]
  Name	William Denny [4, 5]
  Name	Willie Denny [2, 3]
  Residence	1880 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [3]  –  Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Residence	1880 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [2]  –  StreetAddress: West Avenue; 12 Age: 12; At School Occupation: At School; AttendedSchool: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 094; Single MaritalStatus: Single; Son RelationToHead: Son
  Residence	1900 Ward 9, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [4, 5]  –  StreetAddress: N 10th Street; 28 Age: 28; Barber Occupation: Barber; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; CityWard: 9th; EnumerationDistrict: 0076; MonthsUnEmployedPastYear: 0; Single MaritalStatus: Single; Son RelationToHead: Son
  Died	22 Apr 1902 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Buried	​ 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 5, 6, 9]
  	Lincoln Cemetery
  Notes	William Dennee died early morning April 22, 1902 after four days of illness with pneumonia at the young age of 33. He was well known within the Harrisburg community, an accomplished barber and was supervisor of his father's, A. W. Dennee’s barbershop. He was survived by his parents, Alexander William and Annie Johnson Dennee, a sister Bessie Dennee Marshall, an aunt Mrs. Josephine Dennee Bibb Davidson and a numerous nephews, nieces and cousins. In December 1885 when the Black community created a “Dennee Club Organize” to prepare for his father Alexander to achieve the nomination on the Republican ticket to be city assessor of Harrisburg young William became secretary of the organization and his father was eventually elected. He was also active in many other community organizations including the Afro-American City League, Wesley Union A. M. E. Church, Chosen Friends Lodge, No. 43, Free and Accepted Masons, and Harrisburg Republican Party. Inscription William Dennee Died April 21, 1902 Aged 33 years Weep Not: He is not dead but sleepeth. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138836595/william-dennee : accessed 22 November 2021), memorial page for William Dennee (10 Feb 1872-22 Apr 1902), Find a Grave Memorial ID 138836595, citing Lincoln Cemetery, Penbrook, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Leslie Smith (contributor 48530727) .
  Person ID	I1639 SOALsearch
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024

  
  
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  Father	Alexander William Dennee (Age 77 years) b. 1 Jan 1846, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada d. Dec 1923, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Fannie Francis Johnson (Age 68 years) b. 2 Apr 1848, Virginia, USA d. 11 Nov 1916, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F36 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S129] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current Record. [S47] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1123; Page: 345B; Enumeration District: 094. Record for Annie Denny https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6742&h=29276186&indiv=try [S47] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1123; Page: 345B; Enumeration District: 094. [S37] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Harrisburg Ward 9, Dauphin, Pennsylvania; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0076; FHL microfilm: 1241402. Record for Fannie Denny https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7602&h=52018552&indiv=try [S1] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;). Record for Annie Francis Johnson https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1030&h=102302164547&indiv=try [S4] Findagrave, (Location: Penbrook, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA; Date: 1885;), William Dennee 22 Apr 1902. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138836595/william-dennee [S561] Newspapers.com - Harrisburg Telegraph - 22 Apr 1902 - Page 3, (Name: Harrisburg Telegraph; Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Date: 22 Apr 1902;), Obituary William Dennee 22 Apr 1902. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89379347/obituary-william-dennee/?xid=637 [S3742] Newspapers.com - Harrisburg Telegraph - 24 Apr 1902 - Page 3, (Name: Harrisburg Telegraph; Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Date: 24 Apr 1902;), Obituary for William Dennee 24 Apr 1902. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116530116/obituary-for-william-dennee/?xid=637 [S4459] Newspapers.com - Harrisburg Daily Independent - 25 Apr 1902 - Page 3, (Name: Harrisburg Daily Independent; Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Date: 25 Apr 1902;), Funeral of William Dennee 25 Apr 1902. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/125622415/funeral-of-william-dennee/?xid=637