Peter Denger
1819 - 1905 (85 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
Generation: 3
1. Peter Denger was born in Oct 1819 in Bavaria; died in Mar 1905; was buried in Pine Ridge Cemetery, Loda, Iroquois County, Illinois. Other Events:
- Census: 1860, Ottawa, LaSalle County, Illinois
- Census: 1880, Pigeon Grove, Iroquois County, Illinois
- Census: 1900, White Post Township, Pulaski County, Indiana
Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63366990/peter-dengerFamily/Spouse: Maria Butz. Maria was born on 26 Jan 1825 in Germany; died on 12 Feb 1887; was buried in Pine Ridge Cemetery, Loda, Iroquois County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Albert Andrew Denger
was born on 18 Apr 1869 in Livingston County, Illinois; died on 23 Jan 1931 in Dows, Wright County, Iowa; was buried on 26 Jan 1931 in Fairview Cemetery, Dows, Wright County, Iowa. - 3. Elizabeth Denger was born in 1851 in New York, New York; died on 29 Nov 1902 in Illinois; was buried in Pine Ridge Cemetery, Loda, Iroquois County, Illinois.
- 4. Leefy Denger was born in May 1860 in Illinois; died in Feb 1933; was buried in Pine Ridge Cemetery, Loda, Iroquois County, Illinois.
- 5. Edward Denger was born about 1854 in New York, New York; died in Feb 1920; was buried in Pine Ridge Cemetery, Loda, Iroquois County, Illinois.
- 6. George Daniel Denger was born in Aug 1866 in Illinois; died on 4 Jun 1928; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Dows, Wright County, Iowa.
Generation: 2
2. Albert Andrew Denger (1.Peter1) was born on 18 Apr 1869 in Livingston County, Illinois; died on 23 Jan 1931 in Dows, Wright County, Iowa; was buried on 26 Jan 1931 in Fairview Cemetery, Dows, Wright County, Iowa. Other Events:
- Occupation: farmer
- Census: 1910, Blaine, Wright County, Iowa
- Census: 1920, Cedar, Floyd County, Iowa
- Census: 1925, Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa
- Census: 1930, Dows, Wright County, Iowa
Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166360201/albert-a-dengerAlbert married Myrtle Elicia Hedges on 31 Dec 1902 in Medaryville, Pulaski County, Indiana. Myrtle (daughter of Peter Thompson Hedges and Mary Ann Vawter) was born on 21 Dec 1877 in Fithian, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 28 Jul 1963 in Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri; was buried on 29 Jul 1963 in Fairview Cemetery, Dows, Wright County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. Nellie Elizabeth Denger was born on 25 Jul 1906 in Armour, South Dakota; died on 28 Jul 1963 in Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri; was buried on 29 Jul 1963 in Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa.
- 8. Charles Peter Denger was born on 24 Mar 1909 in Louis County, Missouri; died on 12 Jan 2002 in Urbandale, Polk County, Iowa; was buried in Resthaven Cemetery, West Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa.
- 9. Edward Thaddeus Denger was born on 20 Oct 1915 in Rudd, Floyd County, Iowa; died on 27 Jun 1976 in Sepulveda, Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Ivy Lawn Memorial Park, Ventura, Ventura County, California.
3. Elizabeth Denger (1.Peter1) was born in 1851 in New York, New York; died on 29 Nov 1902 in Illinois; was buried in Pine Ridge Cemetery, Loda, Iroquois County, Illinois. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50495329/elizabeth-allingerElizabeth married Jacob Allinger on 29 Nov 1881 in Vermilion County, Illinois. Jacob was born on 10 Nov 1846 in Lauffen, Germany; died on 28 Aug 1930 in Artesia, Iroquois County, Illinois; was buried in Pine Ridge Cemetery, Loda, Iroquois County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
4. Leefy Denger (1.Peter1) was born in May 1860 in Illinois; died in Feb 1933; was buried in Pine Ridge Cemetery, Loda, Iroquois County, Illinois. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63367010/leefy-denger5. Edward Denger (1.Peter1) was born about 1854 in New York, New York; died in Feb 1920; was buried in Pine Ridge Cemetery, Loda, Iroquois County, Illinois. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63367001/edward-denger6. George Daniel Denger (1.Peter1) was born in Aug 1866 in Illinois; died on 4 Jun 1928; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Dows, Wright County, Iowa. Other Events:
- Census: 1900, Round Grove, White County, Indiana
- Census: 1925, Vernon Township, Wright County, Iowa
Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155407543/george-daniel-denger
Generation: 3
7. Nellie Elizabeth Denger (2.Albert2, 1.Peter1) was born on 25 Jul 1906 in Armour, South Dakota; died on 28 Jul 1963 in Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri; was buried on 29 Jul 1963 in Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Notes:
Four persons died in the Missouri crash that took the lives of three Iowa women.
The dead all relatives riding in one car:
Mrs. Neill Elizabeth Gillam, 57, Des Moines school teacher.
Her mother, Mrs. Myrtle Denger, 86, of Des Moines,
Mrs. Clara Mae Gillam, in her 60s, of Tipton, a sister-in-law of Mrs. Nell Gillam, and
Flora E. Tillotson, 62, of St. Joseph, Ill., niece of Mrs. Denger.
A car driven by Mrs. Nell Gillam, 1962 University of Iowa Mother of the Year, apparently went out of control on U.S. Highway 40 near Higginsville in western Missouri and swerved into the path of a car driven by Lee L. Lowder, Jr., of Allen, Kan. Lowder escaped injury, but his wife was hospitalized at Lexington, Mo, in critical condition.
Officer said the dead women were returning from a California vacation.
Iowa City Press-Citizen, Iowa City, Iowa. Monday, 29 July 1963.
Mother, Daughter Rites
Services for Mrs. Myrtle Denger, 85, and her daughter, Mrs. Nell E. Gillam, 57, both of 920 Creston ave., who were killed in an auto accident Sunday near Higginsville, Mo., will be at 9 a.m. Thursday at Park Avenue Christian Church.
Burial for Mrs. Denger will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in the cemetery at Dows. Burial for Mrs. Gillam will be in Glendale Cemetery.
Also killed in the accident were Mrs. Gillam’s sister-in-law, Mrs. Clara Mae Gillam of Tipton, and Flora E. Tillotson, 62, of St. Joseph, Ill., a niece of Mrs. Denger. The four women were returning to their homes from a California vacation trip when the car driven by Mrs. Nell Gillam collided with another car.
D.M. Teacher
Mrs. Nell Gillam, a teacher at Dunlap School here, was born at Armour, S.D. She came to Des Moines from Tipton 27 years ago, and was a member of Park Avenue Christian Church and South Gate Order of Eastern Star, and was past president of Park Avenue School Parent-Teacher Association and of the American Legion Auxiliary at Tipton.
She is survived by a son, 2nd Lt. Lynn Gillam of Ft. Bragg, N.C.; two brothers, Charles P. Denger of Des Moines and Edward T. Denger of Ojai, Cal., a stepson, Robert E. Gillam, and a step-daughter, Mrs. Eloise Griffin, both of Des Moines, and four grandchildren.
Lived at Dows
Mrs. Denger, born in Illinois, lived in Dows before moving here six years ago. She was a member of Park Avenue Christian Church and was past worthy matron of the Eastern Star at Dows and past president at Dows of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union and the Missionary Society.
Surviving are her two sons, six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
The bodies of Mrs. Denger and her daughter are at Arnold’s Highland Park Funeral Home.
Des Moines Tribune, Des Moines, Iowa. Tuesday, 30 July 1963.
Died:
Missouri death certificate
https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1963/1963_00029041.PDF
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127979991/nell-e.-gillam
Block 30, section A, lot 32Nellie married Ralph Lynn Gillam on 8 May 1929 in Nashua, Iowa. Ralph (son of Edson C. Gillam and Emma Millard) was born on 16 Sep 1889 in Fairfax, Iowa; died on 18 Sep 1949 in Ortona Cemetery, Ortona, Glades County, Florida; was buried in Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
8. Charles Peter Denger (2.Albert2, 1.Peter1) was born on 24 Mar 1909 in Louis County, Missouri; died on 12 Jan 2002 in Urbandale, Polk County, Iowa; was buried in Resthaven Cemetery, West Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Other Events:
- _MILT: World War II. US Navy.
- Census: 1940, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
Notes:
Charles P. Denger, 92, of Illahee Hills Retirement Center in Urbandale died of Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma Saturday at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Hamilton’s Near Highland Memory Gardens Funeral Home, with burial at Resthaven Cemetery in West Des Moines.
Mr. Denger was born in Missouri and had lived near Dows before moving to the Des Moines area 70 years ago. He was a retired independent oil jobber and a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of Auburn Union Park Masonic Lodge and enjoyed golfing and fishing.
He is survived by a son, Dennis of Urbandale; and a grandchild. He was preceded in death by his wife, Elaine.
Friends may call an hour before services Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the America Cancer Society.
The Des Moines Register, Des Moines, Iowa. Monday, 14 January 2002.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104686348/charles-p-dengerCharles married Nedra Elaine Sawdey on 17 Oct 1931 in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota. Nedra (daughter of Edgar Burdell Sawdey and Carrie Bessie Stewart) was born on 11 Oct 1911 in Dows, Wright County, Iowa; died on 23 Oct 1992 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa; was buried in Resthaven Cemetery, West Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Edward Thaddeus Denger (2.Albert2, 1.Peter1) was born on 20 Oct 1915 in Rudd, Floyd County, Iowa; died on 27 Jun 1976 in Sepulveda, Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Ivy Lawn Memorial Park, Ventura, Ventura County, California. Other Events:
- Census: 1940, Grimes, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Notes:
Edward T. Denger
A mass of Christian burial will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday for Edward T. Denger, 69, of 1218 Pear Ave., Oxnard, who died Sunday at Veterans Hospital, Sepulveda, after a lengthy illness.
Born Oct. 20, 1915, in Rudd, Iowa, Mr. Denger was a 25-year resident of Ventura County. He was retired from the United States Navy.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Viola Denger of Ojai; son, Richard Denger of Ventura; daughter, Mrs. Shirley Shannon of Camarillo; brother Charles Denger of Des Moines, Iowa; and six grandchildren.
Rosary will be held at the James A. Reardon Mortuary Chapel, Oxnard. Burial will be at Ivy Lawn Memorial Park, Ventura.
Ventura County Star, Ventura, California. Monday, 28 June 1976, page 4.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144261404/edward-thadeous-denger
Section H, lot 33, grave 11Edward married Viola Rosella Chapman on 21 May 1938 in Clarion, Iowa. Viola was born on 11 Dec 1915 in Woodstock, Wright County, Iowa; died on 24 Jan 2004 in Ventura, Ventura County, California; was buried in Ivy Lawn Memorial Park, Ventura, Ventura County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]