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About Denson "Dennie" Loreys Davis

There was another Dennie Davis in Hardin County, Iowa who also had a wife named Margaret. They have been confused in some family records.

Dennie Loreys Davis 1880–1953 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28323505
Spouse:
Margaruite "Maggie" Pearl Benbow Davis 1886–1947 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28323506

Children:
Nellie May Davis Montgomery 1902–1956 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29411528
Dennie Paul Davis 1903–1968 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/558799

Birth: 1880
Son of Levi Joseph Davis and Arsula Rash
Brother of Lena L Davis; Denny Davis; Gertrude Elizabeth Davis Sawin; Ray Davis; Ralph Davis; Esther "Etta" Ann Davis; Edna A Davis and Lena L Davis

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Marriage record of Denson Davis and Maggie Benbow:
Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934
Name Denson Davis
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 22 Jun 1901
Event Place Hardin County, Iowa, United States
Gender Male
Age 20
Birth Year (Estimated) 1881
Father's Name Joseph Davis
Mother's Name Ursula Rash
Spouse's Name Maggie Benbow
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Age 16
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1885
Spouse's Father's Name Daniel Benbow
Spouse's Mother's Name Ellen Fitzgerald
Reference ID p 56
GS Film Number 001034940
Digital Folder Number 004311105
Image Number 00494
Citing this Record: "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJN6-PKD : 5 November 2017), Denson Davis and Maggie Benbow, 22 Jun 1901, Hardin County, Iowa, United States; citing reference p 56, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,034,940.
The above record says:
Denson Davis, b. abt 1881, on June 22, 1901 in Hardin County, Iowa m. Maggie Benbow, b. abt 1885, daughter of Daniel Benbow and Ellen Fitzgerald.

So ultimately we have:
Denson “Dennie” Loreys Davis was born Oct. 20, 1880 in Union, IA and died March 22, 1953 at Lebanon, Ore. On June 22, 1901 he married MARGARET “Maggie” PEARL BENBOW, born Feb. 11, 1886 at Hubbard, Hardin County, IA, daughter of Daniel Harrison Benbow and Elizabeth Ellen Fitzgerald.

Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939:
Name Denson L Davis
Event Type Birth
Event Date 20 Oct 1881
Event Place Providence Township, Hardin, Iowa, United States
Event Place Providence, Hardin, Iowa
Gender M
Father's Name Joseph Davis
Mother's Name Arsula Rash
Reference ID 206103
Digital Folder Number 101713794
Image Number 01110
Citing this Record: "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q246-F3TC : accessed 3 October 2018), Denson L Davis, 20 Oct 1881, Providence Township, Hardin, Iowa, United States; citing reference ID 206103, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101713794.

1920 census - Dennie and Maggie Davis and kids in Iowa
United States Census, 1920:
Name, Role, Sex, Age, Birthplace:
Denson L Davis Head M 39 Iowa
Margaret P Davis Wife F 33 Iowa
Denny P Davis Son M 16 Iowa
John S Montgomery Son-in-law M 24 Kentucky
Nellie M Montgomery Daughter F 17 Iowa
John Edward Montgomery Son M 0 Iowa
Event Place Dodge, Guthrie, Iowa, United States
District ED 57
Sheet Number and Letter 5B
Household ID 113
Line Number 57
Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number T625
Affiliate Film Number 491
GS Film Number 1820491
Digital Folder Number 004965869
Image Number 00490
Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8BB-QWJ : accessed 3 October 2018), Denson L Davis, Dodge, Guthrie, Iowa, United States; citing ED 57, sheet 5B, line 57, family 113, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 491; FHL microfilm 1,820,491.

United States Census, 1930:
Name, Role, Sex, Age, Birthplace:
Denson Davis Head M 49 Iowa
Margarett Davis Wife F 44 Iowa
Nellie Montgomery Daughter F 28 Iowa
Ellen Benbow Mother-in-law F 80 Indiana
Edward Montgomery Grandson M 11 Iowa
Clarence Montgomery Grandson M 9 Iowa
Mildred Montgomery Granddaughter F 6 Iowa
Merle Montgomery Grandson M 4 Iowa
Wayne Montgomery Grandson M 2 Illinois
Event Place Linn, Dallas, Iowa, United States
District ED 19
Sheet Number and Letter 1B
Household ID 14
Line Number 56
Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number T626
Affiliate Film Number 650
GS Film Number 2340385
Digital Folder Number 004950666
Image Number 01070
Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMNY-J2Q : accessed 3 October 2018), Denson Davis, Linn, Dallas, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 19, sheet 1B, line 56, family 14, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 650; FHL microfilm 2,340,385.

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name Dennie L Davis
Sex Male
Citizenship Place United States
Birth Date 20 Oct 1882
Race White
Event Type Draft Registration
Event Date from 1917 to 1918
Event Place Hardin, Iowa, United States
Affiliate Publication Number M1509
Affiliate Publication Title World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards
Digital Folder Number: 005250228
Microfilm Number: 1643112
Image Number: 01595
Collection Information: United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Cite This Record:
"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ2