Evangeline Denio

Evangeline "Eva" Strang Denio was the daughter of James Jesse Strang and Elizabeth "Betsey" McNutt Strang. J.J. Strang was the charismatic leader of the breakaway Mormon group known as the "Strangite Mormons" who set up a Kingdom on Beaver Island, Michigan.

It is believed that Eva was born in Emmet County, Michigan, but it is possible she was born on Beaver Island, Michigan, during the reign of King James, her father.

After the assassination of her father, she moved frequently with her mother, Betsey, and the family of her uncle John McNutt. For the better part of her childhood, Eva grew up in the wilderness of Michigan and Wisconsin where her playmates were often were the children of native Americans who inhabited the area(s) prior to the settlers.

Eva was part of the "Mormon Settlement" of Jackson County, Wisconsin, and was a member of the Manchester Conference of the Strangite Mormon religion which later became known as the Reformed Church of Latter Day Saints.

Eva was a child bride of 14 when she married John Denio in 1867 in Jackson County, Wisconsin. Denio was approximately 27 years her senior, but the lack of eligible spouses led to the union.

Eva moved with her husband and children to the Decatur, Iowa, area to be closer to the epicenter of their religion as they were lifelong members of the Reformed Church of Latter Day Saints.

Eva was survived by four sons, Joseph, Blackfoot, Idaho; Jesse, Gladstone, Michigan; Erwin and Henry of Lamoni, Iowa. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Denio, Lamoni, Iowa, and one son, David, Lamoni, Iowa, and two daughters, Melvina, Lamoni, Iowa, and Elmina, Salt Lake City, Utah.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Nov 12 2021, 17:23:22 UTC