Family:John Denfip and Octavia Brown (1)

Frank Benjamin Denfip

Frank Benjamin Denfip was born on February 8, 1874 in Illinois. He was most likely born in Alexander County.

Rosella Octavia Brown

Rosella Octavia Brown was born on October 1, 1875 in Illinois.

Octavia Brown first married a Mr. Dunning and had two children from the marriage: Edna Agnes born May 2, 1896, and Ruth Ann Dunning born October 15, 1900.

Frank Denfip and Octavia Brown Marriage

Frank married Roselle Octavia Brown Dunning about 1901. They had five daughters.

1) Gertrude Denfip

2) Myrtle Marie Denfip

Myrtle Marie Denfip was born on October 14, 1903.

Major Myrtle Denfip had a distinguished carrer as an U.S. Army nurse.

Myrtle died on January 19, 1998 in Cape Girardeau, Misouri. Myrtle is buried across the Mississippi River in Olive Branch Cemetery, in Olive Branch, Alexander County, Illinois. A memorial page with a photo of her cemetery marker is found on the Find A Grave website.

3) Dovie Jaunita Denfip

Dovie Jaunita Denfip was born on November 29, 1906.

Dovie married Sam Ferris in 1929 in Miller City, Alexander County, Illinois.

Dovie died on February 5, 1992.

4) Pauline Madeline Denfip

Pauline Madeline Denfip was born in a twin birth on June 19, 1914. Pauline married Max Ambler. Pauline died on March 2, 2005 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

5) Donna Denfip

Donna Denfip, twin of Pauline Denfip, was also born on June 19, 1914 but died the same day.

Octavia Brown had previously been married to a Mr. Dunning and had two children from the prior marriage: Edna Agnes born May 2, 1896, and Ruth Ann Dunning born October 15, 1900.

Frank Benjamin Denfip died on August 13, 1943 and is buried in Olive Branch Cemetery, Olive Branch, Alexander County, Illinois. A memorial for Frank is located on the Find-A-Grave website.

Rosella Octavia Brown Dunning Denfip died on March 12, 1970. A memorial for Octavia is located on the Find-A-Grave website.