Family:Smith Denfip and Emeline Oller (1)

Nancy Emeline Oller Denfip

Nancy Emeline Oller was born on 1 December 1871 in Diswood, Alexander County, Illinois. Emeline was the daughter of Martha Caroline Childers and James Franklin “Frank” Oller.

Smith Henderson Denfip

Smith Henderson Denfip was born on 27 November 1862 in Illinois. He was most likely born in Alexander County. Smith Denfip went by the family nickname “Yarb”. Smith was the son of Mellisa McCall and John Alfred Denfip.

Nancy Emeline Oller and Smith Henderson Denfip Family

Smith Henderson Denfip married Nancy Emeline Oller on 19 April 1896 in Olive Branch, Alexander County, Illinois. Frank and Martha had five daughters.

(1) Effie Emeline Denfip

Effie Emeline Denfip was born 14 August 1897. Effie married Bert Edward Robinson. Bert was born on 20 February 1896. They had five children: Virgil who died in infancy, Mabel Lorraine born on 2 June 1918, Elvis Lauverl born on 2 January 1921, Roy Lee born on 2 March 1923 and Bert Edward Robinson, Jr. born on 8 November 1924.

Bert Edward Robinson, Sr. served in the US Army in Europe during World War I. Bert died very young at 28 years old on 24 October 1924. A memorial on the Find-A-Grave website has a photo of Bert’s cemetery marker [1] in the Deta Cemetery, Alexander County, Illinois. Effie never re-married and lived in Olive Branch Illinois until she died on 19 September 1980. Effie is also buried in Delta Cemetery. A memorial on the Find-A-Grave website has a photo of her cemetery marker[2].

One of their sons:

--Roy Lee Robinson

Roy Lee Robinson was killed in action crossing the Rhine River during World War II on 26 March 1945. Roy’s unit, per the unit history, was crossing the Rhine River in Germany that day. The history records:

“The Rhine: The Reserve Companies Go Over

Company B, which had been in reserve during the river crossing, completed its crossing at 1430 and prepared to move into Wellmich. The 1st and 2nd platoons were sent in to clear the town of any remaining Germans. A few were still there but a couple of bursts from BARs brought them out hands over head. After the town was cleared the company pushed east to consolidate their gains with the rest of the Battalion about five kilometers from the river. By 2200 they had reached the town of Weyer and by 2330 had cleared it and taken 47 prisoners. Shortly after 1100 Company G, the 2nd Battalion's reserve, set out for the opposite shore. With the 1st and 2nd platoons leading the way, they made ten yards into the stream safely and then the Germans opened up with everything they had from the steep hills rising from the east bank. A steady stream of machine gun slugs spat at the first two boats from a hilltop position...”

A memorial on the Find-A-Grave website has a photo of the cemetery in Luxemburg where Roy is buried [3].

(2) Allie Amanzia Denfip

Allie Amanzia Denfip was born 15 July 1899. Allie married Claude Hubbard on 10 December 1917. Claude Hubbard was born on 24 October 1896 in Haiti, Missouri. He was the son of Elizabeth Matlock and Hubert Hubbard. Allie and Claude had five children: Eugene Ellsworth, Jesse E. “Jake”, Alice Emmaline born 5 December 1921, Alma Louise born 7 October 1923, and Kenneth Ray Hubbard born 12 June 1931 in Grand Chain, Illinois.

Allie Denfip Hubbard died on 17 December 1966 in Massac Hospital, Metropolis, Illinois. A memorial on the Find-A-Grave website has a photo of the cemetery marker in the Masonic Cemetery at Grand Chain, Illinois where Allie is buried marker[4]. Claude Hubbard died on 13 December 1969 in the Veterans Hospital at Marion, Illinois. A memorial on the Find-A-Grave website has a photo of the cemetery marker in the Masonic Cemetery at Grand Chain, Illinois where Claude is also buried[5].

--Eugene Ellsworth Hubbard

Eugene Ellsworth Robinson was born 9 June 1919 in Olive Branch, Alexander County, Illinois. Eugene died on 3 January in Casey, Clark county, Illinois. A memorial on the Find-A-Grave website has a photo of the cemetery marker in the Masonic Cemetery at Grand Chain, Illinois his parents are also buried[6].

--Jesse E. “Jake” Hubbard

Jesse E. “Jake” Robinson was born 25 October 1920 in Olive Branch. Jake died 7 September 2007 in Massac Memorial Hospital, Metropolis, Massac County, Illinois. A memorial on the Find-A-Grave website has a photo of the cemetery marker in the Masonic Cemetery at Grand Chain, Illinois his parents are also buried[7].

(3) Lizzie Marie Denfip

Lizzie Marie Denfip was born on 25 June 1902. Marie married Fredrick “Fred” Lee Miller on 22 April 1920 in Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois. Fred was the son of Olivia Franklin Blankenship and Charles Pleasant Miller. Fred Miller was born on 3 February 1897 in Illinois. He was most likely in Tamms. Fred and Marie Miller had six children, two of which are now deceased: Glenn Edward Miller and Wanda Berdena Miller. Fred and Marie had a large farm near Pulaski and attended the Rose Hill Baptist Church at Pulaski for many years. Marie Denfip Miller died 3 November 1963 in Pulaski, County, Illinois. A memorial on the Find-A-Grave website has a photo of the cemetery marker in the Rose Hill Cemetery at Pulaski, Illinois where Marie buried[8]. Fred Miller died on 27 June 1965. A memorial on the Find-A-Grave website has a photo of the cemetery marker in the Rose Hill Cemetery at Pulaski, Illinois where Fred is also buried [9].

--Glenn Edward Miller

Glenn Edward Miller was born 6 February 1923 in Tamms, Alexander County, Illinois. Glenn died 19 November 1988 in Lexington, Kentucky. Glenn is buried in Stab, Kentucky.

--Wanda Berdena Miller

Wanda Berdena Miller was born 28 April 1927. Wanda was most likely also born in Alexander County, Illinois. Wanda died in 11 January 2003. A memorial on the Find-A-Grave website has a photo of the cemetery marker in the Garden of Memories Cemetery at Sikeston, Scott County, Missouri where Wanda is buried alongside her first husband, John Scapino.

(4) Martha Melissa Denfip

Martha Melissa Denfip was born 21 August 1905. She was most likely born in Olive Branch, Alexander County, Illinois where she and her family were enumerated in the 1910 US Census.

Martha Denfip married Jerry Wilson. Jerry Wilson was born on 2 August 1904 They had two children: Irma Lea Wilson and Richard Calvin “Bud” Wilson. Martha Denfip Wilson died on 21 August 1951 in Jackson, Tennessee. A memorial on the Find-A-Grave website has a photo of the cemetery marker in the Spencer Heights Cemetery at Mounds, Illinois where Martha is buried[10]. Jerry Wilson died on 16 April 1974. A memorial on the Find-A-Grave website has a photo of the cemetery marker in the Spencer Heights Cemetery at Mounds where Jerry is also buried[11].

--Irma Lea Wilson

Irma Lea Wilson was born 3 August 1926 in Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois. Irma Lea Wilson married Gordon Orlando Von Nida. Gordon was born on 26 June 1920. they had three children. Irma Lea Wilson Von Nida died on 10 February 2003 in Mayfield, Graves County, Kentucky. A memorial on the Find-A-Grave website has a photo of the cemetery marker in the Greenlawn Memorial Garden at Villa Ridge, Illinois where she is buried[12].

--Richard Calvin “Bud” Wilson

Richard Calvin “Bud” Wilson was born 25 September 1927. Bud married Marie Louise Hoffner, who was born 18 December 1925. They had two children. Bud Wilson died on 27 September 1978 of cancer. A memorial on the Find-A-Grave website has a photo of the cemetery marker in the Greenlawn Memorial Garden at Villa Ridge, Illinois where he is also buried[13].

(5) Ada Kathryn Denfip

Ada Katherine Denfip was born on 5 October 1911 in Olive Branch, Alexander County, Illinois. She first married Seth Randolph on 3 July 1933 in Sikeston, Missouri. Seth was born 23 April 1904 in Rosebud, Illinois. Ada and Seth had one daughter. Seth died on 27 April 1937 in Cairo of TB. A memorial on the Find-A-Grave website has a photo of the cemetery marker in the Rose Hill Cemetery at Pulaski, Illinois where he is buried[14]. Ada later married Floyd Walace Holmes on 1 March 1941 in Charleston, Scott County, Missouri. Floyd was born on 10 June 1905 in Guthie, Callaway county, Missouri. They had one child. Floyd died on 22 May 1979 in Mountain Grove, Wright County, Missouri. A memorial on the Find-A-Grave website has a photo of the cemetery marker in the Restlawn Memorial Park Cemetery at Jacksonville, Florida where he is buried[15]. Ada Kathryn Denfip Holmes died on 12 October 2008 in Sikeston, Scott County, Missouri. A memorial on the Find-A-Grave website has a photo of the cemetery marker in the Rose Hill Cemetery at Pulaski, Illinois where she is buried[16].

The Latter Years

Smith Henderson Denfip died 6 June 1933 in Sandusky, Alexander County, Illinois. Smith Henderson Denfip is buried in Hargis Cemetery, Diswood, Alexander County, Illinois. A memorial for Yarb is located on the Find-A-Grave website [17]. Nancy Emeline Oller Denfip is buried in Hargis Cemetery, Diswood, Alexander County, Illinois. A memorial for Emeline is located on the Find-A-Grave website [18].