Mattoon, Coles Co., IL 1209 Moultrie Ave. house 855 family 920
William Denham black b. Oct 1842 age 57 married 25 yrs. all b. TN Stone Mason
Matilda wife black b. Mar 1861 age 39 married 25 yrs. 9 children, 8 living all b. TN Washerwoman
Jerome nephew black b. Oct 1876 age 23 Single all b. TN farmhand
Jarius J. son black b. Apr 1882 age 18 Single b. TN farmhand
Dora A. dau. black b. Feb 1884 age 13 Single b. TN nurse
Maury L. dau. black b. Apr 1891 age 9 b. TN At school
Hamilton L. son black b. Aug 1894 age 5 b. TN
McKinley son black b. Nov 1896 age 3 b. TN
Jacob D. son black b. Oct 1899 age 7/12 b. TN
Maggie F. niece black b. Dec 1893 age 6 b. TN
There are two living children not on this list, it might be that they are Martha and Minnie.
There is a W. O. Denham in the 1865 Illinois Census living in Newman. That family consists of: Males: 1 0-10;1 10-20 yr.; 1 40-50 yr.; Females: 2 0-10 yr.; 3 10-20 yr.; 1 40-50 yr. with $425 worth of livestock
In 1910 and 1920, this family is in Crookston, Polk Co., MN.
