JEFFERSON K. DENISON.
Clay county has been the residence of Jefferson K. Denison during his entire life, being born there in 1872. He is a successful farmer and stockman, residing on section 18, township 93, range 51, and is well known in his locality. His parents, Franklin and Hannah M. (Steele) Denison, natives of Vermont and Pennsylvania respectively, came west before their marriage and settled in Clay county, Dakota territory, where they met and were united in wedlock. Franklin Denison took up government land in Prairie Center township and in the early days operated a sawmill on the Missouri river bottoms, but later devoted his time to farming. At the time of his death he owned four hundred and sixty acres of land, which has been divided among his heirs. He passed away December 13, 1910, having survived his wife for nine years, her death occurring December 4, 1901. He was a republican in early manhood but subsequently became an adherent of the populist party, though returning in his allegiance to the republican party some time before his death. In his family were four sons: Jefferson K., of this review; Charles F., of Prairie Center township; John C, who resides on a part of the homestead; and Frank S., who died when twenty years of age.
Jefferson K. Denison was educated in the schools of Clay county and by assisting his father gained detailed knowledge of agriculture. When eighteen years of age he began for himself and three years later purchased his first piece of land, comprising two hundred acres, which he still owns. In addition to this he now holds title to five hundred and sixty acres, three hundred and forty of which lies in Clay county and two hundred and twenty in Lyman county. With the exception of two hundred acres all of his land is under cultivation and that is in pasture. He is a stockholder in the Farmers Elevator at Vermillion and is one of the well-to-do and prosperous men of his county. He is alert, enterprising and prompt, performing tasks at the time when they may be done with the least exertion and with the greatest results, and his success is the logical outcome of his good management.
In 1897 Mr. Denison was married to Miss Nettie Van Steenberg, who was born in Pennsylvania, a daughter of Edgar and Emily Van Steenberg. Both her parents were born in New York state, where the father was a millwright and the owner of a sawmill. After removing to Pennsylvania he continued to follow that occupation until his demise, which
occurred in 1912. His wife had preceded him a number of years, as she was called to her reward in 1900. In their family were six daughters and one son: Ira, a resident of Jefferson county, Pennsylvania; Mrs. Mattie Lockwood, of Clay county; Mrs. W. A. Dunn, of Ohio; Nellie, a resident of Ashtabula, Ohio; Mrs. Allen Blair, of Jefferson county, Pennsylvania; Mrs. Denison; and Mrs. Wade Haugh, of Jefferson county, Pennsylvania; Mrs. Denison was educated in the State Normal School of Pennsylvania and taught for four years in that state, after which she came to South Dakota.
Mr. and Mrs. Denison are members of the United Brethren church and contribute of their means and of their time to the work of that organization. He is a republican but has never desired office, being content to limit his political activity to the exercise of his right of franchise. Fraternally he is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America. He has many friends in that order and also among those who have come in contact with him in other relations of life.
History of Dakota Territory, George W. Kingsbury, Vol. 4, 1915.
Clay county has been the residence of Jefferson K. Denison during his entire life, being born there in 1872. He is a successful farmer and stockman, residing on section 18, township 93, range 51, and is well known in his locality. His parents, Franklin and Hannah M. (Steele) Denison, natives of Vermont and Pennsylvania respectively, came west before their marriage and settled in Clay county, Dakota territory, where they met and were united in wedlock. Franklin Denison took up government land in Prairie Center township and in the early days operated a sawmill on the Missouri river bottoms, but later devoted his time to farming. At the time of his death he owned four hundred and sixty acres of land, which has been divided among his heirs. He passed away December 13, 1910, having survived his wife for nine years, her death occurring December 4, 1901. He was a republican in early manhood but subsequently became an adherent of the populist party, though returning in his allegiance to the republican party some time before his death. In his family were four sons: Jefferson K., of this review; Charles F., of Prairie Center township; John C, who resides on a part of the homestead; and Frank S., who died when twenty years of age.
Jefferson K. Denison was educated in the schools of Clay county and by assisting his father gained detailed knowledge of agriculture. When eighteen years of age he began for himself and three years later purchased his first piece of land, comprising two hundred acres, which he still owns. In addition to this he now holds title to five hundred and sixty acres, three hundred and forty of which lies in Clay county and two hundred and twenty in Lyman county. With the exception of two hundred acres all of his land is under cultivation and that is in pasture. He is a stockholder in the Farmers Elevator at Vermillion and is one of the well-to-do and prosperous men of his county. He is alert, enterprising and prompt, performing tasks at the time when they may be done with the least exertion and with the greatest results, and his success is the logical outcome of his good management.
In 1897 Mr. Denison was married to Miss Nettie Van Steenberg, who was born in Pennsylvania, a daughter of Edgar and Emily Van Steenberg. Both her parents were born in New York state, where the father was a millwright and the owner of a sawmill. After removing to Pennsylvania he continued to follow that occupation until his demise, which
occurred in 1912. His wife had preceded him a number of years, as she was called to her reward in 1900. In their family were six daughters and one son: Ira, a resident of Jefferson county, Pennsylvania; Mrs. Mattie Lockwood, of Clay county; Mrs. W. A. Dunn, of Ohio; Nellie, a resident of Ashtabula, Ohio; Mrs. Allen Blair, of Jefferson county, Pennsylvania; Mrs. Denison; and Mrs. Wade Haugh, of Jefferson county, Pennsylvania; Mrs. Denison was educated in the State Normal School of Pennsylvania and taught for four years in that state, after which she came to South Dakota.
Mr. and Mrs. Denison are members of the United Brethren church and contribute of their means and of their time to the work of that organization. He is a republican but has never desired office, being content to limit his political activity to the exercise of his right of franchise. Fraternally he is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America. He has many friends in that order and also among those who have come in contact with him in other relations of life.
History of Dakota Territory, George W. Kingsbury, Vol. 4, 1915.
JEFFERSON K. DENISON.
Clay county has been the residence of Jefferson K. Denison during his entire life, being born there in 1872. He is a successful farmer and stockman, residing on section 18, township 93, range 51, and is well known in his locality. His parents, Franklin and Hannah M. (Steele) Denison, natives of Vermont and Pennsylvania respectively, came west before their marriage and settled in Clay county, Dakota territory, where they met and were united in wedlock. Franklin Denison took up government land in Prairie Center township and in the early days operated a sawmill on the Missouri river bottoms, but later devoted his time to farming. At the time of his death he owned four hundred and sixty acres of land, which has been divided among his heirs. He passed away December 13, 1910, having survived his wife for nine years, her death occurring December 4, 1901. He was a republican in early manhood but subsequently became an adherent of the populist party, though returning in his allegiance to the republican party some time before his death. In his family were four sons: Jefferson K., of this review; Charles F., of Prairie Center township; John C, who resides on a part of the homestead; and Frank S., who died when twenty years of age.
Jefferson K. Denison was educated in the schools of Clay county and by assisting his father gained detailed knowledge of agriculture. When eighteen years of age he began for himself and three years later purchased his first piece of land, comprising two hundred acres, which he still owns. In addition to this he now holds title to five hundred and sixty acres, three hundred and forty of which lies in Clay county and two hundred and twenty in Lyman county. With the exception of two hundred acres all of his land is under cultivation and that is in pasture. He is a stockholder in the Farmers Elevator at Vermillion and is one of the well-to-do and prosperous men of his county. He is alert, enterprising and prompt, performing tasks at the time when they may be done with the least exertion and with the greatest results, and his success is the logical outcome of his good management.
In 1897 Mr. Denison was married to Miss Nettie Van Steenberg, who was born in Pennsylvania, a daughter of Edgar and Emily Van Steenberg. Both her parents were born in New York state, where the father was a millwright and the owner of a sawmill. After removing to Pennsylvania he continued to follow that occupation until his demise, which
occurred in 1912. His wife had preceded him a number of years, as she was called to her reward in 1900. In their family were six daughters and one son: Ira, a resident of Jefferson county, Pennsylvania; Mrs. Mattie Lockwood, of Clay county; Mrs. W. A. Dunn, of Ohio; Nellie, a resident of Ashtabula, Ohio; Mrs. Allen Blair, of Jefferson county, Pennsylvania; Mrs. Denison; and Mrs. Wade Haugh, of Jefferson county, Pennsylvania; Mrs. Denison was educated in the State Normal School of Pennsylvania and taught for four years in that state, after which she came to South Dakota.
Mr. and Mrs. Denison are members of the United Brethren church and contribute of their means and of their time to the work of that organization. He is a republican but has never desired office, being content to limit his political activity to the exercise of his right of franchise. Fraternally he is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America. He has many friends in that order and also among those who have come in contact with him in other relations of life.
History of Dakota Territory, George W. Kingsbury, Vol. 4, 1915.
Clay county has been the residence of Jefferson K. Denison during his entire life, being born there in 1872. He is a successful farmer and stockman, residing on section 18, township 93, range 51, and is well known in his locality. His parents, Franklin and Hannah M. (Steele) Denison, natives of Vermont and Pennsylvania respectively, came west before their marriage and settled in Clay county, Dakota territory, where they met and were united in wedlock. Franklin Denison took up government land in Prairie Center township and in the early days operated a sawmill on the Missouri river bottoms, but later devoted his time to farming. At the time of his death he owned four hundred and sixty acres of land, which has been divided among his heirs. He passed away December 13, 1910, having survived his wife for nine years, her death occurring December 4, 1901. He was a republican in early manhood but subsequently became an adherent of the populist party, though returning in his allegiance to the republican party some time before his death. In his family were four sons: Jefferson K., of this review; Charles F., of Prairie Center township; John C, who resides on a part of the homestead; and Frank S., who died when twenty years of age.
Jefferson K. Denison was educated in the schools of Clay county and by assisting his father gained detailed knowledge of agriculture. When eighteen years of age he began for himself and three years later purchased his first piece of land, comprising two hundred acres, which he still owns. In addition to this he now holds title to five hundred and sixty acres, three hundred and forty of which lies in Clay county and two hundred and twenty in Lyman county. With the exception of two hundred acres all of his land is under cultivation and that is in pasture. He is a stockholder in the Farmers Elevator at Vermillion and is one of the well-to-do and prosperous men of his county. He is alert, enterprising and prompt, performing tasks at the time when they may be done with the least exertion and with the greatest results, and his success is the logical outcome of his good management.
In 1897 Mr. Denison was married to Miss Nettie Van Steenberg, who was born in Pennsylvania, a daughter of Edgar and Emily Van Steenberg. Both her parents were born in New York state, where the father was a millwright and the owner of a sawmill. After removing to Pennsylvania he continued to follow that occupation until his demise, which
occurred in 1912. His wife had preceded him a number of years, as she was called to her reward in 1900. In their family were six daughters and one son: Ira, a resident of Jefferson county, Pennsylvania; Mrs. Mattie Lockwood, of Clay county; Mrs. W. A. Dunn, of Ohio; Nellie, a resident of Ashtabula, Ohio; Mrs. Allen Blair, of Jefferson county, Pennsylvania; Mrs. Denison; and Mrs. Wade Haugh, of Jefferson county, Pennsylvania; Mrs. Denison was educated in the State Normal School of Pennsylvania and taught for four years in that state, after which she came to South Dakota.
Mr. and Mrs. Denison are members of the United Brethren church and contribute of their means and of their time to the work of that organization. He is a republican but has never desired office, being content to limit his political activity to the exercise of his right of franchise. Fraternally he is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America. He has many friends in that order and also among those who have come in contact with him in other relations of life.
History of Dakota Territory, George W. Kingsbury, Vol. 4, 1915.
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