He was born on 8 May 1838 (10, 11; 3 (25 in 1863), 4 (25 in 1863), 7 [12 in 1850], 8 [22 in 1860], 11 [62 in 1900], 12 [70 in 1910], 13 [82 in 1920], 15 [33 in 1870]). He was born in Wayne County, Pennsylvania (3, 11, 12, 13, 15). He was born to Amos and Susan Denslow (7, 14).
In 1850, he was living in Clinton Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania (7). He had attended school in the previous year (7).
In 1860, he was living in Clinton Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, probably with his parents (8, 14). He was a saywer (8, 14 [lawyer]).
When he enlisted, he was a laborer (3).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 10 inches tall, and had a brown complexion, gray eyes, and black hair (3).
He also served in company H of the 77th Pennsylvania Infantry, and in company D of the 77th Pennsylvania (2).
He was drafted (1, 4, 5). He enlisted and was mustered into service on 1 August 1863 in company D of the 118th Pennsylvania Infantry, at Frankford, Pennsylvania (1, 3, 4 [7 Aug], 5). He was enlisted for three years, at Frankford, Pennsylvania, by Captain Yardley (?) (3). He served in company H of the 118th Pennsylvania Infantry (5).
On 2 June 1865, he was transferred from the 118th Pennsylvania Infantry to the 91st Pennsylvania, by special order 138, headquarters, Army of the Potomac (1 June 1865) (3). He was a private in company A of the 91st Pennsylvania (1, 16).
He was discharged on 1 July 1865 by general order (1, 2 [has 2 Jul], 3, 4 [special order, war dept], 9 [for disability]). He was a private, in company A (16).
In 1867/68, he married Adelie [unknown family name] (11, 12). In 1900 and 1910, she had had four children, three of whom were alive (11, 12).
In 1870, he was living in Flagg Township, Ogle County, Illinois (15). He was a farmer, with $500 in personal property (15). He was living with Adelia Denslow (presumably his wife), and Martin Denslow (10 months old, presumably their son) (15).
He applied successfully from Illinois for a pension on 3 January 1878 (2, 6).
In 1900, he was living in Cedar Township, Cherokee County, Iowa (11). He was living with his wife Adelia and children Albert and Jennie (11). He was a landlord (11).
In 1910, he was living in Larrabee, Cedar Township, Cherokee County, Iowa (12). He was living with his wife Adelia and daughter Jennie (12). He was not working (12).
On 9 August 1915, his wife, Adelia A Denslow, died (10). She was buried in Cedar Cemetery, Larrabee, Cherokee County, Iowa (10).
In 1920, he was living in Excelsior Township, Dickinson County, Iowa (13). He was living with his daughter Jennie and her family (13). He was not working (13).
He died on 26 February 1920 at Larrabee, Cherokee County, Iowa (2, 10). He was buried in Cedar Cemetery, Larrabee, Cherokee County, Iowa (10).
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (Lewis F Denslow)
2 pension index, by regiment (Lewis F Denslow)
3 company A descriptive roll, entry 184 (Lewis F [?] Denslow)
4 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 5 May 2004 (Lewis F Denslow)
5 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'One hundred and eighteenth regiment', volume 3, page 1337. (In the roster) (Lewis F Denslow)
6 pension index, by name (Lewis F Denslow)
7 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Wayne County, Clinton Township, page 198 stamped, line 22 (L J [sic] Denslow)
8 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Wayne County, Clinton Township, page 150 handwritten = 166 stamped (Lewis F Denslow)
9 consolidated morning report, 91st Pennsylvania, 2 July 1865 (Privt Denslow)
10 Find a grave, memorial 9498129, created by Alberta Daniels Withrow, added 21 Sep 2004, accessed 26 Feb 11 [photo of tombstone reads: "L. F. DENSLOW MAY 8, 1838 FEB. 26, 1920 ADELIA A. DENSLOW JUNE 10, 1847 AUG. 9, 1915 DENSLOW"] [identification is confirmed by reference 2 above] (LF Denslow)
11 1900 US census, Iowa, Cherokee County, Cedar Township, microfilm series T623, film 423, supervisor's district 11, enumeration district 15, page 26 = 3 B handwritten (Lewis F Denslow)
12 1910 US census, Iowa, Cherokee County, Cedar Township, Larrabee Town, supervisor's district 11, enumeration district 15, microfilm series T624, film 396, page 29 = 7 B handwritten (Lewis Denslow)
13 1920 US census, Iowa, Dickinson County, Excelsior Township, supervisor's district 11, enumeration district 53, microfilm series T625, film 486, page 293 = 7 B handwritten ( )
14 'My family', a gedcom, available at RootsWeb WorldConnect, updated 12 October 2010, contact Sue, accessed 26 February 2011 (Lewis F Denslow)
15 1870 US census, Illinois, Ogle County, Flagg Township, page 50 handwritten = 256 stamped (Lewis F Denslow)
16 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Lewis F Denslow)
| line | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Dwellings visited | 19 | ||||||
| Families visited | 19 | ||||||
| Name | Amos Denslow | Susan | L J [sic] | M L | David A | Joseph O | Joseph Porton |
| Age | 38 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 9/12 | 57 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M | M | M | M |
| Color | |||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Sawyer | ||||||
| Real estate owned | 1500 | ||||||
| Birthplace | Mass | Conn | Penn | " | " | " | Conn |
| Married within year | |||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | |||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Dwelling number | 1112 | ||||||
| Family number | 1136 | ||||||
| Name | Amos Denslow | Susan C. Denslow | Lewis F. Denslow | Martha L. Denslow | David A. Denslow | Orson Q. [?] Denslow | Ellen L. Denslow |
| Age | 49 | 39 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 10/12 |
| Sex | m | f | m | f | m | m | f |
| Color | |||||||
| Occupation | Farmer | Sawyer | |||||
| Value of real estate owned | 3,000 | ||||||
| Value of personal estate | 800 | ||||||
| Place of birth | Mass | Conn | Penna | Do | Do | Do | Do |
| Married within year | |||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | ||||||
| Cannot read & write | |||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Dwelling-house number | 387 | ||
| Family number | 363 | ||
| Name | Denslow Lewis F. | - Adelia | - Martin |
| Age | 33 | 22 | 10/12 |
| Sex | M | F | F |
| Color | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Farmer | Keeping house | |
| Real estate value | |||
| Personal estate value | 500 | ||
| Birthplace | do [sc. Pa] | do | Ills |
| Father foreign born | |||
| Mother foreign born | |||
| Birth month if born within year | |||
| Marriage month if married within year | |||
| Attended school past year | |||
| Can't read | |||
| Can't write | |||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | |||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | ||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 |
| street | ||||
| house number | ||||
| dwelling number | 56 | |||
| family number | 56 | |||
| name | Denslow Lewis F | - Adelia | - Albert | - Jennie S [?] |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Son | Daughter |
| color | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | F |
| birth date | May 1838 | Jun 1847 | Sept 1872 | Jan [?] 1874 |
| age | 62 | 52 | 27 | 26 |
| married? | M | M | S | S |
| # years married | 32 | 32 | ||
| mother of how many children? | 4 | |||
| # of children living | 3 | |||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Illinois | Illinois |
| father's birthplace | Massachusetts | New Jersey | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Connecticut | New Jersey | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | ||||
| # years in USA | ||||
| naturalized citizen? | ||||
| occupation | Landlord | Farmer | School Teacher | |
| # months not employed | 0 | 4 | ||
| # months in school | ||||
| can read | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| speaks English | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| owned/rented | O | R | ||
| free or mortgaged | M [?] | |||
| farm/house | H | F | ||
| # of farm schedule | 24 |
| line | 98 | 99 | 100 | |
| street | Jordan Street | |||
| house nr | ||||
| dwelling nr | 141 | |||
| family nr | 141 | |||
| name | Denslow Lewis | - Adelia A [?] | - Jennie S | |
| relationship | head | wife | daughter | |
| sex | M | F | F | |
| color | W | W | W | |
| age | 70 | 62 | 36 | |
| marital status | M1 | M1 | S | |
| #years present marriage | 42 | 42 | ||
| mother of # children | 4 | |||
| mother of # living children | 3 | |||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Illinois | |
| father's birthplace | Massachusetts | Massachusetts | Pennsylvania | |
| mother's birthplace | Connecticut | New Jersey | Pennsylvania | |
| immigrated | ||||
| naturalized/alien | ||||
| speaks English | English | English | English | |
| occupation | None | None | teaching | |
| nature of industry etc. | school | |||
| employer etc. | W | |||
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | No | |||
| # weeks out of work 1909 | 0 | |||
| can read | yes | yes | yes | |
| can write | yes | yes | yes | |
| school since 1 Sep 09 | ||||
| owned/rented | O | |||
| owned free or mortagaged | M | |||
| farm/house | H | |||
| nr on farm schedule | ||||
| civil war vet | ||||
| blind | ||||
| deaf & dumb | ||||
| line | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 |
| street | ||||
| house number | FM | |||
| dwelling visit number | 33 | |||
| family visit number | 33 | |||
| name | Robinson E. R. | - Jennie | - Howard | Denslow Lewis |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Son | Father in Law |
| own/rent | R | |||
| free/mortgaged (if owned) | ||||
| sex | M | F | M | M |
| race | W | W | W | W |
| age at last birthday | 37 [??] | 44 | 6 | 82 |
| marital status | M | M | S | Wd |
| year of immigration | ||||
| naturalized/alien | ||||
| year of naturalization | ||||
| attended school since Sept 1919 | yes | |||
| can read | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| birth place | Iowa | Illinois | Iowa | Pennsylvania |
| native language | ||||
| father's birthplace | Wisconsin | Pennsylvania | Iowa | Massachusetts |
| father's native language | ||||
| mother's birthplace | Illinois | Pennsylvania | Illinois | Pennsylvania |
| mother's native language | ||||
| can speak English | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| occupation | Farmer | None | None | None |
| industry, business | General Farm | |||
| employment status | OA | |||
| number of farm schedule | 31 |