Name/Title
Denny family - Believed to be Benjamin Bell Woodruff Denny [1852-1923] and his four niecesEntry/Object ID
2004.3.8Description
The man is believed to be Benjamin Bell Woodruff Denny [1852-1923] pictured here with his four nieces. Standing in back is Jane M. (Phelan) Drake [1877-1964] - daughter of Benjamin's sister, Hannah Luse (Denny) Phelan. Across the front [Left-Right] are Mary Inghram (Denny) Weaver [1891-1972], Helen (Denny) Howard [1896-1981], and Josephine Denny [1893-1992] - daughters of Benjamin's brother, Eleazer Luse Denny.
ABOUT THE FAMILY:
Meeker Woodruff Denny [1816-1875] and his wife, Jane (Luse) Denny [1820-1895], had four children: Hannah Luse (Denny) Phelan [1850-1937], Benjamin Bell Woodruff Denny [1852-1923], Mary Woodruff Denny [1858-1937], and Eleazer Luse Denny [1865-1910]. The four girls in the photograph were the only surviving grandchildren of Meeker and Jane.
Benjamin married but had no surviving children. His obituary in the Waynesburg Republican, 8 March 1923, states: "He was cheerful and genial in disposition and made friends readily. His devotion to his family was unusually strong."
Original, no photographer listed.Collection
Josephine Denny CollectionLexicon
Search Terms
Denny family, Phelan family, SmilingOther Names and Numbers
Other Number
DENN-AN002-0040Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Denny, Benjamin Bell Woodruff [1852-1923]Person or Organization
Denny, Helen [1896-1981]Person or Organization
Denny, Josephine [1893-1992]Person or Organization
Denny, Mary Inghram [1891-1972]Person or Organization
Phelan, Jane [1877-1964]Provenance
Provenance Detail
Denny Series - Josephine Denny CollectionNotes
The Josephine Denny Collection was passed from Eleazer Luse Denny [1865-1910] and his wife, Louise (Inghram) Denny [1867-1956], to their daughters, Mary Inghram (Denny) Weaver [1891-1972], Josephine Denny [1893-1992], and Helen (Denny) Howard [1896-1981]. Josephine Denny passed the collection to Farley Toothman who owned and shared it with the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project between 2004 and 2025.
SOURCE CITATION: The man is believed to be Benjamin Bell Woodruff Denny [1852-1923] pictured here with his four nieces - standing in back is Jane M. (Phelan) Drake [1877-1964], daughter of Benjamin's sister, Hannah Luse (Denny) Phelan - across the front [Left-Right] are Mary Inghram (Denny) Weaver [1891-1972], Helen (Denny) Howard [1896-1981], and Josephine Denny [1893-1992], daughters of Benjamin's brother, Eleazer Luse Denny; circa 1898; item no. DENN-AN002-0040, Josephine Denny Collection, shared by Farley Toothman; Greene Connections Archives Project (GreeneConnections.com).