Capt. Harry Stevenson Denny and Irene Ashcom

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Husband Capt. Harry Stevenson Denny ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 16 Feb 1854 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 1 3 4
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         Father: James O'Hara Denny (      -1859) 5 6 7 8 9 10
         Mother: Margaret Darragh Stevenson (      -      ) 5 6 7 8 9 10

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       Marriage: 1 Oct 1883 - Ligonier, Westmoreland Co, PA 4 11 12

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• Additional Image: H. S. Denny.

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Wife Irene Ashcom ^{11 12 13}

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         Father: Dr. John A. Ashcom, D.D.S. (1841-1897) 11 14
         Mother: Eliza Jane Knox (1841-1876) 13 15 16

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General Notes: Husband - Capt. Harry Stevenson Denny

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He was educated at Newell Academy and the Western University of Pennsylvania at Pittsburgh, taking a special course at the latter institution. Just prior to his death his father had planned a residence on the property once owned by General Arthur St. Clair, and occupied by his family for many years. It was conveyed to Captain O'Hara Denny by Robert St. Clair. On arriving at manhood Captain Harry S. Denny decided to follow out the plans of his father, and erected the dwelling and improvements, making it his home. Captain Denny was a member of the National Guard of Pennsylvania, being elected captain in the Eighteenth Regiment, in 1875, and served for five years. In politics he was a staunch Republican, and stood high in the councils of his party. He was a delegate to the National Convention at St. Louis in 1896 and to Chicago in 1900, and represented his district in a number of state conventions. He was a member of the Masonic fraternity, being affiliated with Duquesne Lodge No. 546, of Pittsburgh. Captain Denny was warmly attached to Ligonier valley, and devoted himself to the advancement of the community in every manner possible. In connection with Mr. J. H. Frank he organized the National Bank of Ligonier in 1903, and was elected vice-president of that institution.

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General Notes: Wife - Irene Ashcom

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She was active in the work of the Methodist Episcopal church in its various departments. Early in 1917, she entered into active Red Cross work and was largely instrumental in organizing the Ligonier branch, which distinguished itself, taking the lead in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. They made upwards of twenty thousand dressings up to the middle of November, 1917. Aside from this they organized military aid and furnished over two hundred and twenty Christmas bags. They also held four lawn fetes, wherein they cleared $1,422.25, and $302.50 was added to this by donations. They completely equipped seventy-five bags with a sweater, helmet, muffler, wristlets, three pairs of stockings, comfort kit and pillow, and in addition they sent to each boy a Christmas gift, all of these expenses being paid out of the funds of this branch.

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2 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 642, 1097.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 244.

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6 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 2.

7 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 643.

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11 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 3.

12 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 247.

13 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 644, 1097.

14 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 95, 644, 1096.

15 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 321.

16 Lewis Clark Walkinshaw, A.M, Annals of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. IV (New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1939), Pg 85.