Birth:   2 March 1829 
Place:   Coleford, Kilmersdon Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Death:   2 May 1898   
Place:   St. John, Oneida, Idaho USA
         Father:  Henry Denning    
         Mother:  Martha Nichols

Spouse:  Sarah Merrifield     
Born:    8 July 1849  
Place:   Tahowan, England
Death:   9 January 1900
Place:   Malad, Oneida, Idaho, USA
         Father:  Uriah Merrifield
         Mother:  Jane Denning

James married Sarah Merrifield on July 8, 1849, at Tahowan, England.  After their marriage, Sarah taught him the ABC’s and he then learned to read. He became a prolific reader and could talk intelligently on most subjects.

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Here is the first entry from my ancestral list of people.  I found this interesting story and thought you would like to read it.  This individual is listed on the Mayflower passenger list, he came to America as an indentured servant.  In doing some research, I found the following:

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Recently I started reading a thick book that has set on my bookshelf for years.  Each time I walk into my office I see it and yet I have never read it.  Then a couple of Sundays ago, for some reason, I picked it up and started reading.

The name of this book is “James Henry Denning Sr. – Family History“.  It is the story of my Great Grandpa and his family.  There are two volumes about 3 inches thick.  Just the look of them is enough to scare anyone.

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Today, we celebrate the statehood of Mother.  What I find interesting about this day, is that the founder, Anna Jarvis, had wanted to create a way to remember and show gratitude to her Mother.  After years of proposing a day be set aside each year for us to commemorate our mothers, finally in 1914, Woodrow Wilson signed a bill setting aside the second Sunday of May as a celebration to all Mothers in the U.S.  Then in the 1920’s, with all the commercialism that had started for Mother’s Day, Anna Jarvis wanted to boycott the use of Mother’s Day and have it removed.  The original idea of celebrating, visiting, and remembering our mothers had turned into another day for businesses to make a lot of money. Continue reading Mothers →

Michelle and I had the great opportunity to go up and spend the day with Rachel and her family in Park City.  After we got there, we decided to go to Midway, so that Brooklyn could swim in the volcano.  There is a crater at the Homestead resort that has a natural spring inside of it and has been set up as a type of swimming pool.  The water is 80 degrees and quite nice to swim or just float in.  It is also around 60 feet deep.

Here are a number of pictures I took while there.

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Each time I have the opportunity to spend time with one or all of my children and their families, I realize how blessed I am as a parent.

Michelle and Chad gave Tonya and me a little plaque to hang on our wall.

The simplest gifts, make for the biggest surprises.

With this gift, there was also a secret recording happening in the back ground, which was sent to me for review.  Here it is:

This has been a good week for me.  I have had all my children, with their children visiting for most of the week.  Rebeca with her family up from Las Vegas, Rachel with her girls down from Boise, Maegen with her family from Pocatello.  Chad and Michelle have been here for the week, taking a break from the work/vacation summer job. Continue reading The Reunion Gathering →

As we traverse this life we enjoy the pleasures of many “Best Friend” associations.  Yesterday one of those “Best Friend” relationships ended for me.  The Best Friend I am referring to is a small Maltese dog named “MIssy”.  I have had this dog for over 13 years.  She made real the phrase “To be dogged”.  She followed me everywhere.  When I arrived home, she was the first one at the door.  She made life interesting and even in those times when I scolded her, all I had to do was pet her and all was forgiven.  She has been a true friend. Continue reading Best Friends →