Hillbillies & Vikings
This site is focused broadly on all descendants of John Denboe, an indentured servant who came to the Crown Colony of Maryland in about the year 1664. Also, it maintains a special emphasis on the descendants of John Denbow (1797-1862) and his brother Bazeleel (1795-1857), early pioneers in the hills of Southeastern Ohio, as well as the descendants of Jón Jónsson (1841-1934) of Dalasýsla, Iceland, who was an Icelandic immigrant to Canada and now has progeny throughout North America.

Johann Jacob Holben
1. Johann Jacob Holben was born on 23 Feb 1748 in Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1820. Family/Spouse: Catharina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Christian Holben
- 3. Daniel Holben
- 4. Jacob Holben
died in 1826. - 5. Susanna Holben
- 6. Magdalena Holben
was born on 17 Mar 1772 in Pennsylvania, USA; was christened in Pennsylvania, USA. - 7. Peter Holben
was born on 31 Jul 1775. - 8. John Holben
was born in Jan 1782; died on 1 Mar 1862; was buried in Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA.
- 2. Christian Holben
Generation: 2
2. Christian Holben
(1.Johann1)3. Daniel Holben
(1.Johann1)4. Jacob Holben
(1.Johann1) died in 1826. 5. Susanna Holben
(1.Johann1)6. Magdalena Holben
(1.Johann1) was born on 17 Mar 1772 in Pennsylvania, USA; was christened in Pennsylvania, USA. 7. Peter Holben
(1.Johann1) was born on 31 Jul 1775. 8. John Holben
(1.Johann1) was born in Jan 1782; died on 1 Mar 1862; was buried in Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA. John married Susannah Hollo in 1807. Susannah was born on 3 Mar 1787; died on 20 Apr 1855; was buried in Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 9. Rebecca (Peggy) Holben
was born about 1808. - 10. Nathan Holben
was born about 1809. - 11. John Holben
was born about 1810. - 12. Mary Holben
was born about 1812. - 13. Elias Holben
was born on 3 Jan 1813; died on 22 Jan 1898; was buried in Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA. - 14. Catharine Holben
was born about 1814. - 15. Susannah Holben
was born about 1815. - 16. Hannah Holben
was born about 1817. - 17. Samuel Holben
was born in Jun 1819 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 16 Apr 1894 in Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried on 18 Apr 1894 in Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA. - 18. Elizabeth Holben
was born about 1820. - 19. Molly Holben
was born about 1823. - 20. Aaron Holben
was born on 3 Oct 1829; died on 15 Apr 1908; was buried in Pennsylvania, USA. - 21. Jacob Holben
was born on 5 May 1832; died on 30 Mar 1911.
- 9. Rebecca (Peggy) Holben
Generation: 3
9. Rebecca (Peggy) Holben
(8.John2, 1.Johann1) was born about 1808. 10. Nathan Holben
(8.John2, 1.Johann1) was born about 1809. 11. John Holben
(8.John2, 1.Johann1) was born about 1810. 12. Mary Holben
(8.John2, 1.Johann1) was born about 1812. 13. Elias Holben
(8.John2, 1.Johann1) was born on 3 Jan 1813; died on 22 Jan 1898; was buried in Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA. Family/Spouse: Eve. was born on 4 Sep 1814; died on 6 Sep 1887; was buried in Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 22. Solomon Holben
was born in 1841.
- 22. Solomon Holben
14. Catharine Holben
(8.John2, 1.Johann1) was born about 1814. 15. Susannah Holben
(8.John2, 1.Johann1) was born about 1815. 16. Hannah Holben
(8.John2, 1.Johann1) was born about 1817. 17. Samuel Holben
(8.John2, 1.Johann1) was born in Jun 1819 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 16 Apr 1894 in Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried on 18 Apr 1894 in Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA. Samuel married Christena Gruver in 1841. Christena (daughter of John Gruver and Catharine Gruver) was born in 1819 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 22 Nov 1886; was buried in Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 23. Hannah Holben
was born about 1842. - 24. Euphemia Holben
was born about 1843. - 25. John Holben
was born about 1844. - 26. Susannah Holben
was born on 26 Sep 1850 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 26 Jan 1921 in Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA.
- 23. Hannah Holben
18. Elizabeth Holben
(8.John2, 1.Johann1) was born about 1820. 19. Molly Holben
(8.John2, 1.Johann1) was born about 1823. 20. Aaron Holben
(8.John2, 1.Johann1) was born on 3 Oct 1829; died on 15 Apr 1908; was buried in Pennsylvania, USA. Family/Spouse: Catherine Neese. Catherine (daughter of John Neese and Catherine Shuman) was born on 30 Dec 1827; died on 18 Aug 1907; was buried in Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 27. George Holben
was born about 1847. - 28. Susanna Holben
was born in 1848. - 29. Sara Holben
was born in 1849. - 30. Jacob Holben
was born in 1851. - 31. John S. Holben
was born in 1853. - 32. Elizabeth 'Betsey' A. Holben
was born in 1855. - 33. Aaron Holben
was born on 9 May 1857; died on 11 Sep 1935; was buried in Pennsylvania, USA. - 34. Edward Holben
was born in Nov 1859. - 35. William F. Holben
was born in 1866; died in 1943.
- 27. George Holben
21. Jacob Holben
(8.John2, 1.Johann1) was born on 5 May 1832; died on 30 Mar 1911. Family/Spouse: Amelia Doverspike. Amelia was born on 28 Nov 1835; died on 14 Jan 1908; was buried in Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 36. Jacob Holben
was born in 1876; died on 24 Mar 1880; was buried in Pennsylvania, USA.
- 36. Jacob Holben
Generation: 4
22. Solomon Holben
(13.Elias3, 8.John2, 1.Johann1) was born in 1841. 23. Hannah Holben
(17.Samuel3, 8.John2, 1.Johann1) was born about 1842. 24. Euphemia Holben
(17.Samuel3, 8.John2, 1.Johann1) was born about 1843. 25. John Holben
(17.Samuel3, 8.John2, 1.Johann1) was born about 1844. 26.
Susannah Holben
(17.Samuel3, 8.John2, 1.Johann1) was born on 26 Sep 1850 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 26 Jan 1921 in Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA. Susannah married Daniel D. Doney in 1870. Daniel (son of Gerson Doney, Sr. and Catherine Dunkelberger) was born on 9 Dec 1849 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 5 Apr 1925 in Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried on 8 Apr 1925 in Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 37. Lauretta 'Lettie' Doney
- 38. William Doney
was born in 1871. - 39. Samuel Doney
was born in 1872. - 40. C. Viola Doney
was born in 1873; died in 1929; was buried in Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA. - 41. John Calvin Doney
was born on 30 May 1875 in Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 18 Feb 1954 in Punxsutawney, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried on 21 Feb 1954 in Punxsutawney, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA.
- 37. Lauretta 'Lettie' Doney
27. George Holben
(20.Aaron3, 8.John2, 1.Johann1) was born about 1847. 28. Susanna Holben
(20.Aaron3, 8.John2, 1.Johann1) was born in 1848. 29. Sara Holben
(20.Aaron3, 8.John2, 1.Johann1) was born in 1849. 30. Jacob Holben
(20.Aaron3, 8.John2, 1.Johann1) was born in 1851. 31. John S. Holben
(20.Aaron3, 8.John2, 1.Johann1) was born in 1853. 32. Elizabeth 'Betsey' A. Holben
(20.Aaron3, 8.John2, 1.Johann1) was born in 1855. 33. Aaron Holben
(20.Aaron3, 8.John2, 1.Johann1) was born on 9 May 1857; died on 11 Sep 1935; was buried in Pennsylvania, USA. Family/Spouse: Sarah Rebecca Rettinger. Sarah (daughter of John Rettinger and Susan Himes) was born on 12 Oct 1861; died on 19 Feb 1898. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 42. Cartland Monroe Holben
was born on 11 Apr 1878. - 43. Carrie Alma Holben
was born on 14 Oct 1880. - 44. Twide Ralph Holben
was born on 19 Feb 1883; died on 16 Mar 1965. - 45. Sue Lareda 'Suzie' Holben
was born on 23 Jan 1886. - 46. Ervin Edward Holben
was born on 12 Nov 1888; died on 13 Oct 1970. - 47. Alphus Aaron Holben
was born on 11 May 1891. - 48. Macie Loalla Holben
was born on 11 Jul 1893. - 49. John Wallace Holben
was born on 24 Aug 1895.
- 42. Cartland Monroe Holben
34. Edward Holben
(20.Aaron3, 8.John2, 1.Johann1) was born in Nov 1859. 35. William F. Holben
(20.Aaron3, 8.John2, 1.Johann1) was born in 1866; died in 1943. 36. Jacob Holben
(21.Jacob3, 8.John2, 1.Johann1) was born in 1876; died on 24 Mar 1880; was buried in Pennsylvania, USA.
