John Denver: Career Criminal

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John Denver was born About 1831 in Massachusetts.

Inmate: At Sacramento County Jail
Rec: 28 Aug 1897
Arrested: for Robbery



 He was Married to Margaret Henry 17 Mar 1853 in Andover, MA. They had the following children.
Robert Denver
1856–1881
Edward Denver
1858–
Emma Denver
1862–
Ellen Denver
1864–
Martha Denver
1864–
William Denver

1867–

 U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865

 Name: John Denver
Birth Year: abt 1828
Place of birth: Massachusetts
Age on 1 July 1863: 35
Race: White
Residence: Lawrence, Massachusetts
Congressional District: 6th

Class: 2

 Name: John J. Denver
Rank/Grade: Private
Commission or Enlistment Date: 11 Sep 1861
Commission or Enlistment Place: San Francisco, California, USA
Film Number: 981532
Film Location: MF4:1
Record Group: Volunteer Registers

Volume: v. 05 - 06, Enlisted Men, 1861 - 1865
I found one prison record:

Inmate: #726 Folsom Prison
Rec: 26 Jan 1884
Crime: Grand Larceny
Term: 6 Yrs
His 2nd term

Here are his other inmate #'s
673
413
3329
4034
5050
8356 San Quentin Prison
1751
726 Folsom Prison

I found so many interesting newspaper articles on him, that really tell in detail who he was. I posted them according to year the oldest first.




The Sacramento BeeSacramento, CaliforniaMon, Nov 04, 1878 · Page 3


The San Francisco ExaminerSan Francisco, CaliforniaThu, Oct 22, 1885 · Page 1


1889


1890


These are all 1897









John died in Sacramento County Jail on 17 Sep 1897.

His alias were John Joy, J. W. Smith and John Wilder Axford.

What a life he had, could you imagine sitting on a front porch with a hootch jug listening to his stories, Oh I would love every minute of it.


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