Also spelled Dannehauer, Danenhour, Donnahower, etc.

Surname: The German spelling, Dannenhauer, means cutter of fir trees.   

The last name can be spelled in a variety of ways.

PREFIXES:
Dane, Dene, Done, Danne, Denne, Donne, Danen, Dinen,
Donen, Dannen, Dinnen, Donnen, Daven, Dauen, Dannin,
Dinnin, Donnin

SUFFIXES:
Hower, Hour, Hauer, Houer, Houser, Hauser, Haurer,
Houen

Because of the wide variance in spellings of names, those listed here do not follow a specific form.

Danenhour Places Names

William F. Dannenhouer Bridge (between Norristown and Bridgeport)

Danenhower's Lane, May's Landing, N.J.

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Descendants of John Danenhouer

Generation No. 1

1. JOHN³ DANENHOUER (HANS GEORG (GEORGE I)², ABRAHAM (I)¹)¹ was born February 26, 1750/51 in Bapt in St. Michael's/Zion. He married EVA RITER February 09, 1775 in Old Goshenhoppen Lutheran Church, Montgomery PA², daughter of GEORGE REITER and ELIZABETH.

Children of JOHN DANENHOUER and EVA RITER are:

2. i. JOHANN GEORGE⁴ DANENHOUER, b. March 11, 1775, Bapt in St. Michael's/Zion.

3. ii. JOHN (JOHANNES) DANENHOUER, b. November 28, 1776, Bapt in St. Michael's/Zion; d. May 28, 1822, Age 49.

4. iii. CHARLES DANENHOUER, b. Bet. 1782 - 1785; d. July 07, 1826.

iv. EVA ELIZABETH DANENHOUER, b. April 27, 1781, Bapt in St. Michael's/Zion.

 

Generation No. 2

2. JOHANN GEORGE⁴ DANENHOUER (JOHN³, HANS GEORG (GEORGE I)², ABRAHAM (I)¹)³ was born March 11, 1775 in Bapt in St. Michael's/Zion. He married CATHARINE (GUESS) ABENDSCHON, daughter of REINHOLD ABENDSCHON and ANNA WILSON.

Child of JOHANN DANENHOUER and CATHARINE ABENDSCHON is:

i. JOHANNES⁵ DANENHOUER, b. July 13, 1839, Trinity Lutheran, Reading, Berks Co., PA.

3. JOHN (JOHANNES)⁴ DANENHOUER (JOHN³, HANS GEORG (GEORGE I)², ABRAHAM (I)¹) was born November 28, 1776 in Bapt in St. Michael's/Zion, and died May 28, 1822 in Age 49. He married ELIZABETH GROFF⁴, daughter of HEINRICH GRAFF and CHARLOTTE SCHWARTZ. She was born October 01, 1791, and died January 09, 1842.

More About JOHN (JOHANNES) DANENHOUER:

Children of JOHN DANENHOUER and ELIZABETH GROFF are:

5. i. GEORGE R(ITER)⁵ DANENHOUER, b. June 13, 1803, Lower Dublin, Philadelphia,PA; d. April 03, 1844.

ii. CATHERINE DANENHOUER, b. September 22, 1804.

iii. EVA DANENHOUER, b. 1805.

iv. CHARLES DANENHOUER, b. October 15, 1806.

6. v. JACOB (?) DANENHOUER, b. 1808.

vi. SARAH DANENHOUER, b. February 05, 1808.

7. vii. JOHN DANENHOUER, b. September 27, 1809.

viii. REX DANENHOUER, b. August 05, 1811.

ix. ANNA ELIZABETH DANENHOUER, b. August 22, 1814.

x. ABRAHAM DANENHOUER, b. February 16, 1819.

4. CHARLES⁴ DANENHOUER (JOHN³, HANS GEORG (GEORGE I)², ABRAHAM (I)¹)⁵ was born Bet. 1782 - 1785, and died July 07, 1826. He married RACHEL WEAVER January 13, 1808⁶, daughter of ADAM WEAVER and HANNAH MACK. She was born August 25, 1789 in Flourtown, and died July 07, 1826.

Child of CHARLES DANENHOUER and RACHEL WEAVER is:

8. i. WILLIAM WEAVER⁵ DANENHOUER, b. 1820; d. May 28, 1894.

Generation No. 3

5. GEORGE R(ITER)⁵ DANENHOUER (JOHN (JOHANNES)⁴, JOHN³, HANS GEORG (GEORGE I)², ABRAHAM (I)¹)^7,8 was born June 13, 1803 in Lower Dublin, Philadelphia,PA, and died April 03, 1844. He married ELIZABETH B. YERKES November 28, 1827, daughter of JACOB YERKES and MARY BEANS. She was born March 1802, and died November 02, 1872.

Children of GEORGE DANENHOUER and ELIZABETH YERKES are:

i. CATHERINE⁶ DANENHOUER⁹, b. September 03, 1828; d. March 03, 1834.

ii. JOHN DANENHOUER, b. October 18, 1830; m. (1) SUSANNA KIRK; m. (2) MARTHA CAMPBELL.

iii. JACOB Y(ERKES) DANENHOUER, b. January 06, 1833; m. (1) MARY GIFFORD; m. (2) LOUISA CAMPBELL.

iv. GEORGE REX DANENHOUER, b. June 27, 1835; d. January 31, 1899; m. MALINDA WILLETS; b. February 05, 1840; d. May 16, 1918.

v. RACHEL S. DANENHOUER, b. September 14, 1837; d. June 15, 1895, Camden, N.J.; m. JAMES S. WOODWARD, March 31, 1857; b. March 01, 1836; d. May 08, 1915.

vi. WILLIAM R(ITER) DANENHOUER, b. February 13, 1840; d. January 01, 1842.

vii. CHARLES DANENHOUER, b. July 10, 1842; m. (1) MARY CAMPBELL; m. (2) MRS. SIMPSON.

viii. ISAAC J. DANENHOUER, b. November 20, 1844; d. September 10, 1863.

6. JACOB (?)⁵ DANENHOUER (JOHN (JOHANNES)⁴, JOHN³, HANS GEORG (GEORGE I)², ABRAHAM (I)¹) was born 1808. He married RACHEL GUESS SHAW Abt. 1842 in Abington Presbyterian Church.

Children of JACOB DANENHOUER and RACHEL SHAW are:

i. JOHN HOWARD⁶ DANENHOUER.

ii. EVA DANENHOUER.

7. JOHN⁵ DANENHOUER (JOHN (JOHANNES)⁴, JOHN³, HANS GEORG (GEORGE I)², ABRAHAM (I)¹) was born September 27, 1809. He married MARY GUESS SHAW 1843 in Abington Presbyterian Church. She was born in Is this widow Mary in Abington?.

Children of JOHN DANENHOUER and MARY SHAW are:

i. LEWIS⁶ DANENHOUER.

ii. CHARLES DANENHOUER.

iii. EVA DANENHOUER.

iv. CHARLOTTE DANENHOUER.

8. WILLIAM WEAVER⁵ DANENHOUER (CHARLES⁴, JOHN³, HANS GEORG (GEORGE I)², ABRAHAM (I)¹)¹⁰ was born 1820, and died May 28, 1894. He married ELIZABETH UBER. She was born 1824.

Child of WILLIAM DANENHOUER and ELIZABETH UBER is:

i. BELLE⁶ DANENHOUER, b. Washington, D.C.; m. FRANK L. WILLIAMS.

 

Endnotes

1. Daughters of American Revolution, John Danenhower was a private in Capt. Peter Frailey's 7th company, Philadelphia County militia. He was born, 1751, in Philadelphia; died in Germantown, Pa. .

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