Robert Osbourne Denver (1935 - 2005)

Born 9 Jan 1935 in New Rochelle, Westchester, New York, USA

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Died 2 Sep 2005 at age 70 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA

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Biography

Bob Denver is Notable.

• Bob was a comedic actor most famous for his roles as the beatnik Maynard G. Krebs on The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis and Willy Gilligan from Gilligan's Island.
• Graduated high school in Brownwood, Texas.
• Family moved to California where he graduated from Loyola University, Los Angeles.
• His final residence was in Princeton, Virginia. He co-hosted a radio show there with his wife, Dreama.

• He was married several times:
  1. Maggie Ryan (from 22 January 1960 - April 1966) (2 children - Patrick R. Denver - born 1960 - Megan E. Denver - born ????)
  2. Jeanne Carole Webber - married 16 September 1967, divorced October 1969 (no children)
  3. Butchie Denver; they split up in 1972. Butchie died in 2012, aged 74.
  4. Carole J. Abrahams - married 25 April 1972, divorced July 1974 or February 1975 (1 child - Emily Denver - born 1973)
  5. Dreama Diane Peery, his widow -married 26 March 1979 (1 child - Colin Denver)

Sources

• Wikipedia
• imdb.com
• findagrave.com
• New York Times, obituary

• United States Census, 1940 @ FamilySearch ( : accessed 7 November 2016), Robert Denver in household of Arthur Denver, Ward 3, New Rochelle, New Rochelle City, Westchester, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 60-233, sheet 3A, family 44, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2810.

• United States Social Security Death Index, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JBHH-SJH : 20 May 2014), Robert O Denver, 02 Sep 2005; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

Marriage & divorce to Margaret Ryan, wife #1:

• "California Marriage Index, 1960-1985," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V6X9-5J6 : 27 November 2014), Robert O Denver and Margaret Ryan, 22 Jan 1960; from "California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing San Bernardino, California, Center of Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento.
• "California Divorce Index, 1966-1984," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPTQ-H1S : 27 November 2014), Margaret Ryan and Robert O Denver, Apr 1966; from "California Divorce Index, 1966-1984," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing Los Angeles City, California, Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento.
• NOTE: There are a lot of Margaret/Maggie Ryan's approximately born 1937 - based on a LARGE assumption that she is from Los Angeles, here is one possibility:
  • "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3B2-KMY : accessed 9 January 2017), Edward J Ryan in household of James A Ryan, Ulysses Township Ulysses village, Butler, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 15, sheet 14B, family 251, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,918.
  • "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8JT-8LC : 28 November 2014), Edward Joseph Ryan and Gertrude Anna Janssen, 26 Dec 1936; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,113,999.
  • "California Birth Index, 1905-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VLNT-P8B : 27 November 2014), Margaret Ellen Ryan, 28 Apr 1938; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.
  • "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9ZD-W4Y : accessed 9 January 2017), Margaret Ryan in household of Edward Ryan, Councilmanic District 7, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 60-1328, sheet 1A, line 35, family 13, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 424.

Marriage & divorce to Jeanne Webber, wife #2:

• "California Marriage Index, 1960-1985," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V6JW-QCX : 27 November 2014), Robert Denver and Jeanne C. Webber, 16 Sep 1967; from "California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing Monterey, California, Center of Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento.
• "California Divorce Index, 1966-1984," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPTQ-H1M : 27 November 2014), Jeanne Webber and Robert O Denver, Oct 1969; from "California Divorce Index, 1966-1984," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing Los Angeles City, California, Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento.

Marriage & divorce to Carole Abrahams, wife #4:

• California Marriage Index, 1960-1985, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V62Z-T1G : 27 November 2014), Robert O Denver and Carole J Abrahams, 25 Apr 1972; from "California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing Santa Barbara, California, Center of Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento.
• California Divorce Index, 1966-1984, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPTQ-H1Q : 27 November 2014), Carole J Abrahams and Robert O Denver, Jul 1974; from "California Divorce Index, 1966-1984," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing Los Angeles, California, Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento.
• California Divorce Index, 1966-1984, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPTQ-H1W : 27 November 2014), Carole J Denver and Robert O Denver, Feb 1975; from "California Divorce Index, 1966-1984," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing Ventura, California, Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento.

Marriage to Dreama Peery, wife #5:

• Nevada Marriage Index, 1956-2005 database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVKX-23C : 9 December 2014), Robert O Denver and Dreama Diane Peery, 26 Mar 1979; from "Nevada, Marriage Index, 1956-2005," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing Clark, Nevada, United States, County Book 563, p. B195454, archive film number 591541, Nevada State Health Division, Carson City, and Clark County Marriage Bureau, Las Vegas.

• United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014, indexed at FamilySearch.org:
  1. The Record
  2. Associated Press Archive
  3. Philadelphia Daily News
  4. New York Daily News
  5. New York Newsday

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• US, Social Security Applications & Claims Index