Denman, Matthias B.

Born: 1804-XX-XX New Jersey

Flourished: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

In 1839, Denman was a commodities and produce merchant in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1842, he moved to Quincy, Illinois, opening a real estate office. In 1850, he was living in Quincy and owned real estate valued at $10,000. Denman later entered into a partnership with his cousin, James Woodruff, operating a lumber yard. In 1860, he listed his occupation as capitalist, owning real estate valued at $80,000 and a personal estate of $20,000.

A. M’Elroy's Philadelphia Directory for 1839 2nd ed., (Philadelphia, PA: A. M’Elroy, 1839), 61; William H. Collins and Cicero F. Perry, Past and Present of the City of Quincy and Adams County, Illinois (Chicago: S. J. Clarke, 1905), 648; U.S. Census Office, Seventh Census of the United States (1850), North Ward, Quincy, Adams, IL, 200; U.S. Census Office, Eighth Census of the United States (1860), Ward 6, Quincy, Adams, IL, 312.