James Louis Jennings was born about 1868 in Scotland Township, McDonough County, Illinois to Abram and Eliza (Bright) Jennings.
In 1880, he and his family were farming by Brouillett's Creek, near Edgar, Illinois. The 1880 US Census lists:
Abreham E. , 39, head, farmer, b. IL
Eliza M. 37, wife, b. IN
James L. 12, son, works on farm, b. IL
Nettie A. 10, daughter, b. IL
Lauren 7, son, b. IL
Clemence, 2, son, b. IL
Abreham, 1 month, b. IL
In 1935, James was living in Herman, Nebraska, but by 1940, he was widowed, and living in Blair, Nebraska.
He passed away March 12, 1953 in Blair, Nebraska.
Printed in the Thursday, March 19, 1953 Enterprise, Blair, Nebraska
JAMES L. JENNINGS DIED MARCH 12
James L. Jennings, 84, a resident at 205 North Walker Avenue, passed away last Thursday at the Blair Convalescent Home. He had been ill there about three weeks.
He is survived by two daughters and a son, who resides at Pleasanton, California. None of them are acquainted here.
The body was in charge of the Bendorf Funeral Home, and was taken to Shelbyville, Missouri.
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Sources: Obituary courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair, Nebraska Public Library; National Archives
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In 1880, he and his family were farming by Brouillett's Creek, near Edgar, Illinois. The 1880 US Census lists:
Abreham E. , 39, head, farmer, b. IL
Eliza M. 37, wife, b. IN
James L. 12, son, works on farm, b. IL
Nettie A. 10, daughter, b. IL
Lauren 7, son, b. IL
Clemence, 2, son, b. IL
Abreham, 1 month, b. IL
In 1935, James was living in Herman, Nebraska, but by 1940, he was widowed, and living in Blair, Nebraska.
He passed away March 12, 1953 in Blair, Nebraska.
Printed in the Thursday, March 19, 1953 Enterprise, Blair, Nebraska
JAMES L. JENNINGS DIED MARCH 12
James L. Jennings, 84, a resident at 205 North Walker Avenue, passed away last Thursday at the Blair Convalescent Home. He had been ill there about three weeks.
He is survived by two daughters and a son, who resides at Pleasanton, California. None of them are acquainted here.
The body was in charge of the Bendorf Funeral Home, and was taken to Shelbyville, Missouri.
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Sources: Obituary courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair, Nebraska Public Library; National Archives
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James Louis Jennings was born about 1868 in Scotland Township, McDonough County, Illinois to Abram and Eliza (Bright) Jennings.
In 1880, he and his family were farming by Brouillett's Creek, near Edgar, Illinois. The 1880 US Census lists:
Abreham E. , 39, head, farmer, b. IL
Eliza M. 37, wife, b. IN
James L. 12, son, works on farm, b. IL
Nettie A. 10, daughter, b. IL
Lauren 7, son, b. IL
Clemence, 2, son, b. IL
Abreham, 1 month, b. IL
In 1935, James was living in Herman, Nebraska, but by 1940, he was widowed, and living in Blair, Nebraska.
He passed away March 12, 1953 in Blair, Nebraska.
Printed in the Thursday, March 19, 1953 Enterprise, Blair, Nebraska
JAMES L. JENNINGS DIED MARCH 12
James L. Jennings, 84, a resident at 205 North Walker Avenue, passed away last Thursday at the Blair Convalescent Home. He had been ill there about three weeks.
He is survived by two daughters and a son, who resides at Pleasanton, California. None of them are acquainted here.
The body was in charge of the Bendorf Funeral Home, and was taken to Shelbyville, Missouri.
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Sources: Obituary courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair, Nebraska Public Library; National Archives
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In 1880, he and his family were farming by Brouillett's Creek, near Edgar, Illinois. The 1880 US Census lists:
Abreham E. , 39, head, farmer, b. IL
Eliza M. 37, wife, b. IN
James L. 12, son, works on farm, b. IL
Nettie A. 10, daughter, b. IL
Lauren 7, son, b. IL
Clemence, 2, son, b. IL
Abreham, 1 month, b. IL
In 1935, James was living in Herman, Nebraska, but by 1940, he was widowed, and living in Blair, Nebraska.
He passed away March 12, 1953 in Blair, Nebraska.
Printed in the Thursday, March 19, 1953 Enterprise, Blair, Nebraska
JAMES L. JENNINGS DIED MARCH 12
James L. Jennings, 84, a resident at 205 North Walker Avenue, passed away last Thursday at the Blair Convalescent Home. He had been ill there about three weeks.
He is survived by two daughters and a son, who resides at Pleasanton, California. None of them are acquainted here.
The body was in charge of the Bendorf Funeral Home, and was taken to Shelbyville, Missouri.
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Sources: Obituary courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair, Nebraska Public Library; National Archives
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