He was born in Rolersville, Ohio, on March 22, 1844, the son of General Lewis and Lorhama (Hollaway) Jennings. The father was a general in the Mexican War and William Jennings Bryan is his nephew.
Lewis was the youngest of thirteen children and remained with his Father until July 16, 1862, when he enlisted in Company H, Twenty-sixth Iowa Infantry, being sworn in at Clinton.
He was with Sherman and was soon taken sick and sent home on a furlough. When able to do guard duty he was left to guard Davenport, Iowa. At Vicksburg, he was taken captive and in the fall of 1863, at the Black river in Mississippi, he was discharged on account of disability.
On February 22, 1864, Mr. Jennings married Miss Margaret, daughter of William and Clista (Barenger) Inman. She was born in Ohio on February 18, 1845.
In Whitman county, Mr. Jennings farmed and faced the Indians, refusing to leave his home when the others
flocked to town.
Mr. Jennings has the distinction of building the first hotel in Pullman, the same being where the Artesian House now stands. Mr. Jennings is a member of the I.O.O.F. and has passed the chairs.
He was born in Rolersville, Ohio, on March 22, 1844, the son of General Lewis and Lorhama (Hollaway) Jennings. The father was a general in the Mexican War and William Jennings Bryan is his nephew.
Lewis was the youngest of thirteen children and remained with his Father until July 16, 1862, when he enlisted in Company H, Twenty-sixth Iowa Infantry, being sworn in at Clinton.
He was with Sherman and was soon taken sick and sent home on a furlough. When able to do guard duty he was left to guard Davenport, Iowa. At Vicksburg, he was taken captive and in the fall of 1863, at the Black river in Mississippi, he was discharged on account of disability.
On February 22, 1864, Mr. Jennings married Miss Margaret, daughter of William and Clista (Barenger) Inman. She was born in Ohio on February 18, 1845.
In Whitman county, Mr. Jennings farmed and faced the Indians, refusing to leave his home when the others
flocked to town.
Mr. Jennings has the distinction of building the first hotel in Pullman, the same being where the Artesian House now stands. Mr. Jennings is a member of the I.O.O.F. and has passed the chairs.
Family Members
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William Jennings
1865–1944
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Francis M. Jennings
1866–1941
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Albert Rodolphus Jennings
1868–1938
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Ada Mae Jennings Garthe
1869–1949
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Mary Belle Jennings Britton
1871–1952
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Amanda Jennings
1876–1888
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George Jennings
1877–1899
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Andrew Jackson "Jake" Jennings
1877–1955
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Lulu "Aunt Toot" Jennings McMeekin
1879–1956
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James Manley Jennings
1883–1947
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Charles M Jennings
1885–1930
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