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Belle Hannah Jennings 1901–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 APR 1901

Birth Location: Hopedale, Tazewell Co., Il., USA

Death Date: OCT 1982

Death Location: Lutheran Cemetery, Peoria, Peoria Co., Il., USA

Father: Ishmael Jennings

Mother: Ida Ward

Spouse(s): Howard Grant, Lemuel Leach

Children(s): Merleen Leach, LaVerne Grant

In 1901, Belle Hannah Jennings entered the world in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., Il., USA, born to Ishmael Worth Jennings And Ida May Ward. In 1910, Belle Hannah Jennings was recorded in the census in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., Il., USA. In 1930, Belle Hannah Jennings was recorded in the census in Ward 9, Peoria, Peoria Co., Il., USA. Belle Hannah Jennings married Howard Grant, Lemuel Merrell Leach, and had children including Laverne Grant, Merleen Opal Leach, Vera J Grant. Belle Hannah Jennings passed away in 1982 in Lutheran Cemetery, Peoria, Peoria Co., Il., USA.

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Biography

  • In 1901, Belle Hannah Jennings entered the world in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., Il., USA, born to Ishmael Worth Jennings And Ida May Ward.
  • In 1910, Belle Hannah Jennings was recorded in the census in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., Il., USA.
  • In 1930, Belle Hannah Jennings was recorded in the census in Ward 9, Peoria, Peoria Co., Il., USA.
  • Belle Hannah Jennings married Howard Grant, Lemuel Merrell Leach, and had children including Laverne Grant, Merleen Opal Leach, Vera J Grant.
  • Belle Hannah Jennings passed away in 1982 in Lutheran Cemetery, Peoria, Peoria Co., Il., USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Belle Jennings's Ancestors

Self
Belle Jennings
1901–1982
Birth Place: Hopedale, Tazewell Co., Il., USA
Parents
Ishmael Worth Jennings
1870–1952
Delavan, Tazewell Co., Il., USA
Ida (May) Ward
1870–1927
Delavan, Tazewell Co., Il., USA
Grandparents
John (J.) Jennings
1843–1918
Elkhart, Elkhart Co., In., USA
Elizabeth Jones
1847–1894
Waynesville, DeWitt Co., Il., USA
Ezra Ward
Hannah (Jane) Phillips
Great-Grandparents
Augustus Jennings
Rachel Humes
FNU JONES
1815–1846
Mary LEE
1823–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
FNU JONES
FNU MNU
Nathan LEE
1789–1857
Nancy FISH
1795–1857

Belle Jennings's Descendants

1.
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Belle (Hannah) Jennings (13 APR 1901–OCT 1982) m. Howard Grant (10 SEP 1903–NOV 1985) m. Lemuel (Merrell) Leach (6 MAR 1899–22 JUL 1928)
  1. 1. Merleen (Opal) Leach 1918–1981 m. Kenneth (E.) Knapp 1914–2003
    1. 1. Tamara (LaWray) Knapp 1936–2012 m. Clarence (E.) Moore m. Paul (Andrew) Willemssen 1934–1981
    2. 2. Sharon (Dee) Knapp 1939–2014 m. David Odom 1942–2002 m. FNU Chisolm
    3. 3. Howard (Curtis) Knapp 1942–1996 m. Gladys (Edith) Burris 1944–2003
  2. 2. LaVerne Grant 1925–2011 m. Richard (G.) Schneider 1929–2013

Belle Jennings's Timeline

5 Records

1901
13 APR 1901
Birth of Belle Hannah Jennings in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., Il., USA
Hopedale, Tazewell Co., Il., USA
1910
15 APR 1910
Age 9
Belle Hannah Jennings appeared in census in Hopedale, Tazewell Co., Il., USA
Hopedale, Tazewell Co., Il., USA
1930
10 APR 1930
Age 29
Belle Hannah Jennings appeared in census in Ward 9, Peoria, Peoria Co., Il., USA
Ward 9, Peoria, Peoria Co., Il., USA
1940
12 APR 1940
Age 39
Belle Hannah Jennings appeared in census in Ward 9, Peoria, Peoria Co., Il., USA
Ward 9, Peoria, Peoria Co., Il., USA
1982
OCT 1982
Age 81
Death of Belle Hannah Jennings
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 APR 1901
    Event Place: Hopedale, Tazewell Co., Il., USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: OCT 1982

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 15 APR 1910
    Event Place: Hopedale, Tazewell Co., Il., USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 10 APR 1930
    Event Place: Ward 9, Peoria, Peoria Co., Il., USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 12 APR 1940
    Event Place: Ward 9, Peoria, Peoria Co., Il., USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lutheran Cemetery, Peoria, Peoria Co., Il., USA

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