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Clara Viola Smith Jennings 1895–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 January 1895

Birth Location: Chico, Butte, California, USA

Death Date: 19 March 1974

Death Location: Chico, Butte County, California, United States of America

Father: Frank Smith

Mother: Mary Conlin

Spouse(s): John Willis, Walter Jennings

Children(s): Anita Willis

Clara Viola Smith Jennings was born in 1895 in Chico, Butte, California, USA, the child of Frank Willis Schmidt Smith And Mary Ann Conlin. Clara Viola Smith Jennings married John Richard Willis, Walter Jennings, and had children including Anita Willis. Clara Viola Smith Jennings passed away in 1974 in Chico, Butte County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Clara Viola Smith Jennings was born in 1895 in Chico, Butte, California, USA, the child of Frank Willis Schmidt Smith And Mary Ann Conlin.
  • Clara Viola Smith Jennings married John Richard Willis, Walter Jennings, and had children including Anita Willis.
  • Clara Viola Smith Jennings passed away in 1974 in Chico, Butte County, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Clara Jennings's Ancestors

Self
Clara Jennings
1895–1974
Birth Place: Chico, Butte, California, USA
Parents
Frank Willis Schmidt Smith
1849–1918
Rosental, Salzburg, Austria-country of Bohemia
Mary (Ann) Conlin
1858–1914
New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, United States of America
Grandparents
Johann (Schmid Schmidt) Smith
1823–1863
Dolniho Dvoriste, Czech Republic- (Austria)
Helena Pilss
1824–1855
Rozmital, Czechoslavia
Martin Conlin
1833–1869
Ireland
Catharinacatherinekathyrn Kilkenney
1838–1901
Trim, Meath, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Bernard Schmidt
1794–1857
Maria Benedict
1798–1878
Andreas Pilss
1800–1873
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Schmidt
1754–1798
Marie Hulleinova
1750–1833
Melichior Benedict
–1844
Catharina Poeldertove
–1844

Clara Jennings's Descendants

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Clara (Viola Smith) Jennings (29 January 1895–19 March 1974) m. John (Richard) Willis (15 Nov 1875–26 Aug 1951) m. Walter Jennings (abt 1890–)
  1. 1. Anita Willis 1913–2006 m. James (S. E.) Neilsen 1917–1992
    1. 1. Wade (S) Nielsen 1947–2022
    2. 2. Walter (Ronald) Nielsen 1938–2017

Clara Jennings's Timeline

2 Records

1895
29 January 1895
Birth of Clara Viola Smith Jennings in Chico, Butte, California, USA
Chico, Butte, California, USA
1974
19 March 1974
Age 79
Death of Clara Viola Smith Jennings in Chico, Butte, California, USA
Chico, Butte, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 January 1895
    Event Place: Chico, Butte, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Chico Enterprise-Record; Publication Date: 20 Mar 1974; Publication Place: Chico, California, USA; ,0.6539832,0.5152203,0.7568508&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 2214 North Ave
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Chico Enterprise-Record; Publication Date: 20 Mar 1974; Publication Place: Chico, California, USA; ,0.6539832,0.5152203,0.7568508&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 March 1974
    Event Place: Chico, Butte, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Chico Enterprise-Record; Publication Date: 20 Mar 1974; Publication Place: Chico, California, USA; ,0.6539832,0.5152203,0.7568508&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chico, Butte County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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