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James Edward Jennings 1837 – 1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1837

Birth Location: Henderson, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 1870

Death Location: Henderson County, Kentucky, USA

Father: John Jennings,

Mother: Catherine Keach

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The story of James Edward Jennings began in 1837 in Henderson, Kentucky, USA. James Edward Jennings passed away in 1870 in Henderson County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Edward Jennings began in 1837 in Henderson, Kentucky, USA.
  • James Edward Jennings passed away in 1870 in Henderson County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

James Jennings's Ancestors

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James Jennings
1837 – 1870
Birth Place: Henderson, Kentucky, USA
Parents
John J Jennings,
1791 – 1846
Nottoway, Virginia, USA
Catherine (Howard) Keach
1819 – 1898
Henderson, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Capt (John) Jennings,
1752 – 1795
Amelia Co (now Nottoway), Virginia, USA
Mary ("Molly") Beasley
1756 – 1824
Amelia City, Virginia, USA
Pvt (Ovid) Keach,
1798 – 1853
St Michaels, Talbot, Maryland, USA
Judith (Ann) Sandefur
1798 – 1846
Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Jennings
1726 – 1793
Agnes Dickerson
1732 – 1785
James Keach,
1763 – 1815
unknown
Bennett Sandefur,
1765 – 1840
Judith Bilbo
1760 – 1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Col Jennings,
1676 – 1775
Mary Pulliam
1704 – 1774
Thomas Dickenson
1681 – 1734
Susanna Robinson
1694 – 1734
George Keech
1722 – 1788
Mary Dunkin
1722 –
James Sandefur
1722 – 1807
Elizabeth Norvell
1730 – 1782
John Bilbo
1735 – 1809
Ann Walker
1743 – 1786

James Jennings's Timeline

2 Records

1837
1837
Birth of James Edward Jennings in Henderson, Kentucky, USA
Henderson, Kentucky, USA
1870
1870
Age 33
Death of James Edward Jennings in Henderson County, Kentucky, USA
Henderson County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1837
    Event Place: Henderson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Henderson County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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