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Josephine May Jennings 1873–1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 APR 1873

Birth Location: Bloomington, Mclean, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 14 NOV 1911

Death Location: Villa Grove, Douglas County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Septimus Jennings

Mother: Mary Scogin

Spouse(s): Everson Gibson

Children(s): Paul Gibson, Carl Gibson, Edna Gibson

Josephine May Jennings was born in 1873 in Bloomington, Mclean, Illinois, USA, the child of Septimus Thomas Jennings And Mary Catherine Scogin. In 1880, Josephine May Jennings resided in Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, USA. In 1900, Josephine May Jennings resided in Bloomington Ward 6, McLean, Illinois, USA. Josephine May Jennings married Everson Elmer Gibson, and had children including Carl Jennings Gibson, Edna Belle Gibson, Paul Elmer Gibson. Josephine May Jennings passed away in 1911 in Villa Grove, Douglas County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Josephine May Jennings was born in 1873 in Bloomington, Mclean, Illinois, USA, the child of Septimus Thomas Jennings And Mary Catherine Scogin.
  • In 1880, Josephine May Jennings resided in Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1900, Josephine May Jennings resided in Bloomington Ward 6, McLean, Illinois, USA.
  • Josephine May Jennings married Everson Elmer Gibson, and had children including Carl Jennings Gibson, Edna Belle Gibson, Paul Elmer Gibson.
  • Josephine May Jennings passed away in 1911 in Villa Grove, Douglas County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Josephine Jennings's Ancestors

Self
Josephine Jennings
1873–1911
Birth Place: Bloomington, Mclean, Illinois, USA
Parents
Septimus Thomas Jennings
1845–1898
Pelham, Ontario, Canada
Mary (Catherine) Scogin
1842–1942
Hamilton, Butler, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
William Scogin
1813–1881
Hamilton, Butler, Ohio, USA
Margaret Karr
1815–1860
Hackettstown, Warren County, New Jersey, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Solomon Scoggins
1750–1818
Jane Taylor
1770–1818
Walter Karr
1781–1823
Margaret Wellers
1784–1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Karr
1759–1840
Mercy Lee
1758–1835

Josephine Jennings's Descendants

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Josephine (May) Jennings (08 APR 1873–14 NOV 1911) m. Everson (Elmer) Gibson (9 Jan 1867–11 May 1944)
  1. 1. Paul (Elmer) Gibson 1895–1960 m. Freda (Jessie) Finzel 1895–1963
    1. 1. Paul (Robert) Gibson 1925–2008 m. Joanna (Ellen) Pettit 1929–1997
  2. 2. Carl (Jennings) Gibson 1896–1946 m. Evelyn (Burroughs) Jiles 1905– m. Rose Kelly 1901–1964
    1. 1. Charles (William) Gibson 1920–
    2. 2. Joann (Elizabeth) Snider 1923–2000 m. George (Edward) Debord 1912–1941 m. Willard (Lambert) Devries 1917–2002
      1. 1. Carl (George) DeBord 1939–2010
      2. 2. Jerry (Richard) Devries 1944–2021
  3. 3. Edna (Belle) Gibson 1899–1982 m. Henry (Tilman) Shields 1900–1959 m. Carl (Arthur) Freese 1886–1950
    1. 1. Mary (Jeanne Shields) Freese 1924–2003 m. Julian (Kenneth) Wilson 1923–2010 m. Ray (Reuben) Talbot 1922–2004
    2. 2. Margaret (Irene) Shields 1923–1923

Josephine Jennings's Timeline

4 Records

1873
08 APR 1873
Birth of Josephine May Jennings in Bloomington, Mclean, Illinois, USA
Bloomington, Mclean, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 7
Josephine May Jennings resided here in Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, USA
Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 27
Josephine May Jennings resided here in Bloomington Ward 6, McLean, Illinois, USA
Bloomington Ward 6, McLean, Illinois, USA
1911
14 NOV 1911
Age 38
Death of Josephine May Jennings in Villa Grove, Douglas, Illinois, USA
Villa Grove, Douglas, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 APR 1873
    Event Place: Bloomington, Mclean, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Bloomington Ward 6, McLean, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Bloomington Ward 6, McLean, Illinois; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0090; FHL microfilm: 1240322

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 NOV 1911
    Event Place: Villa Grove, Douglas, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Villa Grove, Douglas County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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