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Josephus Waters Jennings 1827–1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Oct 1827

Birth Location: Marion Co, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 20 Nov 1890

Death Location: Centralia Twp, Marion, Illinois

Father: Charles Jennings

Mother: Maria Davidson

Spouse(s): Amanda Couch

Children(s): Thomas Jennings, Mary Jennings, Charles Jennings, Frank Jennings, Maria Jennings, William Jennings, Nancy Jennings, Eva Jennings, Elizabeth Jennings, Minnie Jennings

Josephus Waters Jennings was born in 1827 in Marion Co, Illinois, USA, the child of Charles Waters Jennings And Maria Elizabeth Davidson. Josephus Waters Jennings married Amanda Couch, and had children including Charles Edgar Jennings, Elizabeth Janette Jennings, Eva Amanda Jennings, Frank Ernest Jennings, Maria Daisy Jennings, Mary Regina Jennings, Minnie Jennings, Nancy Nannie Estelle Jennings, Thomas Josephus Jennings, William Sherman Jennings. Josephus Waters Jennings passed away in 1890 in Centralia Twp, Marion, Illinois.

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Biography

  • Josephus Waters Jennings was born in 1827 in Marion Co, Illinois, USA, the child of Charles Waters Jennings And Maria Elizabeth Davidson.
  • Josephus Waters Jennings married Amanda Couch, and had children including Charles Edgar Jennings, Elizabeth Janette Jennings, Eva Amanda Jennings, Frank Ernest Jennings, Maria Daisy Jennings, Mary Regina Jennings, Minnie Jennings, Nancy Nannie Estelle Jennings, Thomas Josephus Jennings, William Sherman Jennings.
  • Josephus Waters Jennings passed away in 1890 in Centralia Twp, Marion, Illinois.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Jennings
1802–1872
Birth Location: Nelson County, KY
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Maria Davidson
1802–1884
Birth Location: Lincoln, Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Amanda Couch
1833–1918
Birth Location: Marion Co, Illinois
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Children(s)

Thomas Jennings
1875–1951
Birth Location: Central City, Marion, Illinois
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Mary Jennings
1851–1922
Birth Location: Marion Co, Illinois
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Charles Jennings
1855–1913
Birth Location: Walnut Hill, Illinois, USA
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Frank Jennings
1857–1923
Birth Location: Walnut Hill, Marion, Illinois, USA
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Maria Jennings
1861–1894
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
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William Jennings
1863–1920
Birth Location: Walnut Hill, Illinois, USA
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Nancy Jennings
1868–1949
Birth Location: Central City, Marion, Illinois, USA
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Eva Jennings
1870–1935
Birth Location: Centralia, Marion, Illinois, USA
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Elizabeth Jennings
1866–1937
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
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Minnie Jennings
1867–
Birth Location: Illinois
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Josephus Jennings's Ancestors

Self
Josephus Jennings
1827–1890
Birth Place: Marion Co, Illinois, USA
Parents
Charles Waters Jennings
1802–1872
Nelson County, KY
Maria (Elizabeth) Davidson
1802–1884
Lincoln, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Israel Jennings
1776–1860
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Mary (Polly) Waters
1773–1845
Ann Arundel, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Israel 5GGF
1745–1830
Charity 5GGM
1759–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Jennings
1722–1793
Mary Allen
1724–1775
Sylvanus 6GGF
1740–1790
Leah 6GGM
1740–1799

Josephus Jennings's Descendants

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Josephus (Waters) Jennings (29 Oct 1827–20 Nov 1890) m. Amanda Couch (4 Jan 1833–11 Nov 1918)
  1. 1. Thomas (Josephus) Jennings 1875–1951
  2. 2. Mary (Regina) Jennings 1851–1922 m. Isaac (Newton) Baldridge 1847–1911
    1. 1. Maude (Amanda) Baldridge 1880–1951
    2. 2. Newton (DeWitt) Baldridge 1891–1931
    3. 3. Franklin (Jennings) Baldridge 1877–1943 m. Grace (B.) O'Brien 1883–1966
      1. 1. Mary (L) Baldridge 1908–
    4. 4. Charles (Arthur 'Charley') Baldridge 1874–1946 m. May (Belle) Wells 1875–1932
      1. 1. Lesel (Milton) Baldridge 1893–1964 m. Ethel (Raymond) Thurher 1895–
      2. 2. Ray (Arthur) Baldridge 1902–1978 m. Edna (Alvene) Pyne 1909–1985
  3. 3. Charles (Edgar) Jennings 1855–1913
  4. 4. Frank (Ernest) Jennings 1857–1923 m. Sarah (Louise) Fyke 1863–1923
    1. 1. Pearl (Louise) Jennings 1889–1970 m. Grover (Cleveland) Stockmann 1886–1961
      1. 1. William (Jennings) Stockman 1913–1985 m. Mary (Jane) Parkes 1918–2008
      2. 2. Mary (Louise) Stockman 1916–2010
      3. 3. Betty (Jane) Stockman 1921–1986
      4. 4. Joseph (Franklin) Stockman 1921–1922
    2. 2. Ernest (J) Jennings 1887–1899
    3. 3. Claudia Jennings 1884–1886
    4. 4. Daughter Jennings 1890–1893
    5. 5. Elmer Jennings 1890–
    6. 6. Lorena Jennings 1892–
    7. 7. Robert Jennings 1895–
    8. 8. Hazel Jennings 1899–
    9. 9. Marguerite Jennings 1900–
    10. 10. Ruby Jennings 1910–
  5. 5. Maria (Daisy) Jennings 1861–1894
  6. 6. William (Sherman) Jennings 1863–1920
  7. 7. Nancy (“Nannie” Estelle) Jennings 1868–1949
  8. 8. Eva (Amanda) Jennings 1870–1935
  9. 9. Elizabeth (Janette) Jennings 1866–1937
  10. 10. Minnie Jennings 1867–

Josephus Jennings's Timeline

4 Records

1827
29 Oct 1827
Birth of Josephus Waters Jennings in Walnut Hill, Marion, Illinois, United States
Walnut Hill, Marion, Illinois, United States
1827
29 Oct 1827
Birth of Josephus Waters Jennings in Marion Co, Illinois, USA
Marion Co, Illinois, USA
1850
23 Nov 1850
Age 23
Josephus Waters Jennings was married in Marion County, Illinois, USA
Marion County, Illinois, USA
1890
20 Nov 1890
Age 63
Death of Josephus Waters Jennings in Centralia Twp, Marion, Illinois
Centralia Twp, Marion, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1827
    Event Place: Walnut Hill, Marion, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1827
    Event Place: Marion Co, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1850
    Event Place: Marion County, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1890
    Event Place: Centralia Twp, Marion, Illinois
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