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Richard Bennett Jennings 1840 – 1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Feb 1840

Birth Location: Delaware, Daviess Co., or Niagara, Henderson, Ky.

Death Date: 13 Jan 1904

Death Location: Robards, Henderson, Kentucky, USA

Father: John Jennings,

Mother: Catherine Keach

Spouse(s): Ann Jennings

Children(s): Sarah (Yancy), Robert Jennings, Richard Jennings

Richard Bennett Jennings was born in 1840 in Delaware, Daviess Co., or Niagara, Henderson, Ky., the child of John J Jennings, and Catherine Howard Keach. In 1863, Richard Bennett Jennings resided in 1st Sub District, Henderson, Kentucky, United Stat. Richard Bennett Jennings married Ann Burton Jennings, and had children including Sarah Elizabeth Jennings (Yancy), Robert B. Jennings, Richard S Stonewall Jennings. Richard Bennett Jennings passed away in 1904 in Robards, Henderson, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard Bennett Jennings was born in 1840 in Delaware, Daviess Co., or Niagara, Henderson, Ky., the child of John J Jennings, and Catherine Howard Keach.
  • In 1863, Richard Bennett Jennings resided in 1st Sub District, Henderson, Kentucky, United Stat.
  • Richard Bennett Jennings married Ann Burton Jennings, and had children including Sarah Elizabeth Jennings (Yancy), Robert B. Jennings, Richard S Stonewall Jennings.
  • Richard Bennett Jennings passed away in 1904 in Robards, Henderson, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Jennings's Ancestors

Self
Richard Jennings
1840 – 1904
Birth Place: Delaware, Daviess Co., or Niagara, Henderson, Ky.
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

Richard Jennings's Descendants

1.
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Richard (Bennett) Jennings (9 Feb 1840 – 13 Jan 1904) m. Ann (Burton) Jennings (27 Oct 1843 – 8 Jan 1940)
  1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth Jennings) (Yancy) (28 April 1869 – 7 Nov 1912)
  2. 2. Robert (B.) Jennings (30 Jan 1878 – 15 Oct 1887)
  3. 3. Richard (S Stonewall) Jennings (9 Dec 1882 – 18 Feb 1968)

Richard Jennings's Timeline

3 Records

1840
9 Feb 1840
Birth of Richard Bennett Jennings in Delaware, Daviess Co., or Niagara, Henderson, Ky.
Delaware, Daviess Co., or Niagara, Henderson, Ky.
1863
1 July 1863
Age 23
Richard Bennett Jennings resided here in 1st Sub District, Henderson, Kentucky, United States
1st Sub District, Henderson, Kentucky, United States
1904
13 Jan 1904
Age 64
Death of Richard Bennett Jennings in Robards, Henderson, Kentucky, USA
Robards, Henderson, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Feb 1840
    Event Place: Delaware, Daviess Co., or Niagara, Henderson, Ky.
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 July 1863
    Event Place: 1st Sub District, Henderson, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1904
    Event Place: Robards, Henderson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Henderson County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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