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Robert Earl Jennings 1897–1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jun 1897

Birth Location: Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 1966

Death Location: Centerville, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Jacob Jennings

Mother: Isadora Province

Spouse(s): Gertrude Swift

Children(s): Lucy Jennings

Robert Earl Jennings was born in 1897 in Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Jacob Perry Jennings And Isadora Province. In 1900, Robert Earl Jennings resided in Brownsville borough, Fayette, Pennsylvania. In 1910, Robert Earl Jennings resided in Buckhannon Ward 4, Upshur, West Virginia. Robert Earl Jennings married Gertrude Ada Swift, and had children including Louise Ann Jennings, Lucy Marcella Jennings. Robert Earl Jennings passed away in 1966 in Centerville, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert Earl Jennings was born in 1897 in Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Jacob Perry Jennings And Isadora Province.
  • In 1900, Robert Earl Jennings resided in Brownsville borough, Fayette, Pennsylvania.
  • In 1910, Robert Earl Jennings resided in Buckhannon Ward 4, Upshur, West Virginia.
  • Robert Earl Jennings married Gertrude Ada Swift, and had children including Louise Ann Jennings, Lucy Marcella Jennings.
  • Robert Earl Jennings passed away in 1966 in Centerville, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Jennings
1854–1935
Birth Location: Carmichaels, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
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Isadora Province
1859–1937
Birth Location: Fredericktown, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Gertrude Swift
1903–1953
Birth Location: Scottdale, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Lucy Jennings
1940–2020
Birth Location: Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
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Robert Jennings's Ancestors

Self
Robert Jennings
1897–1966
Birth Place: Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Jacob Perry Jennings
1854–1935
Carmichaels, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
Isadora Province
1859–1937
Fredericktown, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Jacob (Perry) Jennings
1814–1880
Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Jennings's Descendants

1.
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Robert (Earl) Jennings (11 Jun 1897–1966) m. Gertrude (Ada) Swift (12 Apr 1903–1953)
  1. 1. Lucy (Marcella) Jennings 1940–2020 m. Clive (Alton) Burnworth 1937–1986
    1. 1. Patricia (Lavern) Burnworth –2022

Robert Jennings's Timeline

9 Records

1897
11 Jun 1897
Birth of Robert Earl Jennings in Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
1900
1900
Age 3
Robert Earl Jennings resided here in Brownsville borough, Fayette, Pennsylvania
Brownsville borough, Fayette, Pennsylvania
1910
1910
Age 13
Robert Earl Jennings resided here in Buckhannon Ward 4, Upshur, West Virginia
Buckhannon Ward 4, Upshur, West Virginia
1920
1920
Age 23
Robert Earl Jennings resided here in South Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania
South Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 43
Robert Earl Jennings resided here in Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
1942
1942
Age 45
Robert Earl Jennings resided here in Brownsville Twp, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Brownsville Twp, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
1950
1950
Age 53
Robert Earl Jennings resided here in Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
1966
10 Dec 1966
Age 69
Death of Robert Earl Jennings in Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
1966
1966
Age 69
Burial of Robert Earl Jennings in Centerville, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
Centerville, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1897
    Event Place: Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3502; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 26-9A.
    [2] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1944, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1967; Box Number: 2503; Certificate Number Range: 119701-122550
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: South Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1570; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 84; Image: 504.
    [4] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Washington County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1926886; Draft Board: 4.
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623_1409; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 4; FHL microfilm: 1241409.
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Buckhannon Ward 4, Upshur, West Virginia; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Brownsville borough, Fayette, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623_1409; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 4; FHL microfilm: 1241409.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Buckhannon Ward 4, Upshur, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Buckhannon Ward 4, Upshur, West Virginia; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: South Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: South Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1570; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 84; Image: 504.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3502; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 26-9A.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Brownsville Twp, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Pennsylvania, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1214

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Brownsville, Fayette

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Washington, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Washington County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1926886; Draft Board: 4.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1966
    Event Place: Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1944, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1967; Box Number: 2503; Certificate Number Range: 119701-122550
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1966
    Event Place: Centerville, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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