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Walter Averill Jenness 1879–1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Jul 1879

Birth Location: Carbondale, KS

Death Date: 28 Oct 1931

Death Location: Lincoln, NE

Father: Horace Jenness

Mother: Ruth Gifford

Spouse(s): Edna Edmisson, Mariah Olmsted

Children(s): Frederick Jenness, Anna Jenness

Walter Averill Jenness was born in 1879 in Carbondale, KS, the child of Horace Wells Jenness And Ruth Elinor Gifford. Walter Averill Jenness married Edna Eyrle Edmisson, Mariah Olmsted, and had children including Anna Eloise Jenness, Frederick Averill Jenness, Nellie Anita Jenness. Walter Averill Jenness passed away in 1931 in Lincoln, NE.

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Biography

  • Walter Averill Jenness was born in 1879 in Carbondale, KS, the child of Horace Wells Jenness And Ruth Elinor Gifford.
  • Walter Averill Jenness married Edna Eyrle Edmisson, Mariah Olmsted, and had children including Anna Eloise Jenness, Frederick Averill Jenness, Nellie Anita Jenness.
  • Walter Averill Jenness passed away in 1931 in Lincoln, NE.

Immediate Family

Parents

Horace Jenness
1841–1889
Birth Location: East Aylmer, Ontario, Canada
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Ruth Gifford
1841–1889
Birth Location: Coldwater, KS
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Spouses(s)

Edna Edmisson
Birth Location: –
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Mariah Olmsted
1890–
Birth Location: ........, NE
MO

Children(s)

Frederick Jenness
1912–
Birth Location: Hastings, NE
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Anna Jenness
1904–
Birth Location: St Louis, MO
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Walter Jenness's Ancestors

Self
Walter Jenness
1879–1931
Birth Place: Carbondale, KS
Parents
Horace Wells Jenness
1841–1889
East Aylmer, Ontario, Canada
Ruth (Elinor) Gifford
1841–1889
Coldwater, KS
Grandparents
Richard (E.) Jenness
1808–1874
Piermont, Grafton Co., NH
Sybil Buell
1808–1901
poss Piermont NH
M. (D Daniel) Gifford
Great-Grandparents
Richard Jenness
1775–1842
Hannah Emerson
1780–1836
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Judge Jenness
1747–1819
Hannah Seavey
1749–1828
Col Emerson
Sarah Tilton

Walter Jenness's Descendants

1.
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Walter (Averill) Jenness (09 Jul 1879–28 Oct 1931) m. Edna (Eyrle) Edmisson (Unknown–Unknown) m. Mariah Olmsted (Abt. 1890–Unknown)
  1. 1. Frederick (Averill) Jenness 1912– m. Dorothy Wright
  2. 2. Anna (Eloise) Jenness 1904– m. Charles (Curtis) Leonard 1896–
    1. 1. Edna (Eloise) Leonard 1925–

Walter Jenness's Timeline

2 Records

1879
09 Jul 1879
Birth of Walter Averill Jenness in Carbondale, KS
Carbondale, KS
1931
28 Oct 1931
Age 52
Death of Walter Averill Jenness in Lincoln, NE
Lincoln, NE

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Jul 1879
    Event Place: Carbondale, KS
    Record Source: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Footnote: KathyJones Apr il 1996 disk Footnote: FTW file , William D. Jenness Jan, 1997 Foot note: FTW file , William D. Jenness Jan, 1997 Footnote: FTW file , Wi lliam D. Jenness Jan, 199

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1931
    Event Place: Lincoln, NE
    Record Source: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Footnote: KathyJones Apr il 1996 disk Footnote: FTW file , William D. Jenness Jan, 1997 Foot note: FTW file , William D. Jenness Jan, 1997 Footnote: FTW file , Wi lliam D. Jenness Jan, 199
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