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Wilfred Platt Jennings 1897–1975 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Nov 1897

Birth Location: Pleasant Township, Brown, Ohio

Death Date: 24 Jul 1975

Death Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA

Father: John Jennings

Mother: Kate Tyler

Spouse(s): Dorothy Heighway

Children(s): Virginia Jennings

Wilfred Platt Jennings was born in 1897 in Pleasant Township, Brown, Ohio, the child of John A Jennings And Kate F Tyler. In 1900, Wilfred Platt Jennings resided in Pleasant, Brown, Ohio, USA. In 1910, Wilfred Platt Jennings resided in Pleasant, Brown, Ohio, USA. Wilfred Platt Jennings married Dorothy G Heighway, and had children including Virginia Jennings. Wilfred Platt Jennings passed away in 1975 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • Wilfred Platt Jennings was born in 1897 in Pleasant Township, Brown, Ohio, the child of John A Jennings And Kate F Tyler.
  • In 1900, Wilfred Platt Jennings resided in Pleasant, Brown, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1910, Wilfred Platt Jennings resided in Pleasant, Brown, Ohio, USA.
  • Wilfred Platt Jennings married Dorothy G Heighway, and had children including Virginia Jennings.
  • Wilfred Platt Jennings passed away in 1975 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Jennings
1850–1909
Birth Location: Brown, Ohio, USA
JJ
Kate Tyler
1860–1932
Birth Location: Ohio
KT

Spouses(s)

Dorothy Heighway
1903–1956
Birth Location: Gustavus, Trumbull County, Ohio, USA
DH

Children(s)

Virginia Jennings
1932–2022
Birth Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
VJ

Wilfred Jennings's Ancestors

Self
Wilfred Jennings
1897–1975
Birth Place: Pleasant Township, Brown, Ohio
Parents
John A Jennings
1850–1909
Brown, Ohio, USA
Kate (F) Tyler
1860–1932
Ohio
Grandparents
James Jennings
1820–1863
Ohio, USA
Malinda West
1825–1889
Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Jennings
1782–1848
Mary Parker
1777–1864
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Israel 5GGF
1745–1830
Charity 5GGM
1759–1840

Wilfred Jennings's Descendants

1.
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Wilfred (Platt) Jennings (28 Nov 1897–24 Jul 1975) m. Dorothy (G.) Heighway (19 Sep 1903–14 May 1956)
  1. 1. Virginia Jennings 1932–2022

Wilfred Jennings's Timeline

8 Records

1897
28 Nov 1897
Birth of Wilfred Platt Jennings in Pleasant Township, Brown, Ohio
Pleasant Township, Brown, Ohio
1900
1900
Age 3
Wilfred Platt Jennings resided here in Pleasant, Brown, Ohio, USA
Pleasant, Brown, Ohio, USA
1910
1910
Age 13
Wilfred Platt Jennings resided here in Pleasant, Brown, Ohio, USA
Pleasant, Brown, Ohio, USA
1920
1920
Age 23
Wilfred Platt Jennings resided here in Pleasant, Brown, Ohio, USA
Pleasant, Brown, Ohio, USA
1935
1935
Age 38
Wilfred Platt Jennings resided here in Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio
1940
1940
Age 43
Wilfred Platt Jennings resided here in Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1950
1950
Age 53
Wilfred Platt Jennings resided here in Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1975
24 Jul 1975
Age 78
Death of Wilfred Platt Jennings in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1897
    Event Place: Pleasant Township, Brown, Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03049; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 18-37
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [5] Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: 5409; Page: 77; Enumeration District: 93-3

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Pleasant, Brown, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Pleasant, Brown, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Pleasant, Brown, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03049; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 18-37

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03049; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 18-37

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: 5409; Page: 77; Enumeration District: 93-3

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1975
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
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