Jennings, James bio

History of Fulton County, Illinois; together with Sketches of its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Chas. C. Chapman & Co., Peoria, Illinois, 1879, page 441, Astoria Township
James Jennings, farmer and trader, sec. 33; P. O., Astoria; was born in Tuscarawas Co., O. His father, Lewis Jennings, who is still living, upwards of 80, was born in Frederick Co., Va. In an early day his parents settled in Ohio, where Lewis married Miss Martha Moore, by whom he had 4 children, - James, Robert, Wilson and Nancy. At 35 Mr. J. left Ohio and located in Indiana where he lived for a number of years. Mrs. J. died in Ohio, and the second wife of Mr. J., Susan Miller, bore him 4 children, - Mary, Julia A., Anderson and William. This lady departed this life in Indiana. Mr. J. came to Fulton Co. in 1854, where he resides at present. One year prior to this James Jennings, his son, settled in Astoria tp. He was then married, having united his fortunes with Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Wm. Wheeler, of Va. There were born of this marriage 5 children, - George E., Nancy, William, Benjamin and Julia A. Mrs. J. died in 1856, and three years later he was married to Miss Delilah Doll, of Ohio.
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