Amelia Jennings

Brief Life History of Amelia

When Amelia Jennings was born about 1858, in Louisiana, United States, her father, James Washington Jennings, was 46 and her mother, Mary A. Perry, was 38. She lived in Burleson, Texas, United States in 1870.

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Family Time Line

James Washington Jennings
1813–1881
Mary A. Perry
1822–1873
John Lawrence Jennings
1837–1877
Amelia Jennings
about 1858–
John D Jennings
1838–
William C. Jennings
1840–1862
Edwin P. Jennings
1843–
Mary Luisa Jennings
1846–1926
Albert Johnson Jennings
1861–1945

Sources (2)

  • Amelia Jennings in household of Jas M Jennings, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Amelia Jennings - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Amelia Jennings

World Events (8)

1861 · Texas Secedes from the United States

On February 1, 1861, Texas seceded from the United States. On March 2, 1861, they had joined with the Confederate States of America.

1868 · Louisiana Is Readmitted Into the Union

Louisiana was readmitted into the Union.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Jenning , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

German: patronymic from a pet form (see Jenning ) of the personal name Johannes (see John ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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