Byrd Owen Jennings

Brief Life History of Byrd Owen

When Byrd Owen Jennings was born on 7 December 1875, in Hays, Texas, United States, his father, Alexander or Alec Jennings, was 23 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Sessom, was 22. He married Della Ann Green on 17 February 1895, in Hays, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Washington, Oklahoma, United States in 1920 and Olney, Young, Texas, United States in 1930. He died on 2 October 1938, in Gainesville, Cooke, Texas, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Gainesville, Cooke, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Byrd Owen Jennings
1875–1938
Della Ann Green
1876–1948
Marriage: 17 February 1895
Reuben Robert Jennings
1895–1956
Harvey Alvin Jennings
1898–1964
James Ervin Jennings
1901–1961
Cleora Jane Jennings
1904–1904
Horace Bennett Jennings
1906–1971
Thelma Burnice Jennings
1910–1997
Elbert Namon Jennings
1914–1986
Alax Green Jennings
1917–1922

Sources (25)

  • Reid Jennings, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Byrd Owen Jennings, "Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981"
  • Byrd O Jennings, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"

World Events (8)

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

1879

Historical Boundaries: 1879: Young, Texas, United States

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

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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