Brief Life History of Mahala C
When Mahala C Jennings was born in 1858, in Pope, Illinois, United States, her father, Benjamin Franklin Jennings, was 29 and her mother, Matilda Corder, was 26. She married Martin V. Day on 9 April 1890, in Massac, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Illinois, United States in 1870 and Columbus Election Precinct, Pope, Illinois, United States in 1880. She died on 7 September 1941, in Creal Springs, Williamson, Illinois, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Creal Springs, Williamson, Illinois, United States.
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Sources (8)
- Mahala Jennings in household of Benjamin F Jennings, "United States Census, 1860"
- Mahaley Day, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- Mahala C Jennings, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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World Events (8)
1858 · A House Divided
Abraham Lincoln's goal was to be different than the previous Senators of Illinois and voice his opinion in how he saw the State and the United States start to drift apart in the different ideology on what was right and what was wrong. Even though it would become an unsuccessful campaign strategy to win the senate seat, to this day it is one of the most famous speeches of US politics.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
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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Mahala C Jennings Day Find a Grave
Birth: Apr. 10, 1857 Pope County Illinois, USA Death: Sep. 7, 1941 Creal Springs Williamson County Illinois, USA Mahala d/o Benjamin F and Matilda(Corder) Jennings. Married 09Apr1890 Massac Co, Illin …
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