Brief Life History of Presley Alexander
When Presley Alexander Jennings was born on 6 October 1869, in North Carolina, United States, his father, William Jennings, was 45 and his mother, Mary Ann Dancy, was 35. He married Susan Dancy on 3 December 1888, in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Mulberry, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States for about 10 years and North Wilkesboro Township, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States in 1900. He died on 20 June 1905, in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 35.
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- Presley A Jenings in household of William Jennings, "United States Census, 1870"
- Presly C Jennings, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- P A Jennings in entry for Susie Jennings, "North Carolina, Historical Records Survey, Cemetery Inscription Card Index"
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World Events (8)
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
1877 · Last Troops Leave
In 1877, the last of the troops that were occupying North Carolina left.
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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Presley Jennings death
Mildred Jennings McClung, recounted that her father, Presley, was killed in an accident at a tannery. following his death, Mildred's mother opened a boarding house.
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