Chester Monroe Jennings

Brief Life History of Chester Monroe

When Chester Monroe Jennings was born on 28 January 1909, in Grosvenor, Brown, Texas, United States, his father, Albert Jennings, was 28 and his mother, Liddie Mae Williams, was 22. He married Gracie Ellen Windham on 21 December 1928, in Coleman, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Justice Precinct 5, Coleman, Texas, United States for about 10 years and Coleman, Coleman, Texas, United States in 1950. He died on 3 August 1979, in Coleman, Texas, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Grosvenor, Brown, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Chester Monroe Jennings
1909–1979
Gracie Ellen Windham
1908–1999
Marriage: 21 December 1928
Vonda Jean Jennings
1931–2002

Sources (14)

  • Chester M Jennings, "United States 1950 Census"
  • C M Jennings, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
  • Chester Monroe Jennings, "Texas, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"

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World Events (8)

1910 · The BSA is Made

Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.

1914 · Steamboat Service Established with New York

Satilla was the first Deepwater Steamship to arrive at the port of Houston. This accomplishment successfully established a steamboat service between Houston and New York City.

1929

13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.

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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