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Family: Alfred N. JENNINGS / Virginia F. RANDOLPH (F23861)

m. 5 Jun 1860


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  • Alfred N. JENNINGSFather | Male
    Alfred N. JENNINGS

    Born  28 Jan 1838  Somerset Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  30 May 1884   
    Buried  (OLD SECTION)  Randolph Cemetery, Rt 18 South, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  5 Jun 1860  [1]  Doddridge Co, (W)VA  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Moses JENNINGS | F23862 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Rhoda Ann HARTZELL | F23862 Group Sheet 

    Virginia F. RANDOLPHMother | Female
    Virginia F. RANDOLPH

    Born  1 Jun 1840  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  2 Mar 1917  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  (OLD SECTION)  Randolph Cemetery, Rt 18 South, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  John CORNELL | F54015 
    Married  1 Oct 1893  Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Samuel Preston F. RANDOLPH | F20306 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Hannah DAVIS | F20306 Group Sheet 

    Cora R. JENNINGSChild 1 | Female
    Cora R. JENNINGS

    Born  29 Aug 1871  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  14 Feb 1883   
    Buried  (OLD SECTION)  Randolph Cemetery, Rt 18 South, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Charles Preston JENNINGSChild 2 | Male
    Charles Preston JENNINGS

    Born  16 May 1874  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1954  Osceola Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Beryl O. MOHLER | F52692 
    Married  5 Sep 1912  Hamilton Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Orra R. WYATT | F41336 
    Married  3 Feb 1920  Franklin Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 
    • 1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union Twp, West Union Post Office), enumerated on Jun 9 1870:
      Alfred Jennings, 32, farmer; Virginia, 30; Hannah F. Randolph, 68; Laverna Knight, 22, housekeeper; Elias Jeffrey, 22, farm hand. All born in Virginia except Alfred, born Pennsylvania.
      (NOTE: The adjacent household was that of Amos Bee, son of Doddrige County legend Ephraim Bee and second cousin (on his mother's side) of Alfred's wife Virginia F. Randolph.)

      1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jun 3 1880:
      Alfred Jennings, 46, merchant; wife Virginia, 38; dau Cora, 18 (sic); son Chas, 16 (sic).
      (NOTE: Ages of children Cora and Charles are clearly incorrect. They should have been entered as 8 and 6, as other records show that they were born in 1871 and 1874 respectively. No street name, house number, or other indication of exact location was given in this census. Neighbors on one side were the family of merchant Joseph Cheuvront, and on the other side the family of merchant J. B. Markey, and then the family of merchant B. H. Maulsby. Given the four consecutive merchants, it is likely that these were storefronts with living quarters in downtown West Union. Furthermore, land records show that property purchased by Alfred Jennings in 1865, referred to as the Gallahue Store House, was sold by him or his estate in 1884 and was then acquired in 1888 by G. W. Twyford, proprietor of the prominent Twyford Store on Main Street, West Union, at the corner of Cottage Avenue.)

      1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jun 18 1900:
      Virginia Jennings, 58, b. Jun 1841, farmer, divorced, mother of 2 children (1 still living).

      1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on May 12 1910:
      Virginia Jennings, 69, widowed, occupation "own income", mother of 2 children (1 still living); son Charles P, 35, single, no occupation.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 130 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11790842&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Alford Jennings, 22. b. Somerset Co Pa, res. West Union Va, son of Moses & Rhoda A. Jennings, occupation merchant; and Virginia F. Randolph, 20, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Samuel P. F. & Hannah Randolph. Married Jun 5 1860 in Doddridge County, ceremony by John Conwell. (Note: The preceding entry in the handwritten ledge-style marriage register was for the groom's brother, married the same day in West Union by J. S. Hall: Hiram Jennings, 20, b. Somerset Co Pa, res. West Union, merchant; and Emily Davis, 19, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of John S. & Esther Davis. The two brothers' wives were first cousins to each other, as they were both granddaughters of Nathan Davis Jr, a founding father of West Union.)