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Walter Bryan JENNINGS

Walter Bryan JENNINGS

Male 1847 - 1932  (84 years)

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  • Name Walter Bryan JENNINGS 
    Born 27 Mar 1847  Fayette Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Birth date given in 1900 Census as March 1849.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Somerset Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1870  [2] 
    lumberman 
    Census 1880  Moberly, Randolph Co, MO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1880  [3] 
    dry goods merchant 
    Census 1900  Brooklyn, Kings Co, NY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Location: Coney Island Jockey Club. Marital status: Widowed. Occupation: Horse trainer.
    Residence 1915  Emeryville, Alameda Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census 1930  Oakland, Alameda Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation horse trainer  [4] 
    • Walter B. Jennings was a world-renowned thoroughbred horse trainer. He was the trainer of War Cloud (1915–1923), a British-bred Thoroughbred who in 1918 became the first horse to compete in all three U.S.Triple Crown races.
    Died 15 Mar 1932  Alameda Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I106380  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 7 Sep 2018 

    Father Moses JENNINGS,   b. 27 May 1817, Somerset Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Nov 1876, Moberly, Randolph Co, MO Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Mother Rhoda Ann HARTZELL,   b. 30 Jun 1820, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Dec 1886  (Age 66 years) 
    Family ID F23862  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Hattie M. ___,   b. CA 1857, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1900  (Age ~ 42 years) 
    Children 
     1. Pearl JENNINGS,   b. CA 1876, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F52693  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Amy D. ___,   b. CA 1880, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F52694  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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    Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2543] U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 (online database), (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S1999] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union Twp).

    3. [S1710] 1880 Census.

    4. [S1662] 1900 Census.

    5. [S1834] California Death Index, 1940-1997 (online), (Ancestry.com and California Dept of Health Svcs, Center for Health Statistics).