Moses JENNINGS

1817 - 1876  (59 years)

• Name	Moses JENNINGS
  Born	27 May 1817	Somerset Co, PA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Somerset Co, PA
  Occupation	1850  [2]
  	farmer
  Census	1860	Doddridge Co, (W)VA
  Occupation	1860  [3]
  	merchant & farmer
  Census	1870	West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
  Occupation	1870  [4]
  	dry goods & grocery merchant
  Died	28 Nov 1876	Moberly, Randolph Co, MO   [1, 5, 6]
  	Cause: struck by train
  Buried	Oakland Cemetery, Moberly, Randolph Co, MO   [1]
  Person ID	I57670	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	3 May 2016

  
  

  Family	Rhoda Ann HARTZELL,   b. 30 Jun 1820, Pennsylvania ,   d. 30 Dec 1886  (Age 66 years)
  Notes	1850 Census, Somerset Co, Pennsylvania (Addison Twp), enumerated on Aug 1 1850: Moses Jennings, 33, farmer, value of real estate $5,000; Rhoda A, 30; Alfred, 11; Hiram, 9; Sarah A, 5; Walter, 3; Howard, 9 months; Albert Cook, 26, carpenter. All born in Pennsylvania. 1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), West Union Post Office, enumerated on Jul 20 1860: Moses Jennings, 43, merchant & farmer, value of real estate $8,000, value of personal estate $5,000; Rhoda A, 37; Alfred, 22; Hiram, 20; Sarah, 16; Walter, 12; Howard, 10; Augustus P, 6 months. All born in Pennsylvania except Augustus, born in Virginia. (Note: Sons Alfred and Hiram were married in June 1860, and the census form does have a checkmark for them in the column "Married within the year." Nonetheless, the reason for them being listed with their parental family and without their wives is not known.) 1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union Twp, Borough of West Union), enumerated on Jun 7 1870: Moses Jennings, 52, merchant of dry goods & groceries, value of real estate $15,000, value of personal estate $10,000; Rhoda A, 49; Walter B, 22, lumberman; Howard, 20, store clerk; Augustus P, 10; Gemima Goodwin, 29, white female, domestic servant; John W. (or M) Goodwin, 6. 1880 Census, Randolph Co, Missouri (City of Moberly), enumerated on Jun 9 1880 at 259 Culp Street: Rodann Jennings, 59, b. Pa. (both parents b. Pa.), widowed; son Augustus, 20, b. Va. (both parents b. Pa.), no occupation; servant Julia Miller, 30, black female, b. Missouri; Christenia Miller, 3, black female. b. Missouri. [7]
  Children	+ 1. Alfred N. JENNINGS,   b. 28 Jan 1838, Somerset Co, PA ,   d. 30 May 1884  (Age 46 years) + 2. Hiram JENNINGS,   b. 21 Feb 1840, Somerset Co, PA ,   d. 1 Mar 1901, St. Louis, MO  (Age 61 years)   3. Huldah JENNINGS,   b. 1842,   d. 15 May 1845  (Age 3 years)   4. Sarah A. JENNINGS,   b. Nov 1845, Somerset Co, PA ,   d. 19 Jan 1923, Washington, DC  (Age ~ 77 years) + 5. Walter Bryan JENNINGS,   b. 27 Mar 1847, Fayette Co, PA ,   d. 15 Mar 1932, Alameda Co, CA  (Age 84 years)   6. Howard Pet JENNINGS,   b. 21 Oct 1849, Somerset, Somerset Co, PA ,   d. 21 Oct 1939, Moberly, Randolph Co, MO  (Age 90 years)   7. David JENNINGS,   b. 8 Mar 1854, Doddridge Co, (W)VA ,   d. 24 Mar 1855  (Age 1 years)   8. Augustus P. JENNINGS,   b. 26 Dec 1859, West Union, Doddridge Co, (W)VA ,   d. 14 Jan 1920, Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto Co, TX  (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F23862	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Census - 1870 - West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Died - Cause: struck by train - 28 Nov 1876 - Moberly, Randolph Co, MO Buried - - Oakland Cemetery, Moberly, Randolph Co, MO  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  57670_JENNINGS_Moses_1817-1876_Obit_LaPlataHomePress_Sat2Dec1876.jpg

  
  

• Sources

  [S934] Findagrave.com. [S184] 1850 Census. [S1890] 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. [S1999] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union Twp). [S5] Headstone. [S14] Obituary. [S1567] Marriage record of son.