Claud Cecil Jennings (1894 - 1977)

Claud was born in 1894 to Asberry Jennings and Mattie Burrell. His father died before Claud was 10. He married and divorced the same woman twice. The 1930 Census states that he fought in WWI. Claud passed away in 1977 at 82 years old.

Timeline with Sources

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• 1894 Sep 15 - Birth - Bells, Grayson, Texas

• 1900 United States Federal Census[1] p 8B family #157 - Justice Precinct 2 (excl. Savoy town), Fannin, Texas

• Move to New Mexico

• 1910 United States Federal Census[2] p 3B family #54 - Maxwell, Colfax, New Mexico, USA

• Move to Oklahoma

• 1915 Oct 2 - Marriage to Hester Elizabeth Snodgrass - Bryan, Oklahoma - Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995-$[3] Film Number: 002194680
  • Name: C C Jennings
  • Gender: Male
  • Age: 21
  • Birth Date: abt 1894
  • Marriage Date: 2 Oct 1915
  • Marriage Place: Bryan, Oklahoma, USA
  • Spouse: Hester Snodgrass
  • Gender: Female
  • Age: 18
  • Birth Date: 1897
  • Film Number: 002194680

• 1917 May 12 - Birth of Daughter Georgenne Elizabeth Jennings - Kenfic, Oklahoma

• 1917 Jun 5 - Bryan, Oklahoma - U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards-$[4]
  • Name: Claud Cecil Jennings
  • Race: Caucasian (White)
  • Marital Status: Married
  • Birth Date: 15 Sep 1894
  • Birth Place: Bells, Grayson, Texas, USA
  • Residence Place: Bryan, Oklahoma, USA
  • Dependents: Wife and baby
  • Occupation: City Marshall of Kenefie OK

• c 1918 - Fought in WWI

• 1920 Jan 1 - Birth of Son Claud Wayne Jennings - Bennington, Bryan, Oklahoma

• 1920 United States Federal Census[5] p 7A family #107Bennington, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA

• 1924 Jul 3 - Birth of Daughter Janice Jennings - Oklahoma

• by 1930 - Divorced

• Move to Texas

• 1930 United States Federal Census[6] p 3B family #67 - Precinct 3, Rains, Texas, USA - NOTE: Hester's 1930 Census states that she is divorced, and has the children with her[7].

• 1934 Jun 2 - Second Marriage to Hester Elizabeth Snodgrass - Bryan, Oklahoma - Oklahoma, County Marriage Records, 1890-1995-$[8]
  • Name: Claud C Jennings
  • Gender: Male
  • Age: 40
  • Birth Date: abt 1894
  • Marriage Date: 2 Jun 1934
  • Marriage Place: Bryan, Oklahoma, USA
  • Spouse: Hester Elizabeth Jennings
  • Film Number: 002194940

• by 1940 - Divorced (Hester's Census[9] lists her as divorced)

• Move to Arkansas

• 1942 Apr 27 - Jefferson, Arkansas - U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards-$[10]
  • Name: Claud Cecil Jennings
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White
  • Residence Age: 48
  • Birth Date: 15 Sep 1894
  • Birth Place: Bonham, Texas, USA
  • Residence Date: 1942

• 1977 Apr - Death - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current[11]
  • Name: Claud Jennings
  • Last Residence: 71857 Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, USA
  • BORN: 15 Sep 1893
  • Last Benefit: 71857, Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States of America
  • Died: Apr 1977
  • State (Year) SSN issued: Texas (Before 1951)