Ephraim Jennings (1810 - 1882)

Born 28 Apr 1810 in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Died 10 Apr 1882 at age 71 in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Ephraim Jennings was born on 28 April 1810 in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States, son of Jonathan Jennings (1764–1831) and Rachel Schoonover (1774–1829).^[1]

He never married, but lived with his brother, Henry and his family. Ephraim and Henry were also in the lumber business together. A local history says that "[h]e was known as “Uncle Ephraim” in all the country around, and his genial disposition made him a welcome visitor to any neighboring fireside.”^[1]

Ephraim died on 10 April 1882 in Wayne County, aged 71.^[2]

Census:
5 Oct 1850 Dyberry, Wayne, Pennsylvania^[3]
6 June 1860 Dyberry, Wayne, Pennsylvania^[4]
9 August 1870 Dyberry, Wayne, Pennsylvania^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Commemorative Biographical Record of Northeastern Pennsylvania including the Counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike, and Monroe, Chicago: J.H. Beers, 1900, pp. 784-85, https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_IdIwAQAAMAAJ/page/n5/mode/2up.
2. ↑ Photograph, headstone of Jonathan Jennings and family, memorial page for Jonathan Jennings, memorial no. 16259541, maintained by Patricia White-Bittner, contributor 46560661, Bethany Cemetery, Bethany, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16259541/jonathan-jennings, accessed 04 November 2018.
3. ↑ 1850 United States Census, Dyberry, Wayne, Pennsylvania, 5 October 1850, p. 382, family 73, household of Henry Jennings, lines 14–21, DGS #004205398, image 379 of 543, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6SG9-7Z, National Archives and Records Administration.
4. ↑ 1860 United States Census, Dyberry, Wayne, Pennsylvania, 6 June 1860, p. 7, family 46, household of Henry Jennings, lines 5–12, DGS #005171193, image 234 of 434, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9BSX-2H3, National Archives and Records Administration.
5. ↑ 1870 United States Census, Dyberry, Wayne, Pennsylvania, 9 August 1870, p. 5-6, family 41, household of Henry Jennings, lines 40, 1–4, DGS #004276451, images 235 & 236 of 861, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6QFQ-67P, National Archives and Records Administration.