At age 18 he was in his father's household in 1850 in Drakesville, Davis, Iowa.[1]
His first wife was Nancy Louise Davis, 11 Aug 1853 at Fort Boise, Nez Perce, Idaho. It appears the marriage took place while en route to Oregon.
Nancy died in 1859 in Lane County, Oregon.
3 children: Charles T. Jennings, Clarissa Adeline Jennings and Lauretta Lavina Jennings, all born in Lane County, Oregon.
His second wife was Martha Jane Landes, married 15 Jul 1866 in Eugene, Lane, Oregon. Children: Mary "Mollie" Jennings, Augustus G. Jennings and George Lester Jennings.
Age 38 in 1870, living in Lancaster, Lane, Oregon.[2]
↑ "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Births, 1842-1917," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WQ1Q-6QN2 : 2 August 2021), Joseph Chocla Jennings in entry for George Lester Jennings, 9 Sep 1874; records extracted by partner or FamilySearch, images digitized by partner or FamilySearch; citing Birth, Eugene, Lane, Oregon, United States, Oregon State Archives, Salem; FHL microfilm 106193694.
↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNC2-2R1 : 14 January 2022), J. C. Jennings, Irving, Lane, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
Obituary found on newspapers.com in the Morning Register, Eugene, Oregon on Sunday, October 2, 1904, p 1
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