Walter Augustine Jennison (1866 - 1914)

Born 8 Dec 1866 in Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Alice Frances (Nourse) Jennison — married 13 Sep 1885 in Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 19 Jun 1914 at age 47 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Born and raised in Southborough, Walter settled in Marlborough after marriage and worked as a shoemaker for various companies.

He worked for a time as an operator at the South Abington (Massachusetts) Railroad Station before an experiment with the LDS faith.

Moving to Salt Lake City, he worked at the Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution for several years before moving back to Massachusetts and Marlborough.

He died after an accident at work. He accidentally embedded a rusty tack in his left hand. The wound became infected and five weeks later, he died of blood poisoning.

Walter is buried with his wife in the Southborough Rural Cemetery.

Sources

• Massachusetts Vital Records (Births), vol. 368, pg. 189, no. 277 (1866).
• Massachusetts Vital Records (Marriages), vol. 363, pg. 344, no. 24 (1885).
• Massachusetts Vital Records (Deaths), vol. 66, pg. 127 (1914).
• 1870 U.S. Census, Worcester County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Southborough, page 283A, dwelling 157, family 172, William Jennison
• 1880 U.S. Census, Worcester County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Southborough, page 533D (stamped), ED 828, dwelling 76, family 88, William Jennison.
• 1900 U.S. Census, Worcester County, Massachusetts, population schedule, Southborough, sheet 5A, ED 1676, dwelling 101, family 107, Walter A. Jennison.
• 1910 U.S. Census, Salt Lake County, Utah, population schedule, Salt Lake City, ward 1, ED 98, sheet 11B, dwelling 222, family 230, Walter Jennison
• Blood Poisoning Fatal. Worcester (Massachusetts) Telegraph, 20 June 1914, Pg. 4.