When Jennie Mae McLachlan was born on July 1, 1892, in Fort Lupton, Colorado, her father, James Malcom, was 27 and her mother, Margaret (Peters) McLachlan, was 16. She married Melbourne Ford Leach and they had one son together Elmer Fred. After Melbourne's death she married Thomas G. Hodges on October 23, 1958. Jennie was a loving wife, mother, homemaker and friend to whom ever needed or wanted one. She died on October 3, 1963, in Inyo County, California, at the age of 71. and buried with her first Husband Melbourne at Hillside Cemetery in Fort Lupton, Colorado.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK4G-3GL : 29 October 2015), Jennie Mclaughlin in household of James Mclaughlin, Windsor, Weld, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 287, sheet 3A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,139.
United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXLX-768 : 14 December 2015), Jennie M Leach in household of Melvin F Leach, Fort Lupton, Weld, Colorado, United States; citing sheet 23B, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,172.
United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRD6-G62 : 17 May 2014), Jennie M Leach in household of Melbourne F Leach, Election Precinct 58, Weld, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 62-91, sheet 4A, family 64, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 482.
Public Records
Burial: "Find a Grave Index" citing record ID 57189746, Find a Grave FamilySearch Record: QVKY-SPFL (accessed 1 April 2024) Find A Grave: Memorial #57189746 Jennie May McLachlan Leach Hodgens burial (died on 3 Oct 1963) in Fort Lupton, Weld, Colorado, United States of America. Born on 1 Jul 1892.
↑ California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPK2-Z7S : 26 November 2014), Jennie M Hodges, 03 Oct 1963; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
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