Roxy Jane (Taylor) Jennings (1875 - 1965)

Born 17 Oct 1875 in Roane, West Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Levi Jennings — married 20 Sep 1891 in Kanawha Co. WV

Died 23 Jan 1965 at age 89 in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States

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Biography

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Roxy Jane Taylor was born 17 Oct 1875 in Kanawha County, West Virginia to James Oscar Taylor and Mary Ann Sampson.^[1]

• Roane County, WV. Registry of Births 1873, Image #1
• Roane County, WV Registry of Marriages, Image #2

In 1880, James and Mary Taylor resided with children in Elk, Kanawha County, West Virginia.^[2]

Levi Jennings and R J Taylor were married 20 Sep 1891 in Kanawha County, West Virginia. The marriage record states that he was 23 and she was 18.^[3]

In 1900, Levi and Roxey J. Jennings resided in Elk, Kanawha County, West Virginia.^[4] In 1910, Levi and Roxie Jennings resided in Elk, Kanawha County, West Virginia.^[5]

Roxie Jane Jennings died 23 Jan 1965 in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia. The county death record stated she was widowed and her parents were James O. Taylor and Mary Ann Sampson. The death record also stated that she was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery in Charleston, West Virginia.^[6] The joint tombstone states: Jennings, Levi, Aug 9 1869, Dec 11 1951, Roxie, Oct 17 1875, 23 Jan 1965.

Research Notes

Her name was spelled Roxy, Roxie, Roxey, R. J. and Roxa in the records and was also transcribed by ancestry as Roqie.

Sources

1. ↑ 1880 and 1900 census and West Virginia Death Record
2. ↑ 1880 USA Census of Kanawha County, West Virginia; database with images, FamilySearch 1880 Census accessed 5 June 2019 which listed ...

   35 James O. Taylor (born about 1845 West Virginia, Farmer)

   31 Mary A. Taylor (born about 1849 West Virginia)

   15 Samuel Taylor (born about 1865 West Virginia)

   11 Emanuel Taylor (born about 1869 West Virginia)

   9 Doan Taylor (born about 1871 West Virginia)

   7 Burdett Taylor (born about 1873 West Virginia)

   5 Roxy Taylor (born about 1875 West Virginia)

   3 Esther H. Taylor (born about 1877 West Virginia)

3. ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch Marriage database accessed 5 June 2019, Levi Jennings and R J Taylor, 1891; citing Kanawha, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 521720.
4. ↑ 1900 USA Census of Elk, Kanawha County, West Virginia; database with images, FamilySearch 1900 Census accessed 5 June 2019 which listed ...

   30 Levi Jennings (born Aug 1869 in Ohio, Farmer)

   24 Roxey J. Jennings (born Oct 1875 in West Virginia)

   7 William P. Jennings (born Feb 1893 in West Virginia)

   4 Silas P. Jennings (born Jan 1896 in West Virginia)

   5 months Oscar R. Jennings (born Dec 1899 in West Virginia)

5. ↑ 1910 USA Census of Elk, Kanawha County, West Virginia; database with images, FamilySearch 1910 Census accessed 5 June 2019 which listed ...

   39 Levi Jennings (born about 1871 in Ohio, Farmer)

   35 Roxie Jennings (born about 1885 in West Virginia)

   17 William T. Jennings (born about 1893 in West Virginia)

   14 Silas P. Jennings (born about 1896 in West Virginia)

   11 Oscar R. Jennings (born about 1899 in West Virginia)

   7 Mary E. Jennings (born about 1893 in West Virginia)

6. ↑ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch Death database accessed 5 June 2019, Roxie Jane Jennings, 23 Jan 1965; citing Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, County Records, v 17 p 269, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 460388.

• Kanawha County Family Tree Project
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 06 April 2018), memorial page for Roxie Jane Taylor Jennings (17 Oct 1875–23 Jan 1965), Find A Grave Memorial no. 79637210, citing Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Coleman (contributor 47076912) .