John (Jackie) Jennings

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Tennessee, Compiled Marriages, 1784-1825

Name: John Jennings

Spouse: Sally Harris

Marriage Date: 29 Aug 1821

Marriage County: Wilson
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During the late summer or early fall of 1845, Jackie (John) and wife Sarah left Jackson County, Mo., bound for the Peters Colony in north Texas. They traveled in a wagon train that consisted of thirteen wagons and families. This wagon train consisted of Jackie and his family, including his adult children, his brother James and his family, other adult members of James’ family and a family named Collingsworth. 

On the 28th day of August, 1852, an election was held to determine the first elected officials of Burnet County. Jackie (John)was elected as one of the three County Commissioners. On August 30, 1852, the three member committee informed Gov. Bell that an election had been conducted and informed him of the names of the elected officials. Jackie became quite a prominent citizen of the county and served as County Commissioner during the 1st., 2nd., 3rd., and 5th. terms after the creation of the county. His first oath of office required that he swear that he had not fought a duel with deadly weapons.

John Jennings (1802-1867), his wife Sarah C. (Sally) (1806-1879), and their family came to this area in 1851. The settlement which grew up around their farm became known as Jennings Creek community. After Burnet County was created in 1852, John Jennings was instrumental in organizing the new county government. He was a county commissioner for four years. The oldest documented burial in this graveyard, which was originally known as the Jennings Family Cemetery, is that of Mary Ann Jennings (1835-1856). Other early burials include those of John and Sally Jennings, members of their family, and neighbors. The Jennings Family Cemetery became known as Mount Zion Cemetery when the Mount Zion Cumberland Presbyterian Church was built about one-half mile south of this site in the 1890s. The land on which the cemetery is situated remained in the Jennings family until 1944. Among the more than five hundred grave markers here are tombstones of veterans of the Civil War and the Spanish American War. A cemetery association incorporated in 1972 cares for the historic graveyard.

February 17, 1846. Land sales documents filed in Grayson Co. indicate that John bought three parcels of land consisting of 1385 acres at a cost of $2,000. Two of these tracts of land were in Fannin Co. and one was in Grayson Co. The two tracts in Fannin Co. were purchased from Mr. James B. Shannon and the tract in Grayson Co. was purchased from Mr. Daniel Montague. Martin Jennings, John’s son, signed all three documents as a witness. Martin signed with his “X”, as he was illiterate. Sometime before 1848, John and his sons applied for and received grants of land in the Colony. John received 640 acres and his single sons Fleming, James W., John Marshall and Martin each received 320 acres. The grant that was originally approved for James W. was disallowed in 1857. The records do not indicate why this grant was disallowed.

Mount Zion Cemetery

Location: from Bertram take FM 243 SW approx. 3.4 miles to CR 330, then east on CR 330 .6 mi. to CR 330A; then north on CR 330A .5 mi. to cemetery
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1860 United States Federal Census about John Jennings Name: John Jennings Age in 1860: 58 Birth Year: abt 1802 Birthplace: South Carolina Home in 1860: Burnet, Texas Gender: Male Post Office: Burnet Value of real estate: View Image Household Members: Name Age John Jennings 58 Sarah Jennings 54 Wm E Jennings 23 Martin Watson 18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BIOGRAPHY: The original Burnet Co. settlers of the Jennings family from whom the rest descend were John Jennings and wife, Sarah C. (Harris) Jennings, who pre-empted 295 acres of land on the South San Gabriel River eight miles southeast of Fort Croghan (later Burnet) by March 4, 1851. That area, then a part of Williamson, was then on the frontier. It later became known as the Jennings Creek community, and is now some three miles southwest of Bertram, a town established later in 1882. On May 27, 1852, John Jennings also bought 718 acres additional land on the same river from E. E. Casner. John Jennings, who was of either Scotch-Irish or Irish descent, was born June 23, 1802, in Fairfield, South Carolina, and died November 4, 1867, in Burnet, Texas, USA He was married August 29, 1821, in Wilson, Tennessee, to Sarah C. (Sally) Harris, daughter of William F. and Frances Harris. She was born September 8, 1806, in Tennessee and died September 28, 1874, in Burnet Co.. Both John and Sally Jennings were buried in the Montana, USA Zion Cemetery near Bertram, which originated as the Jennings family cemetery and was located in the northwest comer of their pre-emption.

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This Jennings Family has been well researched and documented in:

"Mr. Henry: A Twig on the Jennings Family Tree"
by Mildred Jennings Deering Available through inter-library loan at Lebanon, Wilson County, Library

The family has been traced to 1650 Warwickshire, England. The oldest identified ancestors are Humphrey Jennings and Mary Milford. Our line, then, follows 4 John Jennings.

John Jennings I. Born 9/5/1667 in Warwickshire. Married Mary Green.

John Jennings II. He was born 12/8/1706 in Warwickshire. He and his wife, Ann Barton, embarked from Whitehaven, Cumberland County, England in December 1754 for Fredericksburg, Virginia, landing on the Rappahannock River. His gravestone is located in the Jennings Cemetery about 13 miles north of Wilkesboro, NC on Highway 18. He died in 1811 and is buried in NC.

John Jennings III. Born about 1730 in England. He (or his father) were granted 90 acres of land in Dinwiddie County, VA as recorded in the County Book 2 in 1755. His brother, Luke, is listed as a Revolutionary War Patriot (performed public service - not a soldier) by the DAR.

John Jennings IV. He was born about 1762 in Virginia. By 1788 the Jennings family was living in North Carolina. In the 1790 census, the family is living in Fairfield County, Camden District, SC. (just 100 miles south of Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, NC.) Mary Virginia "Polly" was born in South Carolina in 1799. By 1820 the Jennings Family was living in Wilson County, TN.

John Jennings IV married Mary Grubbs about 1787. Both John Jennings and his wife are believed to have died in Wilson County, TN between 1820-1830.

JENNINGS WESTWARD MOVEMENTS - TN/MO/TX

John Jennings IV and Mary Grubbs had 5 children - 4 sons and Mary Virginia "Polly" who married Williams Jones (the line followed by this website).

The Jennings brothers were very aggressive frontiersmen - among the FIRST settlers in Tennessee, Missouri, and West Texas. Williams Jones and Polly sometimes moved with the brothers or followed a few years behind. The history of each of the four brothers is briefly described below.

1. JAMES JENNINGS. Born in 1788, probably in South Carolina. He was an early settler in Lafayette County, MO in 1825. He moved his family again in 1846 - arriving in Texas two days after Texas joined the Union. They came by wagon train with the Peters Colony to Sherman, Grayson County, TX. James Jennings died in Sherman, Grayson Co., TX in 1866.

James married Martha "Patsey" Rutland in 1813 in Wilson County, TN. She was the daughter of Blake and Martha Rutland. Patsey was born in NC 10/28/1794 and died 2/8/1891 in Sherman, TX.

Mrs. Mildred Deering, family researcher, is descended from James and Patsey's oldest son John (born 1814 in Wilson County, Tennessee.) Most of the Jennings information came through this line. John's daughter Mary Ellen Jennings documented the family's history in private letters during the period of 1932-1934, including identifying their sister, Virginia "Polly," as being the wife of William Jones of Fannin County, Texas.

2. WILLIAM JENNINGS. Born about 1793 in the Fairfield District, SC. He died at Berry Creek, Georgetown, TX. He married Elizabeth Hopper 3/9/1828 in Lafayette County. She was born in Indiana and was the daughter of Thomas and Becky Gray Hopper. They moved to Texas about 1850.

3. ALLEN JENNINGS. Born about 1800 probably in South Carolina. He died in Lafayette County, MO in 1857. He married Lucinda Whitsett 1/20/1828 in Lafayette County.

4. JOHN JENNINGS. Born 1802 in South Carolina and died 11/4/1867 in Burnet County, TX. He married Sarah C. Harris 8/29/1821 in Wilson County, TN. William Jones was the bondsman. They soon left for Missouri.

Mt Zion Historical Marker Mt Zion Historical Marker John Jennings (1802-1867), his wife Sarah C. (Sally) (1806-1879) and their family came to this area in 1851. The settlement which grew up around their farm became known as Jennings Creek Community. After Burnet County was created in 1852, John Jennings was instrumentall in organizing the new county government. He was a county commissioner for four yers. The oldest documented burial in this graveyard, which was originally known as the Jennings Family Cemetery, is that of Mary Ann Jennings (1835-1856). Other early burials include those of John and Sally Jennings, members of their family, and neighbors. The Jennings Family Cemetery became known as Mount Zion Cemetery when the Mount Zion Cumberland Presbyterian Church was built about one-half mile south of this site in the 1890s. The land on which the cemetery is situated remained in the Jennings family until 1944. Among the more than five hundred grave markers here are tombstones of veterans of the Civil War, and the Spanish American War. A cemetery association incorporated in 1972 cares for the historic graveyard. (1989).

Source: Compiled from resources at the Herman Brown Free Library 1. John JENNINGS was born 23 June 1802 in Fairfield County, SC. He died 4 Nov 1867 in Burnet County TX. He married Sarah C. (Sally) HARRIS, 29 Aug 1821, in Wilson County, Tenn. She was born 8 Sept 1806, the daughter of William F. and Frances Harris. She died 28 Sept 1874 in Burnet County Tx. Both are buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery in Burnet.

Children of John JENNINGS and Sarah C. HARRIS:

1.1 daughter JENNINGS (c. 1822-)

1.2 Harrison JENNINGS (c. 1823-c. 1881)

1.3 son JENNINGS (c. 1824-c. 1840)

1.4 James Wilbern (Wig) JENNINGS (3 Dec 1825-6 Nov 1906)

1.5 Fleming P. JENNINGS (c. 1826-23 Jan 1906) married first, Caroline JEWELL (c. 1834-Feb 1861)

Children of Flemming JENNINGS and Caroline JEWELL:

1.5.1 Nancy Jane JENNINGS (c. 1850-)

1.5.2 Charles W. JENNINGS (6 Oct 1852-12 Mar 1898)

1.5.3 Andrew Jacob JENNINGS (Aug 1854-)

1.5.4 George Washington JENNINGS (May 1856-1929)

1.5.5 William JENNINGS (c. 1858-)

1.5.6 Sarah F. JENNINGS (1872-June 1915)

Fleming P. JENNINGS married second, Margaret J. DAVIS (13 Dec 1839-7 Feb 1891)

He married third, Malinda SHOCKEY

Children of Flemming JENNINGS and Malinda SHOCKEY:

1.5.7 Wade S. JENNINGS (c. 1874-)

1.5.8 Martha J. JENNINGS (c. 1876-) married George WILSON

1.5.9 Jack JENNINGS (c. 1878-1941) married Mattie LESTER (1881-1945)

1.6 Martin JENNINGS (c. 1828-) married Eliza ____

1.7 John Marshall JENNINGS (6 Jan 1831-10 April 1909) married Martha Adeline CAMP (25 Apr 1838-24 Feb 1915)

Children of John Marshall JENNINGS and Martha Adeline CAMP:

1.7.1 Sarah E. Catherine JENNINGS (c. 1856-) married _____ BURNS

1.7.2 William R. JENNINGS (1859-) married Sarah _____ (c. 1860-)

1.7.3 Abisha C. JENNINGS (17 Aug 1861-18 Aug 1923) married Harriett E. _____ (1 Mar 1860-30 Jul 1943)

1.7.4 Robert JENNINGS (c. 1864-) married Alice B. _____

1.7.5 Martha J. JENNINGS (c. 1866-)

1.7.6 Sarah Fannie JENNINGS (c. 1869-) married ____ SHIPP

1.7.7 John JENNINGS (c. 1871-)

1.7.8 Verlinda Addie JENNINGS (c. 1874-) married John KOLB

1.7.9 Anna JENNINGS (c. 1878-)

1.7.10 Thomas Calvin JENNINGS (8 Sept 1880-26 Oct 1901) married Leola Lillian CARPENTER (17 May 1880-9 Sept 1963)

1.8 Mary Ann JENNINGS (c. 1835-8 Dec 1856)

1.9 M. J. JENNINGS (c. 1835-after 1850)

1.10 William E. JENNINGS (10 Jan 1837-27 Aug 1911) married Ritta Elizabeth PANKEY (29 Sept 1846-27 May 1925)

[photo 1 of Dr. William E. Jennings]

[photo 2 of Dr. Jennings]

[photo of Jennings Infirmary]

Children of William E. JENNINGS and Ritta PANKEY:

1.10.1 Fannie Cordelia JENNINGS (16 Nov 1864-3 July 1908) married Lewis N. SCHOOLEY (19 July 1862-6 Feb 1931)

1.10.2 Sarah Ann JENNINGS (c. 1864-) married John STONE

1.10.3 Margaret S. JENNINGS (4 March 1866 - 4 Nov 1887) married Walter GRAHAM

1.10.4 Mary M. JENNINGS (c. 1869-) married Ed. SCARBROUGH (c. 1869-) [photo of Mary Jennings] 1.10.5 Martha E. JENNINGS (8 Feb 1870-17 July 1900) [ obituary ] married Willie A. MING (27 July 1866-16 Sept 1947)

1.10.6 William R. JENNINGS (1872-1944) married Nancy Elizabeth MING (1872-1966)

1.10.7 Caldonia (Callie) JENNINGS (1877-1971) married Green O. POTTS (1874-1945)

1.10.8 Ellen Katherine (Kate) JENNINGS (5 June 1878-9 Jan 1969) married John Edward (Ed) REED (1870-12 June 1950)

[photo of Katherine (Jennings) Reed and John Edward Reed on wedding day, 1895]

[photo of Katherine (Jennings) Reed and daughter Mabel (Reed) Warden]

[photo of John Edward and Catherine (Jennings) REED family, 1943]

Children of Katherine Jennings and John Edward "Ed" REED: 1.10.8.1 Wayne Reed was born May 29, 1901 and died July 29, 1991. He married Mattie La Vern Whitley. 1.10.8.2 Mable Reed was born March 5, 1897 and died in March of 1997. She married Benjamin Franklin Warden, Jr. 1.10.8.3 Floyd Ater Reed was born July 19, 1907 and died Jan 18 1978. He married Margaret Smith. [marriage and children info for John Edward Reed contributed by Keith Reed] 1.10.9 Beulah Myrtle JENNINGS married Buckner (Buck) PARRISH

1.10.10 Rebecca Ninian (Nin) JENNINGS (29 Jan 1881-19 July 1968) married Meredith (Mud) GIBBS (3 March 1879-31 Dec 1958)

1.11 M. E. E. (Emily) JENNINGS (15 Dec 1842-19 Feb 1920) married Alexander LaFORGE (21 Aug 1831-1 July 1923)

[photo of Alexander LaFORGE]

Children of Emily JENNINGS AND ALEXANDER LaFORGE:

1.11.1 Monroe LaFORGE (30 Apr 1857-1 Oct 1937) married Mary Catherine GAMMILL (1 May 1872-13 July 1963)

Children of Monroe LaFORGE and Mary GAMMILL:

1.11.1.1 Hershall LaFORGE (25 Oct 890-25 Sept 1975)

1.11.1.2 Lola LaFORGE (7 March 1893-1941)

1.11.1.3 Nellie LaFORGE (9 April 1896-6 May 1972)

1.11.1.4 Alice LaFORGE (15 Feb 1899-)

1.11.1.5 Dayton LaFORGE (9 Sept 1901-)

1.11.1.6 Alexander LaFORGE (18 July 1905-1908)

1.11.1.7 Sidney Norman LaFORGE (27 Sept 1908-) married Bertha BECKER

1.11.1.8 Ruth LaFORGE (3 Sept 1911-)

1.11.1.9 Mable LaFORGE (31 March 1915-c. 1936)

1.11.2 Martha Jane LaFORGE (10 Feb 1859-3 Oct 1950) married Geroge PHINNEY

[Alexander LaFORGE, pictured with wife, Emily (Jennings) LaFORGE and daughter, Martha Jane (LaFORGE) Phinney]

1.11.3 Senora Adeline LaFORGE (17 March 1861-28 Dec 1949) married first, Virgil MAULDIN. She married second, Joe HAMPTON

1.11.4 George William LaFORGE (3 Apr 1863-) married Maggie DUNAHOO

Children of George LaFORGE and Maggie DUNAHOO:

1.11.4.1 Minnie LaFORGE married ____ ROWNTREE

1.11.4.2 Rose L. (Rosie) LaFORGE (28 Dec 1883-17 Apr 1907)

1.11.4.3 William Francis LaFORGE (15 Sept 1886-3 Jan 1964) married Maggie STAPP (5 Feb 1890-26 April 1956)

1.11.4.4 Lillie LaFORGE married Jared GILDART

1.11.4.5 H. B. LaFORGE

1.11.4.6 Roy LaFORGE

1.11.4.7 Ruby LaFORGE

1.11.4.8 Levie LaFORGE

1.11.4.9 Aubrey LaFORGE

1.11.4.10 Claude H. LaFORGE (9 Feb 1906-1 June 1907)

1.11.5 Mary LaFORGE (20 March 1865-)

1.11.6 Sarah Marthena LaFORGE (22 Sept 1871-27 July 1945) married George Thomas HALL (1864-1954)

1.11.7 Anna Belle LaFORGE (-11 July 1912) married ____ RIPSTEIN

1.11.8 James Wilburn LaFORGE (23 Nov 1876-20 Sept 1951) married Sallie HAYS

Children of James Wilburn LaFORGE and Sallie HAYS:

1.11.8.1 Maude LaFORGE

1.11.8.2 Lenora LaFORGE

1.11.8.3 Wilburn LaFORGE

1.11.8.4 Jimmy LaFORGE

1.11.8.5 Leslie (Tuck) LaFORGE

1.11.8.6 Jewel LaFORGE

1.11.8.7 Cora LaFORGE

1.11.8.8 Claudia LaFORGE

1.11.9 Geneva LaFORGE (27 Jan 1882-) married ____ EDWARDS

1.11.10 Infant LaFORGE (20 March 1884-20 March 1884)