McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families

Notes


Leander Madison Jennings

1. 1880 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Helton Township; taken 5/7 Jun 1880; Page 553D; Image 8 of 25;
Family #74/80.
Listed as Leander Jennings; age 25; born in NC; married; farmer; head of household.
2. 1900 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry Township; taken 8 Jun 1900; Page 126B; Image 12 of 38;
Family #116/117.
Listed as Leander Jennings; age 45; born in Nov 1854 in NC; married 24 yrs; farmer; head of
household.
3. 1910 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry Township; Roaring River Road; taken 22 Apr 1910; Page
79A; Image 11 of 40; Family #114/116.
Listed as Leander Jennings; age 55; born in NC; married once for 34 yrs; farmer; head of household.
(There is a "daughter", Ida Jennings; age 19; born in NC; single; listed in this census. I can not
identify her as their daughter)
4. 1920 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry Township; taken 19 Jan 1920; Page 148B; Image 18 of 24;
Family #179/179.
Listed as Leander Jennings; age 65; born in NC; married; farmer; head of household.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Baptist Home Baptist Church Cemetery, Mulberry, Wilkes Co, NC;
submitted by NatalieMaynor; 9 Oct 2007.
"Leander Madison Jennings
BIRTH 5 Nov 1854
DEATH 17 Sep 1927 (aged 72)
BURIAL
Baptist Home Baptist Church
Mulberry, Wilkes County, North Carolina"


Victoria Jane Elledge

1. 1860 Census, Johnson Co, TN; Shawns Cross Roads; taken on 21 Jun 1860; Page 22A;
Family #265/46.
Listed as Victoria Elledge; age 3; born in NC; in household of father, John E. Elledge.
2. 1870 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry Township; taken on 13 Sep 1870; Page 347A;
Family #85/85.
Listed as Victoria J. Elledge; age 15; born in NC; with mother, Rebecca Brown Elledge.
3. 1880 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Helton Township; taken 5/7 Jun 1880; Page 553D; Image 8 of 25;
Family #74/80.
Listed as Victoria Jennings; age 24; born in NC; married; keeping house; in household of husband,
Leander M. Jennings.
4. 1900 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry Township; taken 8 Jun 1900; Page 126B; Image 12 of 38;
Family #116/117.
Listed as Victoria J. Jennings; age 44; born in Oct 1855 in NC; married 24 yrs; 11 children, all
living; in household of husband, Leander M. Jennings.
5. 1910 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry Township; Roaring River Road; taken 22 Apr 1910; Page
79A; Image 11 of 40; Family #114/116.
Listed as Victoria J. Jennings; age 54; born in NC; married once for 34 yrs; 11 children, all living;
in household of husband, Leander M. Jennings.
6. 1920 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry Township; taken 19 Jan 1920; Page 148B; Image 18 of 24;
Family #179/179.
Listed as Victoria J.Jennings; age 64; born in NC; married; in household of husband, Leander M.
Jennings.
7. Wilkes Co, NC Death Certificate #215; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Victoria Jennings; age 70 yrs, 2 mons, 27 days; born 11 Oct 1855 in Wilkes Co, NC; married; wife
of L.M. Jennings; domestic; daughter of John and Rebecca (Brown) Elledge; died 8 Jan 1926 in
Mulberry, Rt #1, Hayes, NC; due to mitral regurgitation or organic heart disease, due to acute
rhemation; buried 10 Jan 1926 in Baptist Home; informant, S.S. Jennings, Wilkesboro, NC.
8. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Baptist Home Baptist Church Cemetery, Mulberry, Wilkes Co, NC;
submitted by NatalieMaynor; 9 Oct 2007.
"Victoria Jane Elledge Jennings
BIRTH 11 Oct 1855
Mulberry, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
DEATH 8 Jan 1926 (aged 70)
Mulberry, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
BURIAL
Baptist Home Baptist Church
Mulberry, Wilkes County, North Carolina"


Samuel Senter Jennings

1. 1880 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Helton Township; taken 5/7 Jun 1880; Page 553D; Image 8 of 25;
Family #74/80.
Listed as Samuel Jennings; age 4; born in NC; in household of father, Leander M. Jennings.


George W. Jennings

1. 1880 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Helton Township; taken 5/7 Jun 1880; Page 553D; Image 8 of 25;
Family #74/80.
Listed as George W. Jennings; age 4; born in NC; in household of father, Leander M. Jennings.


Florence Rebecca Jennings

1. 1880 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Helton Township; taken 5/7 Jun 1880; Page 553D; Image 8 of 25;
Family #74/80.
Listed as Florence Jennings; age 1 mon; born in NC; in household of father, Leander M. Jennings.
2. Washington, Select Death Certificates, 1907-1960; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Florence Rebbecca Barbre
[Florence Rebbecca Jennings]
Gender: Female
Age: 76
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1880
Death Date: 18 Jun 1956
Death Place: Omak, Okanogan, Washington
Father: Leonder Jennings
Mother: Victoria Jane Elledge
FHL Film Number: 2033621
Reference ID: cn 11299"


James Arthur Jennings

1. 1900 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry Township; taken 8 Jun 1900; Page 126B; Image 12 of 38;
Family #116/117.
Listed as Arthur Jennings; age 18; born in Apr 1882 in NC; single; farm laborer; in household
of father, Leander M. Jennings.
2. 1910 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry Township; Roaring River Road; taken 22 Apr 1910; Page
79A; Image 11 of 40; Family #114/116.
Listed as Arthur Jennings; age 27; born in NC; single; farm laborer in household of father, Leander
M. Jennings.
3. 1920 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry Township; taken 19 Jan 1920; Page 148B; Image 18 of 24;
Family #179/179.
Listed as James A. Jennings; age 37; born in NC; single; farm laborer; in household of father,
Leander M.Jennings.
4. North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: James Arthur Jennings
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 79
Birth Date: 28 Apr 1882
Birth Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Residence Place: North Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina
Death Date: 28 Mar 1962
Death Place: North Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Father: L M Jennings
Mother: Victoria Elledge"


William Harrison Jennings

1. 1900 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry Township; taken 8 Jun 1900; Page 126B; Image 12 of 38;
Family #116/117.
Listed as William N. Jennings; age 16; born in Jun 1884 in NC; single; farm laborer; in household
of father, Leander M. Jennings.


Carrie P. Jennings

1. 1900 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry Township; taken 8 Jun 1900; Page 126B; Image 12 of 38;
Family #116/117.
Listed as Carrie P. Jennings; age 14; born in Feb 1886 in NC; single; farm laborer; in household
of father, Leander M. Jennings.


Martha J. Jennings

1. 1900 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry Township; taken 8 Jun 1900; Page 126B; Image 12 of 38;
Family #116/117.
Listed as Martha J. Jennings; age 9; born in Jun 1892 in NC; in household of father, Leander
M. Jennings.
2. 1910 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry Township; Roaring River Road; taken 22 Apr 1910; Page
79A; Image 11 of 40; Family #114/116.
Listed as Martha J. Jennings; age 19; born in NC; single; in household of father, Leander M.
Jennings.


Rachel Jennings

1. 1900 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry Township; taken 8 Jun 1900; Page 126B; Image 12 of 38;
Family #116/117.
Listed as Rachel Jennings; age 7; born in Sep 1892 in NC; in household of father, Leander
M. Jennings.
2. 1910 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry Township; Roaring River Road; taken 22 Apr 1910; Page
79A; Image 11 of 40; Family #114/116.
Listed as Rachel Jennings; age 16; born in NC; single; in household of father, Leander M. Jennings.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Rachel J Dickenson
[Rachel J Dickerson]
[Rachel J Jennings]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 16 Sep 1892
Birth Place: Winston Sale, North Carolina
[Winston Sale|]
Death Date: Mar 1993
Claim Date: 19 Jan 1966
Father: Leander M Jennings
Mother: Victory J Elledge
SSN: 240780054
Citizenship or Alien Status: U.S. citizen.
Type of Claim: Duplicate request; evidence of identity only submitted.
Notes: 17 Mar 1989: Name listed as RACHEL J DICKENSON;
09 Jun 1978: Name listed as RACHEL J DICKERSON"


Lydia B. Jennings

1. 1900 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry Township; taken 8 Jun 1900; Page 126B; Image 12 of 38;
Family #116/117.
Listed as Lidia B.Jennings; age 5; born in Jun 1895 in NC; in household of father, Leander
M. Jennings.
2. 1910 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry Township; Roaring River Road; taken 22 Apr 1910; Page
79A; Image 11 of 40; Family #114/116.
Listed as Lidda B. Jennings; age 14; born in NC; single; in household of father, Leander M. Jennings.


Rebecca E. Ellis

1. 1880 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Helton Township; taken 5/7 Jun 1880; Page 553D; Image 8 of 25;
Family #74/80.
Listed as Rebecca Jennings; age 48; born in NC; widow; in household of son, Leander M. Jennings.


John Jennings

1. 1880 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Helton Township; taken 5/7 Jun 1880; Page 553D; Image 8 of 25;
Family #74/80.
Listed as John Jennings; age 17; born in NC; in household of brother, Leander M. Jennings.


Hobert E. Buchanan

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1935); Page 232; WV Archives Web Site.
Hobert Buchanan; age 22; born in Wise Co, VA; single; miner; living at Coalwood, WV; son of Clarence
and Mary; married on 20 Sep 1935 at Welch, WV; Ethel Mitchell; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; living at Caretta, WV; daughter of Charles and Mary Alice.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 017493; W Archive Website.
Hobert E. Buchanan; age 56; born in Jun 1914 in VA; married; husband of Ethel Mitchell; coal miner;
SS#236-10-2910; living at War, WV; son of Clarence Buchanan and unknown mother; died 7 Oct
1972 in Doctors Memorial Hospital, Welch, WV; due to carcinoma of lung with metastases; buried
10 Oct 1972 in Grandview Memorial Gardens, Bluefield, VA.


Ethel M. Mitchell

1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek Disrtict; Coalwood; taken on 14 Jan 1920; Page 12B;
Image 23 of 29; Family #246/249.
Listed as Ethel M. Mitchell; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, Charles O. Mitchell.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 28 Apr 1930; Page 222A; Image 59
of 75; Family #532/549.
Listed as Ethel Mitchell; age 15; born in WV; in household of father, Charles O. Mitchell.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1935); Page 232; WV Archives Web Site.
Hobert Buchanan; age 22; born in Wise Co, VA; single; miner; living at Coalwood, WV; son of Clarence
and Mary; married on 20 Sep 1935 at Welch, WV; Ethel Mitchell; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; living at Caretta, WV; daughter of Charles and Mary Alice.