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David Jennings was the son of Joshua and Eliza Louisa Jane Nelson Jennings. He was born in Greene County, Tennessee. When he was a boy, his family moved to Caldwell County, Kentucky, around 1848. They lived near Fredonia, on Good Springs Road. Around 1858, he married Mary Campbell, and they had two children (Victoria and Sarah). They moved to Hamilton County, Illinois, around 1860. (His parents and his siblings would later follow.) On October 13, 1861, he enlisted to serve in the Civil War. He played the bugle in the military band. His wife, Mary, later became sick, and she died around 1871. He got remarried to a woman whose first name was Elizabeth, around 1872, and they had six children (James William, David Rufus, Mary Louise, Elijah, Edward, and Elizabeth, who was known as 'Bessie'). David's second wife Elizabeth died, either during the birth of their daughter Bessie, in Dec of 1884, or soon thereafter. David moved to Ripley County, Missouri, around 1902. He married for a third time, to Alice Ellen Timmons Harris. She was also a widow, and she brought her four children to the marriage (James, Berthal, Roscoe, and Mary). David and Alice had two children of their own (Ruth and Albert). Name: David H Jennings Residence: Illinois Enlistment Date: 1 Oct 1861 Rank at enlistment: Private State Served: Illinois Survived the War?: Yes Service Record: Enlisted in Company I, Illinois 6th Cavalry Regiment on 09 Jan 1862.Mustered out on 05 Nov 1865 at Selma, AL. Sources: Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men
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