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 1891 - 1942

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• Birth	25 Mar 1891	Le Mars, Plymouth, Iowa, United States   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	16 Sep 1942	Le Mars, Plymouth, Iowa, United States   [2, 3]
  Buried	18 Sep 1942	Le Mars, Plymouth, Iowa, United States   [2, 4]
  Person ID	I2317	Jacob Strong and Sarah Hill
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2013
  Father	Michael Ferguson
  Mother	Elizabeth Ashton
  Family ID	F999	Group Sheet
  Family	LeRoy Jennings,   b. 2 Mar 1888, Le Mars, Plymouth, Iowa, United States ,   d. 9 Jan 1973, Orange City, Sioux, Iowa, United States
  Married	24 Jul 1908	Le Mars, Plymouth, Iowa, United States
  Notes	No Children in this marriage
  Family ID	F996	Group Sheet

• Sources

  [S357] Obituary: Iowa, Internet: http://iagenweb.org. Jennings, Mabel Ellen 1891-1942 JENNINGS, FERGUSON, ASHTON Posted By: Linda Ziemann, volunteer Date: 5/8/2008 at 16:59:32 MRS. ROY JENNINGS TAKEN BY DEATH Well Known Resident Here All Her Life Death claimed Mrs. Mabel Ellen Jennings, 51, wife of Roy Jennings, well known resident of LeMars, at the Sacred Heart hospital Wednesday, September 16. Mrs. Jennings had been failing in health for some time and recently underwent an operation. Mrs. Jennings was born in LeMars March 25, 1891, and spent practically all her life in and around LeMars with the exception of nine years when she lived at Lake Benton, Minn. and a year at Brookings, S.D. She was a daughter of Michael Ferguson and Elizabeth Ashton, early settlers in LeMars. She was married to Roy Jennings in LeMars July 24, 1908. She leaves to mourn her death, her husband, Roy Jennings, three adopted sons, George and William, attending Northwestern Bible school in Minneapolis, and John, of Long Beach, Cal., two brothers and four sisters, Al. J. Smith of Moville, William Smith of LeMars, Mrs. Herman Gerber of Alton, Mrs. Arnold Coppock of LeMars, Mrs. N.E. Luken of Des Moines, Mrs. Leslie Bowen, of Maurice. She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother and one sister. Mrs. Jennings was a devout member of the Baptist church and an ardent worker in the church, the Sunday school and affiliated with various societies. She was a good neighbor and friend, esteemed by a large number who knew her well. The funeral will be held Friday, September 18, from the home at 2 o’clock with services at 2:30 in the First Baptist Church. Rev. S.A. Jones, the pastor, will officiate, and interment will be made in the city cemetery. ~Source: Very likely a LeMars Sentinel newspaper clipping, publication date unknown ~Note: Penned on this obituary is a year of death as 1942. Tombstone Photo Plymouth Obituaries maintained by Linda Ziemann with the WebBBS 4.33 Genealogy Modification Package by WebJourneymen The posting notes that she was born March 25, 1891. [S281] Cemetery: Iowa, Plymouth, LeMars, FHL Film 1,279,438 E-K Cemetery Inscriptions. Jennings, Mabel B. 1891 D. 1942 See: Roy Jennings Cemetery 17 #17 America Twp. Section 15W Name: Le Mars. Buried in the city cemetery. [S357] Obituary: Iowa, Internet: http://iagenweb.org. Jennings, Mabel Ellen 1891-1942 JENNINGS, FERGUSON, ASHTON Posted By: Linda Ziemann, volunteer Date: 5/8/2008 at 16:59:32 MRS. ROY JENNINGS TAKEN BY DEATH Well Known Resident Here All Her Life Death claimed Mrs. Mabel Ellen Jennings, 51, wife of Roy Jennings, well known resident of LeMars, at the Sacred Heart hospital Wednesday, September 16. Mrs. Jennings had been failing in health for some time and recently underwent an operation. Mrs. Jennings was born in LeMars March 25, 1891, and spent practically all her life in and around LeMars with the exception of nine years when she lived at Lake Benton, Minn. and a year at Brookings, S.D. She was a daughter of Michael Ferguson and Elizabeth Ashton, early settlers in LeMars. She was married to Roy Jennings in LeMars July 24, 1908. She leaves to mourn her death, her husband, Roy Jennings, three adopted sons, George and William, attending Northwestern Bible school in Minneapolis, and John, of Long Beach, Cal., two brothers and four sisters, Al. J. Smith of Moville, William Smith of LeMars, Mrs. Herman Gerber of Alton, Mrs. Arnold Coppock of LeMars, Mrs. N.E. Luken of Des Moines, Mrs. Leslie Bowen, of Maurice. She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother and one sister. Mrs. Jennings was a devout member of the Baptist church and an ardent worker in the church, the Sunday school and affiliated with various societies. She was a good neighbor and friend, esteemed by a large number who knew her well. The funeral will be held Friday, September 18, from the home at 2 o’clock with services at 2:30 in the First Baptist Church. Rev. S.A. Jones, the pastor, will officiate, and interment will be made in the city cemetery. ~Source: Very likely a LeMars Sentinel newspaper clipping, publication date unknown ~Note: Penned on this obituary is a year of death as 1942. Tombstone Photo Plymouth Obituaries maintained by Linda Ziemann with the WebBBS 4.33 Genealogy Modification Package by WebJourneymen The posting notes that she was born March 25, 1891.Penned on the obituary is a death year of 1942. Notes, also, that she spent nine years living at Lake Benton, Minnesota and a year at Brookings, South Dakota. The majority of her life, however, was in and around LeMars. It is noted that she is survived by three adopted sons, two brothers, and four sisters. A brother and a sister preceded her in death. She was a member of the Baptist Church. [S360] Photo, internet: http://iowagravestones.org/gs.