Humphrey S. Jennison.
In giving honor to him to whom honor is due, we should not neglect H. S. Jennison, who began life empty handed and has accumulated a good property by dint of energetic and well directed efforts. He is living at the present time in Durand, where he is retired from business of any kind, and where he has a neat home, well supplied with all the comforts and many luxuries of life. Our subject is a pioneer of Winnebago County, having located in what is now Laona Township in the spring of 1855, and has thus been an eye-witness to the wonderful development of this section, in the bringing about of which he has been no unimportant factor. Born in Swanton, Vt., June 15,1823, he of whom we write is the son of Joseph and Theoda (Barber) Jennison, natives of New England. The parents were farmers, and the father, who was born March 15, 1791, died in January, 1856. The mother of our subject survived her husband many years and departed this life in Howard County, Iowa, in 1889, at the advanced age of ninety-one years. William Jennison, g'randfather of our subject, was born April 12, 1758, in Massachusetts, and married Sarah Sumner, who was born May 6, 1764, in the same State. They were the parents of nine children, viz: Elizabeth, Joseph S., Nahum E., Charles H., William D., Israel S., Sarah S., Daniel W. and Erastus G. William Jennison's maternal grandfather was Jesse Barber, born January 16, 1766, and married to Hepsibah Humphrey, born June 24, 1767. They were the parents of nine children, viz: Roswell, Hepsibah, Achoah, Giles, Theoda, Laura, Theophilus, Jesse and Diana. The seven children included in the parental family were: Caroline, who was born in 1821, and died in 1842; our subject, who is the second in order of birth; Samuel W., whose birth occurred October 16, 1825, is a farmer and wheelwright, making his home in Sheldon, Vt.; Sarah S., who was born December 26, 1827, was married to George S. Hastings, and died in Canada, December 24, 1881; Lucy W., who was born July 15, 1830, is Mrs. James A. Crittenden and makes her home in Wentworth, Iowa; Allen B., who was born February 23, 1832, is unmarried and makes his home in Howard County, Iowa; Charles, who was born November 5, 1834, is also living in that county.
Humphrey S. Jennison was reared on the home farm, and April 6, 1846, was married to Calista J. Olds. The lady was born in St. Albans, Vt., February 12, 1825, and is the daughter of Elias and Abigail (Orcurtt) Olds, natives of New England. Her father was a farmer and after marriage resided in Vermont, where the decease of both parents occurred in Swanton. Elias Olds was born February 23, 1778, and died January 19, 1869; his wife, who was born March 29,1789, died April 8, 1847. Mrs. Jennison was one in a family of six children: Louisa, whose birth occurred Januuary 24, 1811, was married to Henry Sharp and died at Defiance, Ohio, September 10, 1834; Caroline, who was born March 10,1813, became the wife of Henry L. Brainard and died in St. Albans, Vt., July 11, 1882; Roxa, who was born June 15, 1815, married Henry Sharp and makes her home in Ft. Wayne, lnd.; Samuel N., who was born June 24, 1818, resides in St. Joseph, Ind.; Calista J. is the wife of our subject, and Henry E., who was born January 31, 1827, departed this life at Delphi, Ind., January 12, 1871. After his marriage, our subject owned and located on a farm in Franklin County, Vt., where he made his home until 1855, at which time he concluded to try his fortune in the West, and, upon locating in Illinois, settled in Laona Township. His first purchase of land consisted of eighty acres, which he improved and later sold. In 1857, he became the owner of one hundred and eighty acres in the same township, which he improved and lived upon until 1881. That year he sold his farm to his son and, removing to Durand, has since lived retired in a pleasant home. Mr. and Mrs. Jennison are the parents of four children: Charles H., who was born February 11, 1850, married Rebecca Winchester and resides in Riceville, Iowa, being the father of four children: Myrton S., Blanch, Harry and Bessie. Louise S., who was born October 31, 1855, was the wife of Edward Norton, of Laona, and had a family of four children: Herbert, Arthur, Carrie and Milburn; she died May 6, 1892. Carrie E., who was born March 25, 1860, is now Mrs. Archibald Morgan and makes her home in Howard County, Iowa, where she also has a family of three children: Louise, Mildred and Fred. Mattie 0., who was born December 3, 1864, married Frank Sheik. n his political relations, Mr. Jennison, though formerly a Republican, new votes with the Prohibition party. His wife, who is a member of the Congregational Church, is a most amiable and kind-hearted lady, making a happy home for her husband. Our subject, who has accumulated a liandscme property, is generous with his means, ever ready to do a favor, and is well liked by his neighbors.
In giving honor to him to whom honor is due, we should not neglect H. S. Jennison, who began life empty handed and has accumulated a good property by dint of energetic and well directed efforts. He is living at the present time in Durand, where he is retired from business of any kind, and where he has a neat home, well supplied with all the comforts and many luxuries of life. Our subject is a pioneer of Winnebago County, having located in what is now Laona Township in the spring of 1855, and has thus been an eye-witness to the wonderful development of this section, in the bringing about of which he has been no unimportant factor. Born in Swanton, Vt., June 15,1823, he of whom we write is the son of Joseph and Theoda (Barber) Jennison, natives of New England. The parents were farmers, and the father, who was born March 15, 1791, died in January, 1856. The mother of our subject survived her husband many years and departed this life in Howard County, Iowa, in 1889, at the advanced age of ninety-one years. William Jennison, g'randfather of our subject, was born April 12, 1758, in Massachusetts, and married Sarah Sumner, who was born May 6, 1764, in the same State. They were the parents of nine children, viz: Elizabeth, Joseph S., Nahum E., Charles H., William D., Israel S., Sarah S., Daniel W. and Erastus G. William Jennison's maternal grandfather was Jesse Barber, born January 16, 1766, and married to Hepsibah Humphrey, born June 24, 1767. They were the parents of nine children, viz: Roswell, Hepsibah, Achoah, Giles, Theoda, Laura, Theophilus, Jesse and Diana. The seven children included in the parental family were: Caroline, who was born in 1821, and died in 1842; our subject, who is the second in order of birth; Samuel W., whose birth occurred October 16, 1825, is a farmer and wheelwright, making his home in Sheldon, Vt.; Sarah S., who was born December 26, 1827, was married to George S. Hastings, and died in Canada, December 24, 1881; Lucy W., who was born July 15, 1830, is Mrs. James A. Crittenden and makes her home in Wentworth, Iowa; Allen B., who was born February 23, 1832, is unmarried and makes his home in Howard County, Iowa; Charles, who was born November 5, 1834, is also living in that county.
Humphrey S. Jennison was reared on the home farm, and April 6, 1846, was married to Calista J. Olds. The lady was born in St. Albans, Vt., February 12, 1825, and is the daughter of Elias and Abigail (Orcurtt) Olds, natives of New England. Her father was a farmer and after marriage resided in Vermont, where the decease of both parents occurred in Swanton. Elias Olds was born February 23, 1778, and died January 19, 1869; his wife, who was born March 29,1789, died April 8, 1847. Mrs. Jennison was one in a family of six children: Louisa, whose birth occurred Januuary 24, 1811, was married to Henry Sharp and died at Defiance, Ohio, September 10, 1834; Caroline, who was born March 10,1813, became the wife of Henry L. Brainard and died in St. Albans, Vt., July 11, 1882; Roxa, who was born June 15, 1815, married Henry Sharp and makes her home in Ft. Wayne, lnd.; Samuel N., who was born June 24, 1818, resides in St. Joseph, Ind.; Calista J. is the wife of our subject, and Henry E., who was born January 31, 1827, departed this life at Delphi, Ind., January 12, 1871. After his marriage, our subject owned and located on a farm in Franklin County, Vt., where he made his home until 1855, at which time he concluded to try his fortune in the West, and, upon locating in Illinois, settled in Laona Township. His first purchase of land consisted of eighty acres, which he improved and later sold. In 1857, he became the owner of one hundred and eighty acres in the same township, which he improved and lived upon until 1881. That year he sold his farm to his son and, removing to Durand, has since lived retired in a pleasant home. Mr. and Mrs. Jennison are the parents of four children: Charles H., who was born February 11, 1850, married Rebecca Winchester and resides in Riceville, Iowa, being the father of four children: Myrton S., Blanch, Harry and Bessie. Louise S., who was born October 31, 1855, was the wife of Edward Norton, of Laona, and had a family of four children: Herbert, Arthur, Carrie and Milburn; she died May 6, 1892. Carrie E., who was born March 25, 1860, is now Mrs. Archibald Morgan and makes her home in Howard County, Iowa, where she also has a family of three children: Louise, Mildred and Fred. Mattie 0., who was born December 3, 1864, married Frank Sheik. n his political relations, Mr. Jennison, though formerly a Republican, new votes with the Prohibition party. His wife, who is a member of the Congregational Church, is a most amiable and kind-hearted lady, making a happy home for her husband. Our subject, who has accumulated a liandscme property, is generous with his means, ever ready to do a favor, and is well liked by his neighbors.
Humphrey S. Jennison.
In giving honor to him to whom honor is due, we should not neglect H. S. Jennison, who began life empty handed and has accumulated a good property by dint of energetic and well directed efforts. He is living at the present time in Durand, where he is retired from business of any kind, and where he has a neat home, well supplied with all the comforts and many luxuries of life. Our subject is a pioneer of Winnebago County, having located in what is now Laona Township in the spring of 1855, and has thus been an eye-witness to the wonderful development of this section, in the bringing about of which he has been no unimportant factor. Born in Swanton, Vt., June 15,1823, he of whom we write is the son of Joseph and Theoda (Barber) Jennison, natives of New England. The parents were farmers, and the father, who was born March 15, 1791, died in January, 1856. The mother of our subject survived her husband many years and departed this life in Howard County, Iowa, in 1889, at the advanced age of ninety-one years. William Jennison, g'randfather of our subject, was born April 12, 1758, in Massachusetts, and married Sarah Sumner, who was born May 6, 1764, in the same State. They were the parents of nine children, viz: Elizabeth, Joseph S., Nahum E., Charles H., William D., Israel S., Sarah S., Daniel W. and Erastus G. William Jennison's maternal grandfather was Jesse Barber, born January 16, 1766, and married to Hepsibah Humphrey, born June 24, 1767. They were the parents of nine children, viz: Roswell, Hepsibah, Achoah, Giles, Theoda, Laura, Theophilus, Jesse and Diana. The seven children included in the parental family were: Caroline, who was born in 1821, and died in 1842; our subject, who is the second in order of birth; Samuel W., whose birth occurred October 16, 1825, is a farmer and wheelwright, making his home in Sheldon, Vt.; Sarah S., who was born December 26, 1827, was married to George S. Hastings, and died in Canada, December 24, 1881; Lucy W., who was born July 15, 1830, is Mrs. James A. Crittenden and makes her home in Wentworth, Iowa; Allen B., who was born February 23, 1832, is unmarried and makes his home in Howard County, Iowa; Charles, who was born November 5, 1834, is also living in that county.
Humphrey S. Jennison was reared on the home farm, and April 6, 1846, was married to Calista J. Olds. The lady was born in St. Albans, Vt., February 12, 1825, and is the daughter of Elias and Abigail (Orcurtt) Olds, natives of New England. Her father was a farmer and after marriage resided in Vermont, where the decease of both parents occurred in Swanton. Elias Olds was born February 23, 1778, and died January 19, 1869; his wife, who was born March 29,1789, died April 8, 1847. Mrs. Jennison was one in a family of six children: Louisa, whose birth occurred Januuary 24, 1811, was married to Henry Sharp and died at Defiance, Ohio, September 10, 1834; Caroline, who was born March 10,1813, became the wife of Henry L. Brainard and died in St. Albans, Vt., July 11, 1882; Roxa, who was born June 15, 1815, married Henry Sharp and makes her home in Ft. Wayne, lnd.; Samuel N., who was born June 24, 1818, resides in St. Joseph, Ind.; Calista J. is the wife of our subject, and Henry E., who was born January 31, 1827, departed this life at Delphi, Ind., January 12, 1871. After his marriage, our subject owned and located on a farm in Franklin County, Vt., where he made his home until 1855, at which time he concluded to try his fortune in the West, and, upon locating in Illinois, settled in Laona Township. His first purchase of land consisted of eighty acres, which he improved and later sold. In 1857, he became the owner of one hundred and eighty acres in the same township, which he improved and lived upon until 1881. That year he sold his farm to his son and, removing to Durand, has since lived retired in a pleasant home. Mr. and Mrs. Jennison are the parents of four children: Charles H., who was born February 11, 1850, married Rebecca Winchester and resides in Riceville, Iowa, being the father of four children: Myrton S., Blanch, Harry and Bessie. Louise S., who was born October 31, 1855, was the wife of Edward Norton, of Laona, and had a family of four children: Herbert, Arthur, Carrie and Milburn; she died May 6, 1892. Carrie E., who was born March 25, 1860, is now Mrs. Archibald Morgan and makes her home in Howard County, Iowa, where she also has a family of three children: Louise, Mildred and Fred. Mattie 0., who was born December 3, 1864, married Frank Sheik. n his political relations, Mr. Jennison, though formerly a Republican, new votes with the Prohibition party. His wife, who is a member of the Congregational Church, is a most amiable and kind-hearted lady, making a happy home for her husband. Our subject, who has accumulated a liandscme property, is generous with his means, ever ready to do a favor, and is well liked by his neighbors.
In giving honor to him to whom honor is due, we should not neglect H. S. Jennison, who began life empty handed and has accumulated a good property by dint of energetic and well directed efforts. He is living at the present time in Durand, where he is retired from business of any kind, and where he has a neat home, well supplied with all the comforts and many luxuries of life. Our subject is a pioneer of Winnebago County, having located in what is now Laona Township in the spring of 1855, and has thus been an eye-witness to the wonderful development of this section, in the bringing about of which he has been no unimportant factor. Born in Swanton, Vt., June 15,1823, he of whom we write is the son of Joseph and Theoda (Barber) Jennison, natives of New England. The parents were farmers, and the father, who was born March 15, 1791, died in January, 1856. The mother of our subject survived her husband many years and departed this life in Howard County, Iowa, in 1889, at the advanced age of ninety-one years. William Jennison, g'randfather of our subject, was born April 12, 1758, in Massachusetts, and married Sarah Sumner, who was born May 6, 1764, in the same State. They were the parents of nine children, viz: Elizabeth, Joseph S., Nahum E., Charles H., William D., Israel S., Sarah S., Daniel W. and Erastus G. William Jennison's maternal grandfather was Jesse Barber, born January 16, 1766, and married to Hepsibah Humphrey, born June 24, 1767. They were the parents of nine children, viz: Roswell, Hepsibah, Achoah, Giles, Theoda, Laura, Theophilus, Jesse and Diana. The seven children included in the parental family were: Caroline, who was born in 1821, and died in 1842; our subject, who is the second in order of birth; Samuel W., whose birth occurred October 16, 1825, is a farmer and wheelwright, making his home in Sheldon, Vt.; Sarah S., who was born December 26, 1827, was married to George S. Hastings, and died in Canada, December 24, 1881; Lucy W., who was born July 15, 1830, is Mrs. James A. Crittenden and makes her home in Wentworth, Iowa; Allen B., who was born February 23, 1832, is unmarried and makes his home in Howard County, Iowa; Charles, who was born November 5, 1834, is also living in that county.
Humphrey S. Jennison was reared on the home farm, and April 6, 1846, was married to Calista J. Olds. The lady was born in St. Albans, Vt., February 12, 1825, and is the daughter of Elias and Abigail (Orcurtt) Olds, natives of New England. Her father was a farmer and after marriage resided in Vermont, where the decease of both parents occurred in Swanton. Elias Olds was born February 23, 1778, and died January 19, 1869; his wife, who was born March 29,1789, died April 8, 1847. Mrs. Jennison was one in a family of six children: Louisa, whose birth occurred Januuary 24, 1811, was married to Henry Sharp and died at Defiance, Ohio, September 10, 1834; Caroline, who was born March 10,1813, became the wife of Henry L. Brainard and died in St. Albans, Vt., July 11, 1882; Roxa, who was born June 15, 1815, married Henry Sharp and makes her home in Ft. Wayne, lnd.; Samuel N., who was born June 24, 1818, resides in St. Joseph, Ind.; Calista J. is the wife of our subject, and Henry E., who was born January 31, 1827, departed this life at Delphi, Ind., January 12, 1871. After his marriage, our subject owned and located on a farm in Franklin County, Vt., where he made his home until 1855, at which time he concluded to try his fortune in the West, and, upon locating in Illinois, settled in Laona Township. His first purchase of land consisted of eighty acres, which he improved and later sold. In 1857, he became the owner of one hundred and eighty acres in the same township, which he improved and lived upon until 1881. That year he sold his farm to his son and, removing to Durand, has since lived retired in a pleasant home. Mr. and Mrs. Jennison are the parents of four children: Charles H., who was born February 11, 1850, married Rebecca Winchester and resides in Riceville, Iowa, being the father of four children: Myrton S., Blanch, Harry and Bessie. Louise S., who was born October 31, 1855, was the wife of Edward Norton, of Laona, and had a family of four children: Herbert, Arthur, Carrie and Milburn; she died May 6, 1892. Carrie E., who was born March 25, 1860, is now Mrs. Archibald Morgan and makes her home in Howard County, Iowa, where she also has a family of three children: Louise, Mildred and Fred. Mattie 0., who was born December 3, 1864, married Frank Sheik. n his political relations, Mr. Jennison, though formerly a Republican, new votes with the Prohibition party. His wife, who is a member of the Congregational Church, is a most amiable and kind-hearted lady, making a happy home for her husband. Our subject, who has accumulated a liandscme property, is generous with his means, ever ready to do a favor, and is well liked by his neighbors.
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