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Napoleon Augustus Jennings

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Napoleon Augustus Jennings

Birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
15 Dec 1918 (aged 62)
Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA
Burial
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Famous author:
- "A Texas Ranger", 1899 (Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York.)

He was also a newspaper reporter & a contributor to magazines such as "Harper's" and the "Saturday Evening Post". He covered the Mexican Revolution for the "New York Herald".

His widow was Victoria Jennings.

His first wife was the opera & vaudeville singer, Edith Helena. He was her manager and press agent.

Article on his death: "New York Times", December 16, 1918 - Page 15 (NOTE: His birthdate is listed here as 1866. I used information listed elsewhere. His death is wrongly listed in some other sources as 1919.)

He died at home: 254 West 44th Street.

He was a member of Capt. Leander H. McNelly's Texas Ranger company from May 26, 1874 to February 1, 1877.

A friend of Teddy Roosevelt, he was with him on several trips.

Source of his burial being in Philadelphia: Photocopy - "New York Herald" - December 16, 1918 - Part One, Page Three
Famous author:
- "A Texas Ranger", 1899 (Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York.)

He was also a newspaper reporter & a contributor to magazines such as "Harper's" and the "Saturday Evening Post". He covered the Mexican Revolution for the "New York Herald".

His widow was Victoria Jennings.

His first wife was the opera & vaudeville singer, Edith Helena. He was her manager and press agent.

Article on his death: "New York Times", December 16, 1918 - Page 15 (NOTE: His birthdate is listed here as 1866. I used information listed elsewhere. His death is wrongly listed in some other sources as 1919.)

He died at home: 254 West 44th Street.

He was a member of Capt. Leander H. McNelly's Texas Ranger company from May 26, 1874 to February 1, 1877.

A friend of Teddy Roosevelt, he was with him on several trips.

Source of his burial being in Philadelphia: Photocopy - "New York Herald" - December 16, 1918 - Part One, Page Three


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