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David S Jenners

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David S Jenners Veteran

Birth
Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA
Death
12 Mar 1886 (aged 41)
Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
Plot
Laf City Sec 2 Lot 36 R3b.
Memorial ID
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"Death of David Jenners. The friends of David S. (brother of Martin) Jenners, will regret to hear of his death, which occurred Friday afternoon at four o'clock. He was well and favorably known to a large circle in this city. In May last, while at Burton, Kansas, Mr. Jenners was stricken with paralysis, and from this he never recovered. In July following, he returned to Lafayette, and as been an invalid since. When the call came for troops, Mr. Jenners responded, and was an honored member of the 40th Indiana Regiment, serving until peace was declared. He then joined the regular army, in which he served for five years. He was unmarried, and would have been [crossed out; 41 written in] years of age next August." Handwritten on clipping: March 12, 1886.
Another obituary reads: "Death of David S. Jenners. At 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the Sisters' hospital, David S. Jenners breathed his last after a lingering illness of paralysis, with which he had been stricken about eight months ago. he was a son of the late David S. Jenners, and was born in this city and lived here all his life. His mother, who is at present residing with her daughter at Mobile, Ala., three sisters and one brother, Martin P. Jenners of this city, survive. The deceased was 41 years of age and unmarried." Handwritten on clipping "Friday, March 12, 1886."
"Death of David Jenners. The friends of David S. (brother of Martin) Jenners, will regret to hear of his death, which occurred Friday afternoon at four o'clock. He was well and favorably known to a large circle in this city. In May last, while at Burton, Kansas, Mr. Jenners was stricken with paralysis, and from this he never recovered. In July following, he returned to Lafayette, and as been an invalid since. When the call came for troops, Mr. Jenners responded, and was an honored member of the 40th Indiana Regiment, serving until peace was declared. He then joined the regular army, in which he served for five years. He was unmarried, and would have been [crossed out; 41 written in] years of age next August." Handwritten on clipping: March 12, 1886.
Another obituary reads: "Death of David S. Jenners. At 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the Sisters' hospital, David S. Jenners breathed his last after a lingering illness of paralysis, with which he had been stricken about eight months ago. he was a son of the late David S. Jenners, and was born in this city and lived here all his life. His mother, who is at present residing with her daughter at Mobile, Ala., three sisters and one brother, Martin P. Jenners of this city, survive. The deceased was 41 years of age and unmarried." Handwritten on clipping "Friday, March 12, 1886."

Gravesite Details

41y. Was member of 40th Rg't seved through the war, and then the regular army



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