William Jennings

September 13, 1823–January 15, 1886

1 Born at Yardley, Worcestershire, England; son of Jane Thornton and Isaac Jennings. 2 Immigrated to the United States, 1847. 3 Married Jane Walker, 1851; participated in plural marriage. 4 Migrated to the Salt Lake Valley, 1852. 5 Baptized in Utah Territory, 1852. 6 Served a mission to Carson Valley, Carson County, Utah Territory, 1856–1857. 7 Served as mayor of Salt Lake City, 1882–1884. 8 Died at Salt Lake City. 9 (See Document 4.11)

Footnotes

  1. [1] “Utah Cemetery Inventory,” database, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com, accessed Oct. 2014), William Jennings; citing Utah State Historical Society, Utah Cemetery Inventory, Salt Lake City, UT. “Death of William Jennings,” Deseret News [weekly], Jan. 20, 1886, 9. Andrew Jenson, Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia (Salt Lake City: Andrew Jenson History Co., 1914), 2:501–504.
  2. [2] “Death of William Jennings,” 9. 1841 England census, Yardley, Worcestershire, England, p. 1, Wm. Jennings; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com, accessed Nov. 2014); citing Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841, PRO HO 107, National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, England. “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org, accessed Aug. 2014), William Jennings KWVP-QC5 .
  3. [3] “Death of William Jennings,” 9. Jenson, LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, 2:501.
  4. [4] “Family Tree,” database, William Jennings. “Death of William Jennings,” 9. Jenson, LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, 2:502.
  5. [5] “Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel,” database, 1847–1868, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel (http://history.lds.org/overlandtravels, accessed Nov. 2014), William Jennings.
  6. [6] “Death of William Jennings,” 9. “Family Tree,” database, William Jennings.
  7. [7] “Death of William Jennings,” 9. Jenson, LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, 2:502.
  8. [8] “Death of William Jennings,” 9. Jenson, LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, 2:504. “The Deseret Hospital. Dedication Services,” Deseret Evening News, July 17, 1882, 2.
  9. [9] “Utah Cemetery Inventory,” database, William Jennings. “Death of William Jennings,” 9.