David Jennings

As printed in 1885

DAVID JENNINGS (deceased) was born September 18, 1798, in Hartford, Me., and came to this county in 1802 with his parents. He married, November 13, 1825, Miss Hannah Rawson, born in Warwick, Franklin Co., Mass., December 16, 1808, and came to Ravenna Township, this county, in 1815, with her parents, Elliott and Sarah (Williams) Rawson. Mr. Rawson purchased a tract of 400 acres of land, adjoining the western corporation line of Ravenna. He died in 1825, leaving six children: Mrs. Elizabeth Price(now deceased), Mrs. Hannah Jennings, Ebenezer (deceased), Mrs. Sarah Clark, Mrs. Czarina Harper, and Elliott (latter deceased). After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Jennings settled on their property in Ravenna Township, three miles north of Ravenna. Here Mr. Jennings died, January 25, 1862. He was a man of upright integrity, and exerted a good influence in the community. He was a life-long and consistent Democrat. He took an active part in the public affairs in the township; held the office of Township Trustee and other township offices. Mrs. Jennings still resides with one of her two sons, on the family homestead.

ANDREW JACKSON JENNINGS, farmer, P. O. Ravenna, was born January 15, 1827, in Ravenna, this county. October 11, 1849, he was married to Miss Sophia P. Trowbridge, born in Ontario County, N. Y., March 14, 1825. Her parents, Daniel and Sallie (Blakely) Trowbridge, former a native of Franklin County, Mass., came to Ravenna Township, this county, in October, 1833. They moved to Hudson, Summit Co., Ohio, in 1852, where Mr. Trowbridge died in February, 1881, and where his widow still resides. After his father's death our subject purchased the heirs' interest in the estate, and now owns the homestead. He is proprietor hereof a farm of 100 acres of well-improved land. He takes a deep interest in progressive and scientific farming, and has taken a leading part in the Portage County Agricultural Society.

As printed in History of Portage County, Ohio (1885). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.