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Collection Summary
Title
Walter S. Jennings Collection
Date
Nineteenth and twentieth century
Extent
1 Archival box
Name and Location of Repository
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence (Mo.)
Reference code: MGC 1150-WSJC
Processed by: Jolene Clark, 2019; finding aid created by Jolene Clark, 2019.
Name of Creator
Jennings family
Biographical History
The Jennings family settled in Jackson County, Missouri after the Civil War. Walter Sloan Jennings was
born on July 12, 1893 to William B. Jennings and Maggie Mae Sloan. Walter married Marguerette
Parker. Their son, Lloyd Parker Jennings, married Mary Lou Gartman on June 25, 1948 in Jackson County,
Missouri. Mary Lou’s parents were Louis Gartman and Mary Nauman. The families primarily lived in
Kansas City and Independence, Missouri.
Scope and Content
This collection contains photos and genealogical documents relating to the Jennings, Gartman, and
Nauman families. Photos date back to the nineteenth century and some have been identified and dated.
Genealogical documents include such items as marriage and death certificates, obituaries, funeral
programs, wedding announcements, and naturalization papers. Some brief biographical sketches and
personal histories from family members written in the 1950s and one from 1980 make up part of this
collection. Family members also provided lists of names and dates of vital records for extended family.
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Collection Inventory
System of Arrangement
These records are arranged in 3 series.
Series 1, Gartman family
Folder 1, Photographs
Folder 2, genealogical documents
Series 2, Jennings family
Folder 1, Photographs
Folder 2, genealogical documents
Folder 3, personal histories, family histories, and biographical sketches
Folder 4, genealogical charts
Series 3, Nauman family
Folder 1, Photographs
Folder 2, genealogical documents
Rights and Access
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use by appointment.
Physical Access
Most records within this collection are housed within file folders.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Languages and Scripts of the Material
Materials in the collection are entirely in English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated to the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected for this collection.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals owned by the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Notes
The following sources were consulted during the preparation of the biographical history:
Ancestry.com. Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002.
Ancestry.com. United States Federal Census.
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