Lawrence Jennings, farmer,
section 9, Mendon Township, township 95, range 3, was
born in Welland, Canada West, Feb. 14, 1843; his parents
were Mathias M. and Mary (Dill) Jennings; they were
natives of Canada; he was a cooper in early life, and in
after years a physician. She and husband had a family of
four children--three girls, and Lawrence, the subject of
this sketch. He attended school at Canada West until ten
years of age, when he came with his parents to Jackson,
Ia., and in 1855 to Clayton County, and settled on a farm
on the same section and township he now lives. Mr.
Jennings married Miss Saphrona C. Dickens, Oct. 14, 1868.
She was born in Clayton County, and is a daughter of
Edward G. Dickens and Ann D. (Van Sickle) Dickens. They
are among the first settlers in Clayton County. Mr. and
Mrs. Jennings reside on their farm of 113 acres, forty of
which is under cultivation and well stocked. He raises
grain and stock for the market. He has held various local
offices of trust in his township, and is one of the early
settlers and enterprising representative men of Clayton
County, having been identified with the county since
1855. In politics he is rather independent, and inclined
to vote for the best man. He is of English and German
descent. source: History of Clayton County, Iowa, 1882, p. 989-990 |