Jennie Eldora Stingley1,2,3

ID# 12413, (1878 - 1918)
FatherWalter Oregon Stingley4 (abt 1856 - 20 Sep 1925)
MotherMary Alice Gilmore5 (abt 1860 - 28 Jun 1949)

Key Events:

Birth: 1 Jul 1878, Floyd Co., Iowa6,7,8
Marriage: 31 Mar 1897, Laurel, Nebraska, Samuel James Welburn (6 Dec 1877 - 17 Nov 1960)9,10,11
Death: 2 Oct 1918, Dixon, Nebraska12,13,14
Burial: Laurel Cemetery, Laurel, Cedar Co., Nebraska15

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Jennie Eldora Stingley was born on 1 Jul 1878 in Floyd Co., Iowa.6,7,8 She appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Rockford Twp., Floyd Co., Iowa, in the household of her parents, Walter Oregon Stingley and Mary Alice Gilmore.4
     Jennie married Samuel James Welburn, son of John Welburn and Lucretia Jane Agy, on 31 Mar 1897 in Laurel, Nebraska.9,10,11
     Jennie and Samuel appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Laurel, Cedar Co., Nebraska, enumerated 4 Jun 1900, reporting they owned their home, which was mortgaged. Their children Lawrence and Jennie were listed as living with them.16
     Jennie and Samuel moved to South Dakota by 1909.17 They appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Illinois Twp., Hyde Co., South Dakota, enumerated 19 Apr 1910, reporting that they were renting their farm. Their children Jennie, Walter and Selma were listed as living with them, as was Charles Collins, age 27, a hired man.18
     Jennie and Samuel moved to Nebraska by 1918.
     Jennie died on 2 Oct 1918 in Dixon, Nebraska, at age 40, from the flu.12,13,14 She was buried in Laurel Cemetery, Laurel, Cedar Co., Nebraska.15

Children:
     Children with Samuel James Welburn:

  • Lawrence J. Welburn17,19 (23 Jan 1898 - 19 Jul 1900)
  • Jennie Mabel Welburn20,21,17 (27 Sep 1899 - Feb 1987)
  • Walter Harold Welburn22,17 (13 Jul 1901 - 14 Feb 1960)
  • Selma Esther Welburn21,23 (30 Oct 1906 - 13 Sep 1921)
  • Jessie Myrtle Welburn24,23 (23 Nov 1914 - 30 Oct 1976)

Citations

  1. [S200] Brumfield, Descendants of Thomas Brumfield, pg 320, citing letter from Mary Alice Gilmore Stringley, 1940, shows name as Jennie Eldora Stingley.
  2. [S6157] Samuel J. Welburn household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hyde Co., South Dakota, shows name as Jennie E. Wilburn.
  3. [S973] "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900," Ancestry.com, record for Samuel James Welburn and Jennie Eldora Stingley.
  4. [S6165] Walter Stingley household, 1880 U.S. Census, Floyd Co., Iowa.
  5. [S6165] Walter Stingley household, 1880 U.S. Census, Floyd Co., Iowa, shows the girl as daughter of Mary's husband.
  6. [S200] Brumfield, Descendants of Thomas Brumfield, pg 320, citing letter from Mary Alice Gilmore Stringley, 1940, shows date, county, and state, as Iowa.
  7. [S6156] Sam Wilburn household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cedar Co., Nebraska, shows month, year, age 21, and state.
  8. [S6157] Samuel J. Welburn household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hyde Co., South Dakota, shows age 31 and state.
  9. [S200] Brumfield, Descendants of Thomas Brumfield, pg 320, citing letter from Mary Alice Gilmore Stringley, 1940, shows date, town, and state.
  10. [S6156] Sam Wilburn household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cedar Co., Nebraska, shows married 3 years.
  11. [S973] "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900," Ancestry.com, record for Samuel James Welburn and Jennie Eldora Stingley, shows year and state.
  12. [S6205] "Dixon Young Girl Takes Her Own Life," The Allen News, 22 Sep 1921, shows date and cause.
  13. [S200] Brumfield, Descendants of Thomas Brumfield, pg 320, citing letter from Mary Alice Gilmore Stringley, 1940, shows date, as 2nd, and place as Dixon, Nebraska.
  14. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 75149900, Jennie Eldora Stingley Welburn, shows date, and 25th, and includes tombstone photo showing year.
  15. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 75149900, Jennie Eldora Stingley Welburn, includes tombstone photo.
  16. [S6156] Sam Wilburn household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cedar Co., Nebraska.
  17. [S200] Brumfield, Descendants of Thomas Brumfield, pg 320, citing letter from Mary Alice Gilmore Stringley, 1940.
  18. [S6157] Samuel J. Welburn household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hyde Co., South Dakota.
  19. [S6156] Sam Wilburn household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cedar Co., Nebraska, shows the girl as daughter of Jennie's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  20. [S6156] Sam Wilburn household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cedar Co., Nebraska, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  21. [S6157] Samuel J. Welburn household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hyde Co., South Dakota, shows the girl as daughter of Jennie's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  22. [S6157] Samuel J. Welburn household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hyde Co., South Dakota, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  23. [S200] Brumfield, Descendants of Thomas Brumfield, pg 321, citing letter from Mary Alice Gilmore Stringley, 1940.
  24. [S6158] Samuel J. Wellburn and May Shinkel household, 1920 U.S. Census, Dixon Co., Nebraska, shows the girl as daughter of Jennie's widowed husband.