Biography of Peter Jennings, page 805.  History of De Kalb County, Indiana.  
Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

Peter Jennings, section 29, Troy Township, was born in Hunderdon County, 
N.J., Sept. 13, 1802, a son of Peter Jennings, a native of the same county, 
of English descent.  He was reared a farmer, receiving a common-school 
education, and in 1821 left his native county and with his parents moved to 
Tuscarawas County, Ohio.  In 1843 he came to De Kalb County, Ind., and 
settled on the land which is now his valuable farm. At that time it was all 
heavily timbered, and he was obliged to clear away the trees before he could 
build his log cabin.  He now owns 209 acres of choice land, all well 
improved, which is cultivated by his son Abraham.  He has been a hard 
working man, and has lived to reap the benefit of his many years of hardship 
and toil.  He has seen all the varied changes that have converted the 
wilderness as it was when he came to the county into the present prosperous 
county, with it populous towns and villages and thrifty and valuable farms, 
and has the consciousness of having done his part to bring about this 
change.   He was married April 29, 1829, to Catherine Rainsberger, 
daughter of John Rainsberger.  To them have been born eight children, 
seven of whom are living---Elizabeth, John, Isaac, William, George, Phoebe 
and Abraham, all married and settled in homes of their own.  Mrs. Jennings 
died Feb. 20, 1881.  Mr. Jennings is in the enjoyment of good health, and 
though eighty-three years of age can see to read and without the aid of 
glasses.

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