Jennie Ruth TERRY1,6,2,3,4

Oct 18764,1 - 25th Dec 19195,1

Life History

7th Oct 1873	Born in Murray County, Georgia.4,1 (less likely)
Oct 1876	Born in Murray County, Georgia.2,3 (most likely)
1880	Resident in McDonald, Murray, Georgia.4
25th Dec 1919	Died in Murray County, Georgia.5,1
after 25th Dec 1919	Buried in Hassler's Mill Cemetery, Murray County, Georgia.1

Notes

A child named Pennie appears in one or more genealogies, but I cannot find any child of this name in censuses. Censuses report Jennie R, with a varying birth date and age. Perhaps the sources have confused these two names.

In the 1900 census, Jennie appears with the birth date of Oct 1876, matching the child Richard Bates has in his genealogy as Pennie. But the birth date Bates (and others) reports for Jennie is 7 Oct 1873. This date matches Jennie's age of 7 reported in 1800. But there is no Pennie in the 1800 census, nor later, so it seems likely Pennie is a confusion for Jennie, with these widely different birth or age reports.

1880 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, 23 June, McDonald, District 155, page 29A (scan 482A), Hse #259, Fam #268
Terry, Cyrus L W M 34 Farming GA GA NC
Terry, Emely J W F 28 Keeping House GA GA GA
Terry, Jenny R W M 7 Dau GA GA GA

In 1880 the child Jennie is reported as already 7 years old, yet in 1900 she is reported as 24 years old, and born in Oct 1876. Then in 1910 she is reported as only age 29 (5 years older than in 1900), making her birth in 1881. The child named Pennie is some genealogies appears to be this same child, with Pennie's birth date reported as Oct 1876.

1900 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, 4 June, McDonald District, Enumeration District 71, page 5B, Hse #86, Fam #89
Terry, Cyrus L Head W M Jan 1847 53 Married 32 years GA NC NC Farmer Owns
Terry, Emily Wife W F Apr 1862 48 Married 32 years borne 7 children, 7 living GA GA GA
Terry, Jennie Dau W F Oct 1876 24 Single GA GA GA Teacher

Sources

1. Ancestry Trees
- Richard Bates, http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rbbates1302004&id=I05501
2. 1900 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia
- 4 June, McDonald District, Enumeration District 71, page 5B, Hse #86, Fam #89
3. Ancestry Trees
- http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm-cgi?op=GET&db=*v133t0575&id=I1176&ftm=1
4. 1880 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia
- 23 June, McDonald, District 155, page 29A (scan 482A), Hse #259, Fam #268
5. 1880 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia
- 24 June, McDonald (1013th District), Enumeration District 155, page 30B, Hse #263, Fam #272
6. 1910 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia
- 20 April, McDonald Militia District, District 110, page 2A, Hse/Fam #27