Martha Agnes Taylor

1921 - 2003  (82 years)

• Name	Martha Agnes Taylor
  Birth	23 Jan 1921	Oxford, Benton Co., IN
  Gender	Female
  Death	14 Nov 2003	Tippecanoe Co., IN
  Person ID	I1990	forneyclark
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Ira Taylor,   b. ABT. 1895   d. BEF. 1921 (Age < 25 years)
  Mother	Mary Alice Haggard,   b. 18 May 1897, Montmorenci, Tippecanoe Co., IN d. 8 Aug 1974, Burial: McConnell Cem., Oxford, Benton Co., IN (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	21 Jun 1914	Benton Co., IN
  Family ID	F0509	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Cleave Francis Jennings,   b. 31 Dec 1911, Swanington, Benton Co., IN d. 29 Jun 1993, Tippecanoe Co., IN; burial: Indiana Soldiers Home Cem., Tippecanoe Co., IN (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	16 Aug 1937
  Children	1. Charles Francis "Chas" Jennings,   b. 13 Mar 1938, Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN d. 3 Nov 2009, Satellite Beach, Brevard Co., FL (Age 71 years)   2. Richard M. Jennings,   b. ABT. 1940, IN (Age 86 years)   3. Robert Lee Jennings,   b. 19 May 1941   d. 3 Jun 2008, Danville, Vermilion Co., IL; Arlington Nat. Cem., Arlington Co., VA (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F1051	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

• Photos

  Taylor, Martha Agnes (1921-2003) Individual photo of Martha Agnes Taylor Jennings was taken in IN, and came from the Barton/ Forney Collection by Betty Colleen Barton Forney & Fredric John Forney.

  
  

• Notes

  Source: Donna Forney Clark: Martha Taylor Jennings was an inveterate and generous Indiana genealogist. She began her study of the genealogies of the Taylor, Learner, Barton, Haggard, and Jennings families about 1940 and continued them until her death in 2003. Source; Betty Colleen Barton Forney: Name Source: SSDI: MARTHA A JENNINGS 23 Jan 1921 14 Nov 2003 (P) 47901 (Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN) Source: SEE GARY AND JANET FOSTER'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES: http://haggard.surnames.com/ http://haggard.surnames.com/historical_files/H2.htm Haggard World Wide Web Sites by Gary & Janet Foster: [Gary Foster is the Administrator; Clinton Haggard's 2500 page document was broken down by Clinton's daughter, Susan E. Haggard Hayashi]: Gary and Janet Foster: Thomas Jackson Haggard, H11415A3, son of John W. and Martha Jane (Thacker) Haggard, was born born 1851, Madison County, OH, married ca. 1876, Shelby, Tippecanoe, IN, Agnes Miller/Caine, born ca. 1856, and had three sons and eight daughters (1880 Census): 1. Mattie Haggard, ca. 1878, Shelby, Tippecanoe, IN. 2. Berthie Haggard, 1880, Shelby, Tippecanoe, IN. 3. Robert Caine, brother, 1858. 4. Mary Alice Haggard, ca. 1882, married ca. 1902, Ira Taylor, and had a daughter: 1. Martha Taylor, born ca. 1903, married ca. 1923, Cleve Jennings Source: SSDI: CLEAVE F JENNINGS 31 Dec 1911 29 Jun 1993 47906 (West Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN) Source: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFQB-DBD Cleve Francis Jennings Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992 Name: Cleve Francis Jennings Birth Date: 31 Dec 1911 Birthplace: Oxford, Indiana Spouse's Name: Martha Agnes Lechner [Donna Forney Clark: Martha Agnes (Taylor) Lechner took her stepfather Jacob Lechner's last name, after her father Ira Taylor's death.] Spouse's Birth Date: 23 Jan 1921 Spouse's Birthplace: Oxford, Indiana Event Date: 16 Aug 1937 Father's Name: Lorin Jennings Mother's Name: Margaret Miller Spouse's Father's Name: Ira Taylor Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary Alice Haggard Race: White Marital Status: Single Spouse's Race: White Spouse's Marital Status: Single Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5106561/cleave-francis-jennings Created by: David R. Cheesman, Sen. Added: 2 Dec 2000 Find A Grave Memorial 5106561 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 September 2019), memorial page for Cleave Francis Jennings (31 Dec 1911–29 Jun 1993), Find A Grave Memorial no. 5106561, citing Indiana Soldiers Home Cemetery, Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by David R. Cheesman, Sen. (contributor 13482137) . Cleave Francis Jennings BIRTH 31 Dec 1911 Swanington, Benton County, Indiana, USA DEATH 29 Jun 1993 (aged 81) Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA BURIAL Indiana Soldiers Home Cemetery Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA PLOT WW II, New World, Row M, Grave 16 MEMORIAL ID 5106561 Cleave F. Jennings, son of Lorin and Margaret (Miller) Jennings, married Martha Agnes Taylor, in 1937. Veteran of World War II, 1943-5 and Purple Heart recipient. Retired U.S. Postal Service custodian. Family Members Parents Lorin Martin Jennings 1881-1963 Margaret Lee Miller Jennings 1891-1928 Spouse Martha Agnes Taylor Jennings 1921-2003 (m. 1937) Siblings Charles Emmitt Jennings 1918-1992 Half Siblings Lorin Harvey Jennings 1937-2018 Source: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1B7-DC9 United States Census, 1940 Name: Clive Jennings Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Lafayette, Fairfield Township, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States Gender: Male Age: 28 Marital Status: Married Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Birthplace: Indiana Birth Year (Estimated): 1912 Last Place of Residence: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Clive Jennings Head Male 28 Indiana Martha Jennings Wife Female 19 Indiana Charles F Jennings Son Male 2 Indiana Richard M JenningsSon Male 0 Indiana Melissa Jennings Sister Female 17 Indiana Martha Eberhart Mother Female 64 Indiana Catherine Eberhart Daughter Female 33 Indiana Martha Eberhart Daughter Female 29 Indiana