John B Tennyson (1890 - 1987)

Born 22 Nov 1890 in Montezuma, Macon, Georgia, United States

Husband of Ruby (Hilliard) Tennyson — married after 1935 in Texas, United States

Died 13 Sep 1987 at age 96 in Bexar, Texas, United States

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Biography

John Tennyson is a part of US Black heritage.

John was born in 1890. He passed away in 1987.

Research Notes

• John has not been located on childhood census dates or 1930.
• There is a birthplace discrepancy between WWI draft registration card in 1917 and army enlistment card in 1918.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4VT-SYT : 7 August 2022), John B Thompson, 1920.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4WX-JNM : 29 July 2019), John B Tennyson, Area E, San Antonio, Justice Precinct 1, Bexar, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 259-186, sheet 3A, line 39, family 67, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4207.

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K35F-66B : 29 December 2021), John B Tennyson, 1917-1918.

• "Georgia, World War I, Statement of Service Cards, 1920-1929," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPDZ-JVXP : 9 September 2019), John B Tennyson, 22 Aug 1918; citing DeLand, Volusia, Florida, United States, Military Service, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Atlanta.

• "United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters, 1916-1939", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6612-6GNX : 8 June 2022), John B Tennyson, 1918.

• "United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters, 1916-1939", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZS54-5F2M : 8 April 2022), John B Tennyson, 1920.

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V9NT-VX9 : 10 January 2021), John B Tennyson, 13 Sep 1987; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3053511/john-b-tennyson: accessed 06 August 2022), memorial page for John B Tennyson (22 Nov 1890–13 Sep 1987), Find a Grave Memorial ID 3053511, citing Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA; Maintained by US Veterans Affairs Office (contributor 5).Find A Grave: Memorial #3053511