Gabriel Phillip Tennis

Male 1861 - 1938  (77 years)


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  • Name Gabriel Phillip Tennis 
    Birth 2 Feb 1861  Wills Twp, La Porte County, IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 10 Jul 1938  La Porte County, IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Gabriel Philip Tennis in the Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011
      Name: Gabriel Philip Tennis
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Age: 77
      Birth Date: 2 Feb 1861
      Birth Place: Wills Twpt Ind
      Death Date: 10 Jul 1938
      Death Place: La Porte, La Porte, Indiana, USA
      Marital Status: Married
      Spouse: Lawrence Tennis (Lavina on original)
      Father: Philip Tennis
      Mother: Mathilda Tennis
      retired mail carrier
      Informant Lavina Tennis
    Burial La Porte County, IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Gabriel P Tennis
      BIRTH 1861
      DEATH 1938 (aged 76?77)
      BURIAL
      Sauktown Cemetery
      La Porte County, Indiana, USA
    Person ID I2927  Drollinger Genealogy
    Last Modified 22 Nov 2020 

    Father Phillip Lewis Tennis,   b. 5 Aug 1828, OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Apr 1864 (Age 35 years) 
    Mother Martha Matilda Drollinger,   b. 7 May 1836, Wills Twp, La Porte County, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 May 1886, Wills Twp, La Porte County, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years) 
    Family ID F951  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elizabeth Ellen Bailey,   b. 4 Mar 1858, La Porte, La Porte, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1890, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 31 years) 
    Marriage 29 Apr 1885  La Porte, La Porte, IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Laporte County, Indiana
      Index to Marriage Records Letters: S - Z Volume V 1850 to 1920Inclusive
      W. P. A. Compiled by Indiana Works Progress Adminisration 1939

      County: Laporte
      Name: Gabriel P. Tennis
      Spouse: Ella Bailey
      Marriage Date: 29 Apr 1885
      Date: 25 Apr 1885
      Book: J
      Original Source Page: 142


    Children 
    +1. Philip Allen Tennis,   b. 26 Feb 1887, Wills Twp, La Porte County, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jan 1962 (Age 74 years)
     2. Lillian Elizabeth Tennis,   b. Apr 1889, La Porte County, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Dec 1918, Miami-Dade County, FL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 29 years)
     3. Nan Tennis
    Family ID F3990  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2016 

    Family 2 Lavina A. Hamacher,   b. 27 May 1859, Wilmont Center Ontario Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 May 1941, La Porte, La Porte, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 20 May 1891  La Porte County, IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • census 1930
    Children 
     1. John Wade Tennis,   b. 1 Nov 1892, La Porte County, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Oct 1984, La Porte, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)  [Father: Birth]
     2. PVT Joseph Franklin "Joe" Tennis,   b. 22 Jun 1894, La Porte County, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Mar 1937, La Porte County, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years)  [Father: Birth]
     3. Walter Ephram Tennis,   b. 18 May 1901, LaPorte County, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Mar 1966, South Bend, St. Joseph, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
     4. Mary Tennis,   b. 1909, La Porte, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F16032  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Sep 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 2 Feb 1861 - Wills Twp, La Porte County, IN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 29 Apr 1885 - La Porte, La Porte, IN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 20 May 1891 - La Porte County, IN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 10 Jul 1938 - La Porte County, IN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - La Porte County, IN Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Death Certificate
    Death Certificate

    Headstones

    Sauktown Cemetery
    La Porte County, IN

  • Notes 
    • 1930 United States Federal Census
      about Gabriel Tennis
      Name: Gabriel Tennis
      Gender: Male
      Birth Year: abt 1861
      Birthplace: Indiana
      Race: White
      Home in 1930: Lincoln, La Porte, Indiana
      Marital Status: Married
      Relation to Head of House: Head
      Spouse's Name: Lavina Tennis
      Father's Birthplace: Indiana
      Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
      Occupation is mail carrier
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Gabriel Tennis 69
      Lavina Tennis 68
      Joseph Tennis 34 son
      Nan Wade 47 daughter
      William Vardaman 16 hired man

      G P Tennis in the 1920 United States Federal Census
      Name: G P Tennis
      [G H Tennis]
      [G N Tennis]
      Age: 59
      Birth Year: abt 1861
      Birthplace: Indiana
      Home in 1920: Lincoln, La Porte, Indiana
      House Number: Farm
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Relation to Head of House: Head
      Marital Status: Married
      Spouse's Name: Levina Tennis
      Father's Birthplace: United States
      Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
      Able to Speak English: Yes
      Occupation: Rmal Cale
      Industry: U S mail Service
      Employment Field: Wage or Salary
      Home Free or Mortgaged: Mortgaged
      Neighbors: View others on page
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      G P Tennis 59
      Levina Tennis 58
      Joe Tennis 25 son
      Walter Tennis 18 son
      Nan Tennis 36 dau
      May Tennis 11

      1900 census Lincoln, LaPorte, IN has him as 39, a teacher lists month and year of birth
      1900 United States Federal Census
      about Gab* Tennis
      Name: Gab* Tennis [Gaber Tennis]
      Age: 39
      Birth Date: Feb 1861
      Birthplace: Indiana
      Home in 1900: Lincoln, La Porte, Indiana [La Porte]
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Relation to Head of House: Head
      Marital Status: Married
      Spouse's Name: Vinna Tennis
      Marriage Year: 1892
      Years Married: 8
      Father's Birthplace: Indiana
      Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Gab* Tennis 39
      Vinna Tennis 39
      Lizzie Hamacher 19 listed as grandaughter ???
      Allen Tennis 13
      Lillie Tennis 11
      Wade Tennis 7
      Joseph Tennis 5

      residing next to Geo Drollinger in 1920 census

      Name: Gabriel Tennis
      [Gabriel Teunis] Age in 1910: 49 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1861 Birthplace: Indiana Relation to Head-of-house: Head Father's Birth Place: Indiana Mother's Birth Place: Indiana Spouse's name: Lavina Home in 1910: Lincoln, La Porte, Indiana Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male
      Household Members: Name Age
      Gabriel Tennis 49
      Lavina Tennis 48
      Wade Tennis 17
      Joe Tennis 15
      Walter Tennis 8