Jena, Theodore John
(1898-1986)




Birth: September 3, 1898, South Bend, St. Joseph County, IN
Death: December 14, 1986, South Bend, St. Joseph County, IN
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Spouse: Clara W. Christman, married April 21, 1930, South Bend, St. Joseph County, IN
Known Children: Nancy L., Carol A., John H., George E., Max W.
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Individual Number: 3919


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- Jena Studio owner South Bend, St. Joseph County, IN





1921-1922 Bagby Photo Co. South Bend, St. Joseph County, IN 138 N. Michigan























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OriginalBirthState: IN
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DeathDay: 14
DeathYear: 1986
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Children: Nancy L., Carol A., John H., George E., Max W.
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LastLivedCity: South Bend
LastLivedCounty: St. Joseph
LastLivedState: IN
LastLivedCountry: USA
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OriginalNotes: Obituary, 16 Dec 1986
"Theo John Jena, 88, formerly of 1055 Riverside Drive, died at 8:45 p.m. Sunday in Regency Place. Mr. Jena was a portrait and commercial photographer and owner of Bagby Studio since 1920. He was born Sept. 3, 1898, in South Bend, and had lived in South Bend all his life. On April 21, 1930, in South Bend, he married Clara W. Christman, who survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Nancy L. VanArsdol of Corpus Christi, Texas, and Carol A. Bock of Elmore, Ohio; three sons, John H. Greenwood, Ind., and George E. and Max W., both of South Bend; 15 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren."
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OriginalSources: "Theo John Jena," The South Bend Tribune (South Bend, Indiana), 16 December 1986, p. 6
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County: St. Joseph
Country: USA
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NameMiddle: John
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OriginalSource: circa 1900s or 1910s portrait postcard with blindstamp "Jena, South Bend."
OriginalWorkerType: Studio owner
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PersonID: 3718 CATNUM: 3919 NameFirst: NameLast: Jena LocationID: 1887 Address1: 138 N. Michigan Address2: City: South Bend State: IN StudioID: 1678 ---------------------------------- ID: 1678 StudioName: Bagby Photo Co. SeeAlso: SeeAlsoPeople: SeeAlsoStudio: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:52:42 PM CreatedBy: sa LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM ModifiedBy: sa ---------------------------------- Name: Bagby Photo Co. Alternate Studio Names: StartMonth: StartDay: StartYear: StartCA: EndMonth: EndYear: EndDay: EndCA: KnownMonth: KnownDay: KnownYear: KnownCA: StudioLocationID: 1908 SeeAlso: SeeAlsoStudio: SeeAlsoPerson: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False County: St. Joseph Country: USA Longitude: Latitude: NameNewFirst: Theodore KnownDates: 1921. 1922 OriginalLocationNotes: OutputStartMonth: OutputStartYear: 1921 OutputEndMonth: OutputEndYear: 1922 OutputStartStar: OutputEndStar: OutputStartS: OutputEndS: NameMiddle: John NameMaiden: PersonHonorificTypeID: OriginalSource: South Bend Area Genealogical Society (SBAGS), "South Bend and Mishawaka Photographers, 1863-1921," accessed https://www.sbags.org/mbr/photographers.php. Source: City Directory Bagby Photo Co, 1921, 138 N Michigan, South Bend 1921 Polk's South Bend & Mishawaka City Directory, p. 252, 461 Bagby Photo Co. (Clyde C. Hewitt, Theo J Jena), Portrait and Commercial Photographers, Photo Finishers and Picture Frames, 138 N Michigan, Tel Lincoln 5897 (See page 107) ; Theo J Jena (Bagby Photo Co, r 535 N Hill, Tel Lincoln 6660 Abel's Photographic Weekly, 20 May 1922, p. 555 The Bagby Photo Company, South Bend, Ind., has been incorporated, with a capital of $5,000. Directors are Theodore J. Jena, Clyde C. Hewitt, and Louis M. Hammerschmidt. OriginalWorkerType: PersonSexTypeID: PersonColorTypeID: PersonStudioLocationID: 1938




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