On November 16, 1959, the home of Vincent and Josephine Jennings of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was consumed by fire.
Vincent, Josephine and their five daughters escaped without injury, but the family’s three sons — James (age 8), Nicholas (7), and Gregory (5) — did not survive.
On March 28, 1960, Mrs. Jennings gave birth to her ninth and last baby — a boy.
He was named James Nicholas Gregory Jennings.
(The Jennings’ daughters were named Mary, Connie, Dorothy, Patty, and Rosie.)
Sources:
- “New Baby Named for Three Lost in Fire.” Warren Times-Mirror 29 Mar. 1960: 8.
- Josephine Jennings Obituary (orig. pub. in the East Valley Tribune)
- “Police Remove Their Hats.” East Liverpool Review 16 Nov. 1959: 1.
Wow! *wipes eyes* I’d probably do the same.