 Jenners was named after its township, Jenner Township, Pennsylvania (where a brief history of the area is found on its wiki page).Joseph Darby, who in April 2004 the Pentagon credited as the lone soldier who came forward to halt and expose the Abu Ghraib prisoner-of-war abuse scandal in Baghdad, Iraq, is a native of Jenners and a graduate of nearby North Star High School.Darby received the 2005 Profile in Courage Award from the John F. Kennedy Foundation for his actions.