Recorded sources like census ages indicate Ephraim was born from about 1818-1825. A researcher has contributed the following comment, reporting a birth date of May 1812, from a family Bible. "EJ Jenkins was born May ___1812, (can't read the day) according to the Samuel Jenkins Bible." -- "rebelkit," Ancestry.com, comment on this genealogy online, 22 February 2014 The year 1812 to the year 1821 is a large discrepancy, 9 years. I also note that the year 1812 could be a handwritten transposition for 1821. This would be especially likely and easy in that era of illiteracy. Other age reports make birth in about 1818 or 1819. By the 1970 census, Ephraim was reporting his age as 45, meaning he was born only in 1825. He got proportionally younger as he aged. Until 1880 when he was a full 10 years older than reported in 1870, at age 55. (See below.) Perhaps Ephraim was really that unaware or uncertain of his birth date or age, or maybe just did not care? Genealogies cited below also report a birth date of "abt 1812" but do not tell where they got the information. 1850 Federal Census, Attala County, Mississippi, 5 September, Township 12 R 5E, page 209, Hse/Fam #134 Jefferson E Jenkins 32 M Farmer $14,500 Real Estate b SC [b abt 1818] Sarah Jenkins 34 F b SC Mary Ann Jenkins 13 M b SC Samuel O Jenkins 7 M b Miss Margaret An Jenkins 6 F b Miss Ephraim's father and other Jenkinses are living nearby. "My great grandfather was Ephraim J. Jenkins. My grandfather was Charles Dempsey Jenkins. My father's name was John Jenkins. I found a James Jenkins listed in the 1835 federal pension list. It stated he was 69 years old and lived in the Sumpter district." -- Charlie Jenkins, Roe, Arkansas, Genealogy Guestbook messge to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 26 May 2009 One genealogy reports a child not listed in the 1860 census, John Samuel Jefferson "Tobe" Jenkins. He is reported to have been born in August 1850 and to have died in 1916. He should have been reported in the 1860 census, if this is correct. The genealogy provides no documentation. Note that in the 1850 census Sarah is reported as one year older than Jefferson E Jenkins. But in 1860, E Jeff is reported as 39 years old, but Sally (Sarah) is 42, 3 years older. 1860 Federal Census, Attala County, Mississippi, 18 September, PO Attalaville, page 203 (scan #463), Hse #1280, Fam #1399 E Jeff Jenkins 39 M Farmer $7375 Real Estate $14,000 Personal born SC [b abt 1821] Sally Jenkins 42 M Housekeeper born SC Saml O Jenkins 17 M Farm Laborer b Miss Peggy A Jenkins 14 F born Miss Saml Spears 55 M Carpenter b SC Geo P Jackson 14 M b Ala Wm A Jackson 18 M Laborer in Farm b Ala The presence of the two Jackson teens in the household is very interesting because Ephraim married one Nancy Jackson in Mississippi. These two teens were born in Alabama like Nancy, and her age is between these two boys. I have not found a Jackson family living near Ephraim and Sarah, but these two boys are working on the farm, and living in with the Jenkinses. This is likely how Ephraim and Nancy met. A genealogy by Jana that reports Sarah Greely as Ephraim's wife and the mother of the three older Jenkins children. This genealogy provides some helpful details from family sources. This includes a first wife Sarah Greely and three children not normally reported. Note the birth date here is 1812, like that reported recorded in the Bible. Ephriam [sic] Jefferson Jenkins Birth ABT 1812 in S.Carolina Death 1889 in St Charles, Ark, Ark Spouse Sarah Greely b 1816 Children: Mary Ann Jenkins b 1840 Samuel Oliver Jenkins b 1842 Margaret Ann Jenkins b 1844 -- Jana, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/30852014/person/12317562979 Ephriam [sic] Jefferson Jenkins Birth ABT 1812 in S.Carolina Death 1889 in St Charles, Ark, Ark Parents Samuel Jenkins b 1794, Mother Unknown Spouse Nancy Ann Jackson, Birth 1844 in Alabama, Death in Ark Children: Charley Dempsey Jenkins 1866 - 1928 Georgia Jenkins 1869 - Jacob Jenkins 1870 - Katie Viola Jenkins 1872 - 1855 Daniel Parker Jenkins 1875 - 1940 John Wilfork Jenkins 1877 - 1956 Lillie Mae Jenkins 1880 - William E Jenkins 1882 - 1967 Nancy Belle Jenkins 1887 - 1971 -- Jana, Ancestry Trees, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/30852014/person/12317562979 Note that Jana reports Sarah Greely as the mother of the three Jenkins children from the 1850 and 1860 census. Some genealogies report a fourth child of Sarah and Ephraim. One provides a family photo of John Samuel Jenkins with his wife and family and a gravestone. But I have not found any record documenting a tie of this individual to Sarah and Ephraim. John Samuel Jefferson Jenkins Birth 19 Aug 1850 in Attala, Mississippi Death 24 Aug 1916 Parents: Ephraim Jefferson Jenkins 1812 - 1880 Sarah Sally Greely Married Georgia Ann Allen Birth 17 Sep 1855 in Attala, Mississippi Death 19 Oct 1895 -- Sullivan, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/18066167/person/599406499 A descendant of John Samuel Jenkins suggests that Ephraim and Nancy were never even married. "Marriage to Ephraim - According to all accounts, he was not married to Nancy. Rather had an affair on Sarah and was run out of town after birth of his and Nancy's first child. Not sure if he ever really divorced Grandma Sarah or if just let everyone believe he and Nancy were really married." -- Donna Winstead, comment on Nancy Ann Jackson on Ancestry, 26 February 2015 "Ephraim met Nancy, they had an affair and Charles was the result; I heard that he was run out of Ms. along with Nancy and baby Charles. They made a stop in Tx had another baby [Georgianna] before eventually ending up in Arkansas. My aunt told me that Ephraim used to go back and fourth from Arkansas to Mississippi to visit his Ms. family, the last time he went back he told them he was not coming back to Ms again, not sure what year that was." -- Donna Winstead, Ancestry messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 27 February 2015 Before 1870, Ephraim and Nancy moved to Arkansas County, Arkansas, and was enumerated in the White River town of St Charles, But after leaving Mississippi, probably after the Civil War ended, they first moved down to Texas for a period of time, where their daughter Georgiana (Georgia Anna) was born in about 1868. So they got to St Charles around 1869, no earlier than late 1868. 1870 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 1 July, Prairie Township, PO St Charles, page 6, Hse/Fam #42 Jenkins, Ephriam [sic] J 45 M W b SC [b abt 1825] Jenkins, Nancy 26 F W b AL Jenkins, Charles 4 M W b MS Jenkins, Georgiana 2 F W b TX 1880 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 15 June, Prairie Township, Arkansas, Arkansas, District 2, page 21, Hse #142, Fam #143 E.J. Jenkins W M 55 Farmer SC SC SC [b abt 1825] Nancy Jenkins W F 36 Wife Housekeeping Ala Va SC Charles Jenkins W M 14 Son On Farm Miss SC Ala Georgia A Jenkins W F 11 Dau Texas SC Ala Jacob Jenkins W M 9 Son Ark SC Ala Katie Jenkins W F 7 Dau Texas SC Ala Dan Jenkins W M 5 Son Ark SC Ala John Jenkins W M 2 Son Ark SC Ala Both Ephraim and his wife Nancy passed away before the 1900 census. Jana says Ephraim died in 1889. We find their unmarried children, including their son Charles, together in a household in the same area of their previous residence. But Charles, age 34, is the head of the household. 1900 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 14 June, Prairie Township, page 10B, Hse #169, Fam #173 Jenkins, Charles Head W M Mar 1866 34 Single MS SC MS Farmer Owns Jenkins, Lillie E Sister W F Aug 1879 20 Single AR SC MS Jenkins, William E Brother W M May 1882 18 Single AR SC MS Farm Laborer Jenkins, Nancy B Sister W F Jul 1887 12 Single AR SC MS Living on either side of Charles are other brothers Jacob and Daniel with their families. 1900 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 14 June, Prairie Township, District 7, page 10B, Hse #170, Fam #174 Jenkins, Jacob Head W M Nov 1870 29 Married 9 years AR SC MS Farmer Owns Jenkins, Stella Wife W F Aug 1871 28 Married 9 years 4 children/3 living MS NC NC Jenkins, Nancy Dau W F Mar 1892 8 Single AR AR MS Jenkins, Viola Dau W F Feb 1894 6 Single AR AR MS Jenkins, Leona Dau W F Mar 1898 2 Single AR AR MS I have not found any info on Ephraim's death and burial. I got a message from Donna Winstead in his family line about that. "I saw your info on Ephraim, was wondering if you are related to him? He is my 3rd great grandpa, my line comes from his first marriage to Sarah Greely. Wanted to see if you have any more info on him like where he is buried? His is quite a story!" -- Donna Winstead, Ancestry messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 26 February 2015 "I don't have any other info about his death, he lived in Prairie County but according to the info I received he died in Arkansas County which is right by Prairie County. Someone sent me a pic of his tombstone but was such a bad one couldn't read it. If you need info on Jenkins or Burrells let me know they may be part of my family and can provide you with info." -- Donna Winstead, Ancestry messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 02 March 2015 "Edith Jenkins Sweeten ... did give me a copy of ... the last will of E. J. Jenkins and I also know where he is buried, here in the St. Charles cemetery under the big ceder tree. His tomb stone is still there but needs to be repaired I am going to get my husband to try and to fix it but his wife's is not there anymore." -- Michelle Simmons Jenkins, Facebook messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 28 September 2015 As Michelle Simons Jenkins says, Ephraim Jefferson Jenkins is buried in the St Charles Cemetery, St Charles, Arkansas. His grave was found there in a survey of area cemeteries for this genealogy in May 2017. His stone is the only one with the name Jennkins (spelled Jinkins) in that cemetery. Gravetone of E J Jenkins E J Jinkins Died Apr 2, 1889 St Charles Cemetery, St Charles, Arkansas Photo by Orville Boyd Jenkins 12 May 2017
In 1900, Ephraim is reported living next door to his parents in his own household, but he is single. 1900 Federal Census, Attala County, Mississippi, 2 July, Beat 4, District 9, page 8B, Hse #375, Fam #381 Jenkins, Samuel O Head W M Mar 1842 58 Married 40 yrs MS SC SC Farmer Owns Jenkins, Sarah M Wife W F Jan 1845 55 Married 40 yrs 9 children/6 living Single FL FL FL Criswell, Lewis None/Boarder W M Mar 1878 22 Married 0 years MS MS MS Criswell, Rosie [of Lewis] Wife W M Jan 1882 18 Married 0 years MS MS MS 1900 Federal Census, Attala County, Mississippi, 2 July, Beat 4, District 9, page 8B, Hse #374, Fam #380 Jenkins, Ephraim J Head W M Feb 1879 21 Married 0 yrs MS MS FL Farmer Rents Ephram Jefferson "E J" Jenkins Birth 27 APR 1878 Attala County, Mississippi Death 30 APR 1958 Sallis, Attala, Mississippi Parents: Samuel Oliver Jenkins 1842-1918 Sarah M "Ann" Smith 1845-1900 Siblings: Mary Ann Jenkins 1866-1927 Nancy Ann "NA" Jenkins 1867-1940 Minerva Ann/Marie "N A" Jenkins 1870-1938 A J Jenkins 1872- Sallie G Jenkins 1873-1890 Ada E Jenkins 1874-1890 Tabitha D Jenkins 1875-1890 Georgia Ann "G A" Jenkins 1876-1967 Reddick Smith Jenkins 1879-1951 -- Jenkins Family, https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/35326052/person/280059219822/facts?ftm=1
In her first census enumeratoin, Ethel was 4 years old, in her parents' home in Rutherford County, North Carolinas, whre she was probably born. He maternal grandparents were also in their household. 1910 Federal Census, Rutherford County, North Carolina, 2 May, High Shoal Township, District 137, Page 8B-9A, Camps Ferry Rd, Hse/Fam #149 Jenkins, Henry Head M W 26 Married 7 yrs SC SC SC Farmer Rents Jenkins, Polly Wife F W 35 Married 7 yrs 7 children/7 living NC NC NC Jenkins, Thomas Son M W 6 Single NC SC NC Jenkins, Ethel Dau F W 4 Single NC SC NC - page 9A - Jenkins, Estell Dau F W 3 Single NC SC NC Jenkins, Hoyle Son M W 6mos Single NC SC NC Jenkins, Howard Son M W 6mos Single NC SC NC Bradley, Tom P Father-in-law M W 48 Single NC NC NC Farmer Bradley, Emma Mother-in-law F W 50 Single NC NC NC U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012 Estelle Jenkins Freshman class 1926-27 Birth Year abt 1907 North Carolina College for Women, Greensboro, North Carolina Pine Needles Yearbook, 1927 1920 Federal Census, Cherokee County, South Carolina, 30 March, Limestone Township, District 7, Page 26A, Hse/Fam #7 Jenkins, Henry Head Rents M W 38 Married NC NC NC Farmer [b abt 1881] Jenkins, Polly Wife F W 40 Married SC SC SC [b abt 1879] Jenkins, Thomas M W 16 Single SC NC SC Farm Laborer [b abt 1903] Jenkins, Ethel Dau F W 14 Single SC SC NC Farm Laborer [b abt 1905] Jenkins, Estell Dau F W 12 Single SC SC NC Farm Laborer [b abt 1907] Jenkins, Harold Son M W 10 Single SC SC NC Farm Laborer [b abt 1909] Jenkins, Hoyle Son M W 10 Single SC SC NC Farm Laborer [b abt 1909] Jenkins, Henry Jr Son M W 3yrs3mos Single SC SC NC [b abt 1916] Jenkins, Weldon Brother M W 34 Single SC SC SC Farm Laborer [b abt 1886]
In her first census enumeration, Ethel was 4 years old, in her parents' home in Rutherford County, North Carolinas, whre she was probably born. He maternal grandparents were also in their household. 1910 Federal Census, Rutherford County, North Carolina, 2 May, High Shoal Township, District 137, Page 8B-9A, Camps Ferry Rd, Hse/Fam #149 Jenkins, Henry Head M W 26 Married 7 yrs SC SC SC Farmer Rents Jenkins, Polly Wife F W 35 Married 7 yrs 7 children/7 living NC NC NC Jenkins, Thomas Son M W 6 Single NC SC NC Jenkins, Ethel Dau F W 4 Single NC SC NC - page 9A - Jenkins, Estell Dau F W 3 Single NC SC NC Jenkins, Hoyle Son M W 6mos Single NC SC NC Jenkins, Howard Son M W 6mos Single NC SC NC Bradley, Tom P Father-in-law M W 48 Single NC NC NC Farmer Bradley, Emma Mother-in-law F W 50 Single NC NC NC 1920 Federal Census, Cherokee County, South Carolina, 30 March, Limestone Township, District 7, Page 26A, Hse/Fam #7 Jenkins, Henry Head Rents M W 38 Married NC NC NC Farmer [b abt 1881] Jenkins, Polly Wife F W 40 Married SC SC SC [b abt 1879] Jenkins, Thomas M W 16 Single SC NC SC Farm Laborer [b abt 1903] Jenkins, Ethel Dau F W 14 Single SC SC NC Farm Laborer [b abt 1905] Jenkins, Estell Dau F W 12 Single SC SC NC Farm Laborer [b abt 1907] Jenkins, Harold Son M W 10 Single SC SC NC Farm Laborer [b abt 1909] Jenkins, Hoyle Son M W 10 Single SC SC NC Farm Laborer [b abt 1909] Jenkins, Henry Jr Son M W 3yrs3mos Single SC SC NC [b abt 1916] Jenkins, Weldon Brother M W 34 Single SC SC SC Farm Laborer [b abt 1886] Ethel's son's Social Security record gives the names of his parents. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Charles Henry Allen Birth Date 20 Jun 1926 Randolph, North Carolina Death Date 1 Aug 1988 Father Henry J Allen Mother Ethel E Jenkins SSN 237369151 Nov 1943 Name listed as CHARLES HENRY ALLEN; 12 Aug 1988 Name listed as CHARLES H ALLEN North Carolina, Death Indexes, 1908-2004 Ethel Jenkins Allen Widowed Social Security Number 244362465 Father's Last Name Jenkins Age 88, Birth 1 Jun 1905 Residence Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina Death 28 Jun 1993 Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina In a Nursing/Rest Home, Attendant Physician NC Department of Health. North Carolina Deaths, 1993-96 Her FAG memorial manager says she was born in South Carolina, but the early records indicate her parents did not move to South Carolina until after 1910. The 1910 census in Rutherford County, North Carolina, reported all their children born in North Carolina. Some later records erroneously report she and some others were born in South Carolina. But only Darvin, born in 1916, was born in South Carolina. Ethel Jenkins Allen Birth Jun 1, 1905 Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA Death Jun 28, 1993 Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA Father Henry Thomas Jenkins Mother Polly Bradley Spouse Henry Jackson Allen (1900 - 1970) Children: George J Allen (1923 - 2000) Raymond Luther Allen (1928 - 2017) Burial Randolph Memorial Park, Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina Created by Polly Fry Hagerman Apr 26, 2016 -- Find A Grave Memorial #161682473, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=161682473
1910 Federal Census, Cass County, Texas, 28 April, Justice Precinct 2, Enumeration District 31, page 7B, Hse/Fam #127 Jenkins, Ebb Head M W 24 Married 4 yrs TX AL GA Laborer Rents [b abt 1886] Jenkins, Lula Wife F W 23 Married 4 yrs IL IL IL [b abt 1887] Jenkins, Ethel Dau F W 1 TX TX IL [b abt 1909] Ethel's mother died in 1918. In the 1920 census her new stepmother Harriet Charlton Tefteller is enumerated as the wife of her father Ebb Jenkins. 1920 Federal Census, Cass County, Texas, 20 January, Justice Precinct 3, Enumeration District 3, page 7B, Naples and Dalton Rd, Hse/Fam #124 Jenkins, Ebb Head Rents M W 34 TX TN GA Farming [b abt 1886] Jenkins, Harriet Wife F W 27 TX US TX [b abt 1893] Jenkins, Ethel Dau F W 10 TX TX TX [b abt 1910] Marriage information: "Wedding Day" Mr James Herman Wommack and Ethel Ewildi Jenkins Wommack April 1, 1928 Dalton, Cass Co Texas -- Dottie Wommack Cass County Texas - America's Melting Pot, comment on photo, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/8508600/person/-939423917/mediax/da2a79c8-e1dd-47c2-b2ed-85251b018252?pg=32768&pgpl=pid U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2 Ethel J Wommack Birth Date 30 Jan 1909 3223 RR 3 Box, Naples, TX, 75568 RR 3 Biskamp Rd, Naples, TX, 75568 47 RR 3 Box, Naples, TX, 75568 68 RR 3 Box, Naples, TX, 75568 "Just had a Sellers Reunion & I was given a box of OLD photos. Many are related to Lula Harraman Jenkins, my husband's grandmother. She died when Lucille Jenkins Sellers, my husband's mother was only two months old. My information is mostly from old pictures & what I remember from Emma Martin & Ethel Wommack family pictures & visits." -- Jill Sellers, Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 02 September 2019 Ethel died in Dallas. Her residence was in Dalton at the time, as reported by her Social Security records Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 Ethel Wommack Death 13 Nov 1993 Dallas County U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Ethel E. Wommack Born 30 Jan 1909 Died 13 Nov 1993 Last Residence Naples, Morris, Texas 75568 SSN 454-21-8969 issued Texas (1973) Her more complete Social Security record reports her place of birth as Naples, Cass County, Texas. Naples was the biggest town near them. The problem is, Naples is in small neighboring Morris County. No information has been found that indicates Naples was ever inside any boundary of Cas County. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Ethel Ewildie Wommack [Ethel E Wommack] [Ethel Ewildie Jenkins] Birth 30 Jan 1909 Naples Cass, Texas Death Date 13 Nov 1993 Father Elby E Jenkins Mother Lula E Harramon SSN 454218969 25 May 1973 Name listed as ETHEL EWILDIE WOMMACK; 07 Dec 1993 Name listed as ETHEL E WOMMACK ---------------- Ethel Ewildi Jenkins Wommack Birth Jan 30, 1909 Death Nov 13, 1993 Parents: Ebb Elijah Jenkins (1885 - 1955) Lula Ewildi Harraman Jenkins (1886 - 1918) Spouse James H Wommack (1907 - 1993) Child E B Wommack (1936 - 2016) Siblings: Lillie B Jenkins (1920 - 1929) Half-sibling Emma Fay Jenkins Martin (1906 - 1995) Burial Dalton Cemetery, Dalton, Cass County, Texas Created by Gena Forsyth Jun 10, 2007 -- Find A Grave Memorial #19817916, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19817916 ----------------
1900 Federal Census, Cass County, Texas, 20 June, Justice Precinct 3, District 22, page 17A, Hse/Fam #285 Jenkins, Julia Head W F Sept 1856 43 Widow Bore 7 children/6 living GA GA SC Farmer Owns Farm Can read and write Jenkins, Ethel Dau W F Apr 1888 11 TX GA TX 1910 Federal Census, Hopkins County, Texas, 21 April, Sulphur Springs, District 57, page 9B, Hse/Fam #186 Mallonee, Edward Head M W 35 Married 6 years TX TX TX Painter Rents Mallonee, Ethel Wife F W 22 Married 6 years 2 children/1 living TX TX TX House Wife Mallonee, Minnie Dau F W 2 TX TX TX 1920 Federal Census, Cass County, Texas, 3 January, Justice Precinct 3, District 37, Naples and Douglasville Rd, page 1B, Hse/Fam #17 Mallonee, Edward M Head Rents M W 48 Married TX IL TX Saw Mill Laborer Mallonee, Ethel O Wife F W 35 Married TX TN TN Mallonee, Minnie A Dau F W 11 Single TX TX TX Mallonee, Harry O Son M W 8 Single TX TX TX Mallonee, Jewel R Dau F W 3 Single TX TX TX It is interesting that both Ethel's parents are reported here as born in Tennessee, the first association of this Jenkins family with that state. Her father Cull was born in Mississippi and her mother Julia Ward was born in Georgia, where the Jenkinses also had connections, though we are uncertain of the details. Their daughter Jewel is living with Ethel's brother Cullen in Ouachita County, Arkansas, at the time of the 1930 census 1930 Federal Census, Ouachita County, Arkansas, 2 April, Washington Township, District 24 page 1A, Hse #9, Fam #10 Jenkins, Cull Head Rents $55 M W 46 Married at 20 TX TX TX Crude Oil Pumper Jenkins, Ada E Wife F W 46 Married at 20 AR AR AR Jenkins, Clarence E Son M W 15 OK TX AR Mallonee, Jewel B Niece F W 15 TX TX TX
"I have traced my family's origins to Shropshire, England to my ancestor John Jenkins, 1656-1717, married to Martha Garner, 1656-1752. They settled in Westmoreland County, Virginia. ... They had two sons, Ezekiel Jenkins, 1695-1750, & William Jenkins, 1704-1747. William Jenkins had one son, William Jenkins - 1740-1787, had 4 sons, one of which was James Randolph Jenkins, 1760-1824, who was born in Fairfax County, Va., & had 19 children, one of which was Samuel M. Jenkins, 1789-1872 ... the first of this set of Jenkinses to be born in Union County, South Carolina." -- Joseph H Miller, Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 5 July 2016 There are two memorials on Find a Gqrzve for Ezekiel. On indicates they do not kwow where he was buried. The second gives the burial location, but then states that it is not certian this is where he was buried. The first also misspells his name as Ezekial. The two also differe in the birthplace reported. The second has a more specific location and detail. ----------------- Ezekial Jenkins Birth 1695 Westmoreland County, Virginia Death Jun 26, 1750 Fairfax County, Virginia Father John JENKINS Mother Martha Garner Rust (1676 - 1729) Children: Elizabeth JENKINS b: 18 Mar 1719/20 in Virginia Mary Eliza JENKINS b: 2 May 1726 in Westmoreland County, Virginia Ezekiel II JENKINS b: Abt. 1728 in Westmoreland County, Virginia John JENKINS b: 1730 in Virginia Martha JENKINS b: 1734 William JENKINS b: 1736 Ann JENKINS b: 1738 Samuel JENKINS b: 1740 Charles JENKINS b: 1742 Simon JENKINS b: 1744 Thomas JENKINS b: 1745 Spouse Mary Gunnell Jenkins (1703 - 1773) Children Ezekial Jenkins (1728 - 1815) Sibling Benjamin Rust (1694 - 1754) Burial Cremated, Other Created by Gathering Roots Jan 27, 2011 -- Find A Grave Memorial #64777026, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=64777026 ----------------- ----------------- Ezekiel Jenkins, Birth 1699 Warsaw, Richmond County, Virginia, USA Death Jun 26, 1750 Loudoun County, Virginia, USA Born at "Billingsgate" Plantation, near Warsaw, later known as Bladensfield Plantation. Son of Capt. John Jenkins and wife Martha, said to be Martha Garner, the daughter of John Garner and Susannah Keene (ref., Jenkins of the Northern Neck by Amelia Cleland Gilreath, former president of the National Genealogical Society). It is not known for certain that he is buried here, just that he died in Loudoun County and that his daughter Elizabeth Self lived very near the Sugarland Chapel at the time of her father's death and is thought to be buried here. Description of Cemetery: http://www.fxgs.org/cemeteryRecords.php?lv=C&cnty=Arlington%20County&sortCol=lna&cid=165 Parents: John Jenkins (1658 - 1717) Martha Garner Jenkins (1665 - 1726) Spouse Mary Jenkins (1703 - 1773) Daughter Elizabeth Jenkins Self (1721 - 1811) Burial Saint Timothy's Episcopal Church, Herndon, Fairfax County, Virginia Created by Ray Jun 21, 2015 -- Find A Grave Memorial #148123944, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=148123944 -----------------
1900 Federal Census, Rutherford County, North Carolina, 21 June, Caroleen Precinct, District 138, page 22B, Hse #284, Fam #244 Jenkins, Thomas Head W M Mch 1854 46 Married 24 yrs NC NC SC Farmer Rents Jenkins, Rosley Wife W F Oct 1852 47 Married 24 yrs 5 children/5 living NC NC NC Farmer Jenkins, Henry Son W M Feb 1882 18 SC NC NC Farm Laborer Jenkins, James W Son W M June 1884 15 SC NC NC Farm Laborer Jenkins, Fannie M Dau W M Dec 1881 7 Single NC NC NC 1910 Federal Census, Cherokee County, South Carolina, 21 April, Cherokee Township, District 2, Page 8A, Hse #124, Fam #136 Jenkins, T D Head M 54 Married 35 yrs NC NC SC Farm Manager Rents Jenkins, Rosly Wife F 58 Married 35 yrs 5 children/5 living NC NC SC Jenkins, Weldon Son M 23 NC NC SC Farm Laborer Jenkins, Fannie Daughter F 16 NC NC SC Note that the children have all the same birth states as their parents. Thus we can discount the reliability of this census for birth place info. It reports Fannie's mother Rosly as born in North Carolina, but on Fannie's own report it says her mother was born in SC.
The name appears in the letter from daughter Dolores Frank spelled as Joean, first thought to be a typewriter typographical error. The Christiansen Genealogy (no longer online) spells it as Jean, and this appeared to be corroborated by other sources. However, the marriage record, found only in November 2018, also spells here middle nmae Joean. -- OBJ The letter from Florence's daughter Dolores Bess Frank was written to Joseph Asa Jenkins, father of Joseph Benjamin Jenkins, Florence's first husband. "My name is Dolores Bess Frank and my mother was Florence Joean Jenkins. ... My mother Florence, whom I suppose you last saw when she was just tiny, has been dead for five years. She died in Northern California." -- Dolores Bess Christiansen Frank, Letter to Joseph Asa Jenkins, 14 Nov 1956, from the papers of Julia Virginia Terry Jenkins, in possession of Orville Boyd Jenkins Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1950 Clare Allan Christiansen of Ontario, Malheur County, Oregon Florence Joean Jenkins of Ontario, Malheur County, Oregon License #910 issued 27 March 1926 Marriage 28 Mar 1926 at Weiser, Payette County, Idaho, by Bishop William E Yancey, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Witnesses George H Smith and Anita Steckler Recorded 29 March 1926 Payette County Marriage Book, p 343 ------------------- Obituary Dolores Bess Frank January 20, 1927 - Nov. 17, 2009 Dolores Bess Frank was born in Ontario, Oregon, on January 20, 1927. She passed away in her home in Bend, Oregon, on November 17, 2009, with long-time family friend, John Hutmacher watching over her. A funeral will be held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Mountain View Ward at 1260 Thompson Drive on November 30th at 10:30 a.m. A private family interment will follow. Friends and loved ones are welcome to gather at the church to share in the celebration of Dolores' life. Dolores was very involved in her church and her community. She greatly enjoyed making blankets and toys and donated them to Grandma's House. Her compassion and kindness were gladly shared with loved ones and strangers alike. She retired in Bend, but professed that her heart always had a fondness for the life and adventures she shared in Alaska with her family. She is preceded in death by her husband, Truman Frank and her daughter, Andrea. She is survived by her sons, Greg Frank (wife Carol) of Meridian, Idaho, and Michael Frank (wife Linda) of Eagle River, Alaska; sisters, Jan Miller and Gloria Standing; and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made to Grandma's House at P.O. Box 8693 Bend, Oregon 97708 or Cascade Youth & Family Center at 62895 Hamby Road Bend, Oregon 97701. Baird Funeral Home is handling all arrangements 541-382-0903. -- Obituary published 26 November 2009, newspaper unknown, posted on Ancestry 04 Oct 2016 by "qctrader," accessed 18 December 2019 -------------------
Floyd appears to be the same child as Jack Jenkins, buried in the Mount Holly Cemetery, Mot Holly, McCurtain County, Oklahoma, along with his father and sister. The date of birth on Jack's grave is only the year 1906. In the 1910 census for his family, however, the son is listed as Floyd, age 2. Jack Jenkins Birth 1906 Death 1922 Parents: J Stewart Jenkins 1881-1918 Ina E McCarrell 1888-1962 Burial Holly Creek Cemetery, Broken Bow, McCurtain County, Oklahoma Created by Sandie Manning Lambert Oct 27, 2004 -- Find A Grave Memorial #9718734, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9718734/jenkins
1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 28 April, Prairie Township, District 12, page 6A, Hse/Fam #103 Jenkins, D P Head M W 35 Married 14 years AR NC MS Farmer Jenkins, Estelle Wife F W 35 Married 14 years 5 children/5 living OH OH OH Farm Laborer Jenkins, Jefferson Son M W 7 AR AR OH 1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 13 January, Prairie Township, District 15, page 3A, Hse/Fam #42 Jenkins, Dan Head Rents M W 45 AL AL AL Farmer Jenkins, Stella Wife F W 45 OH OH OH Jenkins, Frank Son M W 16 AR AL OH
Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 Garry [sic] Lynn Jenkins Birth 19 Aug 1952 Hardeman County Gender Male Father's Name Orville Lee Jenkins Mother's Name Lou Ila Gregory I was surprised to find the name had been misspelled on the birth index. Gary's name was spelled Gary. I never saw it spelled with two Rs until years later when doing genealogy research. Our mother was surprised to learn this also when I told her. A copy of the birth certificate issued in 1953, however, has the correct spelling. The error must have been in the entry into the Index. Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932 Gary Lynn Jenkins Birth 18 August 1952 Memorial Hospital, Quanah, Hardeman County, Texas Residence of Mother P O Box 566, Quanah, Hardeman County, Texas Father Orville Lee Jenkins, born Oklahoma, age 40, Radio Station Owner Mother Lou Ila Gregory, born Oklahoma, Age 31, Housewife Two other children now living Informant Lou Ila Jenkins Attending physician P L Salkeld, Quanah, Texas, Signed 25 August 1952 Birth certificate # 142- registered 2 September 1952 in Quanah, Texas [back] Copy issued 20 October 1953 Our mother told me Gary had his 4th birthday in Yosemite National Park, while our family was on a one-month vacation in the west. -- Lou Ila Gregory Jenkins, personal communication to Orville Boyd Jenkins, July 2014 Quanah, Texas, City Directory 1962-63 Jenkins, Orville L, Lou Ila Jenkins' Coin-O-Matic Orville Boyd 14, Gregory Wayne 11, Gary Lynn 10 909 W 11th, (O) MO 3-8136 ---------------- Lou Ila married Orville Jenkins, an appliance repairman in Chickasha, OK. They had three sons: Orville Boyd, who has been a Baptist Missionary to mainly East Africa for over forty years, Gregory Wayne, who lives in West Virginia, where he is a music minister. Gary Lynn, their youngest, was killed in an auto accident in Arkansas when only nineteen years old. When Lou Ila and Orville were married, they spent several years in Quanah, Texas, where Orville owned a radio station -- KOLJ (the OLJ representing his name, Orville Lee Jenkins). They divorced in 1964 and Orville moved to Arkansas. Lou Ila later moved to Vernon, Texas before moving back to Lindsay in 1972. Lou Ila has been an Avon representative for over thirty-two years. -- Pikes Peak History Book 1908-2008, pp 27, courtesy of Loretta Gregory Gay of Lindsay, Oklahoma, January 2020 ---------------- Gary and Greg went to live with their father in Arkansas in 1965. Exact date is not known. They attended Conway high School. U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012 Gary Jenkins Sophomore Estimated birth year abt 1952 Conway High School, Conway, Arkansas 1968 Wampus Cat Yearbook U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999 Gary Jenkins Junior Estimated Age 17, Birth Year abt 1952 1969 Wampus Cat Yearbook, Conway High School, Conway, Arkansas, USA Gary graduated from Conway High School, in Conway, Arkansas in 1970, and entered State College of Arkansas in the same town. While still in high school, he was a member of The New Light, a folk-rock band started by Gary's brother Orville Boyd. The band continued playing after Orville graduated in January 1971. Gary and his brother Greg were featured in the Scroll yearbook of SCA on a page for the Baptist Student Union (BSU), where the New Light often played for functions. U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012 Gary Lynn Jenkins Gregory W Jenkins Residence Conway, Permanent Address Rt 1, Box 208, Vilonia AR Sophomore photos for both, p 272 BSU Members, New Light Photo on p 179 Scroll Yearbook, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, Arkansas, 1972, p 363 (index) The Scroll yearbook photo of The New Light in the 1972 edition of the Scroll was taken not long before Gary was killed in a car accident in April 1972. The accident occurred on Highway 5 near Cabot, Arkansas, while the New Light was on the way to a musical program at a church in Cabot. The story of his car accident was carried by his hometown newspaper in Quanah, Texas. ---------------------- (Photo) GARY JENKINS in critical condition after accident. Gary Jenkins Hurt Critically In Auto Mishap Gary Jenkins, 19. of Conway, Arkansas is in the intensive care unit of the Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock, Arkansas following a two car collision near Cabot, Arkansas Saturday evening. Jenkins, a former Quanah resident, is the son of Orville Lee Jenkins of Vilonia, Arkansas, who lived in Quanah and established Radio Station KOLJ in Quanah in 1952, and Mrs Lou Ila Jenkins of Vernon. Jenkins is in critical condition with a head injury and has been unconscious since the accident. According to his family in Arkansas, Jenkins was on his way to a Baptist Youth Hall where he was to play with the religious rock band, âThe New Lightâ when the accident occurred. Jenkins and the group was [sic] in Quanah and played at the First Baptist Church last Christmas. -- Quanah Tribune Chief, Quanah, Texas, 30 March 1972, p 6 ---------------------- Gary died in Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock, Arkansas, and was buried a few days later in Vilonia, Arkansas. Arkansas Death Certificate Gary Lynn Jenkins Occupation student Address SCA Campus, Conway, Arkansas Birth 19 August 1952 Texas, Age 19 Father Orville Lee Jenkins Mother Lou Ila Gregory Informant Orville Lee Jenkins, Vilonia, Arkansas 72173 Death 5 April 1972 Baptist Hospital, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas Cause of death Severe Brain Injury, Cerebral Contusion for 10 days, due to auto accident 25 March 1972 Burial 8 April 1972 Cypress Valley Cemetery, Vilonia, Arkansas by McNutt Funeral Home, Conway, Arkansas 72032 Filed 18 April 1972 The Log Cabin Democrat of Conway, Arkansas, where Gary lived, ran a death announcement on the day of the death, then ran an the next day. ---------------- Injuries fatal to Jenkins Gary Lynn Jenkins, 19, of Mayflower (Faulkner County, Arkansas), died at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock early today (April 5, 1972), from injuries suffered March 25 in a two-vehicle collision south of Vilonia. Young Jenkins, a sophomore at State College of Arkansas, sustained severe head injuries in the accident. He had been in a coma since the accident. The body was removed to McNutt Funeral Home [in Conway, Arkansas]. Jenkins was traveling alone and was east-bound on Highway 89, when his car was rammed at an intersection by another automobile driven by Jan Sharp, 17, of Heber Springs, who was going south on Highway 107 State Trooper Eddie Seaton said Sharp's car went down an embankment and crashed into a barn. Sharp and three passengers were only slightly injured. Jenkins, who played with a musical group, was en route to a performance at the time of the accident. His brother, Greg Jenkins, was following in another automobile. Jenkins is a son of Lee Jenkins of Vilonia. The youth was a former Log Cabin Democrat carrier and later was employed by the newspaper as a part-time office worker. -- Log Cabin Democrat, Conway, Arkansas, 5 April, 1972 Gary's full obituary appeared in the Log Cabin Democrat and the Arkansas Gazette of Little Rock, as well as syndicated through the Gazette's statewide news service. ---------------- ---------------- Jenkins rites to be held Saturday Gary Lynn Jenkins, age 19, of Conway, Arkansas Funeral to be Saturday (8 April 1972) at the Landmark Missionary Baptist Church of Vilonia, Arkansas Death Wednesday (5 April 1972) of injuries from a car collision Rev James Floyd officiating the service, burial in Cypress Valley Cemetery by McNutt Funeral Home of Conway He was a sophomore at State College of Arkansas in Conway. Born 19 August 1952 in Quanah, Texas, son of Orville Lee Jenkins of Vilonia, Arkansas and Mrs Lou Ila Gregory Jenkins of Vernon, Texas He had lived in Conway 8 years, was a graduate of Conway High School and a member of the Missionary Baptist Student Fellowship and the Baptist Student Union. Surviving: brothers Orville Boyd Jenkins, a missionary to Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa, and Gregory Jenkins of Conway; stepmother Mrs Aretha Jenkins of Vilonia; half-sister Michele Jenkins; step-brothers Floyd Joe and James McPherson and step-sisters Jessie McPherson and Janet McPherson, all of Vilonia; and his grandfather Andy Gregory of Lindsay, Oklahoma One of the pallbearers was Winston Hardman, Director of the Baptist Student Union of SCA. This story was accompanied by a story that Rev Larry Pillow, former director of the Missionary Baptist Student Fellowship, was raising funds to pay for the return air fare from Nairobi, Kenya, for Gary's brother Rev Orville Boyd Jenkins to return to Conway for the funeral services. The article comments that Orville had been notified of the death and the flight from Nairobi to Arkansas is about 15 hours. -- Log Cabin Democrat, Conway, Arkansas, 6 April, 1972 ---------------- ---------------- Injuries Are Fatal To Jenkins Gazette State News Service Conway -- Gary Lynn Jenkins, 19, of Conway (Faulkner County, Arkansas), died at a Little Rock hospital Wednesday [5 April 1972] of injuries suffered March 25 in a two-car collision south of Vilonia (Faulkner County), officials said. Jenkins, a sophomore at State College of Arkansas, sustained severe head injuries and had been in a coma since the accident. Jenkins played with a musical group and was en route to a performance at the time of the accident. He was a member of the Baptist Student Union. Survivors include his father and stepmother, Mr and Mrs Lee Jenkins of Vilonia; his mother, Mrs Lou Jenkins of Texas; two brothers, Orville Boyd Jenkins of South Africa [East Africa] and Gregory of Conway; a half-sister, Michele Jenkins of Vilonia, and two stepbrothers, Floyd Joe and James McPherson, both of Vilonia; and two stepsisters, Misses Jessie and Janet McPherson, both of Vilonia. Funeral will be by McNutt Funeral Service. -- Gazette State News Service, Arkansas Gazette, Little Rock, Arkansas, 6 April, 1972 ---------------- The funeral was held in the building of the Landmark Baptist Church, Vilonia, where Gary had been serving as the Music Director, having followed me in that position after I left the church in 1968. The funeral and burial took place on Saturday 13 April 1972. The funeral was delayed some because I was in the Northern Frontier of Kenya, and it took some time to get back after getting the news of his death. -- Orville Boyd Jenkins Several newspapers in Texas and Arkansas ran the story on Gary's death. Included here is a portion of several more. The first is a complete story from Quanah, Texas, where Gary was born and grew up. The Amarillo paper ran it most likely because of the regional interest. -------------------------- Troy Bryant and John Bryant attended the funeral of Gary Jenkins Saturday in Vilonia. Arkansas Gary Jenkins Rites Held Saturday Funeral. Services were conducted Saturday [8 April] at 1:30 pm at the Landmark Missionary Baptist Church in Vilonia, Arkansas for Gary Lynn Jenkins, 19, of Conway who died last Wednesday [5 April] of injuries received March 25 in a two vehicle collision south of Vilonia near Cabot, Arkansas. Jenkins, a former resident of Quanah, moved to Conway from here in 1965. The Rev James Floyd officiated and burial was at the Cypress Valley Cemetery by McNutt Funeral Home of Conway. Young Jenkins was a sophomore at the State College of Arkansas in Conway. Jenkins was born August 19, 1952 in Quanah, Texas, a son of Orville Lee Jenkins of Vilonia and Mrs Lou Ila Jenkins of Vernon, Texas. He lived in Conway and was a graduate of Conway High School. He was a member of the Baptist Student Union and the Missionary Baptist Student Fellowship. Also surviving are two brothers, the Rev Orville Boyd Jenkins, a missionary to Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa, and Gregory Jenkins of Conway; his step mother, Mrs Aretha Jenkins of Vilonia; a half sister, Michele Jenkins; two step brothers, Floyd Joe and James McPherson, all of Vilonia and his grandfather, Andy Gregory of Lindsay, Oklahoma. -- Quanah Tribune Chief, Quanah, Texas, 13 April 1972, p 7, via NewspaperArchive.com -------------------------- "Elsewhere Gary L. Jenkins Funeral rites and burial for Gary L. Jenkins, a native of Quanah, were held Saturday [8 April] in Vilonia, Ark. Mr. Jenkins, who moved from Quanah in 1965, died Wednesday [5 April] of injuries suffered March 25 in ...." -- Amarillo Sunday News Globe, Amarillo, Texas, 9 April 1972, via NewspaperArchive.com "LITTLE ROCK (AP) - Gary Jenkins, 19, of Mayflower died in a hospital here Wednesday [5 April] after being injured March 25 at the Arkansas 107-89 junction south [east] of Vilonia when his car crashed with one driven by Jan Sharp. 17. of Heber Springs ...." -- Camden News, Camden, Arkansas, 6 April 1972, via NewspaperArchive.com Note that the last story and one earlier story report that Gary was from Mayflower. However, he lived in Conway, Arkansas. His brother Greg says that he and Gary had both lived in Mayflower before they moved to Conway again, where they had become the caretakers of the Baptist Student Union building on the State College of Arkansas Campus. They were living there when Gary died. The leading newspaper in Garvin County, Oklahoma, where his mother was from, ran the story of his death and the funeral in the foll wing obituary. ---------------- Mr Jenkins Funeral Services for Gary Lenn [Lynn] Jenkins, kin of county residents, was held last Saturday [8 April 1972] in the Landmark Baptist Church at Vilonia, Ark. Burial was in Cypress Valley Cemetery near Vilonia. Gary Lynn was born August 19, 1952 in Quanah, Texas and died April 5 at the Baptist Medical Center, Little Rock, Ark. At the time of his death, he was a student at State College of Arkansas in Conway, Ark, and a member of Landmark Baptist Church of Vilonia. He was also a member of the "The New Light" singing group, who had been touring the state of Arkansas in religious concerts. His death was the result of an automobile accident which occurred while enroute from Conway to Cabot, Arkansas for a singing engagement at a youth fellowship at First Baptist Church. Surviving include his mother, Lou Ila Jenkins of Vernon, Texas; his father and stepmother, Mr and Mrs Orville L Jenkins of Vilonia, Arkansas; two brothers, Orville Boyd Jenkins of Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa and Gregory Wayne Jenkins of Conway; one half sister Michele Jenkins of Vilonia; two step brothers Joe and James McPherson and step sisters Jessie and Janet McPherson, all of Vilonia and his maternal grandfather, Andy Gregory of Lindsay. He was the nephew of Mrs Ernest Spann of Pauls Valley. -- Pauls Valley Democrat, Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, about 10 April, 1972 ---------------- The next school year, 1973, Gary's name and photo were included in the memorial section of the university yearbook, honoring students and faculty who passed away during the previous year. U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012 Gary Lynn Jenkins, memorial Published in memorials in the yearbook the year after Gary's death. Estimated birth year 1953 Scroll Yearbook, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, Arkansas, 1973 U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current Gary Jenkins Born 21 Aug 1952 Died Apr 1972 SSN 429-02-0957 issued Arkansas (1967) U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 No Image Gary L Jenkins Birth Date 21 Aug 1952 Death Date Apr 1972 Claim Date 13 Apr 1972 (report of death) SSN 429020957 Gary's cousin Ervin Mize has made a memorial for Gary on Find a Grave. Gary Lynn Jenkins Birth Aug 19, 1952 Death 5, 1972 Parents Orville Lee Jenkins (1912 - 1987) Burial Cypress Valley Cemetery, Faulkner County, Arkansas, USA Created by Ervin Mize Jan 14, 2010 -- Find A Grave Memorial #46663457, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=46663457
Gene reported his place of birth to Social Security as Healdton, Carter County, Oklahoma. In the 1930 census, he was reported with his mother at age 2 in Earlsboro, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma. 1930 Federal Census, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, 7 April, Earlsboro, District 21, page 6B, Hse#147, Fam #152 Jenkins, Osa I Head F W 42 Widow OK MO MO None Jenkins, Joseph P Son M W 22 Single OK TX OK Labor, Oilfield Jenkins, Gene K Son M W 2 Single OK TX OK Gene was married in 1948 to Alberta Cornwell in Washington State. His brother and sister-in-law were witrnesses. Washington, Marriage Records, 1854-2013 Gene Keck Jenkins Alberta Lorraine Cornwell Both residents of Stevens County, Washington Marriage 12 August 1948 at Colville, Stevens County, Washington, by Raymond W Helseth, Minister of the Gospel Witnesses Mr and Mrs James P Jenkins (brother & sister-in-law of the groom) In 1952, Gene was listed, as well as his brother James Perry Jenkins in the city directory of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Both were working as meatcutters, but at different markets. Gene married in 1948, but no wife is reported here. We known he marrired later, though no date has been found. He must have been divorced from his first wife before this directory in 1952. A Dave Jenkins is also listed in the same directory, but his identity is unknown. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 Coeur d´Alene, Idaho, City Directory, 1952, p 83 Jenkins Dave atndt Tower Mtrs [no residential address reported] Jenkins Gene K mtctr [meatcutter] Safeway r 406 N 3rd Jenkins Jas P (Helen C) mtctr [meatcutter] A & H Mkt h 406 N 3rd I have found public records of Gene's name with only a middle initial K. In his sister Beatrix' obituary, he is referred to as Keck, accounting for the middle initial. U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2 Gene K Jenkins Birth Date 12 Feb 1928 El, Coeur D Alene, ID, 83814 In 1953, Gene married Shirley Mitchel. Washington, Marriage Records, 1854-2013 Gene K Jenkins Shirley Lee Mitchell Marriage 24 Sep 1953 Franklin County, Washington, USA Filed 25 Sep 1953 Gene and Shirley were divorced in Idaho on 31 March 1960, two months before the birth of their son Robert Darren Jenkins. Idaho, Divorce Records, 1947-1967 Gene K Jenkins Residence Oroville, Washington Shirley L Jenkins Residence Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho Marriage 24 September 1953 Pasco, Washington 3 children Divorce petition filed 23 December 1959 Divorce 31 March 1960 Kootenai County, Idaho, USA Divorce granted to wife on the grounds of extreme cruelty Certificate #1960-00436 State File Number 18862 Their son Darren's marriage record reports he was born 19 May 1960. Montana, Marriage Records, 1943-1986 Robert Darren Jenkins, Age 20 ** Birth 19 May 1960 Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho ** Education Grade 12 Residence 503 N Black #8, Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana Father Gene Keck Jenkins, born Oklahoma Mother Shirley L Mitchell Reed, born Utah Spouse Kristen Lether, Age 18 Birth 4 July 1972 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Education Grade 12 Residence 120 Arrowhead Rd, Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana Father James Robert Lecher, born Utah Mother Virginia Lee Reno Lether, born Idaho Marriage 12 July 1980 Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana, USA Ceremony by John R Weaver, Religious Officiant Certificate #80 03766 filed 17 July 1980 A third marriage record is found for Gene in 1964, this one in Clark County (Las Vegas), Nevada. Nevada, Marriage Index, 1956-2005 Gene Keck Jenkins Pederson, Charlotte J Marriage Clark County, Nevada 19 December 1964 Recorded Clark County Marriage Book 194, p 31, Instrument 3890 California, Divorce Index, 1966-1984 Gene Keck Jenkins, born 1928 Hon (?), Charlotte J, born 1931 Divorce preliminary decree July 1966 County 30 (appears to be Orange County) Divorce Case #4044, File #55577 Gene's fourth wife is buried with him in Loma Vista Memorial Park, Fullerton, Orange County, California. She was Florence Neomi Plunkett. There is a public residence record for her in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, where Gene was living earlier. So this must be the place where they were marrired. Gene K Jenkins Birth 13 February 1929 Married Florence N Jenkins (1929-2004) Death 15 January 1998 Buried Loma Vista Memorial Park, Fullerton, California -- Billiongraves.com, http://billiongraves.com/pages/record/Gene-K-Jenkins/8037006#given_names=Gene&family_names=Jenkins U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Gene K Jenkins Born 12 Feb 1928 Died 15 Jan 1998 Last Residence Saint George, Washington, Utah 84770 SSN 568-26-4325 issued California (Before 1951) U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 Gene K Jenkins US ARMY KOREA Birth 13 Feb 1929 Death 15 Jan 1998 Cemetery Loma Vista Memorial Park, 701 E Bastanchury Rd Fullerton, CA 92835 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Gene Keck Jenkins Birth 12 Feb 1928 Healdton, Carter County, Oklahoma Death Date 15 Jan 1998 Father James E Jenkins Mother Osa McClanahan SSN 568264325 Jul 1942 Name listed as GENE KECK JENKINS; 10 Feb 1998 Name listed as GENE K JENKINS Obituary of Gene Keck Jenkins ------------------ Gene Jenkins Gene Keck Jenkins, 69, died Jan 15, 1998 in St George. He was born Feb 13, 1928 in Hilton [Healdton], Okla to James E and Osa Ida McClanahan Jenkins. He later moved to California and married Florence Plunkett. He served in the U S Army for three years as a cook for officers in Korea. He worked as a foreman for a heavy equipment rigger. He was a very giving person, an excellent cook and shared recipes with everyone. He was happiest when he was traveling and gambling. He loved to garden. He was a loving and caring father and mentor. He will be greatly missed. He is survived by his wife Florence; four sons and two daughters: James Jenkins of Moses Lake, Wash; Barry Jenkins and Robert Jenkins, both of Manhatten, Mont; Michael Monette of Post Falls, Idaho, and Cheri Jenkins Hurley and Susie Jenkins Beck, both of Spokane, Wash; four stepchildren, Darla Aguilar of Long Beach, Calif, Donald Morris of Phoenix, Ariz, Debra Morris of Mesquite, Nev, and Dan Morris of St George; 29 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; two sisters: Sue Easter and Vernice Haskill. He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers. Friends may call Tuesday, Jan 20 from 11 am to noon at McAulay and Wallace Mortuary, 902 N Harbor Boulevard, Fullerton, Calif. Graveside services will follow at 1 pm, Loma Vista Cemetery. Local arrangements under the direction of Metcalf Mortuary, 673-4221. -- Obituary published in The Daily Spectrum, St. George, Washington County, Utah, January 1998, page 5. Clipping courtesy of APC Wallner, posted on Ancestry 14 January 2018, accessed 8 January 2019 ------------------ Gene did not have a memorial on Find a Grave, so I created one. ------------------ Gene Keck Jenkins Birth Feb 12, 1928 Earlsboro, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma Death Jan 15, 1998 Saint George, Washington County, Utah Burial in Loma Vista Memorial Park, Fullerton, Orange County, California Gene was born in Earlsboro, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, on 12 Feb 1928. About a year later his parents took him to Southern California. Gene also lived later in Idaho and was a resident of Saint George, Washington County, Utah when he died on 15 Jan 1998. Parents: James Everett Jenkins (1886 - 1963) Osa Ida McClanahan Jenkins (1889 - 1960) Spouse Florence Neomi Plunkett Jenkins (1929 - 2004) Siblings: Joseph Pere Jenkins (1908 - 1967) Harry Carroll Jenkins (1915 - 1980) James Percy Jenkins (1918 - 1962) Beatrix V Jenkins Ester (1921 - 2007) Burial Loma Vista Memorial Park, Fullerton, Orange County, California Created by Orville Jenkins Mar 21, 2015 -- Find A Grave Memorial #144010016, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144010016 ------------------
George was born in 1913. His mother Sallie Underwood died before January 1920. 1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 9 February, Prairie Township, District 15, page 7A, Hse/Fam #126 Jenkins, Jno Owns Free & Clear Head F W 42 Widowed AR AR AR Farmer Jenkins, Clarence Son M W 19 Single AR AR AR Jenkins, Lerta Dau F W 19 Single AR AR AR Jenkins, Enos Son M W 15 Single AR AR AR Jenkins, Wesly Son M W 9 Single AR AR AR Jenkins, George Son M W 5 Single AR AR AR 1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 17 April, Prairie Township, District 24, page 6A, Hse #113, Fam #114 Jenkins, John Head Owns has Radio M W 52 Married at age 21 AR NC KY Farmer Jenkins, Sallie Wife F W 40 Married at age 31 AR AR AR Jenkins, George Son M W 15 Single AR AR AR Jenkins, Donald Son M W 7 Single AR AR AR Jenkins, David Son M W 7 Single AR AR AR Jenkins, Jacob Son M W 6 Single AR AR AR Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 George Jenkins Age 21, Birth Year abt 1913 Residence Van, Arkansas, Arkansas Spouse's Name Ethel Poston Spouse's Age 18 Spouse's Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas Marriage 19 Nov 1934 Arkansas County Marriage License Date 19 Nov 1934 A Social Security record reports a death date close to that reported for George by his wife's obituary. But the birth date is a couple of years older than his age in censuses indicates. A memorial on Find a Grave with the reported dates reports a burial in Franklin County, Arkansas for a George W Jenkins. Franklin is near Ft Smith, Arkansas, and this does not seem likely to be the same George Jenkins. From other family information, some of it in his wife's obituary, George died either in California or in Oklahoma. The George Jenkins in Franklin County died 25 years before Ethel Poston Jenkins died in Tishomingo, Oklahoma. She had been living in the same Oklahoma community for 20 years and had moved to Oklahoma from California. I have not found death and burial information for George Jenkins, husband of Ethel Poston. Their son George Harold was living in Tujunga, California, at the time of his mother's death in 1997. I have found no information on his father there. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current George Jenkins Born 18 Dec 1913 Died Feb 1972 SSN 430-14-1154 issued Arkansas (Before 1951)
Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917 George Jenkins Birth abt 1813 Richmond County Death 21 Aug 1860 Richmond, Virginia Death Age 47 Father Name Reubin Jenkins Mother Name Rachael Jenkins 1850 Federal Census, Richmond County, Virginia, 24 September, Lunenburg Parish, page 395 (scan 198), Hse/Fam #668 George Jenkins 32 M Farmer $0 Real Estate Value b Richmond Co Cannot read & write Mary Jenkins 31 F b Richmond Co Cannot read & write James Jenkins 9 M b Richmond Co Washington Jenkins 7 M b Richmond Co Nancy Jenkins 2 F b Richmond Co 1860 Federal Census, Richmond County, Virginia, 18 July, PO Albemarle, page 129 (scan 65), Hse #936, Fam #940 George Jenkins 42 M Farmer $0 Real Estate $300 Personal born VA Cannot read & write [b abt 1818] Mary Jenkins 41 F born VA Cannot read & write [b abt 1819] James Jenkins 19 M born VA [b abt 1831] Washn Jenkins 15 M Farmer born VA [b abt 1845] Nancy Jenkins 11 M born VA [b abt 1849] Reuben Jenkins 9 M born VA [b abt 1847] Franky Jenkins 7 F born VA [b abt 1853] George Henry Jenkins 2mos M born VA [b abt May 1860]
1860 Federal Census, Richmond County, Virginia, 18 July, PO Albemarle, page 129 (scan 65), Hse #936, Fam #940 George Jenkins 42 M Farmer $0 Real Estate $300 Personal born VA Cannot read & write [b abt 1818] Mary Jenkins 41 F born VA Cannot read & write [b abt 1819] James Jenkins 19 M born VA [b abt 1831] Washn Jenkins 15 M Farmer born VA [b abt 1845] Nancy Jenkins 11 M born VA [b abt 1849] Reuben Jenkins 9 M born VA [b abt 1847] Franky Jenkins 7 F born VA [b abt 1853] George Henry Jenkins 2mos M born VA [b abt May 1860] In the 1870 census, George is reported as age 10, and working on the Stevens farm in Middlesex County, next door to his uncle James and Aunt Amelia. 1870 Federal Census, Middlesex County, Virginia, 4 August, Pine Top Township, PO Shackleford's, page 21, Hse/Fam #166 Stevens, Wm W 38 M W Farmer $0 Real Estate $350 Personal Estate born Virginia [b abt 1832] Stevens, Amelia 20 F W Domestic born Virginia Cannot read or write [b abt 1850] - page 22 - Jenkins, George 10 M W Works on Farm born Virginia [b abt 1860]
1900 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 14 June, Prairie Township, District 7, page 10B, Hse #170, Fam #174 Jenkins, Jacob Head W M Nov 1870 29 Married 9 years AR SC MS Farmer Owns Jenkins, Stella Wife W F Aug 1871 28 Married 9 years 4 children/3 living MS NC NC Jenkins, Viola Dau W F Feb 1894 6 Single AR AR MS 1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 5 May, Point DeLuce Township, District 11, page 12B, Hse/Fam #229 Jamerson, James Head M W 29 Married 2 years AR TN TN Farmer Jamerson, Nancy J Wife F W 19 Married 2 years 1 child/1 living AR AR MS Jenkins, Ola [Viola] Sister-in-Law F W 17 AR AR MS
1870 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 1 July, Prairie Township, PO St Charles, page 6, Hse/Fam #42 Jenkins, Ephriam J 45 M W b SC Jenkins, Nancy 26 F W b AL Jenkins, Charles 4 M W b MS Jenkins, Georgiana 2 F W b TX 1880 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 15 June, Prairie Township, District 2, page 21, Hse #142, Fam #143 E.J. Jenkins W M 55 Farmer SC SC SC Nancy Jenkins W F 36 Wife Housekeeping Ala Va SC Charles Jenkins W M 14 Son On Farm Miss SC Ala Georgia A Jenkins W F 11 Dau Texas SC Ala
1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 28 April, Prairie Township, District 12, page 6A, Hse/Fam #103 Jenkins, D P Head M W 35 Married 14 years AR NC MS Farmer Jenkins, Estelle Wife F W 35 Married 14 years 5 children/5 living OH OH OH Farm Laborer Jenkins, Belle Dau F W 9 AR AR OH Note that in the 1910 census Belle's parents reported her 9 years old, which would mean she was born before April 1901. Yet her gravestone says her birth date was 24 April 1903, which would mean she was only 6 years old as of the census date in 1910. 1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 13 January, Prairie Township, District 15, page 3A, Hse/Fam #42 Jenkins, Dan Head Rents M W 45 AL AL AL Farmer Jenkins, Stella Wife F W 45 OH OH OH Jenkins, Bertha Dau F W 10 AR AL OH Gravestone of Gertha Bel (Jenkins) Roach, Fork LaGrue Cemetery, DeWitt, Arkansas County, Arkansas Gertha Bel Apr 24, 1903 Dec 7, 1947 Willie Roach Sept 16, 1898 Oct 15, 1960