Life History

Notes

• 1910 Federal Census, Cass County, Texas, 20 April, Cusseta, District 30, page 2B (Ancestry p 16B), Hse #54, Fam #56
  Day, Daniel H  Head M W 49 Married 25 years TX GA MS  Farmer
  Day, Cora  Wife F W 41 Married 25 years  11 children, 9 living  SC Unknown VA
  Day, Mirtice E  Dau M W 5 TX TX SC
  
  1920 Federal Census, Cass County, Texas, 7 January, Justice Precinct 3, District 31, page 2A, Bryan's Mill and Marietta Rd, Hse #27, Fam #28
  Day, Dink H  Head M W 58 TX GA MS  Farmer
  Day, Cora  Wife F W 51 SC SC IL
  Day, Myrtis E  Dau M W 13 TX TX SC
  
  Wilmer Vernon Jenkins
  Birth 21 Sep 1907 in Foneswood, Richmond County, Virginia
  Death 21 Jun 1955 in Virginia
  Burial 28 Jun 1955
  Kilmarnock, Lancaster County, Virginia
  Kilmarnock Seventh-day Adventist Church Cemetery
  Parents:
  Daniel Conrad Jenkins 1886 - 1975
  Miscal Aura Carter 1888 - 1965
  Marriage to Myrtis Ellamae Day 16 Aug 1932
  Takoma Park, Montgomery County, Maryland
  Takoma Park Seventh-day Adventist Church [the church is actually across the border in DC, in the town of Takoma, DC]
  Myrtis Ellamae Day
  Birth 11 Mar 1907 in Texas
  Death 20 Oct 1989 in San Bernardino, California
  --  20K Name Tree, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/35134750/person/19649182508
  
  Myrtis and WIlmer married in Takoma, District of Columbia, in the Seveenth Day Adventist Church.  Takoma Park, Marylaond border this original city called Takoma, divided by the Maryland-DC border
  
  "Takoma is a neighborhood in northern Washington, D.C.. It is located in Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4B, in the District's Fourth Ward, within the northwest quadrant. It borders the city of Takoma Park, Maryland. Takoma is a diverse neighborhood, populated mostly by middle-class families. Its small downtown has recently been re-developed, bringing in new residents and attractive new businesses. Many of the houses in Takoma are historic, with some over 100 years old."
  --  "Takoma, Washington, D.C.," WIkipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takoma,_Washington,_D.C.
  
  Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014
  Myrtis Ellamae Day Jenkins, Widowed, Married 1 time
  Age 59, Birth Date abt 1908 Marietta, Texas
  Father Daniel Harrison Day
  Mother Cora Richey
  Residence 25403 Lane St, Loma Linda, California
  Spouse Elba Jay Black, Divorced, Married 2 times
  Spouse Age 64, born Dodge County, Nebraska
  Spouse Father Lincoln J Black
  Spouse Mother Etta Merchant Allee
  Residence 25417 Lane St, Loma Linda, California
  Marriage 7 January 1967 Fairfax County, Virginia
  Ceremony by Rev Thomas M Kopko, SDA Minister
  
  California, Death Index, 1940-1997
  Myrtis Day Black [Myrtis Day Day]
  Birth 11 Mar 1907 Texas
  Death 20 Oct 1989 San Bernardino
  Mother's Maiden Name Ritchie
  Father's Surname Day
  Social Security #228428344
  
  U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
  Myrtis D Black
  Born 11 Mar 1907
  Died 20 Oct 1989
  Last Residence Loma Linda, San Bernardino, California 92354
  SSN 228-42-8344 issued Virginia (1951)
  
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  Myrtis Ellamae Day Jenkins-Black
  [Her name was never Jenkins-Black.  She was married twice, and her first married name was Jenins.  After the death of her husband, she married again and her name became Black.]
  
  Birth Mar 11, 1907 Texas, USA
  Death Oct 20, 1989 California, USA
  
  Myrtis was one of several children of Daniel H. & Cora Richey Day.  She married Wilmer Vernon Jenkins on August 16, 1932 in Takoma Park, MD.  The couple lived in Takoma Park for several years and later moved to Kilmarnock, VA.  Myrtis became a widow on June 21, 1955 when Wilmer was killed in an airplane crash.  Myrtis lived in Kilmarnock for awh ile after Wilmer's death, but she along with her son Wayne eventually moved to California.  It was in Loma Linda, CA. where she met E. J. Black, and on January 7, 1967 they were married in the home of a friend in Alexandria VA.  Myrtis and E. J. lived in Loma Linda until their deaths.  Myrtis and Wilmer have two children,  Wilmyrna Lou Jenkins Smith and Wayne Vernon Jenkins, Sr.
  
  Spouse Wilmer Vernon Jenkins (1907 - 1955)
  Burial Unknown
  
  Created by GJ Jul 21, 2010
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #55248025, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=55248025
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Sources

• 1. 1910 Federal Census, Cass County, Texas
  • 20 April, Cusseta, District 30, page 2B (Ancestry p 16B), Hse #54, Fam #56
• 2. 1920 Federal Census, Cass County, Texas
  • 7 January, Justice Precinct 3, District 31, page 2A, Bryan's Mill and Marietta Rd, Hse #27, Fam #28
• 3. Ancestry Trees
• 4. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 5. California, Death Index, 1940-1997
• 6. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
• 7. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014
• 8. Marriages of District of Columbia
• 9. Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014