Life History

Notes

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  "My grandmother Lillie Florence Jenkins is not mentioned ever living with Drayton and Rosalie that I can find.  She is in early census records living with her sister Mala and her husband.  You are correct on the death dates being switched on Drayton and Rosalie.  Drayton had a heart attack and was found dead in some woods near his home.
  
  They are buried at Little Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery in Gaffney, SC.  And are directly next to my grandparents. Joseph Graham Northey and Lillie Florence Jenkins Northey. ... Drayton and Rosalie lived in Blacksburg at the time of their deaths. ...
  
  I never met either of my great-grandparents or my grandmother Lillie.  She died when my mom was 8.  If you ever find anything about Rosalie, please let me know.  She is just a total mystery.  (She was a Harris before she married Drayton Jenkins.)
  --  Laura Parker, Ancestry Messaging to orville Boyd Jenkins, 21 October 2018
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  Her death certificate has her name typed as Mollie, while the memorial on Find a Grave has the name as Mallie.  On the grave itself it is spelled Mallie.  Mallie shares a joint grave and headstone with her husband Oscar Gaffney.  The Death Certificate also has her date of birth as 18 May 1975 instead of 18 May 1874, as on the grave.  No birth record has been found to verify which is correct.
  
  South Carolina, Death Records, 1821-1965
  Mollie Gaffney [Mollie Jenkins]
  Age 88, Birth 18 May 1875 North Carolina
  Housewife [sic!], Domestic, Never Married
  Residence Rt 1, Kings Creek, Cherokee County, South Carolina
  Father Drayton Jenkins
  Mother Rebecca Harris
  Spouse and Informant Oscar Gaffney, Kings Creek, South Carolina
  Death 18 August 1963 Cherokee County Hospital, Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA
  Cause of Death Carcinoma (of ?), Anemia
  Burial 20 August 1963 Oakland Cemetery, Gaffney SC by Gordon-Harrison, Blacksburg
  Filed 18 September 1963
  
  Mallie M Gaffney
  BIRTH 13 May 1874
  DEATH 18 Aug 1962 (aged 88)
  BURIAL Oakland Cemetery, Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina
  Parents:
  Drayton Jenkins 1850-1929
  Rossie Jenkins 1848-1929
  Spouse Oscar Fletcher Gaffney 1878-1970
  Siblings:
  Henry Thomas Jenkins 1880-1960
  James Weldon Jenkins 1884-1937
  Lillie Florence Jenkins Northey 1888-1924
  Created by Keith and Linda Sims Robertson 12 Feb 2010
  --  Find A Grave Memorial 48020417, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48020417

Sources

• 1. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 2. South Carolina, Death Records, 1821-1965
• 3. Ancestry Messaging