Life History

Notes

• Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
  Ruth Solley, Age 16 (b abt 1906)
  G T Henry, Gender Male, Age 33 (b abt 1889)
  Residence of both Texarkana, Miller, Arkansas
  Marriage 14 Jan 1922
  
  U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
  Ruth Namonia Jenkins [Ruth Jenkins] [Ruth Namonia Solley]
  Birth 10 Sep 1905 Linden, Cass County, Texas
  Death Date 10 Sep 2000
  Father Aronald D Solley
  Mother Mark C Crow
  SSN 459290369
  Type of Claim Birth record established before age of 5.
  26 Nov 1974: Name listed as RUTH NAMONIA JENKINS; 19 Sep 2000: Name listed as RUTH JENKINS
  
  U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
  Ruth Jenkins
  Birth Date 10 Sep 1905
  Death Date 10 Sep 2000
  SSN 459-29-0369 Issued 1974 in Texas
  
  A burial with the same birth date as given here in Ruth Sollwy Jenkins reports her middle name as Naomi, rather than Namonia, as her Social security record has.  The date of death on the grave matches than in the Social Security records.
  
  Ruth Naomi Solley Jenkins
  BIRTH 10 Sep 1905 Linden, Cass County, Texas, USA
  DEATH 10 Sep 2000 (aged 95) Texarkana, Bowie County, Texas, USA
  BURIAL East Memorial Gardens, Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas, Garden of Roses
  Spouse Theodore Thomas Jenkins 1893-1968
  Maintained by Find A Grave, Originally Created by LostGeneration 24 Feb 2013
  --  Find A Grave Memorial 105734095, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105734095/ruth-naomi-jenkins
  
  But the husband Ruth is buried with is a different Jenkins than that reported in other records.  Rather than James M Jenkins, as the famiily info gives us, the name on the grave and memorial for her husband in the joint grave is Theodore Thomas Jenkins, son of Theodore T Jenkins and Phebe Alice Wigham, who appears to be of no kin to the Jenkses of Cass County and Bowie County, Texas.
  
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  Here is Theodore's burial details.
  
  Theodore Thomas Jenkins
  BIRTH 19 Mar 1893 Oklahoma, USA
  DEATH 28 Jan 1968 (aged 74) Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas, USA
  BURIAL East Memorial Gardens, Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas
  Son of Theodore T Jenkins and Phebe Alice Wigham
  Spouse Ruth Naomi Solley Jenkins 1905-2000
  Maintained by Find A Grave, Originally Created by LostGeneration 24 Feb 2013
  --  Find A Grave Memorial 105734113, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105734113/theodore-thomas-jenkins
  
  The same mother's name is reported for a Social Security record in the name of Theodore Thompson Jenkins, rather than Theodore Thomas Jenkins, of Oklahoma (Chickasaw Nation).
  
  U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
  Theodore Thompson Jenkins
  Birth 19 Nov 1894 Orr, Chicksaw Nation (now Love County, Oklahoma)
  Father Theodore T Jenkins
  Mother Alice Wigham
  SSN 702165973
  27 Dec 1983 Name listed as THEODORE THOMPSON JENKINS
  
  The following appears to be the marriage record for Ruth Henry (first married name) and Theodore Jenkins inTexarkana in 1931.
  
  Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
  Theodore T Jenkins
  Age 36 (b abt 1895), Residence Ironton, Missouri
  Ruth Henry, Age 25 (b abt 1906), Residence Texarkana, Arkansas
  Marriage 3 Jul 1931 Miller County
  Marriage License Date 3 Jul 1931
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Sources

• 1. 1930 Federal Census, Dallas County, Texas
  • 9 April, Dallas, District 45, page 31A, 5118 Parry Ave, Hse #416, Fam #497
• 2. 1940 Federal Census, Dallas County, Texas
  • 4 April, Dallas, District 255-117, page 61A, 5115 Phillip Parry, Hse #146, Owns $3000
• 3. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
• 4. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
• 5. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
• 6. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 7. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  • Dallas, Texas, City Directory, 1938
• 8. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  • Dallas, Texas, City Directory, 1932, p 930
• 9. Social Security Death Index