Husband: Walter Jenkins
Born: Sep- 7-1882 in Barbour Co, WV 1,2,3
Died: Feb-27-1956 at Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 4,5,2
Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 1,6
Resided: since abt 1885 in Doddridge Co, WV 1
Census: 1940 at Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 1)
Occupation: State Roads employee 1,5
Occupation: 1940 public works laborer 7
Occupation: 1930 farmer
Occupation: 1920 B & O Railroad engineer
Occupation: 1910 farmer
Father: George W. Jenkins (1861 - 1931)
Mother: Emma Board (1863 - 1930)
Wife: Rebecca Dove Husk 8 Also known as: Dove Husk 9 Married: Oct-5-1901 in Doddridge Co, WV 3
Born: Jun-29-1885 in Ritchie Co, WV 10,3 Died: Feb- -1973 10 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 11,10 Census: 1940 at Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: William Wayne Husk (1854 - 1917) Mother: Mary Jane Fox (1856 - 1928) Notes
M Child 1: William Baxter Jenkins Born: Aug-11-1904 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 12,13 Died: Jun- 3-1997 in Warren, Trumbull Co, OH 13,10 Resided: in Warren, Trumbull Co, OH 14,15 Resided: 1935 in Coolville, Athens Co, OH 16 Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Catherine Virginia Watkins b. Nov-30-1904 d. Sep-20-1994 Married: Jul- 1-1935 in St. Marys, Pleasants Co, WV 16
M Child 2: Charles Franklin "Frank" Jenkins Also known as: Frank Jenkins 15 Born: Aug- 1-1906 in Doddridge Co, WV 12 Resided: 1956 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 15 Census: 1910, 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 3: Mary Elizabeth "Bessie" Jenkins Census name: Bessie Jenkins 17,18,19 Born: Mar-14-1907 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 20,10 Died: Mar-29-1988 in Marietta, Washington Co, OH 13,10 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 6 Resided: in Marietta, Washington Co, OH 21,13 Resided: 1945, 1951 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 22,23 Census: 1940 in Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930, Blue Stone Rd in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910, 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Frank Deboise Platt b. Nov-10-1891 d. May-12-1945 Married: Nov-27-1928 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 23 Husband: Hoyt H. Sheppard b. Dec-20-1895 d. Jan- -1961 Married: Nov- 4-1951 at Sandy Summit, Roane Co, WV 23
F Child 4: Eliza Alice Jenkins Born: Apr-13-1910 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 12,10 Died: Dec- -1980 10 Resided: in Marietta, Washington Co, OH 10 Resided: 1956 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 15 Census: 1910, 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Emory Gabbert
F Child 5: Nellie Mae Jenkins Born: May-30-1912 in Doddridge Co, WV 24,23 Resided: 1956 in Toledo, Lucas Co, OH 15 Resided: 1943 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 24 Census: 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Paul Arden Dotson b. Apr- 5-1905 Married: May-15-1943 in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 24 Husband: Edward Harris b. Jul-12-1909 d. Jul-15-1967 Married: Dec-24-1928 in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 23
M Child 6: Fred Wilson Jenkins Born: Jan-25-1915 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 25,24,10 Died: Aug- 6-2003 10 Resided: in Marietta, Washington Co, OH 21,15 Resided: 1946 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 24 Resided: 1938 in Spencer, Roane Co, WV 25 Census: 1920, 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Quanita Wells b. ca 1920 Married: Dec-31-1938 in Roane Co, WV 25 Wife: Millie Imogene Cottrill b. May-19-1915 Married: Nov-23-1946 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 24
M Child 7: Harrison A. Jenkins Also known as: A. Harrison Jenkins 23 Born: Feb-21-1917 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 26,10 Died: Sep- 8-1987 10 Resided: in Marietta, Washington Co, OH 21,15 Resided: 1948 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 23 Census: 1940 at Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920, 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Margaret Matthews b. ca 1923 Married: Jan-28-1946 in Doddridge Co, WV 27 Wife: Gladys Leora Cooper b. Jun-23-1928 d. Jan-14-2011 Married: Apr-29-1948 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 23
F Child 8: Margaret Leona Jenkins Born: Jun-29-1920 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 28,10 Died: Jun-22-1991 in Wood Co, WV 10 Buried: in Evergreen Cemetery (South), South Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Resided: in Belpre, Washington Co, OH 13 Resided: 1956 in Flushing, Belmont Co, OH 15 Census: 1940 at Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Harley Lee Husk b. Nov- 4-1913 d. Dec- 8-1987
F Child 9: Mayme Rose Jenkins Born: Feb-15-1923 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 28,10 Died: Feb-26-1995 in Wood Co, WV 10 Buried: in Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Resided: 1956 in Flushing, Belmont Co, OH 15 Census: 1940 at Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Salathiel Morgan "Lathe" Cutright b. Jun- 8-1911 d. May-20-1975 Married: Nov-16-1940 29
M Child 10: Samuel Earnest Jenkins Census name: Sammy Jenkins 30 Born: Mar-17-1926 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 12,24 (see note 2) Resided: 1956 in Huntington, Cabell Co, WV 15 Resided: 1950 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 31 Census: 1940 at Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Joan Kinney b. Jun-13-1931 d. Mar- -1975 Also known as: JoAnn Jenkins 32 Married: Sep- 9-1949 in South Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 24
Sources: (1) Obituary. (2) Headstone (year only) (3) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 6, p. 380. (4) Obituary - At home. (5) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (6) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (7) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (8) Marriage record of son. (9) Birth record of daughter. (10) Social Security Death Index. (11) Obituary of sister. (12) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV. (13) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (14) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Ohio before 1951. (15) Obituary of father. (16) Pleasants County Marriage Records, St. Marys, WV. (17) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (18) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (19) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (20) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Mary Elizabeth Jenkins, white female, born March 14 1907 in West Union, dau of Walter & Dovey Jenkins. Informant: W. C. Abel, physician. The original typed entry in the ledger-style record book had only the child's last name. The first and middle names were later handwritten in pen. (Note: The headstone for Mary E. Platt Sheppard at the Masonic Cemetery in West Union is reported in Wes Cochran's "West Union Cemeteries" as having her birth date as March 7 1907. But her birth record and SSDI entry show it as March 14 1907.), BR p. 89. (21) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (22) Death record of husband. (23) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (24) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV. (25) Roane County Marriage Records, Spencer, WV. (26) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 15, p. 373. (27) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as A. Harrison Jenkins, age 28, b. Doddridge Co, son of Walter & Rebecca Jenkins; and Margaret Matthews, age 22, b. Salem, WV, dau of (father not entered) and Anna Jones. MR Bk 15, p. 373. (28) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (29) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (30) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (31) Newspaper birth announcement of daughter. (32) Obituary of brother. Event Notes Note (1) Listed as a servant in the household of his maternal grandparents. Note (2) the mother's tenth child