Doddridge County Roots

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John Russell JENKINS

John Russell JENKINS

Male 1861 - 1917  (55 years)

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  • Name John Russell JENKINS 
    Born 12 Apr 1861  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Birth date given in 1900 Census as April 1865.
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1897  Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1900  Salt Lick District, Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 1917  [3
    Person ID I74404  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 15 Apr 2016 

    Father George W. JENKINS,   b. CA 1824 
    Mother Elizabeth WEEKLEY,   b. CA 1831 
    Family ID F38948  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Elizabeth Virginia "Jennie" JENKINS,   b. 25 Apr 1877, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Nov 1958, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 7 Jul 1897  Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Braxton Co, WV (Salt Lick District), enumerated on Jun 7 1900:
      John R. Jenkins, 35, b. Apr 1865, day laborer, married 3 yrs; wife Jennie, 22 (birth month/year blank), married 3 yrs, mother of 1 child (still living); dau Jessie, 1, b. Mar 1899.

      1910 Census, Lewis Co, WV (Freemans Creek District), enumerated on May 4 1910:
      John R. Jenkins, 40, farm laborer (working out), married 14 yrs (2nd marriage); wife Jennie, 30, married 14 yrs (1st marriage), mother of 9 children (7 still living); dau Jessie, 11; dau Rosa, 7; dau Lucy, 5; dau Pearl, 2; son Elbert, 6 (or zero?) months; son Delbert, 6 (or zero?) months.
      (NOTE: In this census, daughter Vena was enumerated in the household of her mother's parents.) [7]
    Children 
     1. Jessie Marie JENKINS,   b. 10 Mar 1899, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jan 1976, Massillon, Stark Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     2. Vena Alice JENKINS,   b. 16 Feb 1901, Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Aug 1972, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     3. Rosa Bural (Alma) JENKINS,   b. 1902, Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Lucy Grace JENKINS,   b. 15 Apr 1904, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 May 1952, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
     5. Pearl Theo JENKINS,   b. 3 Apr 1908, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Dec 1988  (Age 80 years)
     6. Elbert JENKINS,   b. 14 Apr 1910, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. YOUNG
     7. Delbert JENKINS,   b. 14 Apr 1910, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. YOUNG
    Family ID F31760  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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    74404_JohnRussellJenkins_MaryElizabethVirginia--Jennie--Jenkins_MarriageRecord_7Jul1897.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S1820] Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV.

    3. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    4. [S1820] Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV, MR p. 204 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10298629&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as John Russell Jenkins, widower, 27, b. WVa, res. Lewis Co, son of George W. & Elizabeth Jenkins; and Jennie Jenkins, single, 19, b. WVa, res. Lewis Co, dau of C. H. & Lizzie Jenkins. Married Jul 7 1897 "at the residence of the Bride's parents," officiated by J. C. Cox, a Baptist minister. Informants for marriage license: "John R. Jenkins and Wm. M. Price with writing giving consent of C. H. Jenkins."
      (NOTE: Husband's stated age is inconsistent with his birth record and other records.)

    5. [S2073] 1900 Census, Braxton County, WV.

    6. [S2151] 1910 Census, Lewis County, WV.

    7. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.