Walter JENKINS

1882 - 1956  (73 years)

• Name	Walter JENKINS
  Born	7 Sep 1882	Barbour Co, WV   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	SINCE Abt 1885	Doddridge Co, WV   [1]
  Census	1900	Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
  	Listed as a servant in the household of his maternal grandparents.
  Occupation	1910
  	farmer
  Occupation	1920
  	B & O Railroad engineer
  Census	1910, 1920, 1930	West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
  Occupation	1930
  	farmer
  Census	1940	Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV
  Occupation	1940  [4]
  	public works laborer
  Census	1950	West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
  Occupation	State Roads employee  [1, 5]
  Occupation	1950  [6]
  	laborer for State Road Commission
  Died	27 Feb 1956	Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV   [2, 5, 7]
  Buried	Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV   [1, 8, 9]
  Person ID	I1223	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	5 Sep 2022

  
  

  Father	George W. JENKINS,   b. CA 1861, Barbour Co, (W)VA ,   d. 28 Dec 1931, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  (Age ~ 70 years)
  Mother	Emma BOARD,   b. CA 1863, Barbour Co, (W)VA ,   d. Bef Apr 1930  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Family ID	F11792	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rebecca Dove HUSK,   b. 29 Jun 1885, Ritchie Co, WV ,   d. 25 Feb 1973  (Age 87 years)
  Married	5 Oct 1901	Doddridge Co, WV   [3]
  Notes	1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on May 2 1910: Walter Jenkins, 28, farmer, married 8 yrs; wife Dove, 23, mother of 4 children (all still living); son Willie, 7; son Frank, 5; dau Bessie, 3; unnamed dau, 1. 1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District, Town of West Union), enumerated on Jan 2 1920 at Doe Run: Walter Jenkins, 37, B & O Railroad engineer; wife Rebecca, 33; son William, 16; dau Bessie, 12; son Frank, 14; dau Eliza, 10; dau Nellie, 8; son Fred, 6; son Harrison, 2 yr 10 mo. 1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Apr 5 1930 at Route 50: Walter Jenkins, 48, farmer on leased farm, age 19 at time of first marriage; wife Rebecca, 44, age 16 at first marriage; son William, 24, single; son Fred, 18, single; son Harrison, 15; dau Margaret, 11; dau Mamie, 7; son Sammy, 3. In the adjacent household: Liza Jenkins, 21, widowed. [10]
  Children	1. William Baxter JENKINS,   b. 11 Aug 1904, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 3 Jun 1997, Warren, Trumbull Co, OH  (Age 92 years)   2. Charles Franklin "Frank" JENKINS,   b. 1 Aug 1906, Doddridge Co, WV   3. Mary Elizabeth "Bessie" JENKINS,   b. 14 Mar 1907, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 29 Mar 1988, Marietta, Washington Co, OH  (Age 81 years)   4. Eliza Alice JENKINS,   b. 13 Apr 1910, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. Dec 1980  (Age 70 years)   5. Nellie Mae JENKINS,   b. 30 May 1912, Doddridge Co, WV   6. Fred Wilson JENKINS,   b. 25 Jan 1915, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 6 Aug 2003  (Age 88 years) + 7. Harrison Allen JENKINS,   b. 21 Feb 1917, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 8 Sep 1987, Marietta, Washington Co, OH  (Age 70 years) + 8. Margaret Leona JENKINS,   b. 29 Jun 1920, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 22 Jun 1991, Wood Co, WV  (Age 70 years) + 9. Mayme Rose JENKINS,   b. 15 Feb 1923, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 26 Feb 1995, Wood Co, WV  (Age 72 years) + 10. Samuel Earnest JENKINS,   b. 17 Mar 1926, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 31 Jul 2012  (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F395	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

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• Sources

  [S14] Obituary. [S638] Headstone (year only). [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 6, p. 380. [S2640] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com). [S301] 1950 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). [S1752] Obituary - At home. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)). [S934] Findagrave.com. [S1567] Marriage record of son.