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Edith Verna Jenkins 1910–1990 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jun 1910

Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina

Death Date: 1 Oct 1990

Death Location: Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: James Jenkins

Mother: Carrie Bumgarner

Spouse(s): Clyde Watson

Children(s): Harley Watson, Bearley Watson, James **, Marie WATSON

In 1910, Edith Verna Jenkins entered the world in Wilkes County, North Carolina, born to James Arthur Jenkins And Carrie Louisa Bumgarner. In 1951, Edith Verna Jenkins resided in North Carolina. Edith Verna Jenkins married Clyde Roland Watson, and had children including Bearley James Watson, Harley Kenneth Watson, James Clyde Jim Watson, Marie Margaret Watson. Edith Verna Jenkins passed away in 1990 in Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1910, Edith Verna Jenkins entered the world in Wilkes County, North Carolina, born to James Arthur Jenkins And Carrie Louisa Bumgarner.
  • In 1951, Edith Verna Jenkins resided in North Carolina.
  • Edith Verna Jenkins married Clyde Roland Watson, and had children including Bearley James Watson, Harley Kenneth Watson, James Clyde Jim Watson, Marie Margaret Watson.
  • Edith Verna Jenkins passed away in 1990 in Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edith Jenkins's Ancestors

Self
Edith Jenkins
1910–1990
Birth Place: Wilkes County, North Carolina
Parents
James Arthur Jenkins
1885–1958
Peak Creek, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
Carrie (Louisa) Bumgarner
1885–1957
USA, NC, Wilkes County
Grandparents
Henry (M Bumgarner) Jr
1857–1937
Reddies River, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Minerva (Angeline) Milam
1857–1928
Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Milam
1830–1900
Martha Minton
1840–1920
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Milam
1803–1860
Amelia Parsons
1814–1831

Edith Jenkins's Descendants

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Edith (Verna) Jenkins (19 Jun 1910–1 Oct 1990) m. Clyde (Roland) Watson (21 Oct 1906–11 May 1974)
  1. 1. Harley (Kenneth) Watson 1929–1985
  2. 2. Bearley (James) Watson 1931–2012
  3. 3. James (Clyde "Jim" WATSON) ** 1937–2011
  4. 4. Marie (Margaret) WATSON 1933–2019 m. Richard (Jones) Hayes 1925–1964 m. Neil (Keith) Braswell 1945–2011

Edith Jenkins's Timeline

3 Records

1910
19 Jun 1910
Birth of Edith Verna Jenkins in Wilkes County, North Carolina
Wilkes County, North Carolina
1951
Before 1951
Age 41
Edith Verna Jenkins resided here in North Carolina
North Carolina
1990
1 Oct 1990
Age 80
Death of Edith Verna Jenkins in Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina, USA
Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1910
    Event Place: Wilkes County, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1990
    Event Place: Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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