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Elijah J Lidge Jenkins 1828–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1828

Birth Location: Haywood County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1865

Death Location: Panther Creek, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Jonas Jenkins

Mother: Mary Williams

Spouse(s): Mary Messer

Children(s): William Jenkins, Nancy Rathbone, Caleb Jenkins, John Jenkins

Elijah J Lidge Jenkins was born in 1828 in Haywood County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Jonas Toliver Jenkins And Mary Ann Williams. Elijah J Lidge Jenkins married Mary Ann Polly Messer, and had children including Caleb Lawson Jenkins, John Thornton Jenkins, Nancy Louisa Jane Rathbone, William D Jenkins. Elijah J Lidge Jenkins passed away in 1865 in Panther Creek, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Elijah J Lidge Jenkins was born in 1828 in Haywood County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Jonas Toliver Jenkins And Mary Ann Williams.
  • Elijah J Lidge Jenkins married Mary Ann Polly Messer, and had children including Caleb Lawson Jenkins, John Thornton Jenkins, Nancy Louisa Jane Rathbone, William D Jenkins.
  • Elijah J Lidge Jenkins passed away in 1865 in Panther Creek, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elijah Jenkins's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Jenkins
1828–1865
Birth Place: Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Jonas Toliver Jenkins
1772–1871
Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Ann) Williams
1774–1850
Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Jenkins
1740–1796
Maryland, USA
Jane
1744–1802
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jonas Jenkins
1720–1768
Sally
1714–1818
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elijah Jenkins
1696–1771
Judith Phelps
1700–1780

Elijah Jenkins's Descendants

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Elijah (J Lidge) Jenkins (1828–1865) m. Mary (Ann Polly) Messer (24 Jan 1829–27 Jan 1917)
  1. 1. William (D) Jenkins 1860–
  2. 2. Nancy (Louisa Jane) Rathbone 1860–1928
  3. 3. Caleb (Lawson) Jenkins 1851–1939
  4. 4. John (Thornton) Jenkins 1850–1911

Elijah Jenkins's Timeline

2 Records

1828
1828
Birth of Elijah J Lidge Jenkins in Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
1865
1865
Age 37
Death of Elijah J Lidge Jenkins in White Oak Community, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
White Oak Community, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1828
    Event Place: Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
    [2] American Civil War Soldiers, Side served: Confederacy; State served: North Carolina; Enlistment date: 17 Aug 1861

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: White Oak Community, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Panther Creek, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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