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Gertrude Louise Jenkins 1920–2018 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1920

Birth Location: Pennsylvania

Death Date: 2018

Death Location: Chicago, Cook County, IL

Father: Robert Jenkins

Mother: Mary Thornton

Spouse(s): Leroy Jr.

Children(s):

In 1920, Gertrude Louise Jenkins entered the world in Pennsylvania, born to Robert Benjamin Jenkins And Mary Zepher Thornton. In 1930, Gertrude Louise Jenkins established residence. Gertrude Louise Jenkins married Leroy Simpson Jr, and had children including Beverly Simpson, Bruce Simpson. Gertrude Louise Jenkins passed away in 2018 in Chicago, Cook County, IL.

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Reliability Score:
A
Criteria:
  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
  • N/A 0 criteria (Insufficient)

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Biography

  • In 1920, Gertrude Louise Jenkins entered the world in Pennsylvania, born to Robert Benjamin Jenkins And Mary Zepher Thornton.
  • In 1930, Gertrude Louise Jenkins established residence.
  • Gertrude Louise Jenkins married Leroy Simpson Jr, and had children including Beverly Simpson, Bruce Simpson.
  • Gertrude Louise Jenkins passed away in 2018 in Chicago, Cook County, IL.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Jenkins
1897–1981
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States
RJ
Mary Thornton
1897–1985
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Spouses(s)

Leroy Jr.
1915–2004
Birth Location: Minden, Louisiana, USA
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Children(s)

Gertrude Jenkins's Ancestors

Self
Gertrude Jenkins
1920–2018
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Parents
Robert Benjamin Jenkins
1897–1981
Pennsylvania, United States
Mary (Zepher) Thornton
1897–1985
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Benjamin (William) Jenkins
1869–1928
North Carolina
Daisy (Sarah Shafer) McCoy
1871–1956
Maryland
William (Grant) Thornton
1867–1947
Lone Oak, Pittsylvania County, VA
Lula (Anna) Adams
1871–1922
Cascade Va
Great-Grandparents
Anthony (Mulatto)
1822–1892
Sarah Dail
1830–1904
Samuel McCoy-Shafer
1846–1941
Mary Lupie
1848–1909
Edwin Thornton
1824–1901
Katherine Hubbard
1830–1913
John Adams
1835–1875
Mary Adams
1843–1885
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Dail
1799–1858
Mary (Mulatto)
1804–1860
April McCoy
1824–1912
Sallie Thomas
1826–
Henry Thornton
1800–
Margarett Kitchens
1605–1886
Tobe (Mulatto)
1803–
Rebecca (Mulatto)
1811–1896

Gertrude Jenkins's Timeline

7 Records

1920
23 Jan 1920
Birth of Gertrude Louise Jenkins in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
1920
ABT 1920
Birth of Gertrude Louise Jenkins in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1930
1930
Age 10
Gertrude Louise Jenkins resided here
None
1935
1935
Age 15
Gertrude Louise Jenkins resided here
None
1940
1940
Age 20
Gertrude Louise Jenkins resided here
None
1950
1950
Age 30
Gertrude Louise Jenkins resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
2018
2018
Age 98
Death of Gertrude Louise Jenkins in Chicago, Cook County, IL
Chicago, Cook County, IL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1920
    Event Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 5200; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 103-3910
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1920
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0193
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0193
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-01003; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 103-2553
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00933; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 103-378

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0193
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0193
    [3] Address: Marital Status: SingleRelation to Head: Daughter, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Age:
    About 9-10

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-01003; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 103-2553
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00933; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 103-378
    [3] Age:
    About 14-15

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-01003; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 103-2553
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00933; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 103-378
    [3] Age:
    About 19-20

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 5200; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 103-3910

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2018
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook County, IL
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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