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James Henry Jenkins 1842 – 1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03 Dec 1842

Birth Location: Fork Shoals, Greenville, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1861

Death Location: Virginia, USA

Father: Jesse Jenkins

Mother: Rebecca Reese

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In 1842, James Henry Jenkins entered the world in Fork Shoals, Greenville, South Carolina, USA, born to Jesse Mercer Jenkins and Rebecca Reese. James Henry Jenkins passed away in 1861 in Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1842, James Henry Jenkins entered the world in Fork Shoals, Greenville, South Carolina, USA, born to Jesse Mercer Jenkins and Rebecca Reese.
  • James Henry Jenkins passed away in 1861 in Virginia, USA.

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James Jenkins's Ancestors

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James Jenkins
1842 – 1861
Birth Place: Fork Shoals, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Jesse Mercer Jenkins
1816 – 1882
Fork Shoals, Greenville Co., SC, South Carolina, USA
Rebecca Reese
1819 – 1892
Fork Shoals, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Owen (H) Jenkins
1772 – 1852
Falls Church, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Nancy (Ann) Henderson
1778 – 1848
Louisa County, Virginia, USA
Jacob Reese
1783 – 1873
Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Rebecca Pinion
1787 – 1865
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Jenkins
1745 – 1814
Jemima Williams
1750 – 1800
Thomas HENDERSON
1740 – 1794
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elijah Jenkins
1699 – 1750
Mary Ballenger
1708 – 1768
Owen Williams
1712 – 1776
Keziah Cockrell
1725 – 1783

James Jenkins's Timeline

2 Records

1842
03 Dec 1842
Birth of James Henry Jenkins in Fork Shoals, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Fork Shoals, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1861
1861
Age 19
Death of James Henry Jenkins in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 Dec 1842
    Event Place: Fork Shoals, Greenville, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Virginia, USA

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