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James Ransom Jenkins 1847–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Feb 1847

Birth Location: Canton, Cherokee, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 16 Jun 1938

Death Location: Aurora, Etowah County, Alabama, USA

Father: Shepherd\Sheppard Jenkins

Mother: Jane Glasgow

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Willie Jenkins

In 1847, James Ransom Jenkins entered the world in Canton, Cherokee, Georgia, USA, born to Shepherd Sheppard T Jenkins And Jane Elizabeth Glasgow. James Ransom Jenkins had children including Willie Jenkins. James Ransom Jenkins passed away in 1938 in Aurora, Etowah County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1847, James Ransom Jenkins entered the world in Canton, Cherokee, Georgia, USA, born to Shepherd Sheppard T Jenkins And Jane Elizabeth Glasgow.
  • James Ransom Jenkins had children including Willie Jenkins.
  • James Ransom Jenkins passed away in 1938 in Aurora, Etowah County, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Jenkins's Ancestors

Self
James Jenkins
1847–1938
Birth Place: Canton, Cherokee, Georgia, USA
Parents
Shepherd\Sheppard T. Jenkins
1819–1905
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Jane (Elizabeth) Glasgow
1818–1893
Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Shepherd Jenkins
1788–1849
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Mary (Polly) Allen
1760–1850
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
James (Thomas Glasgow) Sr
1788–1849
Newberry City, Newbury District, South Carolina, United States
Margaret (Ann) Morrow
1793–1842
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Nancy Deloatch
1748–1843
James Glasgow
1735–1788
Mary Norris
1748–1830
Jennette McCarter
1767–1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Jenkins's Descendants

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James (Ransom) Jenkins (14 Feb 1847–16 Jun 1938)
  1. 1. Willie Jenkins 1865– m. Matilda 1871–
    1. 1. Charlie Jenkens 1905–1943 m. Alberta Jenkens 1907–
      1. 1. Hattie (B) Jenkins 1931–
    2. 2. David Jenkins 1892–
    3. 3. William Jenkins 1894–
    4. 4. Frank Jenkins 1896–
    5. 5. John Jenkins 1898–
    6. 6. Sampson Jenkins 1903–
    7. 7. Pierson Jenkins 1907–
    8. 8. Joseph Jenkins 1910–

James Jenkins's Timeline

4 Records

1847
14 Feb 1847
Birth of James Ransom Jenkins in Canton, Cherokee, Georgia, USA
Canton, Cherokee, Georgia, USA
1865
Sep 1865
Age 18
James Ransom Jenkins was married
None
1938
15 Jun 1938
Age 91
Death of James Ransom Jenkins in Oneonta, Blount, Alabama, USA
Oneonta, Blount, Alabama, USA
1938
16 Jun 1938
Age 91
Burial of James Ransom Jenkins in Aurora, Etowah County, Alabama, USA
Aurora, Etowah County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1847
    Event Place: Canton, Cherokee, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M85.0585

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Sep 1865
    Record Source: Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M85.0585

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1938
    Event Place: Oneonta, Blount, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M85.0585

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1938
    Event Place: Aurora, Etowah County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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