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James Paul Jenkins 1909 – 1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jan 1909

Birth Location: Milton, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 2 November 1974

Death Location: Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Montavill Jenkins

Mother: Jennette Bias

Spouse(s): Garnett Holley

Children(s): James Jenkins, Helen Jenkins, Montie Jenkins

Born in 1909 in Milton, West Virginia, USA, James Paul Jenkins was the child of Montavill Monroe Jenkins and Jennette "Nettie" Bias. In time, James Paul Jenkins married Garnett Holley, and they raised a family that included James Jenkins, Helen Jenkins and Montie Jenkins. James Paul Jenkins died in Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America in 1974.

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Parents

Montavill Jenkins
1877 – 1970
Birth Location: Cabell County, West Virginia, USA
MJ
Jennette Bias
1885 – 1964
Birth Location: Cabell County, West Virginia
JB

Spouses(s)

Garnett Holley
1912 – 2000
Birth Location: West Virginia
GH

Children(s)

James Jenkins
1931 – 1987
Birth Location: West Virginia
JJ
Helen Jenkins
1932 – 2014
Birth Location: West Virginia
HJ
Montie Jenkins
1939 –
Birth Location: West Virginia
MJ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 14 Jan 1909
    Event Place: Milton, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938, West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for West Virginia, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 244, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grant, Cabell, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04399; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 6-72, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File, Year: 1920; Census Place: Grant, Cabell, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1951; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 4, Year: 1930; Census Place: Grant, Cabell, West Virginia; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 0042; FHL microfilm: 2342263, Year: 1910; Census Place: Grant, Cabell, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1678; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 1375691

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Grant, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Grant, Cabell, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1678; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 1375691

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Grant, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Grant, Cabell, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1951; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 4

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Grant, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Grant, Cabell, West Virginia; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 0042; FHL microfilm: 2342263

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Cabell, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grant, Cabell, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04399; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 6-72

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Cades, Williamsburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for West Virginia, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 244, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grant, Cabell, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04399; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 6-72

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Before 1951
    Event Place: West Virginia
    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 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 2 November 1974
    Event Place: Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Milton, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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