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James Elmer Jenkins 1916 – 1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1916

Birth Location: Pennsylvania

Death Date: 1 Feb 1999

Death Location: Lansdale, Montgomery, Pennsylvania

Father: George Jenkins

Mother: Mary Keidel

Spouse(s): Laura Baldwin

Children(s): Carole Pletscher

James Elmer Jenkins was born in 1916 in Pennsylvania, the child of George T G Jenkins and Mary Elizabeth Keidel. James Elmer Jenkins married Laura Olive Baldwin, and had children including Carole Ann Jenkins Pletscher. James Elmer Jenkins passed away in 1999 in Lansdale, Montgomery, Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • James Elmer Jenkins was born in 1916 in Pennsylvania, the child of George T G Jenkins and Mary Elizabeth Keidel.
  • James Elmer Jenkins married Laura Olive Baldwin, and had children including Carole Ann Jenkins Pletscher.
  • James Elmer Jenkins passed away in 1999 in Lansdale, Montgomery, Pennsylvania.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Jenkins's Ancestors

Self
James Jenkins
1916 – 1999
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Parents
George T G Jenkins
1889 – 1964
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Mary (Elizabeth) Keidel
1890 – 1965
Ashland, PA
Grandparents
Charles (Henry) Keidel
1860 – 1900
Maryland
Ella (Ophelia) Brenzel
1863 – 1946
Minersville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Conrad Keidel
1824 – 1880
Elizabeth Leimbach
1839 – 1914
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Jenkins's Descendants

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James (Elmer) Jenkins (abt 1916 – 1 Feb 1999) m. Laura (Olive) Baldwin (5 Apr 1916 – 3 Apr 2005)
  1. 1. Carole (Ann Jenkins) Pletscher (abt 1939 – )

James Jenkins's Timeline

8 Records

1915
30 Apr 1915
Birth of James Elmer Jenkins in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1916
abt 1916
Birth of James Elmer Jenkins in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1916
18 Jan 1916
James Elmer Jenkins was baptized in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1920
1920
Age 4
James Elmer Jenkins resided here in Philadelphia Ward 28, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia Ward 28, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1930
1930
Age 14
James Elmer Jenkins resided here in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 19
James Elmer Jenkins resided here in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1940
1940
Age 24
James Elmer Jenkins resided here in Lansdale, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Lansdale, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
1999
1 Feb 1999
Age 83
Death of James Elmer Jenkins in Lansdale, Montgomery, Pennsylvania
Lansdale, Montgomery, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1915
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lansdale, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03579; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 46-69
    [2] Social Security Death Index, Number: 181-03-1869; Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0708
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [6] U.S., Presbyterian Records, 1743-1970, Presbyterian Historical Society; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Accession Number: VAULT BX 9211 .P49121 M82

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1916
    Event Place: Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1916
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Presbyterian Records, 1743-1970, Presbyterian Historical Society; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Accession Number: VAULT BX 9211 .P49121 M82

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Philadelphia Ward 28, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0708

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lansdale, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03579; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 46-69

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Lansdale, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lansdale, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03579; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 46-69

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1999
    Event Place: Lansdale, Montgomery, Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index, Number: 181-03-1869; Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Buckingham, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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