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James Virgil Jenkins 1932 – 2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Dec 1932

Birth Location: Memphis, Tennessee

Death Date: 8 Feb 2001

Death Location: Arkansas, United States of America

Father: James Jenkins

Mother: Eula Kirby

Spouse(s): Shelby Meter

Children(s): James Jenkins, Mary Jenkins, Joanna Jenkins

The story of James Virgil Jenkins Jr began in 1932 in Memphis, Tennessee. James Virgil Jenkins Jr married Shelby Joann Van Meter, and had children including James Virgil Jenkins, Mary Jenkins, Joanna Jenkins. James Virgil Jenkins Jr passed away in 2001 in Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of James Virgil Jenkins Jr began in 1932 in Memphis, Tennessee.
  • James Virgil Jenkins Jr married Shelby Joann Van Meter, and had children including James Virgil Jenkins, Mary Jenkins, Joanna Jenkins.
  • James Virgil Jenkins Jr passed away in 2001 in Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Jenkins's Ancestors

Self
James Jenkins
1932 – 2001
Birth Place: Memphis, Tennessee
Parents
James Virgil Jenkins
1900 – 1962
Mississippi
Eula (May) Kirby
1905 – 1932
Mississippi
Grandparents
Cornelius Kirby
1851 –
South Carolina
Willie Worsham
1864 –
Alabama
Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Worsham
1825 – 1870
Minty
1830 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Worsham
1791 – 1841
Mary Alexander
1795 – 1860

James Jenkins's Descendants

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James (Virgil) Jenkins (2 Dec 1932 – 8 Feb 2001) m. Shelby (Joann Van) Meter (15 January 1938 – 7 August 1992)
  1. 1. James (Virgil) Jenkins (2 July 1956 – )
  2. 2. Mary Jenkins (1958 – )
  3. 3. Joanna Jenkins (22 May 1962 – 24 January 2007)

James Jenkins's Timeline

2 Records

1932
2 Dec 1932
Birth of James Virgil Jenkins Jr in Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
2001
8 Feb 2001
Age 69
Death of James Virgil Jenkins Jr in Arkansas, United States of America
Arkansas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1932
    Event Place: Memphis, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Feb 2001
    Event Place: Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Marianna, Lee County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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