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Jeremiah Jenkins 1795–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1795

Birth Location: Cocke, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 1870

Death Location: Polk, Tennessee, United States

Father: Philip Jenkins

Mother: Rebecca Sisk

Spouse(s): Sarah Leatherwood

Children(s): Francis Jenkins, Mary Jenkins, Philip Jenkins, Elizabeth Jenkins, Caroline Jenkins, Lydia Jenkins, Nancy Jenkins, Thomas Jenkins, Alexander Jenkins, James Jenkins, Isaac Jenkins, Jeremiah Jenkins

In 1795, Jeremiah Jenkins entered the world in Cocke, Tennessee, United States, born to Philip Richard Jenkins And Rebecca Matilda Sisk. Jeremiah Jenkins married Sarah Dehart Leatherwood, and had children including Alexander Jenkins, Caroline Jenkins, Elizabeth Jenkins, Francis Priscilla Jenkins, Isaac Jenkins, James Clayton Jenkins, Jeremiah M Jenkins, Lydia Fida Jenkins, Mary Elinda Jenkins, Nancy Jenkins, Philip Jenkins, Thomas Jenkins. Jeremiah Jenkins passed away in 1870 in Polk, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1795, Jeremiah Jenkins entered the world in Cocke, Tennessee, United States, born to Philip Richard Jenkins And Rebecca Matilda Sisk.
  • Jeremiah Jenkins married Sarah Dehart Leatherwood, and had children including Alexander Jenkins, Caroline Jenkins, Elizabeth Jenkins, Francis Priscilla Jenkins, Isaac Jenkins, James Clayton Jenkins, Jeremiah M Jenkins, Lydia Fida Jenkins, Mary Elinda Jenkins, Nancy Jenkins, Philip Jenkins, Thomas Jenkins.
  • Jeremiah Jenkins passed away in 1870 in Polk, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Philip Jenkins
1770–1858
Birth Location: Dunmore, Shenandoah County Virginia, British Colonial America
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Rebecca Sisk
1773–1855
Birth Location: Culpeper, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Leatherwood
1805–1880
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Francis Jenkins
1829–1907
Birth Location: Polk, Tennessee, United States
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Mary Jenkins
1824–
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
MJ
Philip Jenkins
1836–
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
PJ
Elizabeth Jenkins
1843–1914
Birth Location: Polk, Tennessee, United States
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Caroline Jenkins
1838–1903
Birth Location: –
CJ
Lydia Jenkins
1831–1887
Birth Location: Polk County, Tennessee, USA
LJ
Nancy Jenkins
1841–1914
Birth Location: Polk, Tennessee, United States
NJ
Thomas Jenkins
1826–
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
TJ
Alexander Jenkins
1828–1880
Birth Location: Polk, Tennessee, United States
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James Jenkins
1848–1898
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Isaac Jenkins
1845–1918
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Jeremiah Jenkins
1851–1945
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Jeremiah Jenkins's Ancestors

Self
Jeremiah Jenkins
1795–1870
Birth Place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Philip Richard Jenkins
1770–1858
Dunmore, Shenandoah County Virginia, British Colonial America
Rebecca (Matilda) Sisk
1773–1855
Culpeper, Virginia, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Thomas Jenkins
1750–1831
Shenandoah County, Virginia, British Colonial America
Nellie Sisk
1750–1819
Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Timothy Sisk
1727–1806
Fairfax, Culpeper, Virginia, British Colonial America
Elizabeth (Anne) Bartlett
1730–1824
Culpeper, Virginia, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Jenkins
1721–1797
Sarah Wyman
1720–1781
Timothy Sisk
1727–1806
Elizabeth Bartlett
1730–1824
William Sisk
1705–
Mary Whitecotton
1711–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ezekiel Jenkins
1699–1750
Mary Gunnell
1703–1773
William Sisk
1705–
Mary Whitecotton
1711–1790
Leona Howell
1685–
Mealy Whitecotton
1684–1733
Sarah Foote
1676–1733

Jeremiah Jenkins's Descendants

1.
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Jeremiah Jenkins (1795–1870) m. Sarah (Dehart) Leatherwood (ABT 1805–APR 1880)
  1. 1. Francis (Priscilla) Jenkins 1829–1907 m. Lorenzo (Dow) Williams 1825–1914
    1. 1. Lydia (Perlina) Williams 1852–1930
    2. 2. Martha (Caroline) Williams 1860–
    3. 3. Nancy (Elender) Williams 1850–1937 m. James (Bryant) Gardiner 1844–1890
    4. 4. Lorenzo (Dow) Williams 1863–1912 m. Minerva (Jean) Secrest 1867–1907
    5. 5. William (Alexander) Williams 1870–1946 m. Lina (Ellen) Barnett 1874–1932
    6. 6. Daniel (Elisha) Williams 1854–1937 m. Nancy (Ann E) Haynes 1868–1922 m. Nancy (Isabel) Shehan 1847–1890 m. Mary (Ann) Hampton 1859–1946
    7. 7. Robert (Nathaniel) Williams 1865–1952 m. Willie (Belle) Burnette 1865–1903 m. Emma (J) Rothwell 1872–1935
    8. 8. Esther (Ann) Williams 1858–1948 m. David (E) Baker 1858–1927
    9. 9. Sarah (Elizabeth) Williams 1856–1937 m. Barney (Martin) Norwood 1857–1941
      1. 1. Roy (Houston) Norwood 1889–
      2. 2. William (Hoyt) Norwood 1879–1964
      3. 3. Effie (Asenith) Norwood 1880–1914 m. Elijah (L.) Williams 1879–1943
      4. 4. Lorenzo (Edward) Norwood 1882–1970 m. Glennie (Essie) Ward 1887–1962
      5. 5. Jesse (Oscar) Norwood 1894–1959 m. Artie (Elvira) Womack 1900–1979
      6. 6. Nep (Nathaniel) Norwood 1891–1973 m. Audie (Elizabeth) Boyd 1896–1973
      7. 7. David (Marion) Norwood 1885–1966 m. Nancy (Rachel) Elder 1892–1981
        1. 1. Dennis (L "Jim") Norwood 1921–2007
        2. 2. Leola Norwood 1910–1915
        3. 3. Barnie (M) Norwood 1914–1982 m. Anna (Jo) Miller 1928–2015
        4. 4. Sarah (Edna Lee) Norwood 1911–1988 m. Joseph (Earl) Joiner 1915–1994
        5. 5. Thelma (Charolette) Norwood 1924–2004 m. Clarence (Jones) Coile 1927–1998
        6. 6. Theresa (Louise) Norwood 1931–1990 m. Carl (Thomas) Tinsley 1932–1998
        7. 7. Horace (James) Norwood 1916–1989 m. Lucile (Boyd) Varnell 1923–1964
        8. 8. Mancil (Lorenzo) Norwood 1919–1973 m. Blanche McKinney 1923–2001
        9. 9. Ina (Marie) Norwood 1917–2000 m. Ariel (Hedrick) Rominger 1914–1985
      8. 8. Anelandee (Elender) Norwood 1883–1885
  2. 2. Mary (Elinda) Jenkins 1824– m. John Connor 1819–
  3. 3. Philip Jenkins 1836–
  4. 4. Elizabeth Jenkins 1843–1914
  5. 5. Caroline Jenkins 1838–1903 m. John Wright 1820–1863
  6. 6. Lydia (Fida) Jenkins 1831–1887 m. John Harris 1840–1875
  7. 7. Nancy Jenkins 1841–1914 m. Mack (C) Crane 1835–
  8. 8. Thomas Jenkins 1826– m. Martha (Adaline) Green 1830–
  9. 9. Alexander Jenkins 1828–1880 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Morgan 1834–1880
  10. 10. James (Clayton) Jenkins 1848–1898 m. Martha (Ann) Secrest 1854–1943
  11. 11. Isaac Jenkins 1845–1918 m. Lucinda (Caroline) Shell 1854–1900
  12. 12. Jeremiah (M) Jenkins 1851–1945 m. Margaret Shehan 1851–

Jeremiah Jenkins's Timeline

2 Records

1795
1795
Birth of Jeremiah Jenkins in Cocke, Tennessee, United States
Cocke, Tennessee, United States
1870
1870
Age 75
Death of Jeremiah Jenkins in Polk, Tennessee, United States
Polk, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1795
    Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Polk, Tennessee, United States
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