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Jesse Mercer Jenkins 1816 – 1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 August 1816

Birth Location: Fork Shoals, Greenville Co., SC, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 22 August 1882

Death Location: Fork Shoals, Greenville Co., SC, South Carolina, USA

Father: Owen Jenkins

Mother: Nancy Henderson

Spouse(s): Rebecca Reese

Children(s): Nancy Jenkins, James Jenkins, Louisa Jenkins, William Jenkins, Micajah Jenkins, Mary Jenkins, Rebecca Jenkins, Nelson Jenkins, Jacob Jenkins, David Jenkins, Elihu Jenkins, John Jenkins

In 1816, Jesse Mercer Jenkins entered the world in Fork Shoals, Greenville Co., SC, South Carolina, USA, born to Owen H Jenkins and Nancy Ann Henderson. Jesse Mercer Jenkins married Rebecca Reese, and had children including Nancy Ann Elizabeth Jenkins, James Henry Jenkins, Louisa Jane Jenkins, William Boyd Jenkins, Micajah Owen Jenkins, Mary Matilda Jenkins, Rebecca Alethia Jenkins, Nelson Jenkins, Jacob Reese Jenkins, David Butler Jenkins, Elihu Beaurefard Jenkins, John Hoover Jenkins. Jesse Mercer Jenkins passed away in 1882 in Fork Shoals, Greenville Co., SC, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1816, Jesse Mercer Jenkins entered the world in Fork Shoals, Greenville Co., SC, South Carolina, USA, born to Owen H Jenkins and Nancy Ann Henderson.
  • Jesse Mercer Jenkins married Rebecca Reese, and had children including Nancy Ann Elizabeth Jenkins, James Henry Jenkins, Louisa Jane Jenkins, William Boyd Jenkins, Micajah Owen Jenkins, Mary Matilda Jenkins, Rebecca Alethia Jenkins, Nelson Jenkins, Jacob Reese Jenkins, David Butler Jenkins, Elihu Beaurefard Jenkins, John Hoover Jenkins.
  • Jesse Mercer Jenkins passed away in 1882 in Fork Shoals, Greenville Co., SC, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Owen Jenkins
1772 – 1852
Birth Location: Falls Church, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
OJ
Nancy Henderson
1778 – 1848
Birth Location: Louisa County, Virginia, USA
NH

Spouses(s)

Rebecca Reese
1819 – 1892
Birth Location: Fork Shoals, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
RR

Children(s)

Nancy Jenkins
1841 – 1894
Birth Location: Fork Shoal, Oaklawn Township, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
NJ
James Jenkins
1842 – 1861
Birth Location: Fork Shoals, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
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Louisa Jenkins
1844 – 1904
Birth Location: Fork Shoal, Oaklawn Township, Oaklawn Township, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
LJ
William Jenkins
1846 – 1905
Birth Location: Fork Shoals, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
WJ
Micajah Jenkins
1850 – 1936
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
MJ
Mary Jenkins
1851 – 1914
Birth Location: Fork Shoals, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
MJ
Rebecca Jenkins
1853 – 1928
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
RJ
Nelson Jenkins
1854 – 1933
Birth Location: Fork Shoals, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
NJ
Jacob Jenkins
1855 – 1933
Birth Location: Fork Shoal, Oaklawn Township, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
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David Jenkins
1856 – 1929
Birth Location: Fork Shoals, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
DJ
Elihu Jenkins
1858 – 1942
Birth Location: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
EJ
John Jenkins
1861 – 1881
Birth Location: Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
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Jesse Jenkins's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Jenkins
1816 – 1882
Birth Place: Fork Shoals, Greenville Co., SC, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Owen H Jenkins
1772 – 1852
Falls Church, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Nancy (Ann) Henderson
1778 – 1848
Louisa County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Jenkins
1745 – 1814
Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Jemima (Gunn Jenkins) Williams
1750 – 1800
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA
Thomas HENDERSON
1740 – 1794
, Louisa, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elijah Jenkins
1699 – 1750
Mary Ballenger
1708 – 1768
Owen Williams
1712 – 1776
Keziah Cockrell
1725 – 1783
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Cpt. )
1657 – 1717
Martha Garner
1676 – 1729
David Williams
1675 – 1726
Mary Woods
1685 – 1726
Elizabeth Longworth
1706 – 1750

Jesse Jenkins's Descendants

1.
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Jesse (Mercer) Jenkins (16 August 1816 – 22 August 1882) m. Rebecca Reese (19 Feb 1819 – 08 Jul 1892)
  1. 1. Nancy (Ann Elizabeth) Jenkins (12 Jul 1841 – 15 Jan 1894)
  2. 2. James (Henry) Jenkins (03 Dec 1842 – 1861)
  3. 3. Louisa (Jane) Jenkins (07 Oct 1844 – 24 Apr 1904)
  4. 4. William (Boyd) Jenkins (Sep 1846 – 12 Mar 1905)
  5. 5. Micajah (Owen) Jenkins (05 Apr 1850 – 19 Jun 1936) m. Mattie (Ann) Daniel (27 Apr 1863 – 24 May 1917) m. Nanette (J) Moss (6 Jul 1873 – 15 Jun 1966)
    1. 1. Harrison Jenkins (Jul 1885 – )
    2. 2. Eva Jenkins (Dec 1886 – 17 November 1915)
    3. 3. Myrtle (Rebecca Jenkins) Hall (17 February 1889 – 4 July 1952) m. Abner (F) Hall (abt 1884 – 11 May 1963)
      1. 1. Franklin (Mack) Hall (24 Oct 1907 – May 1978) m. Mildred McPherson
      2. 2. Lee (Roy) Hall (26 March 1909 – 2 Sep 1965) m. Agnes (Katherine) Brooks (29 Aug 1910 – 29 Sep 2003)
        1. 1. Lois (Charlene) Hall (15 April 1933 – 15 May 2008) m. Robert (Lee) Smith (abt 1929 – 26 Sep 2010) m. Robert (Dean) Barnes (26 December 1930 – 14 August 1979) m. Paul (Edward) Smith (6 Oct 1934 – 22 May 1986)
        2. 2. Lowell Hall (abt 1940 – ) m. Pamela (R) Faran (abt 1953 – )
      3. 3. Anna (Bell) Hall (27 Jan 1912 – 3 Nov 2006)
      4. 4. Raymond (Francis) Hall (13 December 1913 – 23 Jun 1973)
      5. 5. Emma (Jewel Hall Chetwood) Edwards (14 October 1918 – 14 December 1988)
      6. 6. Opal (Ellen Hall) Brown (21 Dec 1919 – 19 Sep 1993)
      7. 7. Mattie (Lou Hall) Klein (3 Feb 1924 – 10 Oct 1993)
    4. 4. Pearl Jenkins (Jan 1891 – September 1978) m. A (W) Sikes (abt 1882 – )
    5. 5. Anna (B) Jenkins (Jun 1893 – 1936)
    6. 6. Wade (Hampton) Jenkins (Dec 1893 – , Jan 1984)
    7. 7. Mattie (Lou) Jenkins (Mar 1897 – 13 Apr 1983)
    8. 8. Earl Jenkins (abt 1901 – )
    9. 9. Robert (E) Jenkins (abt 1902 – 1935)
    10. 10. Lloyd Jenkins (abt 1903 – 14 Dec 1989)
    11. 11. Jess (William) Jenkins (19 Aug 1905 – 20 Jan 1974)
    12. 12. J. (Calvin) Jenkins (1908 – 1909)
  6. 6. Mary (Matilda) Jenkins (1851 – 06 Apr 1914)
  7. 7. Rebecca (Alethia) Jenkins (27 Jan 1853 – 28 Feb 1928)
  8. 8. Nelson Jenkins (1854 – 20 Jun 1933)
  9. 9. Jacob (Reese) Jenkins (25 Jan 1855 – 20 Jun 1933)
  10. 10. David (Butler) Jenkins (08 Oct 1856 – 24 Apr 1929)
  11. 11. Elihu (Beaurefard) Jenkins (1858 – 20 Apr 1942)
  12. 12. John (Hoover) Jenkins (30 Mar 1861 – 11 Feb 1881)

Jesse Jenkins's Timeline

2 Records

1816
16 August 1816
Birth of Jesse Mercer Jenkins in Fork Shoals, Greenville Co., SC, South Carolina, USA
Fork Shoals, Greenville Co., SC, South Carolina, USA
1882
22 August 1882
Age 66
Death of Jesse Mercer Jenkins in Fork Shoals, Greenville Co., SC, South Carolina, USA
Fork Shoals, Greenville Co., SC, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 August 1816
    Event Place: Fork Shoals, Greenville Co., SC, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 August 1882
    Event Place: Fork Shoals, Greenville Co., SC, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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