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John Thomas Jenkins 1804–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 December 1804

Birth Location: Cocke County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: Jan 1887

Death Location: Jefferson County, Iowa

Father: Phillip Jenkins

Mother: Rebecca Jenkins

Spouse(s): Cynthia Jenkins

Children(s): Easter Jenkins, Russell Jenkins, Nancy Jenkins, Nelly Jenkins, John Jenkins, Wm Jenkins

John Thomas Jenkins was born in 1804 in Cocke County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Phillip Richard Jenkins And Rebecca Matilda Jenkins. In 1850, John Thomas Jenkins resided in District 3, Polk, Tennessee, USA. John Thomas Jenkins married Cynthia Jenkins, and had children including Easter Jenkins, John Jenkins, Nancy Jenkins, Nelly Jenkins, Russell Jenkins, Wm Jenkins. John Thomas Jenkins passed away in 1887 in Jefferson County, Iowa.

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Biography

  • John Thomas Jenkins was born in 1804 in Cocke County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Phillip Richard Jenkins And Rebecca Matilda Jenkins.
  • In 1850, John Thomas Jenkins resided in District 3, Polk, Tennessee, USA.
  • John Thomas Jenkins married Cynthia Jenkins, and had children including Easter Jenkins, John Jenkins, Nancy Jenkins, Nelly Jenkins, Russell Jenkins, Wm Jenkins.
  • John Thomas Jenkins passed away in 1887 in Jefferson County, Iowa.

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John Jenkins's Ancestors

Self
John Jenkins
1804–1887
Birth Place: Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Phillip Richard Jenkins
1770–1858
Shenandoah County, British Colony, Virginia, USA
Rebecca (Matilda) Jenkins
1773–1856
Virginia, United States of America
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Jenkins's Descendants

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John (Thomas) Jenkins (8 December 1804–Jan 1887) m. Cynthia Jenkins (abt 1804–)
  1. 1. Easter Jenkins 1830–
  2. 2. Russell Jenkins 1833–
  3. 3. Nancy Jenkins 1837–
  4. 4. Nelly Jenkins 1840–
  5. 5. John Jenkins 1843–
  6. 6. Wm Jenkins 1845–

John Jenkins's Timeline

3 Records

1804
8 December 1804
Birth of John Thomas Jenkins in Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
1850
1850
Age 46
John Thomas Jenkins resided here in District 3, Polk, Tennessee, USA
District 3, Polk, Tennessee, USA
1887
Jan 1887
Age 83
Death of John Thomas Jenkins in Jefferson County, Iowa
Jefferson County, Iowa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 December 1804
    Event Place: Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 3, Polk, Tennessee; Roll: 892; Page: 222b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 3, Polk, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 3, Polk, Tennessee; Roll: 892; Page: 222b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1887
    Event Place: Jefferson County, Iowa

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