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John M. Jenkins 1857–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 November 1857

Birth Location: Cocke, USA

Death Date: 25 August 1939

Death Location: Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Jeremiah Jenkins

Mother: Nancy McMillan

Spouse(s): Mary Pearce

Children(s): Sanders Jenkins, Jerry Jenkins, Lyelia Jenkins, Emeline Jenkins, Anderson Jenkins, Jerry Jenkins, Harley Jenkins

The story of John M. Jenkins began in 1857 in Cocke, USA. John M. Jenkins married Mary Pearce, and had children including Anderson C Jenkins, Emeline Jenkins, Harley Jenkins, Jerry W Jenkins, Jerry Walter Jenkins, Lyelia A Jenkins, Sanders Jenkins. John M. Jenkins passed away in 1939 in Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John M. Jenkins began in 1857 in Cocke, USA.
  • John M. Jenkins married Mary Pearce, and had children including Anderson C Jenkins, Emeline Jenkins, Harley Jenkins, Jerry W Jenkins, Jerry Walter Jenkins, Lyelia A Jenkins, Sanders Jenkins.
  • John M. Jenkins passed away in 1939 in Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jeremiah Jenkins
1829–1864
Birth Location: Cocke, Tennessee, USA
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Nancy McMillan
1833–1936
Birth Location: Cosby, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Pearce
1858–1949
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Children(s)

Sanders Jenkins
1881–1958
Birth Location: Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Jerry Jenkins
1891–1971
Birth Location: Cocke County, Tennessee
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Lyelia Jenkins
1889–
Birth Location: Cocke County, Tennessee
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Emeline Jenkins
1885–1910
Birth Location: Cocke County, Tennessee
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Anderson Jenkins
1880–1956
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Jerry Jenkins
1893–
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Harley Jenkins
1899–
Birth Location: Tennessee
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John Jenkins's Ancestors

Self
John Jenkins
1857–1939
Birth Place: Cocke, USA
Parents
Jeremiah "Jerry" Jenkins
1829–1864
Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Nancy (Emaline) McMillan
1833–1936
Cosby, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Joel Jenkins
1807–1881
USA
Malinda Jenkins
1809–1848
Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America
Daniel (Key) Jenkins
1808–1870
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Susannah ([Susan]) Pyrant
1803–1870
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Phillip Jenkins
1770–1858
Rebecca Jenkins
1773–1856
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Jenkins's Descendants

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John (M.) Jenkins (20 November 1857–25 August 1939) m. Mary Pearce (1858–10 Sep 1949)
  1. 1. Sanders Jenkins 1881–1958 m. Narcissus Parton 1883–1976 m. Debora (Emma) Parton 1892–1921
    1. 1. Gleneva Jenkins 1918–2003 m. William (Thomas "Tom") Sutton 1912–1997
      1. 1. Edward (Ray) Sutton 1943–2001
    2. 2. Charles (Edwin) Jenkins 1919–1963 m. Marjorie Williams 1925–
    3. 3. Melba (Pauline) Ball 1923–1997 m. Roman Ball 1917–1951
      1. 1. Donald (Carl) Ball 1942–1972
    4. 4. John (T) Jenkins 1906–1932 m. Alivee Owenby 1912–
    5. 5. George (Anderson) Jenkins 1911–1984 m. Sylvia (Proffitt) Ramsey 1935–1997 m. Velma (Pearl) Jenkins 1913–1946
      1. 1. James (Arthur) Jenkins 1938–2014 m. Irene Jenkins 1926–2011
      2. 2. George (L.) Jenkins 1936–2011
      3. 3. Mary (Ruth) Mahon 1944–2021
      4. 4. Martha (Ann) Jenkins 1946–2005
      5. 5. Glenda (Carol) Jenkins 1934–1996
      6. 6. John (M) Jenkins 1940–1940
    6. 6. Y (J) Jenkins 1925–2002
    7. 7. William (McKinley) Jenkins 1915–1977
    8. 8. Bethona Jenkins 1913–1997 m. Donald (Lee) Owenby 1913–1969
      1. 1. Billy (Ray) Owenby 1934–1989
      2. 2. Bobbie Owenby 1935–2015
      3. 3. Brenda (Sue Owenby) Frazier 1946–2020
      4. 4. Beulah (Lee) Owenby 1938–2016
    9. 9. Burton (Luther) Jenkins 1903–1974
    10. 10. Mary (Ethel) Jenkins 1908–1997
  2. 2. Jerry (Walter) Jenkins 1891–1971
  3. 3. Lyelia (A) Jenkins 1889–
  4. 4. Emeline Jenkins 1885–1910
  5. 5. Anderson (C) Jenkins 1880–1956 m. Katherine (Louisa Parton) Jenkins 1881–1960
  6. 6. Jerry (W) Jenkins 1893–
  7. 7. Harley Jenkins 1899–

John Jenkins's Timeline

7 Records

1857
20 November 1857
Birth of John M. Jenkins
None
1863
20 Nov 1863
Age 6
Birth of John M. Jenkins in Cocke County, Tennessee
Cocke County, Tennessee
1863
20 Nov 1863
Age 6
Birth of John M. Jenkins in Cocke, USA
Cocke, USA
1910
1910
Age 53
John M. Jenkins resided here in Civil District 9, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 9, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
1939
25 Aug 1939
Age 82
Death of John M. Jenkins in Cosby, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Cosby, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
1939
25 Aug 1939
Age 82
Death of John M. Jenkins in Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Cocke, Tennessee, USA
1939
25 August 1939
Age 82
Death of John M. Jenkins in Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America
Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1863
    Event Place: Cocke County, Tennessee
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1863
    Event Place: Cocke, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 7
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 9, Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1494; Page: 15a; Enumeration District: 0050; FHL microfilm: 1375507

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 November 1857

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 9, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 9, Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1494; Page: 15a; Enumeration District: 0050; FHL microfilm: 1375507

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1939
    Event Place: Cosby, Cocke, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1939
    Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 7

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 August 1939
    Event Place: Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America
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