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John James Jenkins 1880 – 1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jun 1880

Birth Location: Wakesville, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 11 Jun 1944

Death Location: West Mahanoy, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: John Jenkins

Mother: Mary Zimmer

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In 1880, John James Jenkins entered the world in Wakesville, Pennsylvania, born to John Nesbitt Jenkins and Mary J. Zimmer. John James Jenkins passed away in 1944 in West Mahanoy, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1880, John James Jenkins entered the world in Wakesville, Pennsylvania, born to John Nesbitt Jenkins and Mary J. Zimmer.
  • John James Jenkins passed away in 1944 in West Mahanoy, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States.

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John Jenkins's Ancestors

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John Jenkins
1880 – 1944
Birth Place: Wakesville, Pennsylvania
Parents
John Nesbitt Jenkins
1853 – 1937
Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Mary (J.) Zimmer
1858 – 1923
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
William (Nesbitt) Jenkins
1832 – 1905
New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Marion Forsythe
1831 – 1884
Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Jenkins
1790 – 1859
Margaret Rankin
1793 – 1841
Matthew Forsyth
1791 –
Helen Brown
1792 – 1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Jenkins
1760 –
Marion Kedrick
1763 –
Thomas Rankin
1769 –
Janet Cowan
1775 – 1866
James Forsyth
1760 – 1785
Marrion Boyd
1766 –
James Brown
1771 – 1850
Margaret Christie
1771 – 1840

John Jenkins's Timeline

2 Records

1880
5 Jun 1880
Birth of John James Jenkins in Wakesville, Pennsylvania
Wakesville, Pennsylvania
1944
11 Jun 1944
Age 64
Death of John James Jenkins in West Mahanoy, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States
West Mahanoy, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1880
    Event Place: Wakesville, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1944
    Event Place: West Mahanoy, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States

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