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Oscar Jenkins 1889–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Mar 1889

Birth Location: Cosby Cocke, Tennessee

Death Date: 9 Jan 1956

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

Father: John Jenkins

Mother: Sarah Jenkins

Spouse(s): Lona Miller

Children(s): Samuel Jenkins, Wesley Jenkins, Mary Jenkins, Hertle Jenkins, Sarah Jenkins, Guston Jenkins

Oscar Jenkins was born in 1889 in Cosby Cocke, Tennessee, the child of John K Jenkins And Sarah Jenkins. In 1900, Oscar Jenkins resided in Civil District 12, Cocke, Tennessee, USA. Oscar Jenkins married Lona Miller, and had children including Della Jenkins, Guston Mckinley Jenkins, Hertle Jenkins, Kathleen B Jenkins, Mary Jenkins, Samuel Alfred Jenkins, Sarah Etta Jenkins, Wesley Jenkins. Oscar Jenkins passed away in 1956 in Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Oscar Jenkins was born in 1889 in Cosby Cocke, Tennessee, the child of John K Jenkins And Sarah Jenkins.
  • In 1900, Oscar Jenkins resided in Civil District 12, Cocke, Tennessee, USA.
  • Oscar Jenkins married Lona Miller, and had children including Della Jenkins, Guston Mckinley Jenkins, Hertle Jenkins, Kathleen B Jenkins, Mary Jenkins, Samuel Alfred Jenkins, Sarah Etta Jenkins, Wesley Jenkins.
  • Oscar Jenkins passed away in 1956 in Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Jenkins
1865–1939
Birth Location: Cocke County, Tennessee
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Sarah Jenkins
1863–1940
Birth Location: Cocke, Tennessee
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Spouses(s)

Lona Miller
1900–1995
Birth Location: Tennessee
LM

Children(s)

Samuel Jenkins
1921–2014
Birth Location: Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America
SJ
Wesley Jenkins
1925–1996
Birth Location: Tennessee
WJ
Mary Jenkins
1925–2000
Birth Location: Cocke Co, Tennessee
MJ
Hertle Jenkins
1932–2008
Birth Location: Cocke County, Tennessee
HJ
Sarah Jenkins
1940–1996
Birth Location: Cocke, Tennessee
SJ
Guston Jenkins
1918–1990
Birth Location: Cosby, Tenn
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Oscar Jenkins's Ancestors

Self
Oscar Jenkins
1889–1956
Birth Place: Cosby Cocke, Tennessee
Parents
John K Jenkins
1865–1939
Cocke County, Tennessee
Sarah Jenkins
1863–1940
Cocke, Tennessee
Grandparents
Caleb Jenkins
1825–1880
Cocke County, Tennessee
Martha ((Jenkins)) Harrison
1821–1880
Cocke County, Tennessee
John Allison
1818–1870
Tennessee
Mary ("Polly") Bugg
1819–1870
Del Rio, Cocke County, Tn
Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Jenkins
1799–1870
Sarah Dehart
1804–1880
Reuben Harrison
1792–1868
Elizabeth Baxter
1796–1870
Jacob Ellison
1797–1880
Esther Crenshaw
1801–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Phillip Jenkins
1770–1858
Rebecca Jenkins
1773–1856
Thomas Leatherwood
1775–1847

Oscar Jenkins's Descendants

1.
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Oscar Jenkins (7 Mar 1889–9 Jan 1956) m. Lona Miller (7 June 1900–15 Dec 1995)
  1. 1. Samuel (Alfred) Jenkins 1921–2014 m. Flendalis McMillon 1918–1998
    1. 1. Dale Jankins 1944–1944
  2. 2. Wesley Jenkins 1925–1996
  3. 3. Mary Jenkins 1925–2000 m. Warren (Preston) DuBose 1932–2000 m. Zane (Larry) Wallace 1926–2012
  4. 4. Hertle Jenkins 1932–2008 m. June (Bea) Shults 1932–2019
  5. 5. Sarah (Etta) Jenkins 1940–1996 m. Bobby (Shannon) Hembree 1940–1982
  6. 6. Guston (McKinley) Jenkins 1918–1990

Oscar Jenkins's Timeline

12 Records

1889
7 Mar 1889
Birth of Oscar Jenkins in Cosby, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Cosby, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
1889
7 Mar 1889
Birth of Oscar Jenkins in Cosby Cocke, Tennessee
Cosby Cocke, Tennessee
1900
1900
Age 11
Oscar Jenkins resided here in Civil District 12, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 12, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 21
Oscar Jenkins resided here in Civil District 9, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 9, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 28
Oscar Jenkins resided here in Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 31
Oscar Jenkins resided here in Civil District 9, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 9, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 41
Oscar Jenkins resided here in District 9, District 9, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
District 9, District 9, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 46
Oscar Jenkins resided here in Cocke, Tennessee
Cocke, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 51
Oscar Jenkins resided here in Civil Dist No. 9, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Civil Dist No. 9, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 61
Oscar Jenkins resided here in Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Cocke, Tennessee, USA
1956
Jan 09, 1956
Age 67
Death of Oscar Jenkins in Cocke County, Tennessee
Cocke County, Tennessee
1956
9 Jan 1956
Age 67
Death of Oscar Jenkins in Newport, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Newport, Cocke, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1889
    Event Place: Cosby, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03881; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 15-19
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 9, Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1733; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 52
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 9, Cocke, Tennessee; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 2341972
    [5] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Tennessee; Registration County: Cocke County
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 12, Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: 1562; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0169
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: 32; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 15-33

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1889
    Event Place: Cosby Cocke, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 12, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 12, Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: 1562; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0169

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 9, Cocke, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Tennessee; Registration County: Cocke County

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 9, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 9, Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1733; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 52

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 9, District 9, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 9, Cocke, Tennessee; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 2341972

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03881; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 15-19

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Civil Dist No. 9, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03881; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 15-19

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: 32; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 15-33

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 09, 1956
    Event Place: Cocke County, Tennessee
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1956
    Event Place: Newport, Cocke, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America
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