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Richard Dearman Jenkins 1884–1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Oct 1884

Birth Location: Polk County, Tenn

Death Date: 22 Oct 1966

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

Father: James Jenkins

Mother: Martha Sacrkest

Spouse(s): Hester Cheek

Children(s): Beulah Lankford, Mamie Jenkins, Mandy Jenkens, James Jenkens, Claud Jenkins

The story of Richard Dearman Jenkins began in 1884 in Polk County, Tenn. In 1900, Richard Dearman Jenkins resided in Civil District 6, Polk, Tennessee, USA. In 1910, Richard Dearman Jenkins resided in Civil District 6, Polk, Tennessee, USA. Richard Dearman Jenkins married Hester Stella Cheek, and had children including Beulah Vastas Lankford, Charles E Jenkins, Claud Jenkins, James Jenkens, Mamie Hallie Jenkins, Mandy Jenkens, Mildred Jenkins, R Dee Jenkins. Richard Dearman Jenkins passed away in 1966 in Polk County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Dearman Jenkins began in 1884 in Polk County, Tenn.
  • In 1900, Richard Dearman Jenkins resided in Civil District 6, Polk, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1910, Richard Dearman Jenkins resided in Civil District 6, Polk, Tennessee, USA.
  • Richard Dearman Jenkins married Hester Stella Cheek, and had children including Beulah Vastas Lankford, Charles E Jenkins, Claud Jenkins, James Jenkens, Mamie Hallie Jenkins, Mandy Jenkens, Mildred Jenkins, R Dee Jenkins.
  • Richard Dearman Jenkins passed away in 1966 in Polk County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Jenkins
1848–1898
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Martha Sacrkest
1854–1943
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Hester Cheek
1892–
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Children(s)

Beulah Lankford
1913–1993
Birth Location: Polk County, Tennessee
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Mamie Jenkins
1911–1993
Birth Location: Servilla Pol, Tennessee
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Mandy Jenkens
1917–
Birth Location: Tennessee
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James Jenkens
1919–
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Claud Jenkins
1922–
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Richard Jenkins's Ancestors

Self
Richard Jenkins
1884–1966
Birth Place: Polk County, Tenn
Parents
James Clayton Jenkins
1848–1898
Tennessee
Martha (Ann) Sacrkest
1854–1943
Grandparents
Jeremiah Jenkins
1799–1870
Tennessee
Sarah Leatherwood
1804–1880
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Leatherwood
1775–1847
Mary Lanford
1779–1873
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Zachariah Leatherwood
1735–1814
Mary Stone
1737–1794
James Lanford
1730–1822
Mary Lowery
–1781

Richard Jenkins's Descendants

1.
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Richard (Dearman) Jenkins (23 Oct 1884–22 Oct 1966) m. Hester (Stella) Cheek (abt 1892–)
  1. 1. Beulah (Vastas) Lankford 1913–1993
  2. 2. Mamie (Hallie) Jenkins 1911–1993 m. Jackson (S.) Brooks 1912–1981
    1. 1. Jo (Ann) Powell 1935–2011
    2. 2. Jacqueline Brooks 1932–1932
  3. 3. Mandy Jenkens 1917–
  4. 4. James Jenkens 1919–
  5. 5. Claud Jenkins 1922–

Richard Jenkins's Timeline

9 Records

1884
23 Oct 1884
Birth of Richard Dearman Jenkins in Polk County, Tenn
Polk County, Tenn
1900
1900
Age 16
Richard Dearman Jenkins resided here in Civil District 6, Polk, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 6, Polk, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 26
Richard Dearman Jenkins resided here in Civil District 6, Polk, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 6, Polk, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 36
Richard Dearman Jenkins resided here in Civil District 2, Polk, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 2, Polk, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 46
Richard Dearman Jenkins resided here in District 1, District 1, Polk, Tennessee, USA
District 1, District 1, Polk, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 51
Richard Dearman Jenkins resided here in Rural, Polk, Tennessee
Rural, Polk, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 56
Richard Dearman Jenkins resided here in C D 2, McMinn, Tennessee, USA
C D 2, McMinn, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 66
Richard Dearman Jenkins resided here in Polk, Tennessee, USA
Polk, Tennessee, USA
1966
22 Oct 1966
Age 82
Death of Richard Dearman Jenkins in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Oct 1884
    Event Place: Polk County, Tenn
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 6, Polk, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 6, Polk, Tennessee; Roll: 1592; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0127; FHL microfilm: 1241592

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 6, Polk, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 6, Polk, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1515; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0161; FHL microfilm: 1375528

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 2, Polk, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 2, Polk, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1757; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 110

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 1, District 1, Polk, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 1, Polk, Tennessee; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2342002

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Polk, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: McMinn, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03915; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 54-10

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: C D 2, McMinn, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: McMinn, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03915; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 54-10

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Polk, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Polk, Tennessee; Rol

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1966
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Polk County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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