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Robert Benjamin Jenkins 1897–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1897

Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 17 Dec 1981

Death Location: Altadena, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Jenkins

Mother: Daisy McCoy

Spouse(s): Mary Thornton

Children(s): Norma Jenkins, Roberta Jenkins, Gertrude Jenkins

The story of Robert Benjamin Jenkins began in 1897 in Pennsylvania, United States. Robert Benjamin Jenkins married Mary Zepher Thornton, and had children including Gertrude Louise Jenkins, Norma Virginia Jenkins, Roberta Zepher Jenkins. Robert Benjamin Jenkins passed away in 1981 in Altadena, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Benjamin Jenkins began in 1897 in Pennsylvania, United States.
  • Robert Benjamin Jenkins married Mary Zepher Thornton, and had children including Gertrude Louise Jenkins, Norma Virginia Jenkins, Roberta Zepher Jenkins.
  • Robert Benjamin Jenkins passed away in 1981 in Altadena, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Jenkins
1869–1928
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Daisy McCoy
1871–1956
Birth Location: Maryland
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Spouses(s)

Mary Thornton
1897–1985
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
MT

Children(s)

Norma Jenkins
1918–1994
Birth Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
NJ
Roberta Jenkins
1916–2008
Birth Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
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Gertrude Jenkins
1920–2018
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Robert Jenkins's Ancestors

Self
Robert Jenkins
1897–1981
Birth Place: Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Benjamin William Jenkins
1869–1928
North Carolina
Daisy (Sarah Shafer) McCoy
1871–1956
Maryland
Grandparents
Anthony ("Tony" Jenkins) (Mulatto)
1822–1892
Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Sallie) Dail
1830–1904
N.C.
Samuel McCoy-Shafer
1846–1941
Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Mary Lupie
1848–1909
Maryland
Great-Grandparents
William Dail
1799–1858
Mary (Mulatto)
1804–1860
April McCoy
1824–1912
Sallie Thomas
1826–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Dail
1798–1837
Mary Jordan
1805–1860
Johan Jr.
1755–1832
Benjamin McCoy
1794–1870
Lucy Arms
1786–1861

Robert Jenkins's Descendants

1.
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Robert (Benjamin) Jenkins (ABT 1897–17 Dec 1981) m. Mary (Zepher) Thornton (ABT 1897–1985)
  1. 1. Norma (Virginia) Jenkins 1918–1994 m. Alfonso (Winford) Humphries 1917–1994
    1. 1. Gale (Z) Humphries 1943–2000
  2. 2. Roberta (Zepher) Jenkins 1916–2008 m. Isaac Green 1913–1976
  3. 3. Gertrude (Louise) Jenkins 1920–2018 m. Leroy (Simpson) Jr. 1915–2004

Robert Jenkins's Timeline

16 Records

1896
06 Jun 1896
Birth of Robert Benjamin Jenkins in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1897
ABT 1897
Birth of Robert Benjamin Jenkins in Pennsylvania, United States
Pennsylvania, United States
1897
ABT 1897
Birth of Robert Benjamin Jenkins in Pennsylvania, United States
Pennsylvania, United States
1900
1900
Age 3
Robert Benjamin Jenkins appeared in census in Pittsburgh city, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Pittsburgh city, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1900
1900
Age 3
Robert Benjamin Jenkins resided here in Pittsburgh Ward 8, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Pittsburgh Ward 8, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1910
1910
Age 13
Robert Benjamin Jenkins appeared in census in Pittsburgh Ward 5, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Pittsburgh Ward 5, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1910
1910
Age 13
Robert Benjamin Jenkins resided here in Pittsburgh Ward 5, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Pittsburgh Ward 5, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1910
1910
Age 13
Robert Benjamin Jenkins resided here
None
1917
1917
Age 20
Robert Benjamin Jenkins resided here in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 20
Robert Benjamin Jenkins resided here in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1920
1920
Age 23
Robert Benjamin Jenkins resided here in Pittsburgh Ward 5, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Pittsburgh Ward 5, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1930
1930
Age 33
Robert Benjamin Jenkins resided here in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1942
1942
Age 45
Robert Benjamin Jenkins resided here
None
1950
1950
Age 53
Robert Benjamin Jenkins resided here in Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, USA
Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 54
Robert Benjamin Jenkins resided here in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1981
17 Dec 1981
Age 84
Death of Robert Benjamin Jenkins in Altadena, Los Angeles, California, USA
Altadena, Los Angeles, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Jun 1896
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] California, Death Index, Date: 1981-12-17
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 5, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1520; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 389
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [6] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Pennsylvania; Registration County: Allegheny
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 8, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0125; FHL microfilm: 1241358
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 5, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1300; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0341; FHL microfilm: 1375313
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] 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: Pasadena, Los Angele
    [11] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [12] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 0069; FHL microfilm: 2341705
    [13] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 5, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1520; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 389
    [14] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 0069; FHL microfilm: 2341705
    [15] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 5, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1520; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 389
    [16] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 5, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1300; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0341; FHL microfilm: 1375313
    [17] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 5, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1300; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0341; FHL microfilm: 1375313
    [18] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 8, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0125; FHL microfilm: 1241358
    [19] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 8, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0125; FHL microfilm: 1241358
    [20] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Pennsylvania; Registration County: Allegheny; Roll: 1908111; Draft Board: 04
    [21] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Pennsylvania; Registration County: Allegheny; Roll: 1908111; Draft Board: 04
    [22] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 210-01-5595; Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [23] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 210-01-5595; Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [24] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II draft cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Pennsylvania; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M1951
    [25] California, Death Index, Date: 1981-12-17
    [26] California, Death Index, Date: 1981-12-17

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1897
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1897
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Pittsburgh city, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Age:
    3-4

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Pittsburgh Ward 8, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 8, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0125; FHL microfilm: 1241358
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 8, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0125; FHL microfilm: 1241358
    [3] Age:
    3-4

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Pittsburgh Ward 5, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Age:
    13-14

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Pittsburgh Ward 5, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 5, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1300; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0341; FHL microfilm: 1375313
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 5, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1300; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0341; FHL microfilm: 1375313
    [3] Age:
    13-14

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 5, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1300; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0341; FHL microfilm: 1375313
    [2] Age:
    13-14

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917
    Event Place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Pennsylvania; Registration County: Allegheny

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Pittsburgh Ward 5, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 5, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1520; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 389
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 5, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1520; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 389
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 5, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1520; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 389
    [4] Address: Relation to Head: HeadResidence Marital Status: Married, Pittsburgh Ward 5, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Age:
    23-24

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 0069; FHL microfilm: 2341705
    [3] Age:
    33-34

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II draft cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Pennsylvania; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M1951
    [2] Age:
    45-46

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, 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: Pasadena, Los Angele

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Atl, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1981
    Event Place: Altadena, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] California, Death Index, Date: 1981-12-17
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 210-01-5595; Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [6] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 210-01-5595; Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [7] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1966, Number: 210-01-5595; Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [8] California, Death Index, Date: 1981-12-17
    [9] California, Death Index, Date: 1981-12-17
    [10] Mönchengladbach, Germany, Death Records, 1798-1950
    [11] Age:
    85

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Altadena, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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