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Sylvester Buford Jenkins 1821–1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Aug 1821

Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 28 Jan 1909

Death Location: Gravettte, Benton, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: Edward Jenkins

Mother: Sophia Call

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Amos Jenkins, William Jenkins, William Jenkins

In 1821, Sylvester Buford Jenkins entered the world in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, born to Edward Jenkins And Sophia B Call. Sylvester Buford Jenkins had children including Amos George Jenkins, William Henry Jenkins, William Wesley Jenkins. Sylvester Buford Jenkins passed away in 1909 in Gravettte, Benton, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1821, Sylvester Buford Jenkins entered the world in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, born to Edward Jenkins And Sophia B Call.
  • Sylvester Buford Jenkins had children including Amos George Jenkins, William Henry Jenkins, William Wesley Jenkins.
  • Sylvester Buford Jenkins passed away in 1909 in Gravettte, Benton, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Jenkins
1776–1857
Birth Location: West Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Sophia Call
1787–1835
Birth Location: Massachusetts, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Amos Jenkins
1858–1937
Birth Location: Mercer, Mercer, Illinois, United States
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William Jenkins
1847–1912
Birth Location: Mercer, Illinois, United States
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William Jenkins
1861–1940
Birth Location: Hamilton County, Illinois, United States of America
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Sylvester Jenkins's Ancestors

Self
Sylvester Jenkins
1821–1909
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Edward Jenkins
1776–1857
West Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Sophia (B) Call
1787–1835
Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Edward Jenkins
1741–1825
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States of America
Jerusha Neal
1747–1846
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sylvester Jenkins's Descendants

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Sylvester (Buford) Jenkins (28 Aug 1821–28 Jan 1909)
  1. 1. Amos (George) Jenkins 1858–1937
    1. 1. Otis (Franklin) Jenkins 1898–1985 m. Lenora (Victoria) Hamilton 1905–1991
      1. 1. Lawrence (Vernon) Jenkins 1942–2009 m. Sharon (Lea) Henry 1944–2009
      2. 2. Trellis (Ann) Jenkins 1936–2011
      3. 3. Richard (Lee) Jenkins 1944–1944
      4. 4. June (Lee) Jenkins 1946–2007 m. Paul (James) Johnson 1935–1988
      5. 5. Stillborn (Baby Girl) Jenkins 1935–1935
      6. 6. Loren (Otis) Jenkins 1924–1924
      7. 7. Ethel (Anna Mae) Jenkins 1931–2010
      8. 8. Carroll (Gene) Jenkins 1940–1987
      9. 9. Amos (James) Jenkins 1930–1948
      10. 10. Edward (Franklin) Jenkins 1925–1968 m. Evelyn Kloskowski 1913–2006
      11. 11. Joye (Marie) Jenkins 1927–2011
      12. 12. Clara (Rosetta) Jenkins 1922–2013 m. Floyd (Laurence) Groves 1912–1988
        1. 1. Ruth (Ann) Groves 1947–1947
      13. 13. Deloris (Jean) Jenkins 1945–2020
    2. 2. James (Sylvester) Jenkins 1894–1973
      1. 1. Anita (M) Jenkins 1921–
    3. 3. Sarah (J "Sadie") Jenkins 1893–1973
      1. 1. Pearl Ackerson 1920–
    4. 4. Florence (Edna) Jenkins 1901–1997
      1. 1. Loren (Wilbur) Miller 1927–2002
    5. 5. Lottie (June) Jenkins 1915–1996
  2. 2. William (Wesley) Jenkins 1847–1912
    1. 1. Addie (M.) Jenkins 1872–
      1. 1. Aaron (W) Weber 1900–1950
        1. 1. Duane (Keith) Weber 1932–2019
  3. 3. William (Henry) Jenkins 1861–1940
    1. 1. Effie (Della) Jenkins 1888–1984
      1. 1. Vernon (Verley) Haraldson 1923–2003
    2. 2. Willie (A) Jenkins 1890–
    3. 3. Mary (J) Herrman 1896–1985
      1. 1. Raymond (Francis) Herman 1917–1975

Sylvester Jenkins's Timeline

2 Records

1821
28 Aug 1821
Birth of Sylvester Buford Jenkins in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1909
28 Jan 1909
Age 88
Death of Sylvester Buford Jenkins in Gravettte, Benton, Arkansas, United States of America
Gravettte, Benton, Arkansas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1821
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1909
    Event Place: Gravettte, Benton, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
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