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William Christmas Jenkins 1783 – 1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Nov 1783

Birth Location: Lunenberg Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 15 Aug 1850

Death Location: Butler, Kentucky, USA

Father: Jesse Jinkins

Mother: Martha House

Spouse(s): Sarah Engler

Children(s): Lemuel Jenkins

William Christmas Jenkins was born in 1783 in Lunenberg Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, USA, the child of Jesse M. Jenkins Jinkins and Martha House. William Christmas Jenkins married Sarah Ann Engler, and had children including Lemuel Jenkins. William Christmas Jenkins passed away in 1850 in Butler, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • William Christmas Jenkins was born in 1783 in Lunenberg Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, USA, the child of Jesse M. Jenkins Jinkins and Martha House.
  • William Christmas Jenkins married Sarah Ann Engler, and had children including Lemuel Jenkins.
  • William Christmas Jenkins passed away in 1850 in Butler, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Jinkins
1750 – 1802
Birth Location: Lunenberg Parish, Virginia, United States
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Martha House
1750 – 1823
Birth Location: Galstonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Engler
1784 – 1877
Birth Location: Washington, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
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Children(s)

Lemuel Jenkins
1827 – 1912
Birth Location: Butler County, Kentucky
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William Jenkins's Ancestors

Self
William Jenkins
1783 – 1850
Birth Place: Lunenberg Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Jesse M. Jenkins Jinkins
1750 – 1802
Lunenberg Parish, Virginia, United States
Martha House
1750 – 1823
Galstonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, Colonial America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Jenkins's Descendants

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William (Christmas) Jenkins (11 Nov 1783 – 15 Aug 1850) m. Sarah (Ann) Engler (08 Jul 1784 – 4 Feb 1877)
  1. 1. Lemuel Jenkins (7 October 1827 – 14 May 1912) m. Mary ("Polly") Jones (23 May 1828 – 13 Feb 1884)
    1. 1. Rilda (Jane) Jenkins (8 Jul 1859 – 9 Dec 1948) m. Isaac (Richard) Crecelius (1 Oct 1858 – 13 Mar 1917)
      1. 1. Lovie (Ann) Crecelius (22 Nov 1881 – 5 Oct 1967) m. Gurnie (T.) Stewart (10 March 1881 – 11 Jan 1949) m. Gurnie (T) Stewart (10 MAR 1881 – 11 Jan 1949)
        1. 1. Harry (Virgil) Stewart (7 August 1902 – 13 November 1965) m. Gertrude (Mae) Stewart (abt 1908 – 16 April 1986)

William Jenkins's Timeline

2 Records

1783
11 Nov 1783
Birth of William Christmas Jenkins in Lunenberg Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, USA
Lunenberg Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, USA
1850
15 Aug 1850
Age 67
Death of William Christmas Jenkins in Butler, Kentucky, USA
Butler, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1783
    Event Place: Lunenberg Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1850
    Event Place: Butler, Kentucky, USA
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