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William Edward Jenks 1852–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1852

Birth Location: Illinois, USA

Death Date: 1920

Death Location: Makaweli Landing, Kauai, Hawaii, USA

Father: William Jenks

Mother: Abigail Short

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William Edward Jenks was born in 1852 in Illinois, USA, the child of William Lionel Brown Jenks And Abigail Short. William Edward Jenks married Alice Baker. William Edward Jenks passed away in 1920 in Makaweli Landing, Kauai, Hawaii, USA.

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Biography

  • William Edward Jenks was born in 1852 in Illinois, USA, the child of William Lionel Brown Jenks And Abigail Short.
  • William Edward Jenks married Alice Baker.
  • William Edward Jenks passed away in 1920 in Makaweli Landing, Kauai, Hawaii, USA.

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William Jenks's Ancestors

Self
William Jenks
1852–1920
Birth Place: Illinois, USA
Parents
William Lionel Brown Jenks
1818–1886
Beverly Randolph County Virginia USA
Abigail Short
1832–1922
New York, USA
Grandparents
Brown Jenks
1792–1840
, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Laura (Virginia) Hill
1793–1852
Adams, Berkshire Co., MA
Ira Short
1803–1863
Tioga County, New York, USA
Eliza (Ann) Higgins
1814–1884
New Jersey, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Abner Jenks
1771–1842
Sarah Brown
1773–1850
Bernard Hill
1761–1832
Sarah Wheaton
1763–1809
Benoni Short
1777–1824
Jerusha Mead
1783–1850
Michael Higgins
1791–1851
Nancy Brokaw
1793–1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ichabod Jenks
1732–1803
Margaret Bagley
1742–1821
Sylvanus Brown
1750–1817
Hannah John
1749–
Caleb Sr
1728–1797
Bethany Luther
1728–1766
Samuel Wheaton
1718–1762
Prudence Salisbury
1720–1762
Asa Short
1754–1824
Olive Burrell
1756–1841
Amos Mead
1756–1845
Eunice (Mead)
1760–1842
Michael Higgins
1739–1818
Ruth Brush
1757–1843
Abraham Brokaw
1760–1846
Phebe Brokaw
1765–1850

William Jenks's Timeline

2 Records

1852
1852
Birth of William Edward Jenks in Illinois, USA
Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 68
Death of William Edward Jenks in Makaweli Landing, Kauai, Hawaii, USA
Makaweli Landing, Kauai, Hawaii, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1852
    Event Place: Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Place: Leon, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Leon, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Makaweli Landing, Kauai, Hawaii, USA

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