James Allie Jenks (1843 - 1936)

Born 18 Dec 1843 in Bedford County, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Harriet Cobbs (Slaughter) Jenks — married 12 Feb 1868 in Bedford County, Virginia

Descendants

Died 25 Jan 1936 at age 92 in Bedford County, Virginia

Problems/Questions Profile managers: Hyla Jenks [send private message] and Mary Elizabeth Stewart [send private message]

Biography

1850 United States Federal Census

Name: William M Jenks Age: 35

Birth Year: abt 1815

Birthplace: Virginia

Home in 1850: Campbell, Virginia, USA

Occupation: M L H ?

Industry: Not Specified Retail Trade

Real Estate: 2970

Attended School: 2

Household Members Age

William M Jenks 35 Virginia

Elizabeth J Jenks 32 Virginia

Gerard A Jenks 10 Virginia

James A Jenks 6 Virginia

E A Jenks 4 Virginia

A A Jenks 0 Virginia ^[1]

1860 United States Federal Census

Name: Wm M Jenks Age: 46

Birth Year: abt 1814

Birth Place: Virginia

Home in 1860: Western District, Campbell, Virginia

Post Office: Castle Craig

Occupation: Farmer

Real Estate Value: 3000

Personal Estate Value: 4500

Attended School: 2

Household Members Age

Wm M Jenks 46 Virginia

E J Jenks 46 Virginia

G A Jenks 18 Virginia

James A Jenks 16 Virginia

Betty A Jenks 14 Virginia

Thomas Jenks 10 Virginia

William M Jenks 5 Virginia

Sarah Jenks 3 Virginia

Jordan Salomon 48 Wheelwright Virginia ^[2]

Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865

Co.D,42nd Va.Infantry Regiment;Co.G,2nd Va.Cavalry Regiment-CSA

Name: James A Jenks

Enlistment Age: 19

Birth Date: 28 Dec 1843

Enlistment Date: 15 Jul 1861

Enlistment Place: Lynchburg, Virginia

Enlistment Rank: Private

Muster Date: 15 Jul 1861

Muster Place: Virginia

Muster Company: D

Muster Regiment: 42nd Infantry

Muster Regiment Type: Infantry

Muster Information: Enlisted

Rank Change Date: 2 Nov 1861

Rank Change Rank: 4th Corporal

Enlistment Date: 25 Apr 1862

Enlistment Place: Oak Shade, Virginia

Casualty Date: 26 Jun 1862

Casualty Place: Richmond, Virginia

Type of Casualty: Hospitalized

Muster Out Date: 4 Jan 1863

Muster Out Information: Transferred

Side of War: Confederacy

Survived War?: Yes

Residence Place: Campbell County, Virginia

Death Date: 25 Jan 1936

Burial Place: Bedford Co, Virginia

Cemetery: St Stephens Episcopal Cemetery

Notes: 1862-10-31 Returned; 1862-12-31 On rolls; 1863-08-31 On rolls, :Present; 1863-10-11 Horse killed, Paid $900.00 for horse; 1863-12-31 On rolls, :Present; 1864-06-02 Returned, No further record

Additional Notes: Postwar Minister, living in Lynch Station, VA 1n 1927.

Additional Notes 2: Muster 2 Date: 25 Apr 1863; Muster 2 Place: Virginia; :Muster 2 Unit: 643; Muster 2 Company: G; Muster 2 Regiment: 2nd Cavalry; :Muster 2 Regiment Type: Cavalry; Muster 2 Information: Transferred; Rank :Change 2 Date: 31 Dec 1861; Rank Change 2 Rank: 2nd Corporal; Rank Change :3 Date: 01 May 1862; Rank Change 3 Rank: 5th Sergeant; Casualty 2 Date: 18 :May 1864; Casualty 2 Place: Richmond, Virginia; Casualty 2 Casualty Type: :Hospitalized; Casualty 2 Information: With "morbi cutis";

Title: The Virginia Regimental Histories Series ^[3]

1867 Buys Farm in Altavista, Virginia

James Alley bought the 200 acre Aspen Level Farm. ^[4]

Marriage

Marriage:

Date: 12 FEB 1868

Place: Bedford County, Virginia

Husband: James A. Jenks

Wife: Harriet Cobbs Slaughter

1. Child: Maria L. Jenks
2. Child: Charles L. Jenks
3. Child: Edward Jenks
4. Child: Bertie Jenks
5. Child: Lizzie Jenks
6. Child: Harriet Slaughter Jenks

1870 United States Federal Census

Living next door to brother Gerard

Name: Jas A Jenks

Age in 1870: 25

Birth Date: abt 1845

Birthplace: Virginia

Home in 1870: Western Division, Campbell, Virginia

Post Office: Lynchburg

Occupation: Farmer

Male Citizen Over 21: Yes

Personal Estate Value: 300

Inferred Spouse: Harriet C Jenks

Household Members Age

Jas A Jenks 25 Virginia

Harriet C Jenks 22 Virginia

Maria L Jenks 1 Virginia

Charles L Jenks 1/12 Virginia ^[5]

1880 United States Federal Census

Name: James Jenks Age: 38

Birth Date: Abt 1842

Birthplace: Virginia

Home in 1880: Otter River, Campbell, Virginia, USA

Marital Status: Married

Spouse's Name: Harriett Jenks

Father's Birthplace: Virginia

Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

Occupation: Farmer

Neighbors: Cobbs, Jenks, Moorman

Household Members Age Relationship

James Jenks 38 Self (Head)

Harriett Jenks 28 Wife

Mariah Jenks 12 Daughter

Charles Jenks 9 Son

Edward Jenks 8 Son

Bertie Jenks 6 Daughter

Lizzie Jenks 4 Daughter

Hallie Jenks 11/12 Daughter ^[6]

8 Jun 1891 DEATH of 1st Wife

Harriett Cobbs Slaughter Jenks

DEATH 8 Jun 1891 (aged 45)

Event Type: Death

Event Date: 10 Jun 1891 (Death date different than headstone)

Event Place: Campbell, Virginia, United States

Age: 43 (Age different than headstone)

Marital Status: Married

Ethnicity: American

Race: W

Birth Year (Estimated): 1848

Birthplace: Bedford Co.

Father's Name: Jas. Slaughter

Mother's Name: M. L. Slaughter

Spouse's Name: Jas. A. Jenks ^[7]

1894 Marriage to 2nd Wife

Mildred (researching last name)

1900 United States Federal Census

James Jenks [Jennie A Jenks] 57

Birthplace: Virginia, USA

Home in 1900: Otter River, Campbell, Virginia

Marital Status: Married

Spouse's Name: Mildred Jenks

Marriage Year: 1894

Years Married: 6

Father's Birthplace: Virginia, USA

Mother's Birthplace: Virginia, USA

Occupation: Farmer

Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes

Can Speak English: Yes

House Owned or Rented: Own

Home Free or Mortgaged: Mortgaged

Farm or House: F

Neighbors: Jenks, Owen, etc

Household Members Age Relationship

James A Jenks 57 Head

Mildred Jenks 57 Wife

Lizzie Jenks 23 Daughter

Hallie Jenks 21 Daughter

Susan H Jenks 15 Daughter

Mary F Jenks 15 Daughter

Sarah P Jenks 18 Daughter

Gertrude H Jenks 11 Daughter ^[8]

1910 United States Federal Census

Name: James A Jenks

Age in 1910: 66

Birth Date: 1844

Birthplace: Virginia

Home in 1910: Otter River, Campbell, Virginia, USA

Marital Status: Married

Father's Birthplace: Virginia

Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

Native Tongue: English

Home Owned or Rented: Own

Home Free or Mortgaged: Free

Farm or House: Farm

Household Members Age Relationship

James A Jenks 66 Head

Hallie Jenks 25 Daughter

Sarah Jenks 23 Daughter ^[9]

Where is Mildred?

1920 United States Federal Census

Name: James E Jenks Age: 77

Birth Year: abt 1843

Birthplace: Virginia

Home in 1920: Otter River, Campbell, Virginia

Street: 6th Street

Residence Date: 1920

Marital Status: Married

Spouse's Name: Mildred Jenks

Father's Birthplace: Virginia

Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

Able to Speak English: Yes

Occupation: Minister

Employment Field: Wage or Salary

Home Owned or Rented: Owned

Home Free or Mortgaged: Free

Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes

Household Members Age Relationship

James E Jenks 77 Head

Mildred Jenks 74 Wife

Harriet Jenks 40 Daughter

Gertrude Jenks 30 Daughter ^[10]

Mildred is back 3 years younger.

MIldred 2nd Wife dies

Researching burial and last name

1930 United States Federal Census

Name: James A Jenks

Birth Year: abt 1843

Age in 1930: 87

Birthplace: Virginia

Marital Status: Widowed

Home in 1930: Altavista, Campbell, Virginia, USA

Map of Home: Altavista, Campbell, Virginia

Street Address: Eigth street

Dwelling Number: 176

Home Owned or Rented: Owned

Home Value: 3, 000

Radio Set: No

Lives on Farm: No

Age at First Marriage: 13

Attended School: No

Able to Read and Write: Yes

Father's Birthplace: Virginia

Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

Able to Speak English: Yes

Occupation: Clergyman

Industry: Baptist Church

Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker

Employment: Yes

Veteran: Yes

War: Civil

Household Members Age Relationship

James A Jenks 87 Head

Harriett Jenks 50 Daughter

Gertrude Jenks 42 Daughter ^[11]

Findagrave MEMORIAL ID 9694593

Name: Rev James A. Jenks

Birth Date: 18 Dec 1843

Birth Place: Campbell County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 25 Jan 1936

Cemetery: Saint Stephens Episcopal Church Cemetery

Burial or Cremation Place: Forest, Bedford County, Virginia, United States of America

Has Bio?: Y

Father: William M Jenks

Mother: Elizabeth Innes Jenks

Spouse: Harriett Cobbs Jenks

Children:

1. Susan Vernon Hines
2. Mary Faunteroy Shelton
3. Elizabeth Iness Gilbert
4. Harriett Slaughter Jenks
5. Gertrude Cross
6. Maria Louisa Owen
7. Sarah Guion
8. Edward Irvine Jenks
9. Charles Lynch Jenks ^[12]

Research

Mary Ann / Mildred Warren Posted 05 Feb 2018 by Reamey Winn Mary Anne Warren and Mildred Warren appear to be the same person. She appears as Mildred Warren on the 1850 and 1860 census records with her parents. She appears as Mary A Yeatts on the 1880 census with her husband Edward W Yeatts and several of their children. She appears as Mildred Jenks on the 1900 census with second husband James A Jenks and 6 of his children. Her childrens' Death Certificates list her as Mary Ann Warren and also Mildred Warren.

At this point, she is a real puzzle to me. REAMEY WINN ^[13]

Mary Elizabeth Stewart Data

1. WikiTree profile Jenks-80 created through the import of MOORMAN FAMILY.GED on May 31, 2011 by Mary Elizabeth Stewart. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Mary Elizabeth and others.
2. Source: S12 Title: Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume: vol. VI Abbreviation: Encyclopedia Author: Editor: Hinshaw, William Wade Publication: Friends Book, Richmond, IN, 1950
3. Source: S36 Title: St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Abbreviation: St. Stephen's Church Author: Patterson, Helen Strange, comp. Publication: Historical Records Committee, Forest, VA, 1983
4. Source: S49 Title: Campbell Co., VA Abbreviation: Campbell Co., VA Repository: #R1
5. Repository: R1 Name: Campbell County Courthouse Address: City: Rustburg State: Virginia

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M88T-9LR : 23 December 2020), James A Jenks in household of William M Jenks, Campbell, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41F-Z7Z : 18 February 2021), Wm M Jenks, 1860.
3. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/4083779:1555?ssrc=pt&tid=158853596&pid=302086227892
4. ↑ Jenks family scrap book kept by Sue Brooke Pruett Jenks
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFL2-5N7 : 29 May 2021), Jas A Jenks, 1870.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCPG-WNX : 15 January 2022), James Jenks, Otter River, Campbell, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
7. ↑ "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5YN-NBS : 29 January 2020), Jas. A. Jenks in entry for Harriett C. Jenks, 1891.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMFL-Q6K : 22 January 2022), James A Jenks, 1900.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPPD-PMN : accessed 18 February 2022), James A Jenks, Otter River, Campbell, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 25, sheet 16B, family 296, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1624; FHL microfilm 1,375,637.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1920,"https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/23204670:6061
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CDS5-16Z : accessed 18 February 2022), James A Jenks, Altavista, Campbell, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 7, sheet 11B, line 92, family 186, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2438; FHL microfilm 2,342,172.
12. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9694593/james-a.-jenks
13. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/7642563/person/190118017397/media/6fc446f0-f6ba-4f58-9094-3b7e12b5b91d?_phsrc=hsm6142&_phstart=successSource