Born in Monongalia, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of David John Graham Jr.
and Hannah (Sterling) Graham
Sister of
Margaret Ann (Graham) Waller, Samanthe Graham, Hannah (Graham) Jenkins, Rachel Graham, Sterling Graham, Joseph W. Graham, Samuel Graham, David Graham III, John S. Graham, Jemima Graham and Ludema (Graham) Gibson
Wife of
Jonathan Jenkins
— married
about 1803 in Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Martha (Jenkins) Forman, James Sterling Jenkins, Graham Jenkins, Roamma (Jenkins) Rodeheaver and Rolla Jenkins
Died
at age 52
in Preston, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
When Esther Graham was born on 25 December 1786, in Monongalia, Virginia, United States, her father, David John Graham, was 23 and her mother, Hannah J. Sterling, was 19. She married Jonathan Jenkins[1] about 1803, in Virginia, United States.[2] They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. Esther lived in Monongalia, Virginia (now Preston, West Virginia, United States) in 1810[3] and Preston, Virginia, United States (now Preston, West Virginia, United States) in 1820[4] and 1830.[5] She died on 7 October 1839, in Preston, Virginia, United States (now Preston, West Virginia, United States), at the age of 52, and was buried in Jenkins Cemetery, Mount Nebo, Nicholas, West Virginia, United States.[6][7]
Sources
- ↑ Ancestry.com. A History of Preston County, West Virginia [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005 : accessed June 29, 2023 at [1]
- ↑ Estimate based on their first known child b. 1804 VA.
- ↑ With inferred spouse in Ancestry.com. 1810 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch : accessed June 29, 2023 at [2]
- ↑ With inferred spouse in "United States Census, 1820", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:XHLC-8KL : Tue Apr 04 10:15:22 UTC 2023), Entry for Jonithan Jenkins, 1820.
- ↑ With inferred spouse in "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5N-VDG : 20 February 2021), Jonathan Jenkins, Preston, Virginia, United States; citing 14, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 199; FHL microfilm 29,678.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126262481/esther-jenkins: accessed 29 June 2023), memorial page for Esther Graham Jenkins (25 Dec 1786–7 Oct 1839), Find A Grave: Memorial #126262481, citing Jenkins Cemetery, Mount Nebo, Preston County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Kdstone (contributor 47399502).
- ↑ "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 29 June 2023, 13:57), entry for Esther Graham (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LZK7-CJL ); contributed by various users
Other References
- The FORMAN Family Name Index Book (p. 020), compiled by Robert Forman and Phoebe-Jane Garland, inherited by Lundie Pinner, Robert's granddaughter.
- “A History of Preston County West Virginia, Part I,” Oren F. Morton, 1914, Page 435 GRAHAM David -b. 1763, -m. Hannah Sterling, b. 1767 -c-2*: 1. Esther -b. 1788, d. 1839 -m. Jonathan Jenkins. 2. Margaret -m. William Waller -O. 3. Hannah -b. 1792, d. 1866 -m. Evan Jenkins. 4. Sterling† -b. 1794, d. 1866 -m. Catharine Metheny. 5. Joseph -W. 6. Samuel† - b. 1799, d. 1881 -m. (1) Rebecca Walls, (2) Sabina A. Cobun. 7. David† - b. 1801, d. 1879 -m. Margaret Gribble. 8. John S. -b. 1804, d. 1854 -m. Sarah Elliott. 9. Jemima -m. Alexander Forman. 10. Lodema -b. 1808 -m. Levi Gibson.
Acknowledgements
- WikiTree profile Graham-2907 created through the import of a GEDCOM file on Jun 4, 2012 by Lundie Pinner.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Esther by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Esther:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Esther by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Esther:
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