George
Washington
Jenkins
Born in Sperryville, Rappahannock, Virginia, USA
Ancestors 
Son of George Washington Jenkins
and Elizabeth Weakley
Brother of
John Oliver Jenkins and Elizabeth Frances (Jenkins) Offenbacher
Husband of
Ellen Nora Lillard
— married
13 Oct 1850 in Champaign, Ohio, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Isaiah Edward Jenkins
Died
at age 70
in Union Township, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 20 May 2015
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Biography
George was born in 1829. George Jenkins is the son of George Washington Jenkins Sr. and Elizabeth (Weakley) Jenkins. He is listed with his parents on the 1850 Census[1] just prior to his marriage to Eleanor "Ellen" Lillard on October 13, 1850.[2] The couple are listed together on the 1860 Census[3], the 1870 Census,[4] and the 1880 Census.[5] The census records indicate they had at least fourteen children. He passed away in 1899 at the age of 70 in Union Township, Poweshiek, Iowa.[6]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX3V-F1S : 21 December 2020), George W Jenkins in household of Washington Jenkins, Johnson Township, Champaign, Ohio, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKNY-5V7L : 24 September 2021), George W Jenkins and Ellanor Lillard, 1850.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8L3-5D3 : 18 February 2021), Geo W Jenkins, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDVJ-KYP : 29 May 2021), George Jenkins, 1870.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDLM-PW2 : 14 January 2022), G. W. Jenkins, Prairie Township, Mahaska, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
- ↑ "Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVWQ-14H : 16 January 2020), Geo. W. Jenkins, 1899.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:
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