William Henry Jenkins (1860 - 1931)

Born 22 Dec 1860 in Louisiana

Descendants

Died 6 Jul 1931 at age 70 in Louisiana

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Biography

Birth

William Henry Jenkins, son of Abner Jenkins and Maritta Passman, was born 22 Dec 1860, in Washington Parish, Louisiana.^{[1] [2][3]}

Occupation

According to all the census records, William Henry Jenkins was a farmer.

First Marriage and Family

On the 2nd of June 1880, William was still living with his father, Abner Jenkins, and working on the farm at David Magee Mill in Washington Parish.^[3] Not long after the census, William married Pherbia Alice Corkern. From the 1900 census and the birthdate of their first child, it appears that they married sometime between 1880 and 1882.^[4] William and Pherbia Alice had at least 15 children:

• Jerry Milton Jenkins (25 Mar 1880 - 28 Sep 1890)^[5][4]
• Louis Adnell Jenkins (25 Dec 1884-16 Aug 1933)^[6][4]
• Mary Beatrice Jenkins (18 Oct 1885-11 Mar 1964)^[4][7]
• William Carley Jenkins (18 Mar 1888-17 Jan 1934)^[4][8]
• John Leslie Jenkins (19 Sep 1891-13 Jun 1926)^[4][9]
• Ethel Lucinda Jenkins (14 Oct 1893-7 Jul 1967)^[4][10][11]
• Milton Emile Jenkins (8 Aug 1894-7 Jul 1960)^[12][4][11]
• Bessie E Jenkins (3 Aug 1897-3 Mar 1936)^{[13][4][11][14]}
• David Harvey Jenkins (12 Feb 1898-14 Nov 1969)^[15][4][11]
• Myford Henry Jenkins (31 Dec 1900- 19 May 1975)^[16][11][14]
• Lillie Clotelle Jenkins (13 Dec 1902-20 Mar 1971)^[17][11][14]
• Charlie Monroe Jenkins (7 Dec 1903-13 Aug 1986) ^[18][11][14]
• Daniel Leander Jenkins (19 Dec 1907-18 Feb 1908)^[19]
• Dora Jenkins Crockett (6 Oct 1910-7 Jul 1959)^[14][20]
• Willie Catherine Jenkins (14 Jun 1913-14 Jun 1979)^[14][21]

William's wife, Pherbia Alice, died some time between 1920 and 1926. The exact date is somewhat unclear.

• Her tombstone has a death date that Find A Grave reads as 22 Aug 1926^[22], however, in the opinion of Mary Jensen the last digit looks more like a 3 or 8 than a 6. It definitely does not look like the 6 in 1862 in the line above on the same stone.
• An entry in the Era-Leader newspaper of Washington Parish contains an entry on 2 Sep 1920 reading:

Mrs. W.H. Jenkins died 8-24 and was buried in the Corkern home burying ground. Survivors are her husband and 13 children.^[23]

On the 2 Sep 1920, 13 of Pherbia Alice Corkern Jenkins' 15 children were still alive with her first child having died at 10 years old in 1890 and an infant having died in 1908. The tombstone on Find A Grave was found in the Corkern Cemetery #2 in Washington Parish.

• An entry in the Era-Leader newspaper of Washington Parish contains an entry on 12 Jan 1922 stating that a marriage license has been issued for W. H. Jenkins and Nancy Corkern.^[24]

Second Marriage

By the time of the 1930 census, William H. Jenkins had clearly remarried as his wife is listed as Nancy C. Jenkins, age 65. From the other data in the census, it appears that this was a second marriage for both of them.^[25]. Given the newspaper articles cited above, it appears most likely that they had married in 1922 after the death of William's first wife in 1920.

Death and Burial

William Henry Jenkins died the 6 Jul 1931 in Washington Parish, Louisiana.^[1] He is buried in Corkern Cemetery #2 off of Smith Wallace Rd (Parish Road 133) in Washington Parish near Franklinton.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F39X-TGK : 21 May 2019), Wm Henry Jenkins, 06 Jul 1931; citing Franklinton, Washington, Louisiana, certificate number 9355, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 2,312,750.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} William Henry "Bill" Jenkins on Find A Grave: Memorial #42610330 retrieved 20 Jan 2020
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDX2-RZS : 14 August 2017), William Jenkins in household of Abner Jenkins, David Magee Mill, Washington, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district ED 194, sheet 150B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,473.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSPF-S6D : accessed 20 January 2020), William H Jenkins, Ward 1, Washington, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 96, sheet 6A, family 92, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,585.
5. ↑ Jerry Milton Jenkins on Find A Grave: Memorial #42610324 retrieved 20 Jan 2020 (includes photo of gravemarker naming parents and giving exact birth and death dates)
6. ↑ Louis Adnell Jenkins on Find A Grave: Memorial #69534424 retrieved 20 Jan 2020
7. ↑ Mary Beatrice Jenkins Brown on Find A Grave: Memorial #112535589 retrieved 20 Jan 2020
8. ↑ William Carley “Carl” Jenkins on Find A Grave: Memorial #141305651 retrieved 20 Jan 2020
9. ↑ John Leslie Jenkins on Find A Grave: Memorial #42610327 retrieved 20 Jan 2020
10. ↑ Ethel Lucinda Jenkins Barron on Find A Grave: Memorial #42751816 retrieved 20 Jan 2020
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPBF-837 : accessed 20 January 2020), William H Jenkins, Police Jury Ward 1, Washington, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 124, sheet 14B, family 202, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 534; FHL microfilm 1,374,547.
12. ↑ Milton Emile Jenkins on Find A Grave: Memorial #111184827 retrieved 20 Jan 2020
13. ↑ Bessie Jenkins Pittman on Find A Grave: Memorial #42610408 retrieved 20 Jan 2020
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5} "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVW6-MVS : accessed 20 January 2020), Bill Jenkins, Police Jury Ward 9, Washington, Louisiana, United States; citing ED 148, sheet 2B, line 80, family 37, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 635; FHL microfilm 1,820,635.
15. ↑ David Harvey Jenkins on Find A Grave: Memorial #42610408 retrieved 20 Jan 2020
16. ↑ Myford Henry Jenkins on Find A Grave: Memorial #49710219 retrieved 20 Jan 2020
17. ↑ Lillie Clotelle Jenkins Bennett on Find A Grave: Memorial #28226332 retrieved 20 Jan 2020
18. ↑ Charlie Monroe Jenkins on Find A Grave: Memorial #55661222 retrieved 20 Jan 2020
19. ↑ Daniel Leander Jenkins on Find A Grave: Memorial #42589671 retrieved 20 Jan 2020
20. ↑ Dora Jenkins Crockett on Find A Grave: Memorial #42589498 retrieved 20 Jan 2020
21. ↑ W. Catherine Jenkins Windom on Find A Grave: Memorial #44290251 retrieved 20 Jan 2020
22. ↑ Pherbia Alice Corkern Jenkins on Find A Grave: Memorial #42376059 retrieved 20 Jan 2020
23. ↑ Extracts from the Era-Leader for 1894-1920 (http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/washington/newspapers/el1894-20.txt : accessed 20 Jan 2020)
24. ↑ Extracts from the Era-Leader for 1922 (http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/washington/newspapers/el1922.txt : accessed 20 Jan 2020)
25. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMTD-G1R : accessed 21 January 2020), Nancy C Jenkins in household of William H Jenkins, Police Jury Ward 1, Washington, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1, sheet 4A, line 45, family 70, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 824; FHL microfilm 2,340,559.