Emmeline (Young) Jenkins (abt. 1812 - abt. 1882)

Born about 1812 in New Jersey [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 2 May 1882 at about age 70 in Chatham, Morris, New Jersey

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Biography

Emmeline was born in New York (State) while the young nation was again fighting the British in 1812. According to the Jenkins Gardiner Fan Chart, she married William Bunker Jenkins. Based on the birth of a child, the author assumes it was around 1838, though there is no document to prove this assumption.. At roughly 27 years old, Emmeline gives birth to a daughter, Isabel in 1839 in New York. At some period after the birth of this daughter, she moves from New York to Jersey City. Another daughter, Emmeline Young, is born in June of 1843 in New Jersey. Again, according to the fan Chart, Emmeline is widowed around 1845. In 1850, Emmeline is living in Jersey City, Hudson County, with two young girls, Isabel and Emmeline Y., plus a 68 year old woman, Sarah YOUNG who is probably a relative and her brother-in-law, Charles S. JENKINS, who works as a ship chandler – a dealer in supplies for boats and ships. Emmeline values her home at $8,000, which in 2013 dollars would be roughly $240,000. In the mid-1860s, having been widowed for almost 20 years, Emmeline is living in a private home at 44 Grand Street within 2 blocks of the Hudson River overlooking what would become the 9/11 Memorial. She is living within a 2 minute walk of her father-in-law, Jonathan JENKINS, until his death in 1865. Emmeline lives in her own home for decades after the death of her husband. Sometime during 1868/9, when she is in her late-fifties, Emmeline moves to the home of her daughter’s wealthy father-in-law, Edward J. DANFORTH. There she lives with her daughter Emmeline while her daughter starts her family. It seems that the young children were surrounded by family, as presumably George, Sr.’s sisters, Susan M and Mary J. live with them. Another woman, in her mid-seventies, by the name of Eliza YOUNG is also living with them. By 1880, Emmeline has 5 small grandchildren, George, Jr., Emmeline J., Henrietta D., Isabel, and Francis J. Emmeline is presumably surrounded in comfort, as she is living with her daughter and son-in-law, George Henry DANFORTH, and the five children in the village of Madison, Chatham township, Morris County, New Jersey. George is retired at age 43 and has at least 6 servants living with and working for him. Emmeline died at the age of 71 in 1883, presumably at the home of her daughter and son-in-law in Chatham township, New Jersey.

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. Unknown-224376 was created by Kathryn Lee through the import of Mini Siedenberg_2014-01-11.ged on Jan 11, 2014.

Sources

1850 Federal Census. New Jersey, Hudson County, Jersey City. Dwelling visited #239, the 416th family visited. Enumerated on 16 Aug 1850.

1870 Federal Census. New Jersey, Morris County, Morristownship 8 June 1870. Dwelling house #12, Family # 14, page #2.

1880 Federal Census. New Jersey, Morris County, Chatham township, village of Madison. Page 21, Enumeration District 115, 9 June 1880.

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