Born in Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Jackson Washington Hargis
and Mary Jane Caroline (Uhles) Hargis
Sister of
Elizabeth Hannah (Hargis) Williams, Shadrach Brooks Hargis, John Howell Hargis, Valonia Permilia C. (Hargis) Jenkins, Jackson Washington McCell Hargis, Winfield Shepherd Hargis, Hugh Flippin Hargis, Marion Fernando Satterfield Hargis [half], Andrew Grinder Hargis [half], Orvando Grant Hargis [half], Vesta (Hargis) Jones [half], Harvey Fernando Hargis [half], Letha Quilla (Hargis) Dyer [half] and Felix Grundy Hargis [half]
Wife of
Reuben Harvey Jenkins
— married
about 1860 (to 3 Nov 1883) [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 40
in Tennessee, United States [uncertain]
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Biography
The early years
Martha Melvina Hargis was born in Tennessee on the 18th of March, 1843 to Jackson Hargis and Mary Uhles.
Family Life
She would marry Reuben Harvey Jenkins[1] on the 3rd of August, 1860[1] and they would have:
- Reuben Shadrack Jenkins(1863-1928)[2][3][4]
- John H Jenkins(1866-1938)[2][3]
- Alexander Watkins Jenkins(1869-1956)[1][2][3]
- Mary A Jenkins(1871-?)[3]
- Henry Jenkins(1872-?)[3]
- Wiseman Corl Jenkins(1882-1928)[5]
Through the years
In 1850[6]
In 1860[7]
In 1870[2]
In 1880[3]
Death
She died on the 13th of November, 1883 and would be buried in the Butler Cemetery in Lafayette, Macon County, Tennessee[8]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 US Cherokee Baker Roll and Records application for Alexander Jenkins Ancestry.com. U.S., Cherokee Baker Roll and Records, 1924-1929 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data:The 1928 Baker Roll and Records of the Eastern Cherokee Enrolling Commission, 1924–1929. Microfilm M2104, 69 rolls. Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75. The National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Year: 1870; Census Place: District 10, Macon, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1545; Page: 77A
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Year: 1880; Census Place: Macon, Tennessee; Roll: 1270; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 069
- ↑ Tennessee death certificate, county of Macon for Reuben Shadrach Jenkins Jan 6, 1928 file #1380 Ancestry.com. Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data:Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1965. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Tennessee City Death Records Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Memphis 1848-1907. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives.
- ↑ Kentucky death certificate, county of Jefferson for Wiseman Corl Jenkins #4074 for Feb 2, 1928
- ↑ Year: 1850; Census Place: District 10, Macon, Tennessee; Roll: 888; Page: 190b
- ↑ Year: 1860; Census Place: Macon, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1263; Page: 42; Family History Library Film: 805263
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #83363856 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83363856/martha-melvina-jenkins : accessed 01 October 2021), memorial page for Martha Melvina Hargis Jenkins (18 Mar 1843–13 Nov 1883), Find a Grave Memorial ID 83363856, citing Butler Cemetery, Lafayette, Macon County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Connie Sims (contributor ) .
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