His biological father, Tom Jenkins, supposedly identified himself as a Choctaw Native American (American Indian). Family notes indicate he was buried per his request at the Kaiser Hill Cemetery in Choctaw, AL. He hada children with Emma Doggett with whom he had a common law marriage. Their 3 kids were adopted to other families. Jospeh Benjamin Jenkins was adopted to Hugh McInnis, and his siblings, James William Jenkins Abston and Emma Shirley Abston were adopted to the family of John Jackson Abston.
Born
25 Nov 1861.
Choctaw, Alabama, United States. [7][8][9][10]
Died
13 Feb 1940.
Choctaw, Alabama, United States. [11]
Buried
Gilbertown, Choctaw County, Alabama, United States of America. [12]
Residence
1935
Atlanta, Georgia, USA. [13]
Age: 40Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head.
1900
Wamack Hill, Choctaw, Alabama. [14]
Age in 1910: 48Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self; Relation to Head of House: Head.
1910
Precinct 8, Choctaw, Alabama. [15]
Age: 68Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Father.
1930
Precinct 8, Choctaw, Alabama. [16]
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Tom Jenkins information.
Marriage
Husband Joseph Benjamin Jenkins.
Wife Alice Luevenia Taylor.
Child: Robert Amos Jenkins.
Child: Walter Marshall Jenkins.
Child: Cora Victoria Jenkins.
Child: Girvin Lafayette Jenkins.
Child: Ester Louvinia Jenkins.
Child: Curtis Perry Jenkins.
Child: Dora L Jenkins.
Marriage
1879
Choctaw, Alabama, United States. [17][18]
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
Heyward Jenkins :
Y-Chromosome Test 43 markers, haplogroup E1b1b