Ernest Edgar Jenkins (1908 - 1988)

Born 10 Aug 1908 in Elkhart, Anderson, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Helen Eugenia (Brazziel) Jenkins — married about 1950 in Texas, United States

Died 28 Oct 1988 at age 80 in Elkhart, Anderson, Texas, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Jenkins Name Study.

Ernest Edgar Jenkins was born on August 10, 1908, in Elkhart, Texas, to ^[1] George Jenkins and Mary Bennett.
In 1910 he is living in the home of his parents in Justice Precinct 4, Anderson, Texas, United States ^[2]
In 1920 he is living in the home of his parents in Justice Precinct 2, Anderson, Texas, United States ^[3]

On 16 Oct 1940 he registered in the WWII Draft. He is living in Elkhart, Anderson, Texas, USA and states his next of kin is his father, George Jenkins. ^[4] View page 1 on Pinterest

He married Helen Eugenia Brazziel in about 1950. They had one son together.

He died on October 28, 1988, in Anderson, Texas, United States at the age of 80,^[5][6] and was buried in Garden Of Memories, Elkhart, Anderson, Texas, USA. ^[7]View Headstone
Read Obit via FAG

Recearch Notes

Possible earlier records for him He married Robbie Louise Estelle Knott on August 31, 1929, in Anderson, Texas^{[8][9] [10]}
In 1930 the couple were living in Precinct 2, Anderson, Texas, United States ^[11]
On 4 Apr 1940 they are living in Elkhart, Justice Precinct 2, Anderson, Texas, United States ^[12]

Have found no children listed for them. They divorced most likely between April 1940 and Oct 1940 based on the 1940 Census and Ernest's WWII draft registration.

I think Robbie Louise Estelle Knott was the daughter of Wilbert Franklin Knott and Laura Alice Amick. Family Search link to Louise

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JYTY-PZF : 20 May 2014), Ernest E Jenkins, 28 Oct 1988; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M29D-2YY : accessed 25 May 2019), Edgar E Jenkins in household of George H Jenkins, Justice Precinct 4, Anderson, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 18, sheet 15B, family 296, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1527; FHL microfilm 1,375,540.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHY2-77Q : accessed 25 May 2019), Earnest Jenkins in household of George H Jenkins, Justice Precinct 2, Anderson, Texas, United States; citing ED 15, sheet 3A, line 16, family 45, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1772; FHL microfilm 1,821,772.
4. ↑ “Page 1 WWII Draft Registration Cards - Fold3.”[1]. Accessed 25 May. 2019.Ernest Edgar Jenkins in the U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947,. Ernest Edgar Jenkins. Male. White. Age: 33. Birth Date: 10 Aug 1907. Birth Place: Elkhart, Texas, USA, Residence Place: Elkhart, Anderson, Texas, USA. Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940. Registration Place: Elkhart, Anderson, Texas, USA, Employer: Self. Weight:187. Complexion: Light. Eye Color: Blue. Hair Color: Brown. Height: 5 8. Next of Kin: George Edgar Jenkins
5. ↑ "Texas Death Index, 1964-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JVNT-LM9 : 5 December 2014), Ernest Edgar Jenkins, Anderson, Texas, United States; citing Department of State Health Services, Austin.
6. ↑ "Texas Death Index, 1903-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZFF-2LZ : 24 May 2014), Ernest Jenkins, 28 Oct 1988; from "Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2006); citing certificate number , Anderson, Texas, Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Austin.
7. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 25 May 2019), memorial page for Ernest Edgar Jenkins (10 Aug 1908–28 Oct 1988), Find A Grave Memorial no. 21093072, citing Garden Of Memories, Elkhart, Anderson County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Louise Fisher Goff (contributor 46898555) .Find A Grave: Memorial #21093072
8. ↑ "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K61R-YY1 : 10 December 2017), Ernest E Jenkins and Louise Knott, 31 Aug 1929; citing Marriage, citing Anderson, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 1,728,655.
9. ↑ "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK8B-MQFZ : 10 December 2017), Ernest E Jenkins and Louise Knott, 31 Aug 1929; citing Anderson, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 1,728,655.
10. ↑ "Texas Marriages, 1837-1973," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6BR-155 : 11 February 2018), Ernest E. Jenkins and Louise Knott, 31 Aug 1929; citing Anderson Co., Texas, , reference p 532 cn 12900; FHL microfilm 1,728,655.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HGXF-P3Z : accessed 25 May 2019), Ernest Jenkins, Precinct 2, Anderson, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 11, sheet 1B, line 96, family 26, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2287; FHL microfilm 2,342,021.
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWNZ-8BG : 14 March 2018), Ernest E Jenkins, Elkhart, Justice Precinct 2, Anderson, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1-15, sheet 2B, line 44, family 35, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3977.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 25 May 2019, 20:47), entry for Ernest Edgar Jenkins(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LVP9-S98); contributed by various users.