John Orville Jenkins (1896 - 1939)

Born 14 Apr 1896 in Dana, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Daisy Dean (Sopher) Jenkins — married 9 Jan 1916 in Livingston County, Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died 28 May 1939 at age 43 in San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, United States

Biography

John was born 14 Apr 1896 in Dana, LaSalle County, Illinois.^[1] He was the son of George Jenkins and Sylvia Dykes.

In 1900 he was living in Dana, LaSalle, Illinois.^[2] The household included George A Jenkins 31, wife Sylva J Jenkins 31, son Orvil Jenkins 4, and mother-in-law Christina Buscher 66. George and Sylvia had been married 5 years. Sylvia was the mother of 1 child, living. Christina was widowed and had immigrated from Germany in 1855. George was a farmer.

In 1910 he was living in Groveland, La Salle, Illinois.^[3] The household included George Jenkins 25, wife Sylvia Jenkins 41, stepson Orville Jenkins 14, cousin Robert Wooliscroft 29, and cousin Bessie Wooliscroft 17. This is not the George Jenkins who died in 1904. Looking at the census record, Sylvia was George's aunt, not his wife. It does say the George and Sylvia had been married 3 years. George was a laborer in a grain elevator. Sylvia was a milliner. Robert was a general laborer. Bessie was a seamstress.

John Orville Jenkins and Daisy Dean Sopher were married on 9 January 1916 in Livingston, Illinois, United States.^[4]

Sylvia Jenkins Patrick, the widow of George Jenkins, and her son John O Jenkins were named in the will of Albanus Jenkins in 1914.^[5]

John registered for the World War I draft in 1917-1918 in Crosby, Texas, United States.^[6]

In Oct 1919, Sylvia Jenkins Patrick and John O Jenkins resided in Ralls, Texas.^[5]

In 1920 he was living in Crosby, Texas.^[7] The household included Orville Jenkins 23, wife Daisy Jenkins 23, son George Jenkins 4, daughter Sylvia Jenkins 2, and son John Orville Jenkins 7 months. Orville was a laborer, working out.

In 1930 he was living in Slaton, Lubbock, Texas.^[8] The household included J Orville Jenkins 33, wife Daisy D Jenkins 33, son George W Jenkins 14, daughter Silvia I Jenkins 11, son John O Jenkins Jr 10 and son J W Jenkins 4. Orville was a boiler maker on a steam railroad.

He died 28 May 1939 in San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas^[9] and is buried in Abernathy Cemetery, Abernathy, Hale County, Texas.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ "Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H9R6-QYPZ : 13 February 2020), Jenkins, 1896.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSWB-S7F : 11 March 2022), Orvil Jenkins in entry for George A Jenkins, 1900.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKDB-3B3 : accessed 13 May 2022), Orville Jenkins in household of George Jenkins, Groveland, La Salle, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 101, sheet 17A, family 40, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 300; FHL microfilm 1,374,313.
4. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940". Citing Livingston, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,401,523. FamilySearch Record: QK92-YQVD (accessed 13 May 2022) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9B24-9CNP Image number 00013. John Orville Jenkins (19) marriage to Daisy Dean Sopher on 9 Jan 1916 in Livingston, Illinois, United States.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "Iowa, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997". Probate Records, 1854-1931; Author: Iowa. District Court (Greene County); Probate Place: Greene, Iowa. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9064 #14959 (accessed 11 May 2022). Albanus L Jenkins probate on 31 Oct 1914.
6. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918". Citing Affiliate Publication Title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards; Affiliate Publication Number: M1509; FHL microfilm: 1952597;. FamilySearch Record: KZXM-9FD (accessed 13 May 2022) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYT7-9MJN Image number 05348. Name: John Orville Jenkins; Military Draft Registration Date: from 1917 to 1918; Military Draft Registration Place: Crosby, Texas, United States; Birth Date: 14 Apr 1896; Birth Place: Dana, Illinois, United States; Citizenship Place: United States; Race: White.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHT9-667 : 3 February 2021), Orville Jenkins, 1920.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HXW9-TMM : accessed 13 May 2022), J Orville Jenkins, Slaton, Lubbock, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 16, sheet 14A, line 9, family 329, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2372; FHL microfilm 2,342,106.
9. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3MD-33K : 20 February 2021), John O Jenkins, 28 May 1939; citing certificate number 25601, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,118,017.
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13062518/john-orville-jenkins : accessed 13 May 2022), memorial page for John Orville Jenkins (14 Apr 1896–28 May 1939), Find A Grave: Memorial #13062518, citing Abernathy Cemetery, Abernathy, Hale County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by David Sifford (contributor 46564332) .