Edna Mae (Sammons) Jenkins (1895 - 1978)

Born 22 Nov 1895 in Palestine, Anderson, Texas, United States

Wife of Joe Whitfield Jenkins — married 21 Apr 1924 in Anderson, Texas, United States

Died 23 Jul 1978 at age 82 in Longview, Gregg, Texas, United States

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Biography

Edna Mae Sammons was born on November 22, 1895, in Palestine, Texas, to Eula Lucy Langham and John Walker Sammons. ^[1] In 1910 she is living with her parents in Justice Precinct 1 Palestine city Ward 2, Anderson, Texas, United States ^[2] In 1920 she is living with her parents in Palestine Ward 2, Anderson, Texas, United States ^[3]

Joe Whitfield Jenkins and Edna Mae Sammons married on April 21, 1924, in Anderson, Texas. ^{[4] [5]}They had one child during their marriage

1. Mary Joan Jenkins Brunson (1928–2019)• G919-QZS^{[6] [7]}

In 1930 the family was living in Precinct 2, Anderson, Texas, United States ^[8] In 1940 the family was living in Elkhart, Justice Precinct 2, Anderson, Texas, United States ^[9]

She died on July 23, 1978, in Longview, Texas, at the age of 82, ^[10] and was buried in the Garden Of Memories, Elkhart, Anderson, Texas, United States ^[11] View Joint Headstone

Sources

1. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1977-1986," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KS8P-SZK : 13 March 2018), Edna Mae Jenkins, 23 Jul 1978; citing Longview, Gregg, Texas, United States, 52882, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Austin; .
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3L6-JTT : accessed 20 May 2019), Edna W Sammons in household of Jno W Sammons, Justice Precinct 1 Palestine city Ward 2, Anderson, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 4, sheet 13A, family 273, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,607.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHYK-GF7 : accessed 20 May 2019), Edna M Sammons in household of John W Sammons, Palestine Ward 2, Anderson, Texas, United States; citing ED 8, sheet 1B, line 75, family 16, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1772; FHL microfilm 1,821,772.
4. ↑ "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K61R-5K7 : 10 December 2017), Joe Jenkins and Edna Mae Sammons, 21 Apr 1924; citing Marriage, citing Anderson, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 1,728,654.
5. ↑ "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK8Y-11RT : 10 December 2017), Joe Jenkins and Edna Mae Sammons, 21 Apr 1924; citing Anderson, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 1,728,654
6. ↑ "Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6GL-GJN : 27 February 2018), Joe Whitefield Jenkins & Edna Mae Sammonsin entry for Mary Joann Jenkins, 14 Jul 1928; citing Anderson County, Texas, reference v4-A p81; FHL microfilm 1,711,045.
7. ↑ "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VH8X-D93 : 11 March 2018), Joe Whitfield Jenkins & Edna Mae Sammons in entry for Mary Jo-An Jenkins, 14 Jul 1928; citing Elkhart, Anderson, Texas, United States, certificate 48243, Texas Department of Health, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,240,617.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HGXF-6W2 : accessed 20 May 2019), Joe Jenkins, Precinct 2, Anderson, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 11, sheet 1B, line 93, family 25, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2287; FHL microfilm 2,342,021.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWNZ-HJF : 14 March 2018), Joe W Jenkins, Elkhart, Justice Precinct 2, Anderson, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1-15, sheet 4B, line 80, family 96, 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.
10. ↑ "Texas Death Index, 1964-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JVHL-6NB : 5 December 2014), Edna M Jenkins, Gregg, Texas, United States; citing Department of State Health Services, Austin.
11. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 20 May 2019), memorial page for Edna Mae Sammons Jenkins (22 Nov 1895–23 Jul 1978), Find A Grave Memorial no. 21093058, citing Garden Of Memories, Elkhart, Anderson County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Louise Fisher Goff (contributor 46898555) .[1] Find A Grave: Memorial #21093058

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 17 May 2019, 23:05), entry for Edna Mae Sammons(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LR5F-QMM); contributed by various users.