Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: John Fielden JENKINS / Veva Ethel WOODRUM (F56929)

m. 20 Oct 1915


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  • John Fielden JENKINSFather | Male
    John Fielden JENKINS

    Born  22 Mar 1888  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1958   
    Buried    Sunset Lawns Cemetery, El Dorado, Butler Co, KS Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  20 Oct 1915  [1]  Lawrence Co, OH  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  John Alexander "Alex" JENKINS | F12048 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Arena "Rena" COSTILOW | F12048 Group Sheet 

    Veva Ethel WOODRUMMother | Female
    Veva Ethel WOODRUM

    Born  17 Jun 1895  West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Aug 1974   
    Buried    Sunset Lawns Cemetery, El Dorado, Butler Co, KS Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Mother   

    Forrest Edward JENKINSChild 1 | Male
    Forrest Edward JENKINS

    Born  24 Jul 1917  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  9 Jul 1997   
    Buried    White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Wichita, Sedgwick Co, KS Find all individuals with events at this location

    Lavera Darlene "Vera" JENKINSChild 2 | Female
    Lavera Darlene "Vera" JENKINS

    Born  27 Jun 1920  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 Feb 2002   
    Buried    Tahoma National Cemetery, Kent, King Co, WA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Glenn ELWOOD | F56930 
    Married     
    Spouse  ___ WHITLOCK | F56931 
    Married     
    Spouse  ___ PAYNE | F56932 
    Married     
    Spouse  Glenn William OLLIS | F56933 
    Married     

    Edgar Leo "Ed" JENKINSChild 3 | Male
    Edgar Leo "Ed" JENKINS

    Born  2 Apr 1928  El Dorado, Butler Co, KS Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 Jun 1991  Mountain Home, Elmore Co, ID Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mountain View Cemetery, Mountain Home, Elmore Co, ID Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 
    • 1920 Census, Butler Co, Kansas (City of El Dorado), enumerated on Jan 3 1920:
      John F. Jenkins, 29, b. WVa, married, tool dresser for oil company; son Forest, 2y 6m, b. WVa. No other household members.
      NOTE: Whereabouts for this census of John Jenkins' wife Veva is not known.

      1930 Census, Butler Co, Kansas (El Dorado Township), enumerated on Apr 12 1930:
      John F. Jenkins, 40, carpenter (house); wife Veva, 34; son Forrest, 12; dau Vera, 9; son Edgar, 1y 11m. All born in West Virginia except Edgar, born in Kansas.

      1940 Census, Butler Co, Kansas (City of El Dorado), enumerated on Apr 16 1940 at 115 Poplar:
      John Jenkins, 53, b. WVa, tool dresser in oil work; wife Veva, 44, b. WVa; son Edgar, 12, b. Kansas; son-in-law Glenn Elwood, 24, b. Kansas, candy factory worker, resided 1935 in Junction City Kansas; dau Vera Elwood, 22, b. WVa, fountain girl.

  • Sources 
    1. [S157] Ohio Marriage Records, 1774-1993 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).