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John Christopher "Cris" JENKINS

John Christopher "Cris" JENKINS

Male 1897 - 1968  (70 years)

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  • Name John Christopher "Cris" JENKINS 
    Born 10 Jun 1897  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900 10 20 30  Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1930  [3] 
    farmer 
    Census 1940  Big Isaac, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Occupation carpenter  [2, 4] 
    Residence Big Isaac, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence 1945  Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Died 13 Apr 1968  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6] 
    Buried Big Isaac Cemetery, Big Isaac, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I21807  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2022 

    Father John Samuel "Sam" JENKINS,   b. May 1871, Rappahannock Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 May 1918, Big Isaac, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 46 years) 
    Mother Matilda Ellen CARDER,   b. 12 Sep 1867, Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 1938, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Family ID F19672  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Bessie I. CARDER,   b. 11 Apr 1895,   d. 20 Jan 1916  (Age 20 years)  [7, 8, 9] 
    Children 
     1. Paul JENKINS,   b. 16 Jan 1916, Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Oct 2001, Harrisonburg, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
    Family ID F19670  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Versa Inis ADAMS,   b. 21 Oct 1896, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Mar 1945, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
    Married CA 1921  [3] 
    Notes 
    • 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District)
      Matilda Jenkins, 51, widow; son John C., 22, single; son Edward, 12; grandson Paul, 4.

      1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District):
      Michael Adams, 66, marital status illegible; son (original entry "wife" lined thru and annotated to read "son") Carl C., 26, occupation oiler at gas station; dau Versa V., 22; son Willard U., 3.

      1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District), enumerated on Apr 4 1930:
      John C. Jenkins, 32, age 17 at first marriage; wife Versa I., 33, age 23 at first marriage; son Paul, 14; son Merdith W., 7; son Gerald C., 4 yrs 8 mos; dau Wilma, 11 mos; stepson Willard E. Adams, 13; father-in-law Michael Adams, 76, widowed. [5, 9, 10]
    Children 
     1. Meredith Wayne "Tade" JENKINS,   b. 6 Apr 1922, Big Isaac, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jul 2010, Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     2. Gerald C. "Jughead" JENKINS,   b. 18 Jul 1925, Big Isaac, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Dec 2007, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     3. Wilma E. JENKINS,   b. 23 Apr 1929, Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jul 1993  (Age 64 years)
     4. Wilda C. "Pat" JENKINS,   b. 6 Aug 1932, Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 2018, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     5. Mary Jean JENKINS,   b. 31 Dec 1938, Big Isaac, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Aug 2003, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
    Family ID F8076  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Juanita Elizabeth LYTTON,   b. 20 Apr 1922, Grafton, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Apr 2008, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)  [9, 11] 
    Children 
     1. (Stillborn son) JENKINS,   b. 12 Apr 1946,   d. 12 Apr 1946  (Age 0 years)
     2. Living
     3. Living
     4. Living
    Family ID F27564  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Big Isaac, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Big Isaac, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1945 - Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 Apr 1968 - Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Big Isaac Cemetery, Big Isaac, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    21807_JENKINS_JohnC_1897-1968_DeathRecord.jpg    		21807_JENKINS_JohnC_1897-1968_DeathRecord.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Obituary.

    2. [S1670] Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    3. [S2076] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District).

    4. [S2645] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District).

    5. [S1588] Death record of wife.

    6. [S1707] Obituary - Hospital.

    7. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

    8. [S1570] Obituary of son.

    9. [S110] Obituary of husband.

    10. [S1564] Obituary of daughter.

    11. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.