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Versa Inis ADAMS

Versa Inis ADAMS

Female 1896 - 1945  (48 years)

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  • Name Versa Inis ADAMS 
    Born 21 Oct 1896  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Census 1900 10 20 30  Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Big Isaac, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Died 6 Mar 1945  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Big Isaac Cemetery, Big Isaac, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I21808  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2022 

    Father Michael ADAMS,   b. 15 Apr 1853, Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 1937, Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Sarah Catherine RICHARDS,   b. Sep 1852, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1913  (Age ~ 60 years) 
    Family ID F18354  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
     1. Willard Eugene "Bill" ADAMS,   b. 17 Jan 1917, Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jun 1972, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
    Family ID F19671  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 John Christopher "Cris" JENKINS,   b. 10 Jun 1897, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Apr 1968, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married CA 1921  [5
    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. [6, 7, 8]
    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

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Big Isaac, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 6 Mar 1945 - 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
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    21808_JENKINS_VersaInisAdams_1896-1945_DeathCertificate.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1553] Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV.

    2. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

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

    4. [S1875] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database).

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

    6. [S1588] Death record of wife.

    7. [S1564] Obituary of daughter.

    8. [S110] Obituary of husband.