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John Alexander "Alex" JENKINS

John Alexander "Alex" JENKINS

Male 1859 - 1939  (~ 80 years)

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  • Name John Alexander "Alex" JENKINS  [1] 
    Born CA 1859  Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Birth date given in death record as Mar 8 1854, and the 1900 Census shows it as May 1851, both at variance with marriage and other census records.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1870, 1880  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1900  [3] 
    laborer 
    Occupation 1910  [4] 
    drayman 
    Census 1910, 1920  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1920  [5] 
    farm laborer 
    Died 22 Feb 1939  Sunnyside (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • at the County Infirmary
    Buried Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I29684  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 20 Aug 2020 

    Father Jesse JENKINS,   b. Apr 1828, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Dec 1908, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 80 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth "Betty" COSTILOW,   b. Aug 1822, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jan 1908, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 85 years) 
    Family ID F7774  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Arena "Rena" COSTILOW,   b. CA 1865, Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1928  (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Married 2 May 1880  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Notes 
    • 1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on April 25 1910 in the Town of West Union:
      John A. Jenkins, 52, drayman, married 28 yrs; wife Rena, 46, married 28 yrs, mother of 8 children (4 still living); son Filden, 21, single, teamster; dau Birdie, 20, single; cousin Alvy, 36, single, laborer; grandson Kennith, 5 months.

      1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Town of West Union), enumerated on Jan 17 1920 on East Main Street:
      John A. Jenkins, 59, farm laborer, cannot write; wife Rena, 54, washing in private homes, cannot read/write; son-in-law Harrison Smith, 29, plumbing for gas company; dau Birdie Smith, 28; grandson Kenneth Smith, 10; grandson Harold Smith, 8; grandson Gale Smith, 3y 10m; granddau Alma Smith, 2 months. All born in West Virginia.
    Children 
    +1. Clara India JENKINS,   b. 29 Apr 1882, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 1926, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years)
    +2. John Fielden JENKINS,   b. 22 Mar 1888, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1958  (Age 69 years)
    +3. Birdie JENKINS,   b. 1890, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Feb 1946, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
    Family ID F12048  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S1773] Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101).

    2. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    3. [S1980] 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    4. [S2032] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    5. [S2027] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    6. [S14] Obituary.

    7. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
      Identified as John A. Jenkins, 21, b. Barbour Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Jesse & Elizabeth; and Arena Costlow [sic], 21, b. Barbour Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of James & Matilda. Married May 2 1880.