1900 Federal Census, Greenville County, South Carolina, 2 June, O'Neal Township, District 44, page 2A, Hse/Fam #29 Jinkins, William Head W F Jan 1825 72 Married 10 yrs SC SC SC Farmer Owns Jinkins, Juda Dau W F June 1848 57 Married 10 yrs 13 children/10 living SC SC SC
1850 Federal Census, Richmond County, Virginia, 24 September, Lunenburg Parish, page 395 (scan 198), Hse/Fam #668 George Jenkins 32 M Farmer $0 Real Estate Value b Richmond CoCannot read & write Mary Jenkins 31 F b Richmond CoCannot read & write James Jenkins 9 M b Richmond Co Washington Jenkins 7 M b Richmond Co Nancy Jenkins 2 F b Richmond Co 1860 Federal Census, Richmond County, Virginia, 18 July, PO Albemarle, page 129 (scan 65), Hse #936, Fam #940 George Jenkins 42 M Farmer $0 Real Estate $300 Personal born VA Cannot read & write [b abt 1818] Mary Jenkins 41 F born VA Cannot read & write [b abt 1819] James Jenkins 19 M born VA [b abt 1841] Washn Jenkins 15 M Farmer born VA [b abt 1845] Nancy Jenkins 11 M born VA [b abt 1849] Reuben Jenkins 9 M born VA [b abt 1847] Franky Jenkins 7 F born VA [b abt 1853] George Henry Jenkins 2mos M born VA [b abt May 1860]
1930 Federal Census, York County, South Carolina, 7 April, Kings Mountain Township, District 46-35, page 5A, Hse/Fam #76 Jenkins, Thomas D Head Rents M W 26 Married at age 21 SC SC SC Farmer Jenkins, Viola F Wife F W 21 Married at age 16 SC SC SC Jenkins, Roy M Son M W 34 SC SC SC Jenkins, Annie F Dau M W 2mos SC SC SC
Texas, Select County Marriage Records, 1837-2015 Alyce M Randolph, Age 18, 2001 Freeman St, City (Houston) Eldred J Jenks, Age 22, Ellington Field, Texas Marriage 4 May 1919 Harris County, Texas, USA Marriage Cover Record There were several documents related to their marriage. First a marriage license dated 6 February 1919, which was never signed by any solemnizing officer for recording. Texas, Select County Marriage Records, 1837-2015 Alyce M Randolph Eldred J Jenks, of Harris County License issued 6 February 1919 Harris County, Texas, USA The recording return to be filled out by the solemnizing officer is not filled in. Marriage License #41156, Harris County, Marriage Records (Book # Unknown), page 431 Then another identical license dated 4 May 1919, with a matching recording instrument of the same date. Both these documents had the record book and page information. Texas, Select County Marriage Records, 1837-2015 Alyce M Randolph Eldred J Jenks License issued 4 May 1919 Harris County, Texas, USA Solemnized 4 May 1919 by Justice of the Peace, Recorded Harris County Marriage Book 19, page 266 Marriage License Texas, Select County Marriage Records, 1837-2015 Alyce M Randolph Eldred J Jenks Marriage 4 May 1919 Harris County, Texas, USA Solemnized by Justice of the Peace, Recorded Harris County Marriage Book 19, page 266 Marriage Recording Instrument His marriage to Alyce did not last long. The census date was after the city directory for that year would have come out. Eldred appeared along in the 1920 city directory and Alice Randolph appeared under her maiden name with her family in Houston. Since Alice was listed under her maiden name, the marriage may have been annulled. This likelihood is strenghthened when we take into account that the Randolphs were Catholics. No public record of divorce or annulment has been found. Since their marriage was civil insttead of in the church, annulment would not have been so hard. We find a marriage record the next year for Eldred and one Grace Martin in Houston. Later records for what appears to be this same Eldred J Jenks are found in New York and New Jersey. Texas, Select County Marriage Records, 1837-2015 Eldred J Jenks, Harris County, Texas Grace Martin Marriage 12 Oct 1920 Harris County, Texas, USA Solemnized by Rev W S Jacobs Document Number 48713
The Find a Grave memorial for her husband reports her name as Frances Mary, while the person who posted her memorial has her name as Mary Frances Jennings. ---------------------- Mary Frances Jennings Abernathy Birth 1783 Brunswick County, Virginia, USA Death Apr 1850 Giles County, Tennessee, USA Spouse: James Burwell Abernathy (1780 - 1838) Children: Ethelbert Abernathy (1803 - 1837) James Buckner Abernathy (1811 - 1886) Burial Abernathy Cemetery, Giles County, Tennessee, Unmarked grave Created by Jan Lipford Aug 21, 2011 -- Find A Grave Memorial #75288357, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=75288357 ----------------------
Olaf Frederick Jensen 14 APR 1885 - 14 JUL 1983 BIRTH: 14 APR 1885, Americus, KS DEATH: 14 JUL 1983, Council Bluffs, IA Father: Jensen Spouse: Amanda Katherine Wilson Children: Ferne Virginia Jensen Russell Soren Jensen Jeanette Louise Jensen Earl Wilson Jensen -- Carrigan Genealogy, http://www.carriganlane.com/w_dir/d0000/g0000016.html#I1231 --------------------------------------------------- Alan Kent Boucher, 18 Jan 2010 This story was told by Dick Wilson through his online magazine called The Brass Switchkey Jim L. Rueber's story of the CNW engineer with a 6th sense triggered a story that my uncle, Olaf Jensen, told me back in the 1960's. I'm not sure of the exact date and it the event may have occurred in the 1940's. Uncle Olaf had plenty of seniority as an engineman on the Rock Island and worked the Rock Island Rocket out of Council Bluffs to Des Moines. The trackage was single track mainline and on this particular day they were headed eastward out of Atlantic, Iowa. He knew that there was a westbound freight ahead but the signal system was down and the crew was not sure where the freight might be. So, communicating with the conductor, Olaf insisted that they back into a siding near Anita. The conductor agreed and just shortly after backing into the siding, the westbound freight came chugging around the bend. Thus, a possible cornfield meet had been avoided. A 6th sense ... maybe there is something that engineers possessed after years on the job. Olaf worked the Council Bluffs yard in the early 1900's, eventually handled road service, then held down the Oakland branch job around WW2, and afterwards followed the passenger run. He retired after over 50 years of service around 1954 and passed away at age 99. He kept a complete diary of his early engineman days and was responsible for the Rock Island Adair, Iowa, memorial to the engineer that was killed during the Jesse James' gang robbery. Olaf was an amateur inventor and family members said he had a patent on a railroad crossing device that he developed. -- Alan Kent Boucher, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/14201731/story/7fbac028-f3dc-46c9-8d83-b4789b7af1ef ---------------------------------------------------
Illinois Birth Certificate Bronta Blanche Jestes Birth 9 July 1899 Sorento, Bond County, Texas Father William J Jestes residence Sorento (Bond Co), Illinois born in Bond County, Illinois, Farmer Mother Sallie C Gill residence Sorento (Bond Co), Illinois born in Bond County, Illinois, Housewife Attendant at birth H E WIlkins, MD, Sorento, Illinois Filed 28 August 1899, copy dated 11 September 1941 In her first census enumeration, Bronta is the youngest of three daughters of WIllim J and Sally Jestes (spelled Jestis by the enumerator). 1900 Federal Census, Bond County, Illinois, 5 June, Shoal Creek Township, District 9, page 3A, Hse/Fam #43 Jestis, William J Head W M March 1866 34 Married 13 years IL IN IL Farmer Rents Jestis, Sally Wife W F June 1870 29 Married 13 yrs 3 child/3 living IL IL IL Jestis, Irma Dau W F June 1888 11 Single IL IL IL Jestis, Irene Dau W F Jan 1895 5 Single IL IL IL Jestis, Bronta Dau W F July 1899 10mos Single IL IL IL 1910 Federal Census, Bond County, Illinois, 21 April, Shoal Creek Township, District 11, Page 6B, Hse #185, Fam #186 Jestes, William J Head M W 42 Married 24 years IL IL IL Rural Carrier (Postal?) Owns Jestes, Sallie C Wife F W 39 Married 24 years 3 children/3 living IL Unknown Unknown Jestes, Irma E Dau 21 Single IL IL IL School Teacher Jestes, Irene L Dau 16 Single IL IL IL Jestes, Bronta B Dau 10 Single IL IL IL White, Joseph W Boarder 35 Single IL IL IL School Teacher --------------------- My mother's "Jestes" name was part of the Rankin Clan. My brother and I are mentioned in the last generation covered. ... Lloyd L Green (my dad) Born Sep 1, 1898 Bond Co IL Died July 16, 1962 Hospigtal Evansville IN Married Bronta Blanche Green Born July 9, 1899 Sorento IL Died Dec 1999 Jasper IL Lloyd Lionel and Bronta Blanche had 2 children Lloyd Lionel Green Jr. married to Alice Lucile Boze William Lynn Green Born Mar 12, 1929 Sandoval IL Married Betty Ann Kleinmann Jan 27, 1951 -- Bill Green, email communication to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 8 June 2014 ---------------------- U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Wood River, Illinois, City Directory, 1925, p 126 Green Lloyd L (Bronta B) 1B prin[cipal] Woodrow Wilson School r E Maple mail PO Box 115 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 Wood River, Illinois, City Directory, 1926, p 242 Green Lloyd L (Bronta B) 1B prin Woodrow Wilson School and (Delmar Theater) r E Maple mail PO Box 115 1930 Federal Census, marion County, Illinois, 23 April, Sandoval Village, District 61-36, page 12B, Hse #336, Fam #346 Green, Lloyd L Head Rents $10 No Radio M W 31 Married at 21 IL MO MO Public School Teacher Green, Bronta B Wife F W 30 Married at 20 IL IL IL Green, Lloyd Jr Son F W 8 Single IL IL IL Green, William L Son F W 1yr1mo Single IL IL IL 1940 Federal Census, Wayne County, Illinois, 18 April, Fairfield Ward 3, District 96-11, page 9A, 502 West Douglass, Hse #205, Owns $3000 Green, Lloyd L Head M W 41 Married Grade C2 b Illinois Sandoval, Washington IL in 1935 Principal, Public School [b abt 1899] Green, Bronta Wife F W 40 Married Grade H4 b Illinois Sandoval, Washington IL in 1935 [b abt 1900] Green, Lloyd Son M W 18 Grade H4 b Illinois same Sandoval, Washington IL in 1935 Sales Clerk, Retail Grocery Green, William L Son 16 Grade H2 b Illinois same place Sandoval, Washington IL in 1935 The dates of birth and death on her Social Security records match those in other records, but her residence at time of death is reported as Faifax, Virginia, across the river from Washington, DC, while her obituary says she died in Jasper, Alabama, and had been living there for 8 years. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current Bronta B. Green Last Residence Reston, Fairfax, Virginia 20190 Born 9 Jul 1899 Died 3 Dec 1999 SSN 346-38-0611 issued Illinois (1962) Her obituary got her middle initial wrong. --------------------- Bronta D. Green Obituary: Services for centenarian Bronta D. Green [Bronta B Green] , formerly of Sorento, will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Perfetti Funeral Home there with the Rev. James Howie officiating. Burial will be in Sunnyside Cemetery. Friends may call on Tuesday in the funeral home from one hour before the service. Mrs. Green died at 11:35 a.m. December 3, 1999, in Ridgewood Health Care Center, Jasper, Ala. She was 100 years old on July 9. She had resided in Jasper for the past eight years. Most of her younger years were spent in the Sorento and Fairfield areas. She also resided in Lakeland, Fla, for 26 years. She was born in Sorento, a daughter of William J. and Sally Gill Jestes. She married Lloyd L. Green on October 18, 1919 in Hillsboro. He died July 5, 1962. Surviving is a son, William "Bill" Green and wife Betty of Jasper. Preceding her in death were a son, Lloyd L. Green, Jr. in 1981 and two sisters, Irene Griffiths and Irma Shult. -- U.S. Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, Ancestry.com --------------------- Bronta B Green Birth 9 July 1899 Death December 3, 1999, Ridgewood Health Care Center, Jasper, Walker County, Alabama Cause of Death Cardiopulmonary Arrest Widowed, Age 100 yrs, Education Grade 12 years Father's Name William J. Jestes Maiden Name of Mother Sally Gill Burial 7 Dec 1899 Sunnyside Cemetery, Sorento, Illinois, Funeral Home Birmingham Mortuary Services, Signed by Thomas W. Wright #03157 Dec 31. 1999 Certifying Physician A.R. Hudson, MD, Signed 18 Dec 1899 Cause of Death Cardiopulmonary Arrest, No Autopsy SSN 346-38-0611 Certificate of Death #99-042872 Filed Jan 11, 2000 The Certificate has a raised seal and the document is actually signed by Dorothy S. Harshbarger, State Registrar. January 25, 2000 Gravestone of Lloyd L and Bronta B Green, Sunnyside Cemetery, Sorento, Bond County, Illinois Green Bronta B 1899-1999 Lloyd L 1898-1962 Photo courtesy of Dale Eccles, Find a Grave In February 2015, Bronta's memorial on Find a Grave was updated with details I submitted. Bronta B Green Birth Jul. 9, 1899 Sorento, Bond County, Illinois Death Dec. 3, 1999 Jasper, Walker County, Alabama Spouse Lloyd L Green (1899 - 1962) Death 1999 Burial Sunnyside Cemetery, Sorento, Bond County, Illinois Created by Dale Eccles Dec 05, 2009 -- Find A Grave Memorial #45141341, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Green&GSiman=1&GScid=108463&GRid=45141341&
Illinois, Marriages, 1851-1900 Daniel Frank Jestes Spouse Martha Ruhannah Rankin Marriage 8 Jun 1865 Bond County Daniel F Jestes Birth Nov. 14, 1841 Death Mar. 3, 1911 Burial Sunnyside Cemetery, Sorento, Bond County, Illinois Created by Dale Eccles Dec 12, 2009 -- Find A Grave Memorial #45368999, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=JES&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=16&GScntry=4&GSsr=681&GRid=45368999&&ftm=1
1900 Federal Census, Bond County, Illinois, 5 June, Shoal Creek Township, District 9, page 3A, Hse/Fam #43 Jestis, William J Head W M March 1866 34 Married 13 years IL IN IL Farmer Rents Jestis, Sally Wife W F June 1870 29 Married 13 yrs 3 child/3 living IL IL IL Jestis, Irma Dau W F June 1888 11 Single IL IL IL Jestis, Irene Dau W F Jan 1895 5 Single IL IL IL Jestis, Bronta Dau W F July 1899 10mos Single IL IL IL 1910 Federal Census, Bond County, Illinois, 21 April, Sorento Village, Shoal Creek Township, District 11, Page 6B, Locust St, Hse #185, Fam #186 Jestes, William J Head M W 42 Married 24 years IL IL IL Rural Carrier (Postal?) Owns Jestes, Sallie C Wife F W 39 Married 24 years 3 children/3 living IL Unknown Unknown Jestes, Irma E Dau 21 Single IL IL IL School Teacher Jestes, Irene L Dau 16 Single IL IL IL Jestes, Bronta B Dau 10 Single IL IL IL White, Joseph W Boarder 35 Single IL IL IL School Teacher 1920 Federal Census, Bond County, Illinois, 7 January, Sorento Village, Shoal Creek Township, District 13, page 4B, Hse #111, Fam #114 Jestes, William J Head Owns Free & Clear M W 51 IL IL IL Carrier, Mail Route Jestes, Sallie Wife F W 47 married IL IL IL Jestes, Ireme Dau F W 26 IL IL IL Bank Book Keeper In the 1930 census WIlliam is a widower and is living with his daughter Irene. He is reported as a Rural Mail Carrier, as in the 1910 census. The same in 1940, except no occupation is reported. But his death record reports his occupation as Rural Mail Carrier. 1930 Federal Census, Bond County, Illinois, 23 April, Sorento Village, Shoal Creek Township, District 3-19, page 6B, Hse/Fam #168 Griffiths, Charles F Head M W 39 First married at age 24 [abt 1915] IL IL IL Lumberman, Lumberyard Griffiths, Irene Wife F W 36 First married at age 27 [abt 1921] IL IL IL Jestes, William J Father-in-law M W 64 IL IN IL Mailman, Rural Route The difference in age and age at first marriage indicates that Charles was married before he married Irene. If Irene was 27 when she first married, and born about 1894, she was first married in about 1921. If Charles' age and age atr first marriage are correct here, he was first married in about 1915. 1940 Federal Census, Bond County, Illinois, 10 April, Sorento Village, Shoal Creek Township, District 3-20, page 2A, Willow St, Hse #29, Own $4000 Griffiths, Charles F Head M W 50 Married Grade 5 b Illinois Same House in 1935 Retail Hardware Manager [b abt 1890] Griffiths, Irene Wife F W 46 Married Grade H4 b Illinois Same House in 1935 [b abt 1896] Jestes, William J Father-in-law M W 74 Widower Grade 8 b Illinois Same House in 1935 No Occup [b abt 1966] Gravestone of William J and Sallie Jestes, Sunnyside Cemetery Sorento, Bond County, Illinois Jestes William J 1866 - 1944 Sallie, His Wife 1870 - 1921 Burial Sunnyside Cemetery, Sorento, Bond County, Illinois Photo on Ancestry.com, Ref Find A Grave Memorial #45369008 WIlliam's death record provides more detail. Only a transcriptoin was avialable in my source. I have not seen the original. Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 William J. Jestes, Widowed Birth 30 Mar 1866 Sorento, Bond, Illinois Death 2 Oct 1944 Hillsboro, Montgomery, Illinois, Age 78 Burial 5 Oct 1944 Sunnyside Cemetery, Sorento, Bond, Illinois Occupation Rural Mail Carrier Residence Short Creek [should be Shoal Creek], Sorento, Bond, Illinois Father Daniel Franklin Jestes born Illinois Mother Martha Ruhemma Rankin born Sorento, Illinois Spouse Sallie Catherine Jestes