John Wesley JENKINS Wiley Harmon JENKINS Ava Alice JENKINS Penelope Victoria VADEN Winnie H WELCH Elizabeth Frances JENKINS John Wesley JENKINS Alfonzo JENKINS Martha Ann PENTECOST Mini tree diagram
Marion Elbert JENKINS

Marion Elbert JENKINS1,2,3,4,6,5

18481,2,3,4,5 - 19383

Life History

1848

Born in Weakley County, Tennessee.1,2,3,4,5

5th Sep 1866

Married Penelope Victoria VADEN in Weakley County, Tennessee.3,6

24th Dec 1883

Birth of son Wiley Harmon JENKINS in Tennessee.7,4,8

17th Apr 1886

Birth of daughter Ava Alice JENKINS in Marmaduke, Greene, Arkansas.8,3

about 1909

Married Winnie H WELCH in Greene County, Arkansas.8,4

before 1910

Death of Penelope Victoria VADEN

1938

Died.3

1938

Buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Hopewell, Greene County, Arkansas.3

Notes

  • Elbert is the oldest child of John Wesley Jenkins and Martha Ann

    1850 Federal Census, Weakley County, Tennessee, 27 August, District 9, page [no #], Hse/Fam #24
    J W Jenkins 27 M Farmer $200 Real Estate value b Tennessee
    Martha Jenkins 24 F b Tennessee
    Marion Jenkins 2 M b Tennessee

    1860 Federal Census, Weakley County, Tennessee, 12 June, PO Locust Grove, page 34, Hse/Fam #233
    J W Jenkins 37 M Married Farmer $800 Real Estate $500 Pesonal Estate b Tennessee [b abt 1823]
    Martha Jenkins 34 F b Tennessee [b abt 1826]
    Elbert Jenkins 13 F b Tennessee [b abt 1847]
    Elizabeth Jenkins 5 M b Tennessee [b abt 1855]
    John Jenkins 3 F b Tennessee [b abt 1857]

    Tennessee, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900
    P V [Penelope Victoria] Vaden, Female
    E J [Elbert Marion] Jenkins, Male
    License issued 3 September 1866
    Marriage 5 Sep 1866 Weakley County, Tennessee
    Ceremony by G W Campbell, Justice of the Peace
    Weakley County Marriage Book, p 29, Certificate #58

    1870 Federal Census, Weakley County, Tennessee, 2 August, PO Dresden, District 9, page 11 (scan 147), Hse/Fam #69
    Jenkins, Albert [Elbert Marion]  22 M W Farmer $500 Real Estate $300 Personal Estate born Tennessee Cannot write [b abt 1848]
    Jenkins, Pennelphy [Penelope Victoria Vaden] 24 F W Keeping House born Tennessee [b abt 1846]

    1910 Federal Census, Greene County, Arkansas, 4 May, Hurricane Township, District 59, page 15A, Hse #130, Fam #130
    Jenkins, Elbert M Head M W 64 Married  1 yr TN US US Farmer Owns
    Jenkins, Winnie H Wife F W 54 Married 1 yr 8 children/7 living TN AR TN
    Jenkins, Wiley H Son M W 26 Married 4 mos TN TN TN Farm Laborer
    Jenkins, Cora A Dau-in-law F W 27 Married 4 mos MO TN TN
    James, LeRoy M W Stepson 17 MO TN TN Farm Laborer

    The death certificate of Elbert's son Harmon Jenkins reports that his mother was Cora King.  This was a mistake, though, because Cora King was harmon's wife.  She is listed in the 1910 census as the daughter-in-law of Elbert, head of the household.  Elbert's wife in that census was Winnie H James.

    Tennessee Death Certificate
    Harmon Jenkins
    farmer, Age 59 years, Widowed
    Birth 24 December 1883 Tennessee
    Residence Rector, Clay County, Arkansas
    Father Elbert Jenkins, born Tennessee
    Mother Cora King, born Missouri [should be wife of Harmon, not mother; Mother was Penelope Victoria Vaden]
    Informant Oscar Jenkins, Rector, Arkansas
    Death 2 September 1943 Baptist Hospital, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
    Cause of Death Pulmonary Embolism, Other Condition Lung Abcess
    Removal for preparation for burial 3 September 1943 in Rector (Clay County), Arkansas, by Fuller Jenkins Funeral Home, Rector, Arkansas, Undertaker W H Irby
    Certificate #19973 filed 2 September 1943
    Source FamilySearch

    Elbert's burial memorial reports his wife as Penelope Victoria Vaden, whose death and burial information has not been found.  Neither has the marriage record for her and Elbert.

    Marion Elbert Jenkins
    Birth 1848 Weakley County, Tennessee, USA
    Death 1938 (aged 89-90) USA
    Burial Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Hopewell, Greene County, Arkansas, USA
    Name also spelled Jinkins
    Son of John Wesley Jenkins and Martha Ann Pentecost
    Married Penelope Victoria Vaden on Sep. 5, 1866 in Weakley County, Tennessee
    Son Harmon Wiley Jenkins 1885-1943
    Created by Charlie Vines 24 May 2008
    --  Find a Grave Memorial 27038772, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27038772

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