Ira Curtis JENKINS4,5,6,9,7,8

12th May 19111,2,3,4,5,6 - 25th Jan 19832,7,8

Life History

12th May 1911	Born in Cass County, Texas.1,2,3,4,5,6
6th Sep 1973	Married Helen Odell BURGAMY in Scurry County, Texas.3
25th Jan 1983	Died in Snyder, Scurry, Texas.2,7,8
after 25th Jan 1983	Buried in Grove Hill Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.2,7,8

Notes

In the 1920 census, Ira is an 8-year-old in the household of his father and stepmother (Harriett Tefteller Jenkins).

1920 Federal Census, Cass County, Texas, 20 January, Justice Precinct 3, Enumeration District 3, page 7B, Naples and Dalton Rd, Hse/Fam #124
Jenkins, Ebb Head Rents M W 34 TX TN GA Farming [b abt 1886]
Jenkins, Harriet Wife F W 27 TX US TX [b abt 1893]
Jenkins, Ira Son M W 8 TX TX TX [b abt 1912]

1930 Federal Census, Cass County, Texas, 9 April, Justice Precinct 3, District 14, page 4A, Naples Bryans Mill Rd, Hse/Fam #77
Jenkins, E E Head Rents M W 44 First married at age 21 TX GA GA Farmer [b abt 1886]
-- page 4B --
Jenkins, Harret [sic] Wife F W 38 First married at age 21 TX TX AL [b abt 1892]
Jenkins, Ira Son M W 18 Single TX TX TX [b abt 1912]

1940 Federal Census, Cass County, Texas, 13 April, Justice Precinct 3, District 34-15, page 1B, Wommack Road, Hse #163, Rents $3
Jenkins, Ebb E Head M W 54 Widowed Grade 5 b Texas same place Common Laborer, Sawmill
Jenkins, Harriett Wife F W 49 Single Grade 5 b Texas same place in 1935
Jenkins, Ira C Son M W 29 Single Grade 4 b Texas same place Common Laborer, Sawmill

In 1942, Ira was still single when he enlisted in the US armed forces:
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Ira C Jenkins, Birth 1911 in Texas
Residence Cass County, Texas
Enlistment 19 Feb 1942 Fort Sill, Oklahoma
Education Grammar school
Civil Occupation Unskilled lumbermen, raftsmen, and woodchopper
Single, Height 66 Weight 151

Texas Marriage Index, 1966-2002
Ira C Jenkins, Marriage 6 Sep 1973 Scurry County
Age 62, Estimated Birth Year abt 1911
Spouse Helen O Burgamy, Age 56, Est Birth Year abt 1917

Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
Ira Jenkins
Death 25 Jan 1983 Scurry County
Gender Male

The Social Security Death Index reports his full birth date and month of death, still in Snyder, Scurry County, Texas:
Social Security Death Index
Ira Jenkins
Born 12 May 1911, Died Jan 1983
Last Residence 79549 Snyder, Scurry, Texas
SSN 463-03-3133 issued Texas (Before 1951)

Ira Curtis Jenkins
Birth May 12, 1911 Cass County, Texas
Death Jan. 25, 1983 Snyder, Scurry County, Texas
Burial Grove Hill Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
Maintained by Orville Jenkins, Originally Created by jimg Dec 05, 2012
-- Find A Grave Memorial #101775608, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=101775608

Sources

1. U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
2. Social Security Death Index
3. Texas Marriage Index, 1847-2002
4. 1940 Federal Census, Cass County, Texas
- 13 April, Justice Precinct 3, District 34-15, page 1B, Wommack Road, Hse #163, Rents $3
5. 1920 Federal Census, Cass County, Texas
- 20 January, Justice Precinct 3, Enumeration District 3, page 7B, Naples and Dalton Rd, Hse/Fam #124
6. 1930 Federal Census, Cass County, Texas
- 9 April, Justice Precinct 3, District 14, page 4B, Naples Bryans Mill Rd, Hse/Fam #77
7. Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000
8. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
9. Ancestry Trees
- Cass County Texas - Americas Melting Pot, http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx?tid=5720081&pid=-1408889298