John Cullen JENKINS Ira Lotus JENKINS John Stewart JENKINS Clarence Burl JENKINS Ada Elnora DYCUS Ebby Elijah JENKINS Ethel O JENKINS Clarice E JENKINS Julia Elizabeth WARD Mini tree diagram
John Cullen JENKINS

John Cullen JENKINS1,2,3,4,5,6,11,7,8,12,9

13th Apr 18831,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 - 16th Mar 19452,8,9

Life History

13th Apr 1883

Born in Cass County, Texas.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9

1900

Residence1 in Cass County, Texas

6th Mar 1904

Married Ada Elnora DYCUS in Morris County, Texas.5,8,12

1910

Residence2 in Bowie County, Texas.5

Oct 1914

Residence5: birth of son Clarence 4 Oct 1914 in Oak Grove, Pawnee County, Oklahoma in Oak Grove, Pawnee, Oklahoma.3

4th Oct 1914

Birth of son Clarence Burl JENKINS in Oak Grove, Pawnee, Oklahoma.4,13,3,8,11,14,10

1918

Residence4 in Naples, Morris, Texas.6

1920

Residence5 in Cass County, Texas.3

Apr 1930

Residence6: In the 1930 census, Cull was reported in Washington Township of Ouachita County, Arkansas, enumerated on 2 April. His son was a resident there in 1940 and Cull died in Ouachita County, Arkansas, probably at his son's home in Ouachita County, Arkansas.2,4

9th Aug 1937

Death of Ada Elnora DYCUS in Caddo Parish, Louisiana.15,9

Oct 1940

Resident Reported by his son Clarence in his WWII registration, reporting his father's address as Cotton Valley. Same address was reported by Cull himself in his own WWII registration in 1942. in Cotton Valley, Webster, Louisiana.10

Apr 1942

Resident In his WWII draft registration Cull reported Cotton Valley, Louisiana, as his residence and place of work for Woodley Petroleum Co. He reported as contact his son Birl, who was working across the border in Ouachita County, Arkansas for the same company. in Cotton Valley, Webster, Louisiana.7

16th Mar 1945

Died in Ouachita County, Arkansas.2,8,9

after 16th Mar 1945

Buried in Crossroads Baptist Church Cemetery, Louann, Ouachita County, Arkansas.8,9

Notes

  • This son of John Jenkins and Julia Ward is reported in the 1900 census as Curley and in the 1920 census as Cull.  Curly is usually a nickname.  There is a family tradition that John also had a brother named Curly, but Jenkins family researchers have been unable to find any documentation of anyone of this name.  Another child named Curly may have died very young.

    Also there is a family tradition of a brother named Cullen, and Cull is a short form of that.  Cullen (Cull) and Curley could be the same person.  Here the same person seems to have both names.  Could it be that it was this grandson of John Jenkins, a brother of Joseph Asa Jenkins, that Joe's children remembered vaguely and incorrectly as a brother of their father, rather than their own cousin they never knew?

    1900 Federal Census, Cass County, Texas, 20 June, Justice Precinct 3, District 22, page 17A, Hse/Fam #285
    Jenkins, Julia Head W F Sept 1856  43 Widow  Bore 7 children/6 living GA GA SC Farmer Owns Farm
    Jenkins, Curly Son W M Apr 1884  16 TX GA TX

    In 1904, Cull married Ada Dycus.

    Texas, County Marriage Records, 1817-1965
    J C Jenkins
    Ada Dycus
    Marriage 6 Mar 1904 Morris, Texas, USA

    In the 1910 census they are living in Bowie County, Texas, north of Cass County on the Red River.  Her father is living with them.

    1910 Federal Census, Bowie County, Texas, 13 May, Precinct 2, District 12, page 25B, Hse #465, Fam #470
    Jinkins, Cull J Head M W 27 Married 6 years TX US US Farmer Rents
    Jinkins, Ada Wife F W 26 Married 6 years 0 children AR NC AL
    Dycus, Step[h]en T Father-in-Law M W 65 Widowed NC NC NC
    Hurst, Thell B Nephew M W 20 Single AR AR AR

    In 1918, Cullen and his wife Ada were living and farming near Naples, Morris County, Texas, just west of Cass County.

    World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
    Cull Jenkins
    Residence Naples, Morris, Texas
    Birth Date 13 Apr 1883
    Occupation Farming
    Nearest Relative Mrs Ada Jenkins, Route 3, Naples, Morris, Texas
    Medium Height and Build, Brown Eyes, Dark Hair
    Registered 12 September 1918 in Linden, Cass County, Texas

    In 1920, Cull is living next door to Ebb Jenkins, also a son of John and Julia Jenkins.  Cull and his wife Ada are the last entry on page 7A, and Ebb and Harriet are the first entry on the next page.  But it appears from the road notation on the pages that Cull and Ada live on Naples and Cornett Road, while Ebb and Harriet live on Naples and Dalton Rd.

    1920 Federal Census, Cass County, Texas, 20 Jan, Justice Precinct 3, Enumeration District 3, page 7A, Naples and Cornett Rd, Hse/Fam #123
    Jenkins, Cull Head Rents  M W 36 TX TN GA Farming [b abt 1884]
    Jenkins, Ada Wife F W 34 AR GA AR [b abt 1886]
    Jenkins, Clarence Son M W 5 OK TX AR [b abt 1915]

    Note the interesting report of birth place for Clarence.  He is reported born in Oklahoma, which may indicate that Cullen and his wife were living with or near his Jenkins relatives in Oklahoma for a while.

    This would seem to strengthen the childhood memories of his cousins that there was a Cullen in their family, but may have been so early (before some were born) that they thought of him as an uncle rather than a cousin.

    In 1930 we find them in Arkansas.  Their son Clarence is still in the home, age 15, as well as a niece Jewel Mallonee, the daughter of Cull's sister Ethel..

    1930 Federal Census, Ouachita County, Arkansas, 2 April, Washington Township, District 24 page 1A, Hse #9, Fam #10
    Jenkins, Cull Head Rents $55 M W 46 Married at 20 TX TX TX Crude Oil Pumper
    Jenkins, Ada E Wife F W 46 Married at 20 AR AR AR
    Jenkins, Clarence E Son M W 15 OK TX AR
    Mallonee, Jewel B Niece F W 15 TX TX TX

    Cull's wife Ada passed away in 1937.  Cull survived her until 1945.

    In 1940, his son Clarence reported Cull as his contact for his WWII registration.  Burl reported his own address as Louann, Ouachita County, arkansas, and his employer as Woodley Petroleum company in Smackover, in Union County, Arkansas.  He reported Cull as his contact, giving his father's address as Cotton Valley, Louisiana.  In 1942, Cull reported the same address and employer in his own WWII registration, and listed his son as his contact.  An interesting feature on Cull's draft card is that he was listed specifically with no middle name.

    U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
    Cull no name Jenkins
    Residence Cotton Valley [Webster Parish], Louisiana
    Age 59, Birth 13 Apr 1883 Cass County, Texas
    Contact Mr Clarence Jenkins, Louann [Ouachita County[, Arkansas
    Employed by Woodley Petroleum Company, Houston, Texas, in Cotton Valley, Webster County, Louisiana
    5' 2" 150 lbs, Brown Eyes, Gray Hair, Dark Brown Complexion
    Registered 27 April 1942 Minden, Wester Parish, Louisiana
    Signed Cull Jenkins

    The Arkansas Death Index informs us that Cull's full name was apparently the same as his father, naming him John Cul Jenkins.  This is supported also by the 1910 census entry as Cull J, with the name order reversed, since he went by Cull.

    Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950
    Volume 13, Certificate #684
    John Cul Jenkins
    Estimated Birth Year 1884
    Age 61
    Death 16 Mar 1945 Ouachita County

    Graves of Cull and Ada Jenkins, Crossroads Baptist Church Cemetery, Smackover, Ouachita, Arkansas
    ADA  JENKINS    10-19-1883   to   8-9-1937
    CULL  JENKINS     4-13-1883   to   3-16-1945
    --  Crossroads Cemetery List, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~arcemete/ouachita/crossroads.htm

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    John Cullen “Cull” Jenkins, Jr
    Birth 13 Apr 1883 Dalton, Cass County, Texas, USA
    Death 16 Mar 1945 (aged 61) Ouachita County, Arkansas, USA
    Burial Crossroads Cemetery, Louann, Ouachita County, Arkansas
    Born to John Cullen Jenkins, Sr. (1850-1892) & Julia Elizabeth Ward Jenkins (1857-1936).
    Cull married Ada Elnora Dycus (1883-1937) in 1904. Ada was the daughter of Stephen Dycus (1845-after 1910) of North Carolina & ???
    One son, Clarence Burl Jenkins (1914-1971)

    Parents:
    John Cullen Jenkins 1850-1892
    Julia Elizabeth Ward Jenkins 1857-1936

    Spouse Ada Elnora Dycus Jenkins 1884-1937
    Son Clarence Burl "Junky" Jenkins 1914-1971

    Siblings:
    Ira Lotis Jenkins 1878-1947
    J Stewart Jenkins 1881-1918
    Ebb Elijah Jenkins 1885-1955
    Clarice Jenkins Rea 1891-1915

    Created by Dawn Kelley 7 Apr 2017
    --  Find A Grave Memorial 178203826, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178203826/john-cullen-jenkins
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