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1. | James Jenkins was born about 1800 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died about 1845 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Ritchie Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. James married Catharine Bolling about 1825 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Catharine was born about 1806 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died about 1900 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in New Bethel Cemetery, , Sullivan County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | William D. Jenkins ![]() Notes: William was the oldest son of James Jenkins [1800-1845] and Catherine Bolling [1806- 1900] .He married Elizabeth Jane Snider March 15,1853 in Carter County.Prior to the Civil War, he and his brother David worked as hammermen in a bloom forge in Crab Orchard. William was elected Captain of Company C of the 13th Regiment , Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry upon the organization of that unit . He was an honest , conscientious officer but was in ill health a great part of the time and had to resign January 21, 1865. He was succeeded by his brother, Lieutenant David Boyle Jenkins.After the war was employed as an agent/supervisor in the local iron mining industry. William married Elizabeth Jane Snider about 1853 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Elizabeth (daughter of Isaac Snider and Matilda (Snider)) was born on 30 Oct 1836 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 7 Oct 1907 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Hampton Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | David Boyle Jenkins ![]() Notes: Capt. David Boyle Jenkins was born up on Stony Creek in Carter County,Tennessee,the son of James Jenkins and Catherine Bolling.Before the Civil War, he worked as a hammerman in the local iron works.When the war broke out, he was the first man from Carter County to volunteer in the Union Army.He first served as a Sergeant in Company F of the 2nd Tenn. Vol. Inf. Regiment[USA] before accepting a 1st Lieutenant's commission in his brother William's cavalry unit,Company C,13th Reg. Tenn. Vol. Cavalry[USA].He later became company commander of Company C and fought through the entire duration of the war.Returning home, he was employed as a tax collector,he bought and sold real estate and built and operated a water turbine powered flour mill. He died in the house he built next to the flour mill down on Race Street. David married Levisa Evaline Stover about 1869 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Levisa (daughter of Solomon Hendrix Stover and Mary Ann Treadway) was born on 15 Mar 1851 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 15 May 1930 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Highland Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | Matilda E. Jenkins ![]() |
5. | Mahala Thornton Jenkins ![]() Mahala married James W. Hughes about 1854 in Sullivan County, , , Tennessee. James was born on 6 Apr 1833 in Sullivan County, , , Tennessee; died on 22 AN 1869 in Sullivan County, , , Tennessee; was buried in New Bethel Cemetery, , Sullivan County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
6. | Elbert H. Jenkins ![]() Notes: Elbert was the son of James Jenkins [1800-1845] and Catherine Bolling [1806-1900]. CSA and Union military records indicate Elbert was conscripted into service with the CSA infantry in Bristol, Tennessee 22 January 1864. He served in Company I, 14th Infantry Regiment [CSA}. This happened while his two older brothers were fighting in the Union Cavalry.The CSA record shows he was captured at Wilderness ,Virginia 4 May 1864. However, the Union records indicate that Elbert " deserted and gave himself up voluntarily at the Wilderness". Yet, the Union records show that he was considered a Prisoner of War and sent him to Belle Plains, Va and then by boat and rail to the Elmira Prison Camp in New York-arriving there sometime after 23 July 1864. He died there 21 Mar 1865 from the terrible prison conditions as did one of every four Confederate prisoners held in Elmira. |
7. | James Davidson Jenkins ![]() Notes: James was the oldest son of Capt. David Boyle Jenkins and Evaline Stover.He studied for the ministry and the law.He worked in Washington,D.C. as secretary to Congressman Carroll B. Reece of Tennessee. Later he was treasurer and general manager of the Elizabethton Insurance Agency, the first of its kind in Carter County.He worked in the law firm of Miller and Seiler,was director of the Watauga Power Company,the Whiting Mfg. Co.and served as Elizabethton City Treasurer.He served as a deacon for many years at the First Baptist Church and was a trustee of the Watauga Academy ,and was active in school promotion in Carter County.His biography appears in the book "Who''s Who in Tennessee"-A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseeans of Today. |
8. | Minnie G. Jenkins ![]() Minnie married John Thomas Tilson about 1890. John was born on 24 Aug 1867; died on 16 Jul 1904 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Highland Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
9. | Daniel Stover Jenkins ![]() Notes: Stover Jenkins was one of the organizers of the Elizabethton Insurance Agency,the first of its kind in the county.He was First Asst. Cashier in the newly established Carter County Bank in 1906.He served in the Carter County Court for many years and was Chairman of the court in1918.He also held the office of Justice of the Peace for many years and was aciive in the First Baptist Church.He was a delegate to the Watauga Baptist Association in 1906.He died in at the age of 78. Daniel married Virginia Cordelia "Jennie" Pierce on 23 Jun 1897 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee. Virginia (son of James A. Pierce and Mary Octavia Carty) was born on 4 Oct 1875 in Hamblen County, , , Tennessee; died on 7 Jan 1964 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Highland Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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10. | Mary Belle Jenkins ![]() |
11. | Wiley Christian Jenkins ![]() Wiley married Bessie Priscilla Hendrix about 1900 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Bessie (daughter of Jacob Range Hendrix and Mary Catharine Feathers) was born on 1 Aug 1881 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 13 Jan 1957 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Highland Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
12. | Jennie Pearl Jenkins ![]() |
13. | David B. Jenkins ![]() |
14. | Harry Jenkins ![]() |
15. | Annie Jenkins ![]() Annie married Claude J. Wood about 1930 in , Giles County, Tennessee, . Claude was born about 1900 in , Giles County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
16. | Nina Jenkins ![]() |
17. | Daniel Stover Jenkins, Jr. ![]() |
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22. | Iris M. Jenkins ![]() Notes: ELIZABETHTON - Iris Marie Jenkins Ellis, 99, Elizabethton, passed away Tuesday, August 9, 2022 in the Ivy Hall Nursing Home. A native of Carter County she was born April 11, 1923 to the late Stover & Jennie Pierce Jenkins. Iris was a graduate of Elizabethton High School. She served in the United States Navy during World War II. She was retired as Office Manager at Russ Swanay Real Estate. She was a member of the Elizabethton Senior Citizens. Iris loved to work in her flower garden and yard. She attended Oak Street Baptist Church for several years. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Jack Ellis, her daughters Nancy Ellis, Barbara Ellis Melton, her sisters: Ora, Lorraine, Nina, Virginia and Annie and her brothers: David and K.P. Iris married Jack T. Ellis on 1 Nov 1947 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Jack (son of Robert T. Ellis and Nancy Katherine Shell) was born on 2 Feb 1919 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 12 Jul 1967 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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