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Birth	:	8 Dec 1804 Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
Death	:	16 Mar 1880 Denver, Bremer County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Oakwood Catholic Cemetery, Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, USA
Coordinate	:	44.7550610, -85.5901590
Description	:	John S. Jenkins was born in Williamson County, Tennessee on December 8, 1804, the son of John Jenkins and Ann Stephens. His parents were married in 1788 in Washington County, Virginia and in about 1795 migrated to Tennessee to a part of Williamson County that later became Maury County. His father died there in 1816. In about 1825 Ann and some of the children migrated to the NW part of Hamilton County, Illinois, where Ann was listed only as "wid. Jenkins" in the 1830 census, with 5 children. Three of the children were married in 1831 and 1832 in Hamilton... Read More	John S. Jenkins was born in Williamson County, Tennessee on December 8, 1804, the son of John Jenkins and Ann Stephens. His parents were married in 1788 in Washington County, Virginia and in about 1795 migrated to Tennessee to a part of Williamson County that later became Maury County. His father died there in 1816. In about 1825 Ann and some of the children migrated to the NW part of Hamilton County, Illinois, where Ann was listed only as "wid. Jenkins" in the 1830 census, with 5 children. Three of the children were married in 1831 and 1832 in Hamilton and Jefferson Counties, IL - Thomas S., Richard F. and John S. John S. Jenkins married Sarah Cook, daughter of Elizabeth and Theophilus Cook, in Jefferson County in 1831. By 1835 John & Sarah and two daughters were living in Fulton Co. IL along with the Thomas S. Jenkins family and the remaining family of Ann Jenkins, consisting of her and the two remaining unmarried children. By 1840 John & Sarah were back in Jefferson County living adjacent to Sarah's parents near the town of Belle Rive. By 1850 John was back in Fulton County with four daughters and one son. Sarah had died in 1845 at about the time their only son was born. In 1850 John remarried to a widow, Rhoda Meyers, in Fulton County - and the next year the family moved to Bremer County, Iowa, where John remained for the rest of his life. His father-in-law had been a lay preacher in Jefferson County, IL, and John also became a Methodist lay preacher. He conducted marriages in Bremer County both as a Justice of the Peace and as a Minister of the Gospel. In 1866 he married another widow, Alzina Allen. John S. Jenkins died on March 16, 1880 at his home on his farm in what is now a part of Denver, Iowa. -contributor George Farris - Children with Sarah Cook: Priscilla Jenkins - born 1833 Julia Ann Jenkins - born 1834 Louisa Jenkins - born 1838 Josephine Jenkins - born 1842 John W. Jenkins - born 1845 Child with Alzina Allen: Marion Frances Jenkins - born 1868

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John S Jenkins's memorial is located at: Oakwood Catholic Cemetery, Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, USA.
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John S Jenkins death on 16 Mar 1880 in Denver, Bremer County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 44.7550610
Longitude: -85.5901590

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Julia Ann Jenkins Farris

(1834 - 1920)

Josephine Jenkins Deppe

(1842 - 1914)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Oakwood Catholic Cemetery
Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, USA
Coordinate: 44.7550610, -85.5901590

2. Jewish Cemetery
Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, USA
Coordinate: 44.7561090, -85.5876160

3. Oakwood Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.7531013, -85.5843964

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Coordinate: 44.7547660, -85.5768660

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7. First Congregational Church Garden
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8. Central United Methodist Church Columbarium
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Coordinate: 44.8239784, -85.4597244

14. Fouch Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.8336110, -85.7097110

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Coordinate: 44.8485985, -85.6900024

16. Yuba Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.8254395, -85.4560394

17. Linwood Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.7505989, -85.7656021

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Coordinate: 44.6507988, -85.6958008

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Coordinate: 44.8725014, -85.5152969

21. Williamsburg Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.7725296, -85.4064026

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Coordinate: 44.7619019, -85.3964005

23. Barnum Memorial Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.6208000, -85.5250015

24. Bohemian Cemetery
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