William Jenkins1

M, #11965, * 14 Oct 1832, + 1 Apr 1907
FatherPhineas Jenkins2 * 5 Apr 1785, + 19 Nov 1840
MotherMary Furnas2 * 12 Jan 1793, + 8 Feb 1889
William B. Jenkins (1832 - 1907)

Family

Lucinda Agnew * 8 Oct 1846, + 28 Apr 1905
Children
     William Jenkins was born on 14 Oct 1832 near Lafayette, Indiana.1 He married Lucinda Agnew, daughter of Joseph B. Agnew and Louisa Boldrey, on 23 Feb 1865 at Pulaski County, Indiana.1 He died on 1 Apr 1907 in Winamac, Indiana,3,4, and was buried on 7 Apr 1907 (The funeral service was held at the Winamac M.E. Church on 7 Apr 1907) at Winamac.4

Other information:

William Jenkins was a farmer, later a carpenter. He served 2 terms as postmaster in the early 1880's, and also was editor and proprietor of the Winamac Republican for a number of years.4,5,3

He is listed in the following census:
1840 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of Phineas Jenkins, Pulaski County. William Jenkins was probably included in the Free Males 5-10 years of age.6
1850 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of Mary Jenkins, Monroe Township, Pulaski County, Indiana.7
1870 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of William Jenkins, (#172), Monroe Township, Pulaski County, Indiana. Household consists of William, his wife Lucinda and their children Asa M., Joseph and William B., and Mary Jenkins (his mother.)8
1880 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of William Jenkins, ED 154, Monroe Township, Pulaski County, Indiana. Household consists of William, his wife Lucinda and their children Asa M., Joseph, William B., Mary, Louelle and Charles.9,10
1900 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of William Jenkins, Winamac (ward 2), Monroe Township, Pulaski County, Indiana. Household consists of William, his wife Lucinda and his children Perry, Nettie and Jim.11

Name variants: William Benjamin Jenkins (full name.)1

Citations

  1. [S137] Rick Jenkins, Jenkins, pg. 82.
  2. [S137] Rick Jenkins, Jenkins, pg. 64.
  3. [S137] Rick Jenkins, Jenkins, pg. 83.
  4. [S137] Rick Jenkins, Jenkins, pg. 86. Obituary William B. Jenkins. Winamac Republican, 7 Apr 1907; Pulaski County Democrat, 7 Apr 1907.
  5. [S137] Rick Jenkins, Jenkins, pg. 85. 1880 Fed. Census. Indiana, Pulaski County, Monroe Township.
  6. [S108] Fed. Census: 1840, Indiana, Pulaski County, no township stated. Household of Phineas Jenkins. "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (<https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YB3-9LJZ> : 24 August 2015), Indiana > Pulaski > Not Stated > image 8 of 12; citing NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  7. [S108] Fed. Census: 1850, Indiana, Pulaski County, Monroe Township. Houshold of Mary Jenkins. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (<https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DZKQ-TJ5> : 9 April 2016), Indiana > Pulaski > Monroe > image 4 of 13; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  8. [S108] Fed. Census: 1870. Indiana. Pulaski County. Monroe Township. page 20, line 18-23 (NARA: M593, Roll 352, Page 487) Household of William Jenkins.
  9. [S108] Fed. Census: 1880. Indiana. Pulaski County. Monroe Township. ED 154, page 2B, line 31-38 (NARA: T9, Roll 305, Page 265B) Household of William B. Jenkins.
  10. [S137] Rick Jenkins, Jenkins, pg. 85.
  11. [S108] Fed. Census: 1900. Indiana, Pulaski County, Monroe Township, Winamac Town, Ward 2, ED 96 (NARA: T623, roll ?, pg. 108, sheet 6A, line 36-40. LDS Film# :1240399) Household of William Jenkins.
  12. [S137] Rick Jenkins, Jenkins, pg. 84.