Related Jenkins Families
Samuel Jenkins
September 15, 1822 – December 3, 1891
Samuel Jenkins was born in Tennessee on September 15, 1822, and died in Chattooga County, Georgia, on December 3, 1891. The identity of his parents has not been established. DNA evidence connects the descendants of this family with the descendants of Elijah Daniel Jenkins, although the exact relationship has not been established. See DNA Research.
| Date | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1846 | McDonough, Henry County, Georgia | Marriage to Caroline Ceberta “Bertie” Johnson2 |
| 1850 | Henry County, Georgia | Census, age 27, born in Tennessee3 |
| 1854 | Henry County, Georgia | Tax digest, as Samuel Jinkins8 |
| 1860 | Pond Spring, Walker County, Georgia | Census4 |
| 1870 | Subdivision 128, Walker County, Georgia | Census, with Bertie and eight children5 |
| 1891 | Chattooga County, Georgia | Death; burial at Summerville6 |
Samuel has not been located in the 1880 census. Bertie appears that year in Trion, Chattooga County.
Marriage and Residence
According to Memoirs of Georgia, Samuel came from Marion County, Tennessee, to Georgia in his youth.1 On August 9, 1846, he married Caroline Ceberta “Bertie” Johnson at McDonough, Henry County, Georgia.2 The family was in Henry County in 1850 and at Pond Spring, Walker County, by 1860, and remained in Walker County in 1870.3 4 5 Samuel died in Chattooga County on December 3, 1891, and is buried at Summerville.6 Bertie is recorded in family research notes as having died on August 8, 1899, at Summerville.7
A Published Account of Samuel’s Father
Memoirs of Georgia describes Samuel’s father, without naming him, in its sketch of Samuel’s son. It states that he was born in Ireland about 1761, came to America about 1775, served in the Revolutionary War, served under Andrew Jackson at Horseshoe Bend and New Orleans, acted as a scout and guide in the Florida campaigns, and died near Catoosa County, Georgia, about 1859 at about age 98.1 This account has not been independently proven and is treated here as family testimony.
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Unresolved Questions
- Who were Samuel’s father and mother?
- Was he born in Marion County or Smith County, Tennessee?
- Where was he living in 1880?
Theories concerning this family appear in the Research Notes.