Documentation
Sources
Each numbered citation on the family pages refers to this list. Original records are cited first wherever one is available.
| No. | Source | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1850 U.S. Census, Newton County, Georgia, George Washington Bagby household, enumerated August 13, 1850. FamilySearch | Original record |
| 2 | Compiled service record, Elijah Jenkins, Company B, 8th Georgia State Guards, August 4, 1863. Fold3, FamilySearch, all pages, page 1, page 2, page 3 | Original record |
| 3 | Marriage record, Elijah Jenkins and Sarah A. M. J. Thornton, DeKalb County, Georgia, March 28, 1867. FamilySearch | Original record |
| 4 | Reconstruction Oath Book, Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia, July 2, 1867. Ancestry | Original record |
| 5 | 1870 U.S. Census, Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia, Elijah Jenkins household, enumerated June 10, 1870. FamilySearch | Original record |
| 6 | Who Married Whom in Jasper County, 2 vols., 1994. Mississippi State University Library, GS1: Ref F 347.J4 S85. MSU Libraries | Published compilation |
| 7 | 1880 U.S. Census, Beat 5 Northwest, Jasper County, Mississippi, Elijah Jenkins household, enumerated July 6, 1880. FamilySearch | Original record |
| 8 | 1880 Mississippi State Census, Jasper County, E. Jinkins. FamilySearch | Original record |
| 9 | 1900 U.S. Census, Beat 4, Jasper County, Mississippi, Elijah D. Jenkins household, enumerated July 25, 1900. FamilySearch | Original record |
| 10 | Confederate Soldiers Enumeration, Jasper County, Mississippi, 1907. “Mississippi, State Archives, Various Records, 1818-1952,” database with images, FamilySearch, Jasper > Civil War records 1936-1939 (Box 11054) > image 22 of 25; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson. FamilySearch | Original record |
| 11 | “E Jenkins Killed,” Bay Springs News, December 16, 1909. Microfilm, Mississippi Department of Archives and History. FamilySearch | Newspaper |
| 12 | “Killed by a Live Wire,” Jasper County Review, December 16, 1909. Microfilm, Mississippi Department of Archives and History. FamilySearch | Newspaper |
| 13 | Gravestone of E. D. Jenkins, Bay Springs Cemetery, Bay Springs, Mississippi. Photographs by the author of this site. Find a Grave memorial 47165931. Find a Grave | Gravestone |
| 14 | Mississippi Genealogical Exchange, family query JENKINS-HODGES-ARLEDGE, 1982. Gives an 1850 birth year, a father born in Tennessee and a mother born in South Carolina. Ancestry | Published query |
| 15 | Family research notes kept by the author of this site, including the dates for Elijah’s children and grandchildren. Used only where no record has yet been cited. | Researcher’s notes |
| 16 | Gravestone of Allie May Jackson, Bay Springs Cemetery, Bay Springs, Mississippi. Find a Grave memorial 47623742. Find a Grave | Gravestone |
| 17 | Gravestone of Mary Ann Jenkins. Photograph by the author of this site. | Gravestone |
| 18 | U.S. Censuses of 1860, 1870, 1910 and 1920, Jasper County, Mississippi, for Mary Ann Hodges Jenkins, reporting ages 10, 17, 52 and 67. | Original record |
| 19 | 1910 U.S. Census, Mississippi, for Allie May Jackson, age 35. | Original record |
| 20 | Gravestone of Homer K. Jackson, Bay Springs Cemetery, Bay Springs, Mississippi. Find a Grave memorial 47623868. Find a Grave | Gravestone |
| No. | Source | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1850 U.S. Census, Subdivision 65, Newton County, Georgia, William Davis (or Dennis) household. FamilySearch | Original record |
| 2 | 1860 U.S. Census, Lofton’s District, Butts County, Georgia, William Dennis household. FamilySearch | Original record |
| 3 | 1870 U.S. Census, Subdivision 96, Newton County, Georgia, Wm L. Jenkins household. | Original record |
| 4 | Marriage of W. L. Jenkins and Nancy Capps, Henry County, Georgia, November 9, 1865. | Marriage entry |
| 5 | Military headstone of William L. Jenkins, Philadelphia United Methodist Church Cemetery, McDonough, Georgia. | Gravestone |
| 6 | Georgia death certificate No. 1679, Mary Angeline Copeland, January 16, 1928. | Death certificate |
| 7 | Georgia death certificate No. 33481, James William Jenkins, March 29, 1928. | Death certificate |
| No. | Source | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memoirs of Georgia, biographical sketch of Dr. William D. Jenkins. | Published history |
| 2 | Henry County, Georgia, marriage entries: Samuel Jenkins and Caroline Johnson, August 9, 1846. | Marriage entry |
| 3 | 1850 U.S. Census, Henry County, Georgia, S. Jenkins household. | Original record |
| 4 | 1860 U.S. Census, Pond Spring, Walker County, Georgia, Samuel Jenkins household. | Original record |
| 5 | 1870 U.S. Census, Subdivision 128, Walker County, Georgia, Samuel Jenkins household. | Original record |
| 6 | Research summary and headstone notes, Summerville Cemetery, Chattooga County, Georgia. | Researcher’s notes |
| 7 | Family research notes kept by the author of this site, and the FamilySearch family tree. FamilySearch profile | Researcher’s notes |
| 8 | Henry County, Georgia, tax digest, 1854. | Original record |
| No. | Source | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1850 U.S. Census, Bradley County, Tennessee, Benjamin F. Jenkins household. | Original record |
| 2 | 1860 U.S. Census, 16th Civil District, McMinn County, Tennessee, enumerated July 27, 1860. | Original record |
| 3 | 1870 U.S. Census, 10th District, Grainger County, Tennessee. | Original record |
| 4 | 1880 U.S. Census, District 3, Grainger County, Tennessee. | Original record |
| 5 | McMinn County, Tennessee, marriage of Benjamin Jenkins and Catherine Haney, January 30, 1861. | Marriage entry |
| 6 | McMinn County, Tennessee, deed, Benjamin F. and Catherine Jenkins, October 5, 1877. | Deed |
| 7 | Death certificate of Allen Jenkins, December 25, 1920, naming parents Benjamin Jenkins and Lutherina Walker. | Death certificate |
| 8 | Death certificate of William H. Jenkins, March 12, 1928, naming father Ben Jenkins and a mother surnamed Walker. | Death certificate |
| No. | Source | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marriage certificate, Sallie Jenkins and Thomas Ogletree, Butts County, Georgia, November 25, 1886. | Original record |
| 2 | 1900 U.S. Census, Militia District 723, Hampton, E.D. 55, Henry County, Georgia, Jesse T. Ogletree household. | Original record |
| 3 | Find a Grave memorial 229550739, Sarah Armanda Jenkins Ogletree, Oak Hill Cemetery, Griffin, Georgia. Find a Grave | Online memorial |
| 4 | Death certificate of Newtie (Nudie) Gay Ogletree, November 28, 1929, Lamar County, Georgia. | Death certificate |
| 5 | Family research notes kept by the author of this site. | Researcher’s notes |
FamilySearch requires a free account. Ancestry and Fold3 links require a subscription. The two newspaper articles and military pages 2 and 3 are the author’s uploaded copies on FamilySearch.
Treatment of Evidence
- Family pages are limited to what the records show. Where records conflict, each version is shown with its source.
- Research Notes contain theories and work in progress, and should not be read as proven unless so stated.
- DNA matches are never named. Only summary counts by family line are given, to respect the privacy of those who have tested.
- Living persons are not named.