♀ Harriet Madison Jenkins

1854 - 1940

 

Hattie

Harriet Madison Jenkins
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Parents
Spouse
William Henry Miller
William Henry Miller
1843 - 1926
Children
Alta Janetta Miller
Alta Janetta Miller
1874 - 1966
Estella Mary Miller
Estella Mary Miller
1878 - 1924
Lula Bell Miller
Lula Bell Miller
1880 - 1968
Charles Dewitt Miller
Charles Dewitt Miller
1887 - 1981
Siblings
William Washington Jenkins
William W Jenkins
1838 - 1919
David Cravens Jenkins
David Cravens Jenkins
1840 - 1871
Mary Melvina Jenkins
Mary Melvina Jenkins
1841 - 1925
Eleven Jenkins
Eleven Jenkins
1843 - 1924
John Seldon Jenkins
John Seldon Jenkins
1845 - 1922
Rodney King Jenkins
Rodney King Jenkins
1848 - 1891
Priscilla Ann Jenkins
Priscilla Ann Jenkins
1852 - 1918

1860


Aug 9
Age: 6y
1860 • French typesetter Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville sings the French folk song "Au Clair de la Lune" to his phonautograph; producing the world's earliest known sound recording (however, it is not rediscovered until 2008).

1874


Feb 5
Age: 19y
1874 • The Gamma Phi Beta sorority is founded at Syracuse University. This is the first women's Greek letter organization to be called a sorority.

1878


Mar 11
Age: 23y

1930


Age: 75y

residence


Harriet (Jenkins) Miller and her family were the first residents at 140 W Jefferson St.
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1930 • An early literary character licensing agreement is signed by A. A. Milne, granting Stephen Slesinger U.S. and Canadian merchandising rights to the Winnie-the-Pooh works.

1940


Apr 2
Age: 85y
George Jacob Simon - 1940 United States Federal Census

residence


Memphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓
Harriet is living with her daughter Alta and son-in-law George shortly before her death.
1 Source ⇓
1940 Battle of the Netherlands begins

1940


Apr 30

burial


Memphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓
Buried in the Memphis Cemetery
1940 • Opening day at Jamaica Race Course features the use of parimutuel betting equipment, a departure from bookmaking heretofore used exclusively throughout New York. Other tracks in the state follow suit later in 1940.

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