♂ Jeremiah Franklin Jenkins

1811 - 1896

 

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Jeremiah Franklin Jenkins
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Parents
Spouse
Margaret Cravens
Margaret Cravens
1814 - 1906
Children
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
Siblings
Harriet Jenkins
Harriet Jenkins
1810 - 1900

Jeremiah owned 240 acres of land in Scotland County, was a member of the I.O.O.F., (Independent Order of Odd Fellows), and he and his wife were members of the Old School Presbyterian Church.

1836


May 25
Age: 24y
1836 Samuel Colt receives a United States patent for the Colt revolver, the first revolving barrel multishot firearm.

1840


Mar 5
Age: 28y

1841


Nov 28
Age: 30y
1841 United Kingdom Census held, the first to record names and approximate ages of every household member and to be administered nationally.

1843


Sep 10
Age: 31y
1843 • The first major wagon train headed for the American Northwest sets out with one thousand pioneers from Elm Grove, Missouri on the Oregon Trail.

1848


Feb 20
Age: 36y
1848 Joseph Jenkins Roberts is sworn in as the first president of the independent African Republic of Liberia.

1852


Jan 1
Age: 40y

1854


Apr 10
Age: 42y
1854 • The great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead is ignited by a spectacular explosion.

1856


Mar 24
Age: 44y

1860


Aug 9
Age: 48y
1860 • Austria, Britain, France, Prussia and the Ottoman Empire form a commission to investigate the causes of the massacres of Maronite Christians, committed by Druzes in Lebanon earlier in the year.

1861


Age: 49y
1861 • American Civil War: The state of Virginia secedes from the Union.

1870


Age: 58y
1870 • A plebiscite held in Rome supports, by 133,681 votes to 1,507, the annexation of the city by Italy.

1887


Age: 75y

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Missouri, USA ⇓
He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. (Seal from 1834.)
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1887 Anne Sullivan begins teaching Helen Keller.
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1896


Aug 18
1896 Mahdist War: British and Egyptian victory at the Battle of Ferkeh.

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