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Jeremiah was the youngest of three children, and his father died when he was two years old. He grew up in Bullitt Kentucky, working for his mother until 1836, when he married Margaret Cravens. The family moved to Scotland County, Missouri near Etna in 1861, then to Memphis in Jefferson Township in 1863. A family biography from "A History of Scotland County, Missouri" says that Jeremiah "Started in life poor, but evinced a strong determination to succeed, which he was successful. He now owns 240 acres of some of the best land in Scotland County. Our subject is a decided Democrat, is a member of the I.O.O.F., (Independent Order of Odd Fellows), and he and wife are members of the Old School Presbyterian Church."
1811
Nov 11
1811 • Battle of Lissa: The British fleet defeats the French. |
1836
May 25
Age: 24y
marriageMargaret Cravens Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1836 • Colony of South Australia founded by Captain John Hindmarsh |
1838
Aug 1
Age: 26y
birth of childWilliam Washington Jenkins Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1840
Age: 28y
residenceWest Divison, Nelson, Kentucky, USA ⇓ There is a David Cravens living right next door. 1 Source ⇓ |
1840 • Willem II becomes King of the Netherlands. |
1840
Mar 5
Age: 28y
birth of childDavid Cravens Jenkins Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1840 • J. M. W. Turner first displays his painting The Slave Ship. |
1841
Nov 28
Age: 30y
birth of childMary Melvina Jenkins Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1841 • President John Tyler is sworn in. |
1843
Sep 10
Age: 31y
birth of childEleven Jenkins Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1843 • In Barbados, Samuel Jackman Prescod is the first non-white person elected to the House of Assembly. |
1845
Nov 26
Age: 34y
birth of childJohn Seldon Jenkins Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1845 • Anson Jones, President of the Republic of Texas, signs the charter officially creating Baylor University. Baylor is the oldest university in the State of Texas operating under its original name. |
1848
Feb 20
Age: 36y
birth of childRodney King Jenkins Nelson, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1848 • Dunedin, New Zealand is founded by Scots settlers. |
1850
Age: 38y
1850 • Vice President Millard Fillmore becomes the 13th President of the United States following the death of President Taylor. |
1852
Jan 1
Age: 40y
birth of childPriscilla Ann Jenkins Nelson, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1852 • The French captured Laghouat. |
1854
Apr 10
Age: 42y
birth of childHarriet Madison Jenkins Nelson, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1854 • The Boston Public Library opens to the public. |
1856
Mar 24
Age: 44y
birth of childEliza Arabella Jenkins Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1856 • Dallas, Texas is incorporated as a city. |
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: U.S. President Abraham Lincoln appoints George B. McClellan as commander of the Union Army, replacing the aged General Winfield Scott. |
1870
Age: 58y
1870 • The 12.8-km Fréjus Rail Tunnel through the Alps is completed. |
1880
Age: 68y
1880 • The first successful shipment of frozen mutton from Australia arrives in London aboard the SS Strathleven. |
1887
Age: 75y
occupationMissouri, USA ⇓ He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. (Seal from 1834.) 1 Source ⇓ |
1887 • In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, the first Groundhog Day is observed. |
1896
Aug 18
Age: 84y
1896 • International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers is established in Pittsburgh. |
after
Aug 18
1896
Aug 18
burialMarshall, Missouri, USA ⇓ Buried at Ridgepark Cemetery 1 Source ⇓ |
1896 • U.S. presidential election, 1896: Republican William McKinley defeats William Jennings Bryan. |