John S Jenkins–
- Name
- John S Jenkins
- Given names
- John S
- Surname
- Jenkins
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Lauretta Jane Keelin — View this family October 11, 1885 |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Minnie Ethel Jenkins September 2, 1886 |
| Birth of a son #2 | John S Jenkins Jr. 1888 |
| Death of a son | John S Jenkins Jr. December 7, 1888 |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Bessie Elizabeth Jenkins March 15, 1889 |
| Death of a wife | Lauretta Jane Keelin June 26, 1895 |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Jesse Hicks November 5, 1905 |
| Marriage of a child | Dewitt E Dicken — Bessie Elizabeth Jenkins — View this family 1906 |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Lawrence H Dicken August 28, 1907 |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Perry Logan Hicks January 27, 1909 |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Loren Virgil Dicken January 17, 1910 |
| Death of a granddaughter | Jesse Hicks 1912 |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Shearl Elvin Hicks July 18, 1914 |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Earl Melvin Hicks July 18, 1914 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Christeen C Dicken about 1914 |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Vada Lorene Dicken April 25, 1918 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Willard Jeffrey Hicks July 5, 1919 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Elbie Uriah Hicks 1921 |
| Death of a daughter | Bessie Elizabeth Jenkins December 23, 1927 |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a granddaughter | Elbie Uriah Hicks 1932 |
| Death of a daughter | Minnie Ethel Jenkins June 26, 1945 |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a grandson | Loren Virgil Dicken October 27, 1948 |
| Death of a grandson | Perry Logan Hicks May 8, 1951 |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with Lauretta Jane Keelin |
| himself |
John S Jenkins Death: |
| wife |
Lauretta Jane Keelin Birth: March 24, 1868 30 27 — Galaita, Saline, Illinois, United States Death: June 26, 1895 |
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Marriage: October 11, 1885 — Galatia, Saline, Illinois, United States |
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11 months daughter |
Minnie Ethel Jenkins Birth: September 2, 1886 18 Death: June 26, 1945 |
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2 years son |
John S Jenkins Jr. Birth: 1888 19 Death: December 7, 1888 |
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14 months daughter |
Bessie Elizabeth Jenkins Birth: March 15, 1889 20 — Galatia, Saline, Illinois, United States Death: December 23, 1927 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States |
| Marion Ray + Lauretta Jane Keelin |
| wife’s husband |
Marion Ray Death: |
| wife |
Lauretta Jane Keelin Birth: March 24, 1868 30 27 — Galaita, Saline, Illinois, United States Death: June 26, 1895 |
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Marriage: September 19, 1894 — Illinois, United States |
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| step-son |
George Ray Death: |