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Personal data Willis Wilder Jenkins 

Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Household of Willis Wilder Jenkins

He had a relationship with Carrie Alma Bickham.


Child(ren):

  1. Wilton Jenkins  1898-????
  3. Maude Jenkins  1906-
  4. Willis A Jenkins  ± 1909-
  5. Zelia Jenkins  ± 1911-
  6. Willie H Jenkins  1912-2007 
  7. Harvel Jenkins  1912-2007
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  9. (Not public)

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Sources

  1. 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  2. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  3. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  4. 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  5. U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  6. 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com

Historical events

Birthday January 31, 1872

  • The temperature on January 31, 1872 was about 0.5 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
  • In the year 1872: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 12 » Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in that city in over 200 years.
    • November 9 » The Great Boston Fire of 1872.
    • November 29 » American Indian Wars: The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River.
    • November 30 » The first-ever international football match takes place at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, between Scotland and England.
    • December 4 » The crewless American brigantine Mary Celeste, drifting in the Atlantic, is discovered by the Canadian brig Dei Gratia. The ship has been abandoned for nine days but is only slightly damaged. Her master Benjamin Briggs and all nine others known to have been on board are never accounted for.
    • December 21 » Challenger expedition: HMSChallenger, commanded by Captain George Nares, sails from Portsmouth, England.

Day of death January 27, 1957

  • The temperature on January 27, 1957 was between 2.6 °C and 8.2 °C and averaged 5.7 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (47%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1957: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 11.0 million citizens.
    • January 1 » George Town, Penang, is made a city by a royal charter of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
    • February 18 » Kenyan rebel leader Dedan Kimathi is executed by the British colonial government.
    • March 13 » Cuban student revolutionaries storm the presidential palace in Havana in a failed attempt on the life of President Fulgencio Batista.
    • June 27 » Hurricane Audrey makes landfall near the Texas–Louisiana border, killing over 400 people, mainly in and around Cameron, Louisiana.
    • October 10 » U.S. President Eisenhower apologizes to Ghanaian finance minister Gbedemah after he is refused service in a Delaware restaurant.
    • November 8 » Operation Grapple X, Round C1: The United Kingdom conducts its first successful hydrogen bomb test over Kiritimati in the Pacific.


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Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


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