George Clark Jenkins (1892–1957) • FamilySearch

George Clark Jenkins

1 May 1892–9 November 1957 (Age 65)
Caddo, Stephens, Texas, United States

The Life Summary of George Clark

When George Clark Jenkins was born on 1 May 1892, in Caddo, Stephens, Texas, United States, his father, Nicholas Austin Jenkins, was 46 and his mother, Louisa Ann Walker, was 40. He married Julia Anna Sadver on 1 October 1921, in Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Justice Precinct 6, Stephens, Texas, United States for about 40 years and Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States in 1951. He died on 9 November 1957, in Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Macedonia Cemetery, Stephens, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Clark Jenkins
1892–1957
Julia Anna Sadver
1903–1995
Marriage: 1 October 1921
Merle Eugene Jenkins
1923–1995
Doris Jane Jenkins
1924–1999

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1 October 1921Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto, Texas, United States
    • Children

    (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (15)

    +10 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company
    Age 2
    Under the direction of Governor Jim Hogg, Texas filed a lawsuit against John D. Rockefeller for violating state monopoly laws. Hogg argued that Standard Oil Company and Water-Piece Oil Company of Missouri were engaged in illegal practices like price fixing, rebates, and consolidation. Rockefeller was indicted, but never tried in a court of law; other employees of his company were convicted as guilty.
    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
    Age 4
    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
    1910 · The BSA is Made
    Age 18
    Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.

    Name Meaning

    English and Welsh: variant of Jenkin , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. Jenkins is one of the most common surnames in England, especially southwestern England, but is also especially associated with Wales.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Junkins
    Jenkin
    Jinkins

    Sources (11)

    • George Jenkins, "United States Census, 1930"
    • George Clark Jenkins, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
    • George Jenkins, "United States Census, 1940"

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