Help please in general (re my Jenkins family in particular ) (General)

by janethowell, Sunday, June 15, 2014, 09:17 (3815 days ago) @ alison2

Hi

Good to hear from you - a something cousin so many removed!

I have some info from a published family tree by David Richards
http://gw.geneanet.org/newlandrichards?lang=en;m=D;p=thomas;n=jenkins;oc=3&siblings...

which I am trying to verify (his facts conflict with my proof in places)
and a lady on another site has info taken from Shadrach's journal.

Do you know definitely that Meshach went to America?
And is "our" Samuel Jenkins the one in Bream that is a mine owner / miner?

My working hypothesis is that Shadrach and family travelled for a) work in the coal fields or b) preaching on the Bible Christian circuits.

With a name like Shadrach I thought research would be easier than this!

I have a Shadrach Jenkins aboard ship as an AB (able seaman) in 1861 but no sign of the rest of the family. Rachel, his daughter was born 1860-61 so am trying to find her.

Do keep in touch - if you want to cross check any info, I'm more than willing.

Thanks Janet