George JENKINS birth part 2 (General)

by slowhands , proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Wednesday, January 02, 2008, 00:25 (6173 days ago) @ slowhands

Notes for WILLIAM JENKINS:
He was a coal miner and coach builder in England. He left England for South Africa to accompany a tungsten drill to America for his brother Henry who was an engineer at the mines in PA and MD. He died of ruptured appendix. At that time, his obituary read "digestive ailment, he ate cucumbers and rhubarb pie". We can assume no one ate that combination in Frostburg for quite a while. He lost two fingers in a coal mining accident and was jokingly called "three finger Bill." . He was a member of the "Knights of Malta", one of the degrees of the York Rite (an appendant body of Freemasonry.) - Jenkins Family Bible

Frostburg MD newspaper obituary dated May 22, 1915:
The funeral of William Jenkins was held from the family home at 2 o'clock today. Rev. J. H. Bickford officiated. Burial was in Allegany cemetery. The Knights of Malta turned out in a body. One of Mr Jenkins' achievements in this section was the rock work he superintended for the Union Mining Co, at their fire clay mines in Mt Savage. He resided there a number of years and had full charge of that work.

Notes for HARRIET HOWARD MANNING:
Was hired out as a Lady's maid at 12 or 13 years old. Her church diary states they left Norton-by-Daventry for London on 7/20/1885, set sail from London 7/21/1885, landed in Baltimore, MD 8/5/1885. Her husband William had returned from Maryland and they re-crossed the Atlantic in a steam vessel with four children under five years old . According to research from England (Jerri Jenkins Jones) in the census of 1881 at the age of 24, she was living with George (uncle) aged 47, and Harriet Ann aged 45 his wife, born in Daventry. Also staying with them was niece Mary Ann Morgan and Jane Lolves, both born in Dunchurch, Warwickshire. It is worth noting it this point that Norton, Daventry and Wilnecote are on three main transport routes. the Main West Coast Railway line from Euston in London to Glasgow; the main Canal route from London to the north via the Midlands used for transport of coal; and the Old Roman Road, recently one of the most major routes to the north and west from London. Norton is some two miles from Daventry.

Children of WILLIAM JENKINS and HARRIET MANNING are:
5. FRANCIS WILLIAM JENKINS, b. 1881, England.; d. February 03, 1889.
5. ARTHUR JAMES JENKINS, b. August 12, 1882, Hockley, Tamworth, Warwickshire, England; d. October 31, 1949, Somerset Co, Greenville Twp, PA.
5. HENRY ROBERTS JENKINS, b. 1884, England; d. February 06, 1889.
5. ALICE LOUISA JENKINS, b. March 25, 1885, Small town south of Birmingham, Warwick Co, England.; d. October 27, 1982, Cumberland, MD.
5. EDITH ANN JENKINS, b. March 02, 1887, England; d. Jan. 15, 1973.
5. MARY ELIZABETH JENKINS, b. January 20, 1889; d. Dec. 31, 1973.
5. EMMA GERTRUDE JENKINS, b. January 11, 1891, Mt Savage MD.
5. SARAH ISABELL JENKINS, b. November 09, 1892; d. June 01, 1979.
5. WILLIAM GARFIELD JENKINS, b. April 12, 1895; d. 1987, Dayton OH.
5. ALBERT JOHN JENKINS, b. 1897, Grahamtown, MD; d. November 23, 1969, Frostburg MD.
5. LAWRENCE GEORGE JENKINS was born May 25, 1900 in Grahamtown, MD, and died October 11, 1991 in Cumberland, MD. He married BLANCHE MARIE LARUE (Source: 1910 MD Census.) May 31, 1925, daughter of DENNIS LARUE and HANNAH MCKENZIE.

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