John was born in 1856. He is the son of Abe Jenkins and Susan Samples. John was a Blacksmith during the 1880 Federal Census as was his older brother James. He died in 1884 and is buried with other family members in the Graefenburg Methodist Cemetery. [1]
Some information provided by Robert Jenkins, a descendant of this line with firsthand experience including cemetery visits, local research and a Family Bible.
"United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCZT-FRB : accessed 21 Jan 2013), John M. Jenkins in household of Abel Jenkins, Hardinsville, Shelby, Kentucky, United States; citing sheet 293B, family 3, NARA microfilm publication T9-0442.
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