Born in Oxford, Lafayette, Mississippi, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Willie J Booker
and Alberta (Price) Booker
Wife of
Carles Henry Jenkins
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Mother of
Calvin Patrick Jenkins
Died
at age 39
in Davenport, Scott, Iowa, United States [uncertain]
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Biography
Gertrude (Booker) Jenkins is a part of US Black heritage.
Gertrude Jettie Booker was born on 23 Feb 1933 in Oxford, Lafayette, Mississippi, United States, daughter of Willie J Booker (1910 - 1971) and Alberta (Price) Booker (1910 - 1975).
She married Carles Henry Jenkins (1932-1999).
Gertrude died on 11 Jan 1973 in Davenport, Scott, Iowa aged 39 and is buried in Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, Illinois.[1] [2]
Sources
- ↑
Obituary:
"U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
Quad-City Times; Publication Date: 13 Jan 1973; Publication Place: Davenport, Iowa, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/305762793/?article=5cbc8b04-738a-41a1-a526-0b9df0781701&focus=0.054978833,0.23592539,0.22897874,0.53455496&xid=3355
Ancestry Record 61843 #541393136 (accessed 24 July 2022)
Name: Gertrude Jettie Jenkins; Gender: Female; Birth Place: Oxford, Miss.; Marriage Date: 1956; Marriage Place: Davenport; Death Date: Abt 1973; Obituary Date: 13 Jan 1973; Obituary Place: Davenport, Iowa, USA; Newspaper Title: Quad-City Times; Mother: Alberta Booker; Spouse: Jenkins; Child: Edith Jenkins Judy Jenkins Alfred Melvin Carlos Patrick; Siblings: Irene Booker Wade L. Booker Willie F. Booker. - ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #67317679
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 24 July 2022, 11:11), entry for Gertrude Jettie Booker (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:GX19-WYG ); contributed by various users.
- 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940"
citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 52;
FamilySearch Record: VBSM-PQF (accessed 24 July 2022)
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9MR-XZ8W
Gertrude Booker (6) in Beat 1, Lafayette, Mississippi, United States. - "Mrs. Jenkins." Quad-City Times, January 13, 1973. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106242759/obituary-for-gertrude-jettie-jenkins/.
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