Benjamin F Jenkins (abt. 1846)

Born about 1846 in Kentucky

Ancestors

Husband of Eliza (Essex) Jenkins — married 14 Feb 1869 in LaRue, Kentucky, United States

Biography

Benjamin is the son of Morgan Jenkins and Janette Edwards. He may have enlisted in the Union Army at an early age .

Civil war (Union) Service extract for Benjamin F. Jenkins: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 about Benjamin F Jenkins:

Name: Benjamin F Jenkins

Enlistment Date: 3 Oct 1861

Rank at enlistment: Private

State Served: Kentucky

Survived the War?: Yes

Service Record: Enlisted in Company D, Kentucky 25th Infantry Regiment. Mustered out on 13 Apr 1862.

Transferred to Company H, Kentucky 17th Infantry Regiment on 13 Apr 1862.

Mustered out on 23 Jan 1865 at Louisville, KY.

Sources: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky

Sources

• "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M653-HQL : accessed 28 Jun 2013), Benjamin Jenkens [sic] in entry for Morgan Jenkens [sic], 1850.

• "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M4NB-WDQ : accessed 20 Aug 2014), Benjamin Jenkins in household of Morgan Jenkins, Seymour, Jackson, Indiana, United States; citing "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; p. 14, household ID 109, NARA microfilm publication M653; FHL microfilm 803268.

• "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F47C-TTT : 17 May 2018), Benjamin F. Jenkins and Eliza Essex, 14 Feb 1869; citing Marriage, , Larue, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 409,559.

• "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M64C-MWJ : accessed 20 Aug 2014), Ben Jenkins in household of Harman Abel, Illinois, United States; citing p. 26, family 185, NARA microfilm publication M593, FHL microfilm 000545687. This census finds Benjamin living with his sister's family in Cairo, Illinois.

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