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Surnames: JENKINS, O'BRIEN, WOODSMALL, SPRAGUE, BURNS, HICKS,
Classification: Query
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John and Robert, I am not a Jenkins but am related. I can tell you the following:
William Thomas Jenkins (1832 - 1911) married Naomi S. O'Brien ( 1840 - 1882), daughter
of George O'Brien and Sarah Britton. William and Naomi had 6 children including :
1. Emery Smith Jenkins (1868 - 1952) who married Lucretia E. Burns (1873 - 1962). They
had 4 chldren.
2. Samantha Gertrude Jenkins (1870 - ?) who married Charles F. Sprague. I have no
children listed or if there was a second marriage, etc.
3. James Ezekiah Preston Jenkins ( 1863 - 1911) who married Nevada Ann Hicks ( 1873 -
1965). They had 8 chldren including James Emery Jenkins (1909 - ?) and Nelle Naomi Jenkins
(1902 - ----). Nelle is still living, and I attended her 100th birthday celebration last
fall.
According to Blanchard's Clay Co. history, William's parents were Ezekiel Jenkins
and Henrietta Woodsmall. Blanchard says he was born in VA and she was born in KY.
However, Wm.'s listing in the 1880 census says that both of his parents were born in
KY.
I am related to the family through Naomi O'Brien who was a sister to my great
grandmother. I have quite a bit of information on parts of the Jenkins family which I
would be glad to send.