Joel Decatur Jenkins
1856 - 1936 (80 years)-
Name Joel Decatur Jenkins Birth 12 May 1856 Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC) 
Gender Male _UID 4B1E0CF5BE6BD811BD1300E09877E1C4E02D Death 20 Jun 1936 Graham Co, NC Burial Hazie Brown Cem, Graham Co, NC Person ID I51008 Marty and Karla Grant Last Modified 10 Nov 2012
Father Abraham Jenkins, b. 1832/1833, Haywood Co, NC (now Jackson Co, NC) d. 1873/1880, Graham Co, NC (Age 47 years) Mother Sarah Jane Lovin, b. 20 May 1836, Rutherford Co, NC d. 30 Sep 1925, Graham Co, NC (Age 89 years) Marriage 1850/1856 Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC) Family ID F17752 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Easter L Montesay Welch, b. 1853/1854, Macon Co, NC (now Swain Co, NC) d. 1880/1881, Graham Co, NC (Age 27 years) Marriage 22 Sep 1878 Graham Co, NC Children 1. Ida Jenkins, b. Mar 1879, Graham Co, NC d. Aft 1900, Swain Co, NC (Age > 22 years)2. Patty Jenkins, b. Feb 1881, Graham Co, NC d. Aft 1900, Graham Co, NC (Age > 20 years)Family ID F17751 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Mar 2025
Family 2 Samantha Clementine Crisp, b. 11 Oct 1860, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC) d. 10 Jun 1940, Graham Co, NC (Age 79 years) Marriage 21 Aug 1881 Graham Co, NC Children 1. Willie D Jenkins, b. 15 Aug 1885, Graham Co, NC d. 4 Aug 1936, Graham Co, NC (Age 50 years)2. Robert Pinkney Jenkins, b. 30 Nov 1887, Graham Co, NC d. 1 Oct 1950, Andrews, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 62 years)3. Hector M Jenkins, b. 30 Oct 1889, Graham Co, NC d. 13 Jul 1957, Graham Co, NC (Age 67 years)4. James Crawford Jenkins, b. 21 Jan 1894, Graham Co, NC d. 23 Aug 1979, Graham Co, NC (Age 85 years)5. Carl Newton Jenkins, b. 3 Oct 1897, Graham Co, NC d. 13 Mar 1972, Black Mountain, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 74 years)6. Rosey May Jenkins, b. Mar 1900, Graham Co, NC d. Aft 1930, Graham Co, NC (Age > 31 years)7. Myrtle Jenkins, b. 1902/1903, Graham Co, NC d. Aft 1930, Graham Co, NC (Age > 28 years)Family ID F17750 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Mar 2025
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Notes - !CENSUS:1860 Cherokee Co, NC Cheoah # 700/700
Abram Jenkins 24 Farmer $50/75 Jackson Co, NC
Sarah J. 21 Caldwell
Joel D. 4 Cherokee
John H. 1;
!CENSUS:1870 Cherokee Co, NC Stecoah pg 889 # 32/32
Abraham Jenkins 35 M W Farmer $ 300 / $ 100 North Carolina
Sarah 33 F W Keeping House North Carolina
Joel 14 M W Farm Laborer North Carolina
John 12 M W Farm Laborer North Carolina
Nancy 9 M W At Home North Carolina
Philip 4 M W At Home North Carolina
James 1 M W At Home North Carolina
!MARRIAGE:22 Sep 1878 Graham Co., NC
Joel D. Jenkins, 21 of Graham
& Montesay Welch, 18 of Swain;
!CENSUS:1880 Graham Co., NC Stecoah # 49/49
R. A. Owenbey 21 M Farming NC-NC-NC
Nancy L. 22 wife M
Mary E. 2/12 Mar. Dau
Joel D. Jenkins 25 br-in-l M Farming ;
!MARRIAGE:21 Aug 1881 Graham Co., NC
J. D. Jenkins, 24 of Graham
& Tina Crisp 19 of Graham;
!CENSUS:1900 Graham Co, NC Stecoah pg 141B # 91/91
Decatur Jenkins head May 1856 44 M 19 NC-NC-NC Farmer
Clementine wife Oct 1859 40 M 19 7-7
Patty son Feb 1881 19
Willie son Aug 1885 14
Pinkney son Nov 1887 12
Heckey son Oct 1889 10
Crawford son Jan 1894 6
Carly M. son Oct 1897 2
May B. dau Mar 1900 2/12;
!CENSUS:1910 Graham Co, NC STecoah pg 46 # 66/70
Joel D. Jenkins head 53 M2 27 NC-NC-NC Farmer
Tina wife 49 M1 27 9-8
Willie D. son 23
Pinkney son 22
Hicky M. son 20
James C. son 16
Carley N. son 12
Rosey M. dau 10
Myrtle dau 7;
!CENSUS:1920 Graham Co, NC Stecoah pg ?? # 174/173
Joel D. Jenkins head 64 M NC-NC-NC Farmer
Samantha C. wife 55 M
Crawford son 26
Carel son 23
Rosa dau 20
Myrtle dau 17;
!CENSUS:1930 Graham Co., NC Stecoah # 163/172
James (sic) D. Jenkins head 72 M 25 NC-NC-NC
Samantha C. wife 68 M 21
Rosie dau 26 S
Myrtle dau 24 S;
!NOTES:See Death Certificate for more information (North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1975 Ancestry.com) -
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- !CENSUS:1860 Cherokee Co, NC Cheoah # 700/700