Daniel Jenkins

Brief Life History of Daniel

When Daniel Jenkins was born on 28 June 1855, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, James Jenkins, was 27 and his mother, Helen Sharp, was 27. He married Janet R Love in 1876. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Elizabeth, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880 and McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. He died on 9 February 1919, in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 63.

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Family Time Line

Daniel Jenkins
1855–1919
Janet R Love
1859–1910
Marriage: 1876
John E Jenkins
1878–
James Garfield Jenkins
1880–1951
Alexander Love Jenkins
1883–1966
Lloyd Jenkins
1885–
Agnes Maud Jenkins
1888–
Bernice R Jenkins
1894–

Sources (11)

  • Daniel Jenkins in household of James Jenkins, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Daniel Jenkins - Government record: birth-name: Daniel Jenkins
  • Danl. Jenkins in entry for Lloyd Jenkins and Sarah J. Wallace, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · Battle of Gettysburg

The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.

1872 · The First National Park

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

Name Meaning

English and Welsh: variant of Jenkin , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. Jenkins is one of the most common surnames in England, especially southwestern England, but is also especially associated with Wales.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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