Brief Life History of Lucy Elma
When Lucy Elma Jenkins was born on 15 February 1896, in Virginia, United States, her father, Charles Lewis Jenkins, was 42 and her mother, Mary Junia Catherine Price, was 39. She married Ward Beecher Owens on 20 June 1914, in Page, Buchanan, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Marksville, Page, Virginia, United States in 1930 and Marksville District, Page, Virginia, United States in 1940. She died on 3 September 1979, in United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Page, Virginia, United States.
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- Lucy E Jenkins in household of Charles L Jenkins, "United States Census, 1910"
- Lucy Elma Jenkins Owens, "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994"
- Lucy E Jenkins in entry for Ward Beecher Owens, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
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1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1899 · USS Shubrick is Launched
On March 11, 1899 the USS Shubrick was laid, on October 31, 1899 it was launched. The ship was named after William Branford Shubrick. It was sponsored by Miss Caroline Shubrick and commissioned in 1901 with Lt Allen M Cook in command.
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
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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