Eunice Rebecca Jenkins

Brief Life History of Eunice Rebecca

When Eunice Rebecca Jenkins was born on 1 April 1868, in Lostcreek Township, Miami, Ohio, United States, her father, Hiram Timothy Jenkins, was 31 and her mother, Mary Ann Pence, was 25. She married Joseph Bridgeman Heaston on 3 September 1881, in Champaign, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Saint Paris, Jackson Township, Champaign, Ohio, United States in 1900 and Johnson Township, Champaign, Ohio, United States in 1910. She died on 29 October 1918, in Lostcreek Township, Miami, Ohio, United States, at the age of 50.

Photos and Memories (0)

Do you know Eunice Rebecca? Do you have a story about her that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account

Family Time Line

Joseph Bridgeman Heaston
1861–1915
Eunice Rebecca Jenkins
1868–1918
Marriage: 3 September 1881
Mary Clara Heaston
1882–1960
William Monroe Heaston
1884–1952
Ada Pearl Heaston
1885–1946
Joseph Leondas Heaston
1900–

Sources (18)

  • Rebecca Heaston in household of Joseph B Heaston, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Eunice R. Jenkins, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • Eunice Rebecca Heaston, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"

World Events (8)

1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment

Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

1870 · Giving all the right to vote

The Act was an extension of the Fifteenth Amendment, that prohibited discrimination by state offices in voter registration. It also helped empower the President with the authority to enforce the first section of the Fifteenth Amendment throughout the United States. Being the first of three Enforcement Acts passed by the Congress, it helped combat attacks on the suffrage rights of African Americans.

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

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.

Possible Related Names

Discover Even More

As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.

Create a FREE Account

Search for Another Deceased Ancestor

Share this with your family and friends.