Edith Ola Jenkins

Female30 January 1894–28 May 1968

Brief Life History of Edith Ola

When Edith Ola Jenkins was born on 30 January 1894, in Concord Township, Ross, Ohio, United States, her father, Marcus Evans Jenkins, was 22 and her mother, Glenn Nora Stookey, was 18. She married Ralph Eugene Christy on 14 November 1914, in Ross, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She died on 28 May 1968, in Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States, at the age of 74.

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Family Time Line

Ralph Eugene Christy
1885–1952
Edith Ola Jenkins
1894–1968
Marriage: 14 November 1914
Elizabeth Eileen Christy
1921–1986
Gearldine Christy
1928–

Sources (10)

  • Edith Christy in household of Ralph Christy, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Edith O. Jenkins, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
  • Edith Ola Jenkins, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    14 November 1914Ross, Ohio, United States

    • Children (2)

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    Siblings (3)

    World Events (8)

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 2

    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

    1898 · War with the Spanish

    Age 4

    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.

    1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

    Age 22

    Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

    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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