Ada Jenkins

Brief Life History of Ada

When Ada Jenkins was born on 25 March 1874, in Mississippi, United States, her father, John Aaron Jenkins, was 24 and her mother, Cynthia Caroline Jolly, was 23. She married James I Hair on 11 November 1892, in Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. She lived in Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States in 1900 and Civil District 2, Shelby, Tennessee, United States in 1940. She died on 5 March 1954, in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery South, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

James I Hair
1866–1941
Ada Jenkins
1874–1954
Marriage: 11 November 1892
Cyntha C Hair
1893–1979
Minnie A Hair
1896–
Buford Millicent Hair
1899–1949
Daisy Elizabeth Hair
1901–1930
Pearl J Hair
1905–1970
Robert Pinkney Hair
1908–1963

Sources (22)

  • Ada Hair, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Ada Jenkins - Published information: birth-name: Ada Jenkins
  • Ada J. Hair, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"

World Events (8)

1877 · Mississippi State Board of Health is Created

In 1877, the Mississippi State Board of Health was established to protect and advance health throughout the state. There are several different categories that fall under their watch such as disease, environment, injury, standard care, shots, keep records, and more.

1878 · Yellow Fever Epidemic

When a man that had escaped a quarantined steamboat with yellow fever went to a restaurant he infected Kate Bionda the owner. This was the start of the yellow fever epidemic in Memphis, Tennessee. By the end of the epidemic 5,200 of the residence would die.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

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.

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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