Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameWilliam Jenkins 
Birth1819, Illogan, Cornwall, England
Death7 Feb 1868
BurialGold Hill Cemetery, Gold Hill, Rowan County, NC
FatherWilliam Jenkin (1796-1854)
MotherMary Ann Vincent (1797-1825)
Spouses
Birth1822, Cornwall, England
Death6 Dec 1884
BurialGold Hill Cemetery, Gold Hill, Rowan County, NC
Marriage27 Nov 1843, Illogan, Cornwall, England
ChildrenMary Ann “Molly” (1845-1910)
John William (1849-1931)
Eleanor (Twin) (1851-1926)
Elizabeth Jane (Twin) (1851-1900)
James Henry (1854-1899)
William Thomas Rufus (1857-1930)
Catherine DePasi “Kittie” (1859-1910)
Notes for William Jenkins
William Jenkin was baptised 5 Sept 1819 in Illogan Parish Church.
The ‘s’ was added after arrival in the US.
William was from a long line of Cornish miners. He was a manager at the Gold Hill mines.
During the Civil War he also operated a distillery in Chesterfield, SC, in partnership with his brother-in-law, William Richards.
The ‘s’ was added after arrival in the US.
William was from a long line of Cornish miners. He was a manager at the Gold Hill mines.
During the Civil War he also operated a distillery in Chesterfield, SC, in partnership with his brother-in-law, William Richards.