Joel Decatur Jenkins

1856 - 1936  (80 years)   Has 8 ancestors and 16 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Joel Decatur Jenkins
  Birth	12 May 1856	Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC)
  Gender	Male
  _UID	4B1E0CF5BE6BD811BD1300E09877E1C4E02D
  Death	20 Jun 1936	Graham Co, NC
  Burial	Hazie Brown Cem, Graham Co, NC
  Person ID	I51008	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2012

  
  

  Father	Abraham Jenkins,   b. 1832/1833, Haywood Co, NC (now Jackson Co, NC) d. 1873/1880, Graham Co, NC (Age 47 years)
  Mother	Sarah Jane Lovin,   b. 20 May 1836, Rutherford Co, NC d. 30 Sep 1925, Graham Co, NC (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	1850/1856	Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC)
  _UID	8147299FB0D58943AD7AE91FF7E9A760F7BA
  Family ID	F17752	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Easter L Montesay Welch,   b. 1853/1854, Macon Co, NC (now Swain Co, NC) d. 1880/1881, Graham Co, NC (Age 27 years)
  Marriage	22 Sep 1878	Graham Co, NC
  _UID	A1E0770F8F32C549B48B2378F88A92C98D94
  Children	1. Ida Jenkins,   b. Mar 1879, Graham Co, NC d. Aft 1900, Swain Co, NC (Age > 22 years)   2. Patty Jenkins,   b. Feb 1881, Graham Co, NC d. Aft 1900, Graham Co, NC (Age > 20 years)
  Family ID	F17751	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Samantha Clementine Crisp,   b. 11 Oct 1860, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC) d. 10 Jun 1940, Graham Co, NC (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	21 Aug 1881	Graham Co, NC
  _UID	1E95DD113784EA4B9019ACA8E28420485CB0
  Children	1. Willie D Jenkins,   b. 15 Aug 1885, Graham Co, NC d. 4 Aug 1936, Graham Co, NC (Age 50 years)   2. Robert Pinkney Jenkins,   b. 30 Nov 1887, Graham Co, NC d. 1 Oct 1950, Andrews, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 62 years)   3. Hector M Jenkins,   b. 30 Oct 1889, Graham Co, NC d. 13 Jul 1957, Graham Co, NC (Age 67 years)   4. James Crawford Jenkins,   b. 21 Jan 1894, Graham Co, NC d. 23 Aug 1979, Graham Co, NC (Age 85 years)   5. Carl Newton Jenkins,   b. 3 Oct 1897, Graham Co, NC d. 13 Mar 1972, Black Mountain, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 74 years)   6. Rosey May Jenkins,   b. Mar 1900, Graham Co, NC d. Aft 1930, Graham Co, NC (Age > 31 years)   7. Myrtle Jenkins,   b. 1902/1903, Graham Co, NC d. Aft 1930, Graham Co, NC (Age > 28 years)
  Family ID	F17750	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !CENSUS:1860 Cherokee Co, NC Cheoah # 700/700 Abram Jenkins 24 Farmer $50/75 Jackson Co, NC Sarah J. 21 Caldwell Joel D. 4 Cherokee John H. 1; !CENSUS:1870 Cherokee Co, NC Stecoah pg 889 # 32/32 Abraham Jenkins 35 M W Farmer $ 300 / $ 100 North Carolina Sarah 33 F W Keeping House North Carolina Joel 14 M W Farm Laborer North Carolina John 12 M W Farm Laborer North Carolina Nancy 9 M W At Home North Carolina Philip 4 M W At Home North Carolina James 1 M W At Home North Carolina !MARRIAGE:22 Sep 1878 Graham Co., NC Joel D. Jenkins, 21 of Graham & Montesay Welch, 18 of Swain; !CENSUS:1880 Graham Co., NC Stecoah # 49/49 R. A. Owenbey 21 M Farming NC-NC-NC Nancy L. 22 wife M Mary E. 2/12 Mar. Dau Joel D. Jenkins 25 br-in-l M Farming ; !MARRIAGE:21 Aug 1881 Graham Co., NC J. D. Jenkins, 24 of Graham & Tina Crisp 19 of Graham; !CENSUS:1900 Graham Co, NC Stecoah pg 141B # 91/91 Decatur Jenkins head May 1856 44 M 19 NC-NC-NC Farmer Clementine wife Oct 1859 40 M 19 7-7 Patty son Feb 1881 19 Willie son Aug 1885 14 Pinkney son Nov 1887 12 Heckey son Oct 1889 10 Crawford son Jan 1894 6 Carly M. son Oct 1897 2 May B. dau Mar 1900 2/12; !CENSUS:1910 Graham Co, NC STecoah pg 46 # 66/70 Joel D. Jenkins head 53 M2 27 NC-NC-NC Farmer Tina wife 49 M1 27 9-8 Willie D. son 23 Pinkney son 22 Hicky M. son 20 James C. son 16 Carley N. son 12 Rosey M. dau 10 Myrtle dau 7; !CENSUS:1920 Graham Co, NC Stecoah pg ?? # 174/173 Joel D. Jenkins head 64 M NC-NC-NC Farmer Samantha C. wife 55 M Crawford son 26 Carel son 23 Rosa dau 20 Myrtle dau 17; !CENSUS:1930 Graham Co., NC Stecoah # 163/172 James (sic) D. Jenkins head 72 M 25 NC-NC-NC Samantha C. wife 68 M 21 Rosie dau 26 S Myrtle dau 24 S; !NOTES:See Death Certificate for more information (North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1975 Ancestry.com) - http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/patterson/documentation/Jenkins_Joel_(1856-1936)_Death_Certificate.jpg