Person:John Jenkins (39)

Biography of John Jenkins, page 772. History of De Kalb County, Indiana. Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

John Jenkins, section 26, Smithfield Township, was born in the State of Maryland, near Washington, in 1815, a son of John Jenkins. His father was a slaveholder in Maryland. He died, when our subject was a child. In 18 John Jenkins, Jr., went to Knox County, Ohio, at that time sparsely settled, and remained there about twelve years. He was married in Ohio, to Margaret Hull, a native of Pennsylvania, but a resident of Knox County from her infancy. July 17, 1845, he came to De Kalb County, Ind., and bought a tract of heavily timbered land on section 16, Concord Township. He cleared 1 acres, erected good buildings and made it his home till 1879, when he bought his present farm of eighty acres, of Homer Henning. He has ma specialty in horses, buying and shipping West. Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins ha had eight children; but seven are living---Martin, Mary Ann, Henry, Alvin, John, Sarah and Orange. A daughter, Ellen is deceased.

1850 Federal Census, Concord Twp., DeKalb Co., Ind

  7   64   64  Jenkins        John           30   M         Farmer2,000     Md
  8   64   64  Jenkins        Margaret   31   F                             Oh
 9   64   64  Jenkins        Martin         17   M         Farmer         Ohio                       
10  64   64  Jenkins        Henry          16   M                                  Oh
11  64   64  Jenkins        Mary            15   F                                  Oh
12  64   64  Jenkins        Elvira           13   F                                  Oh
13  64   64  Jenkins        Sarah          10   F                               Oh
14  64   64  Jenkins        Ellen                9   F                                  Ohio                      
15  64   64  Jenkins        John                6   M                                  Ohio                     
16  64   64  Jenkins        Orange           4   M                                  Ind

1860 Federal Census, Concord Twp, DeKalb Co., Ind (All the following were continuous on page 311, including the Melton/Ellen Jenkins)

John Jenkins47Maryland Margaret48Penn Henry26Ohio Jane26Ohio John18Ohio Orange15Ind Emma 4Ind

Mathew Jenkins33Ohio Clarissa22Ind

1870 Federal Census, Concord Twp., DeKalb Co., Ind

John Jenkins58Maryland Margaret60 Orange23

1860 Agricultural Census, Concord Twp., DeKalb Co., Indiana, pg 16-17 ImprovedUnimproved Jonathan Erwin4040 James Erving7090 Henry Scott3010 John Jenkins175185

1. ↑ Civil War Pension File. (1912 Pension Certificate).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} History of DeKalb County, 1885.
3. ↑ 1850 Federal Censu.