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    3. Seeking information on gg-grandfather, John (?J) Jenkins, born bet. 1836-1839 SC. His parents and siblings unknown to date. Migrated to Randolph County, Cuthbert, GA. Married Millie ? b. ca. 1849. Children: Alfred 1860, John 1862-63, Perry 1864-1865, and Josephine 1868. Alfred married Rosette Joseph in Shellman, GA. 7 sons (have four names: Charlie, Evans, Walter, Lorenzo) and three daughters, Arbozine, Nanny and Sarah. Alfred's Jenkins line headed for Connecticut in the "Great Migration" years. John, my great-grandfather, married Ellen Rodgers/Rogers who was b. bet. 1864-67 in Worth County, Isabella, Ga. They lived in Randolph County Cuthbert then Shellman. Children: Emma 1884, Pearl, Lizzie, Hattie 1898, Miley, Princella 1906, Daisy Lee 1904-5, Suzie Ellen, Jurushia 1909, John, Jesse and Willie/William. Most of John & Ellen's children left Randolph County at the end of the 1940s to Duval County, Jacksonville, Florida, except Emma, Jesse, John, who moved North to New Jersey. Miley, Lizzie and Suzie remained in Ga., and even Lizzie and Miley eventually moved to Florida. There are still a considerable amount of Jenkins who are still in the Georgia area, who I am sure are related; however, I don't have John Jenkins' siblings, or cousins names to go by thus far. Emma m. Wallace Greene approx. 1904-5. Children: General Ward Greene, Ivery Greene, Hensley, Donald (Quinton LuDonald), John P., (Newman & Mary Alice died as young children) Velvia Lee, Hardy E.W. Greene, Rosella, Wallace, Jr. John married Fanny Robinson a neighbor (Shellman, Ga.) Their children, Mae, Pearl, Mamie, Nancy, Stiley, John, William, Alice, Eddie/Edward, and 1-2 who preceeded their parents in death. Willie married Lonie Bell. Children: Johnnie, Eddie and Emma. Miley married twice, first to James Saffore, who was killed 1928-30. Children: Twins, Daisy Lee and Jamie Lee, Monk. then to James Martin, who was also first husband to Alfred Jenkins daughter, Arbozine. They had children, who were raised by Miley after her cousin's death. All children''s names not remembered. Mary Magdaline "Mag", Ellie Mae, Bonnie D., If any of the above Jenkins sound familiar, please advise, will be happy to exchange further information with you.

    12/04/1997 12:25:57