The family (in part) of William H. JENKINS and Rebecca MATHIS. Some of the following is from family stories, some from bible records, marriage/death certificates, and census records.....and as time and exploration goes on, the stories will change. William and Rebecca owned and operated a large cotton and tobacco plantation in the Nashville TN area. William H. was born in VA, so I am not sure why he went to TN. In the Davidson Co. TN census of 1850, William H. says his Occupation is a Blacksmith, and the value of the farm was $7,200....would a plantation owner list his self as a "Blacksmith"? Maybe the plantation came from the WRAY side of the marriage. In the Civil District 19 census, the WRAY family was listed as "RAY", James WRAY listed as Farmer, value of farm $10,000. The JENKINS, LANIER, and BONDURANT families all lived in the Davidson Co. TN area and all intermarried. I have not worked that all out yet. Many of the sons of Wm. H and Rebecca served in the Civil War in the confederate Army. William H. and Rebecca suffered tremendous loss because of the war, and in 1866 moved to Harrison, Boone Co. AR. I believe they may have also lived in White Co., AR at some point in time. Alice JENKINS-WRAY and Wm. J. WRAY started housekeeping in White Co., AR...but it is unknown if that is where they were married. William WRAY was a brother to Evie WRAY, who married Jerry JENKINS. I have a lot of WRAY genealogy, please contact me if you would like a look-up. Jerry G. JENKINS and Evie WRAY-JENKINS, settled in Cedar Grove on Crooked Creek, (can't fine on my map) near Harrison, AR. They owned and operated a whiskey still at Bear Creek Springs, north of Harrison in their earlier years of marriage. After a fire destroyed the property they moved to a farm on Crooked Creek south of Harrison. Then around 1902 Jerry moved his family and in-laws to Erath Co., TX, leaving the rest of the JENKINS and WRAY families in Harrison. Soon after, part of the clan moved to Hermleigh, Scurry County, TX, and eventually the rest of the families followed. Some of the descendants were known to still live there in the late 1970's. There is more information available on the following, but it will take some time to get it sorted out....but this is a start..... here we go!...._____________________________________________________________________ __ William H. JENKINS, b.ca 1816 VA, d. 3 Oct. 1894, buried in Bellar Cemetery, m. Rebecca MATHIS, b. ca 1818 TN, d. 2 April 1902, buried in Bellar Cemetery (I am not sure yet where it is located) Children: (had 10 that I had info for, but census shows Elizabeth #6 so I have included her to make 11...maybe she died young ) 1. James JENKINS, b. ca 1841 TN m. Rebecca____ Children: Lula (Luls?) B., Ellen F. 2. William R (?J) JENKINS, b. 1843 TN, d. 5 July 1910 Stilwell OK m. Euphema(Euphenia/Euphemia) JONES, b. 23 May 1846, NC, d. OK Children: (9) 1.James Henry, b. 2 July 1865 TN, d. 23 May 1942, Hulbert OK, buried at IOOF Cemetery, m. Laura MERRIWEATHER, b. 4 Jun. 1870, d. 4 Jan 1942. They had 10 children: Frank, Jack, Perry Robertson, Roy, Dan, Charlie M, Loretta, E?li(?Elizabeth?), Nina, ?Ella, Virgie, Clarence, Dewey 2.Willie S., b. 3 April 1868 AR, m. ?, ch: Andrew, ___,___. (I always thought he died in infancy, Denison, TX?) 3. Frank M., b. 29 June 1870, d. 1955 or 56, OK? children: Ola, Douella, Frank, Evert 4. Lena C., b. 6 June 1873, d. 24 Dec. 1906, m. Ton(?Tom) TRANHAM 5.Charles Otho, b. 6 June 1876, d. 4 Oct. 1954 Pawhuska, OK, m. Edner GASSAWAY, b. 18 May 1884, Hulbert, OK?, d. 29 April 1975, Pawhuska OK 6.Ida B., b. 15 April 1879, d. 1 Oct. 1881 7. J. Edd, (my note: this is James Edgar also have date of b. 1889) b. Sept. 1888, d. July 1934. 1st m. Nancy CRAMER Children: Edward LaFette, b. 8 Sept. 1916 Watts, OK, d. 12 July 1958, Grass Valley, CA, m Christine CARMICHEAL, d. 12 July 1958, Grass Valley, CA Daisy Bell, b. 10 April 1922 , m. William INGRAM. Floyd Lee, b. 6 Mar 1923, ? OK, d. Aug. 1974, 1st m. Colleen EBERHART, 2nd, m. Mary ISHAM Then James Edgar 2nd m. Delores Elena CRAMER, b. 19 June 1911, Gravette, AR, d. 24 Mar. 1991, Hiwasse, Benton Co. AR, buried Bethel Cemetery, Gravette Benton Co. , AR Children: Joe Sherman b.Private info AR, Lena Mae, b. 23 July 1928, d. 15 July 1930 Margie Louise, b. 23 Aug. 1929, d. 14 July 1930, Mary Lou- b. 11 Feb. 1934, Hiwasse, Benton Co. AR, d. 1997, Siloam Springs, Benton Co. AR, buried Bethel Cemetery, Gravette, AR NanetteGeraldine - Private info. 8. Eva Maud, b. 26 Aug. 1881 Harrison AR, d. 1962, Belton, MO, buried Rocky Comfort, MO, m Joseph Marion HARRIMAN, b. 12 Sept.. 1879 Caddo Indian Territory, OK ? d. 1 May 1932 Cushing Hospital OK, married on 30 March 1899 Caddo Indian Territory, OK Children:(7) 1. Minnie, b. 3 Mar 1890, died in infancy (year can't be right maybe 1899, info on Minnie supplied by Shirley Harriman RIETZ) 2. Lena Bell, b. 28 Oct. 1902, Evansville, AR, m. McMILLIAN, EMMONS 3. Roy Lee, b 11 Sept. 1905, Van Buran, AR, m. Imogene VINEYARD 4. Willie, b. 6 June 1907, died infancy 5. Frankie Joseph (Francis or Frank), b. 10 Feb. 1912, Stilwell, OK, m. Aline Hazel PEART 6. Mary, b. 24 Sept. 1914, Stilwell OK, buried in Shrieveport LA, m. Robbie (Robert?) WOODWARD, d. after 1981, ? Rocky Comfort, MO 7. Imogene (Jean), b. 24 May 1921 Drumright, OK, m. FLAXBEARD 9. Clara (my note: I have Claira) b. 10 May 1884, m. Walter FLYNN Children: Walter Lee, Eva, Helen, Pearl, Lorene, Ralph 3. Jerimiah (Jerry) G. JENKINS, b. 1845 TN, d. 10 July 1929 (? Hermleigh, Scurry Co. TX), m. Evelyn (Eveline/Evvie)E. WRAY, b. 23 May 1845, d. Feb. 1940 (pos. TX) children: (6) All were raised at Cedar Grove on Crooked Creek, near Harrison, AR and attended school at Cedar Grove. Family then moved to TX 1. Alice Rebecca, b. 21 May 1869, m. William Allon CLIFT 2. Virginia Pleasant, b. 1 Oct. 1873, d. ?, m. Sam PAUL Children: Ethel, Evelyn, Reno Alvin, John Edward, Minnie Lois, Betrice Virginia 3. Edgar Clay, b. 19 Jan 1876, d. 2 June 1966, m. Laura GOOCH 4. Martha Euphemia, b. 24 March 1878, d. 24 June, 1952, m. Charles Wesley HARBERT 5. Lelia Fay, b. 2 Feb. 1882, d. 16 March 1968, m. Jesse Grant HARBERT 6. Lena Beatrice, b. 8 March 1886. d.?, m. Charley GALLEMORE 4. John JENKINS, ca 1848 TN, m. Ruth LANE Children: Archie, George, Etta, m. __KEYS 5. Joseph JENKINS, b. 4 Oct. 1850 TN, d. 1 Nov. 1932, m. _______? Children: (4) 1. Fannie, m. ___PUGH child: Ralph 2. Oscar, m. ____? children: (5) 1.Virgie, ___ROBERTSON, 2. Freda, m. Arlis HANKINS 3. Edith, m. Roy TAYLOR child: Joan, m. _____JORDAN 4. Effie, m. Doyle HANKINS 5. Kirby, m. Vera WALSON children: James Kirby, Sue Carol 3.Effie, m. Lawrence WAGLEY children: (3) 1. Velma, m. Fon WAGNER child Francis, m., W. Clay SMITH children: Clayanna, William Fon, Francis Maye 2. Joe, m. ________? child Francis 3. Bill, m. Helen MINYARD children: Helen Anne, William Minyard 4. Emmer 6. Elizabeth JENKINS, b. ca 1851 TN per 1860 census, ?Davidson Co., TN, Post Office Goodlettsville. 7. Alice E. JENKINS, b. 22 Dec. 1852, d. 10 Aug. 1917, m. W.J.B.(Bill) (brother to Evie Wray Jenkins) WRAY, b. 7 May 1843, d. 7 Jan 1935. Children: 11 (request/see WRAY line) Sam, Ella, Thomas, Jerry, Cora, Jess, Cleveland, Forest, Evelyn R., John, Bessie. 8. Obediah JENKINS, b. 18 Nov. 1853, TN, d. 14 Sept. 1922, Oroville, CA, m. Mary Elizabeth BEESON, b. 26 Aug. 1878, Waldron, AR, d. 4 Apr. 1948 (have photo of family prior to #5 Natilie birth.....says Obe and Molly with 4 children.....is Molly nickname) children: (5) 1. Vera, b.27 Sept. 1897, m. _____GRIDLEY 2. Otis, b. 7 Jan. 1900, Doxie, OK 3. Floyd George, b. 26 Feb., 1902, Doxie, OK 4. Joseph B., b. 17 Aug. 1905, Lalamath Falls, OR, d. 7 March 1976 5. Natilie Ruth, b. 14 Feb. 1908, Houcet CA, m. ____BILLIE 9. Virginia JENKINS, b. ca 1855 TN, m. _______CHEATHAM children: Frank, Walter 10. Daniel Morgan JENKINS, b. 22 Dec. 1856 TN, d. 11 Jan 1941, m. Jane TUCKER children: (4) 1. Charlie, b. 6 Mar 1882, d. 3 July 1962, m ______? child: Hodgen, b. 14 Dec. 1906, m. Lula CONE children: Eugene, b. 28 July 1928, m. Philis LAWRENCE Gary Jenkins, b. Private, m. Debra Sue WILLIAMS 2. Gus, b. 18 Sept. 1887, d.?, m Nola_____ 3. Ellia, b. 16 Aug. 1890, d. 24 Jan 1972, m. George PARKER children: Elgie, b. Private, m. Emily FARMER child: Bonnie, b. Private, m. Bill LANDURUTH children, Emily, Sandra, Elizabeth, Delores Ruby, m. Doyle SCARLET Silbie, m. Elmo DANIELS 4. Lonnie, m. May M?GRACLE 11. Ellen JENKINS, b. 1879 AR? , m. Henry MOLDER