----- Original Message ----- From: Mavrick54@aol.com To: TNSMITH-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 3:30 PM Subject: Re: [TNSMITH] boston and jenkins Samuel Jenkins lived until after 1870 sometime. He married a second time to Ruth Boston on 8 April 1852. No, thats incorrect. That is the marriage date for Samuel Jenkins, Jr. to Mary Boston. Samuel Jenkins Sr. married Sabra Goad Bet. 1799 - 1814 and Sabra Goad Jenkins died Sept. 17, 1847 and Samuel then married Ruth Boston ca Bet. 1848 - 1850. This is Samuel Sr. & Ruth Boston 1850 Census of Smith Co. TN Jenkins, Samuel 50 b. NC shoemaker Jenkins, Ruthy 29 b. TN - 1860 Census of Smith Co. TN. 591 Jenkins Samuel 59 b. North Carolina 591 Jenkins Rutha 40 b. Tennessee 1870 Smith Co. cdpg 75B. Jenkins Samuel 69 NC Jenkins Rutha 49 TN Jenkins William 15 Tn Jenkins John W. 13 b. TN Jenkins Matilda E. 11 TN 1870 Census of Smith co, shows William, John W. and Matilda Jenkins living in Samuel's house hold. These are his grandchildren and children of Henry and Lucinda Gregory Jenkins. Henry & Lucinda's other children are living with their other Grandfather Joel Gregory in Macon co. in 1870. Here's Samuel Jr. & Mary Boston 1850 Smith Co. 19 yr old Samuel Jenkins living in house hold of James Jenkins, Sr. (his uncle) 1860 Macon transcribed census all born TN. HH# 919 Jenkins, Samuel S. 25 Jenkins Mary 25 (Boston) Jenkins George 7 Jenkins B. L. 6 female ( B. Lucinda ?) Jenkins R. H. 3 male ( Reuben H. ? ) Jenkins Mary M. 2 F. ( Manda M. ?) Jenkins R. Andrew 1/12 female (Rutha A. ?) 1870 Smith Co. TN all b. TN cdpg 75B Jenkins Samuel, Jr. 38 Jenkins Mary 38 Jenkins George, Jr. 17 (why Jr?) Jenkins Lucinda 15 Jenkins Reuben 13 Jenkins Manda M 11(Mary M. /Marida?) Jenkins Rutha A. 9 female Jenkins Samuel 7 Jenkins Jefferson 6 Jenkins Nancy 5 Jenkins Martha 3 Jenkins Canyada? 8/12 Sept. 1880 Macon Co. Jenkins Samuel 46, Jenkins Mary 37 (age is to youngfor Mary Boston) Jenkins Ruth A. 20 Jenkins Jefferson 18 Jenkins Nancy 15 Jenkins Martha 13 Jenkins Targita 11 (Canyada ?) Jenkins Ira J. 9 Jenkins Bettie 6 Jenkins William 4 Jenkins Bratton 9 mo. Mary's age is off by about 10 years in 1880 so I don't know if Samuel remarried or if they just have her age wrong? Mary K.