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 Father | MaleJohn Wesley Jenkins, I |
| Born | 15 Mar 1870 | Eastern Shore, Talbot, Maryland, USA  |
| Died | 26 Jun 1940 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Buried | 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| Married | 15 Dec 1896 [1] | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1] |
| Father | Stephen Jenkins | F5435 Group Sheet | |
| Mother | Mary J. Jenkins | F5435 Group Sheet | |
 Mother | FemaleEmma Jane Burton |
| Born | 15 Jan 1876 | Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Died | 26 Nov 1955 | Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Buried | Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| Father | Charles Russell Burton | F2077 Group Sheet | |
| Mother | Susan Emma Mullen | F2077 Group Sheet | |
 Child 1 | FemaleEleanor Juanita Jenkins |
| Born | 24 Feb 1915 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Died | 30 May 2004 | Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Buried |
| Child 2 | Female Esther Louise Jenkins |
| Born | 24 Oct 1916 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Died | 15 Aug 2011 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Buried |
| Child 3 | Female Margaret Elsie Jenkins |
| Born | 23 May 1911 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Died | 17 Nov 1994 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Buried |
 Child 4 | MaleForrest Edward Jenkins |
| Born | 29 Dec 1912 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Died | 15 Mar 1913 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Buried | 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Child 5 | Male John Wesley Jenkins, II |
| Born | 15 Jan 1896 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Died | 4 Nov 1928 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Buried | 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Child 6 | Female Alice Ann Be Be Jenkins |
| Born | 11 Jul 1897 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Died | 14 Sep 1983 | Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA |
| Buried | ||
| Spouse | Mckinley George Beasley | F4023 | |
| Married | 13 Sep 1917 | Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Child 7 | Male Boies Penrose Jenkins |
| Born | 18 Apr 1900 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Died | 18 Mar 1945 | New York, New York, USA |
| Buried |
| Child 8 | Female Elizabeth Mae Jenkins |
| Born | 3 Dec 1902 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Died | 18 Nov 1983 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Buried | ||
| Spouse | Selby Penn | F2075 | |
| Married | 26 Mar 1922 | Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Child 9 | Male Gerald Edmond Jenkins |
| Born | 26 Feb 1904 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Died | 9 Feb 1957 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Buried | Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Child 10 | Female Mary Ophelia Jenkins |
| Born | 26 May 1906 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Died | 18 May 1987 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Buried |
| Child 11 | Male William Henry Jenkins |
| Born | 4 May 1908 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Died | 22 Nov 1969 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Buried |
 Child 12 | MaleCharles Joseph Jenkins |
| Born | 5 Dec 1909 | Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Died | 8 Aug 1943 | York, York, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Buried | North York, York, Pennsylvania, USA |
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