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John Wesley Jenkins, II

John Wesley Jenkins, II



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  1. 1.  John Wesley Jenkins, IIJohn Wesley Jenkins, II was born on 15 Jan 1896 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 4 Nov 1928 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

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    • Name: John W Jenkins Jr
    • Residence: 1910, Ward 8, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son

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    JOHN W. JENKINS, JR.
    John Wesley Jenkins, Jr., 32, of 519 Brown street, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Jenkins, died Sunday at the Harrisburg Hospital following a short illness.
    Funeral services will be held at the home Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. Mr. Smith, pastor of the Wesley Union a M. E. Zion Church, officiating. The body may be viewed at the home Wednesday afternoon.
    Mr. Jenkins is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Jenkins, of this city; six sisters, Mrs. .Alice Beasley, of Detroit, Mich.; Miss Mary Jenkins, of New York City; Mrs. Elizabeth Penn, Miss Margaret Jenkins, Miss Eleanor Jenkins and Miss Esther Jenkins, all of this city; a grandfather, Charles Burton, of this city, and Miss Ruth Lucille Beasley and Miss Marie Esther Beasley, of Detroit, Mich., and Miss Dorothy Gene Penn, of this city.
    Harrisburg Telegraph
    Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
    06 Nov 1928, Tue • Page 6

    Buried:
    Lincoln Cemetery




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