Ernest Jinks
1861 - 1928 (66 years)
Generation: 1
1. Ernest Jinks was born on 15 Nov 1861 in Golf, Nemaha County, Kansas; died on 2 Aug 1928 in Balleyville, Nemaha County, Kansas; was buried in Barnes Cemetery, Goff, Nemaha County, Kansas. Other Events:
- Occupation: blacksmith
- Census: 1885, Selma, Kansas
- Census: 1900, Harrison, Nemaha County, Kansas
- Census: 1910, Harrison, Nemaha County, Kansas
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Ernest Jinks died last Thursday
at home in Gaileyville – former Goff blacksmith – funeral Sunday.
Ernest F. Jinks, who would have been sixty-eight years of age the 15th of next November, died at their home in Baileyville last Thursday morning at 8:45, after several months illness. Mrs.Jinks lived in Goff for many years and worked at the blacksmith trade. He had many friends here, who respected the honesty, industry and friendship of the man, and grieve at his death. Mrs.Jinks worked at his trade in Kelly for a number of years after leaving Goff and about a year ago with his wife, moved to Baileyville, where Mrs.Jinks operated the hotel and Mr.Jinks worked at his trade.
He has been in poor health for many months. Funeral services were at the home in Baileyville Saturday afternoon at 1:00 o’clock, in charge of Rev. H.C. Wassell, Wetmore M.E. pastor. The body was brought to the Barnes cemetery northeast of Goff for interment. The wife and other relatives have the sincere sympathy of all in the passing of Mr.Jinks.
The Goff Advance, Goff, Kansas. Thursday, 9 August 1928.
Ernest Jinks
Ernest Jinks was born in Nemaha County, November 15, 1861 and died at his home in Baileyville, August 2nd, 1928 at 8:30 a.m. He united with the United Brethren church when a young man. After leaving the farm he was a blacksmith in Goff 25 years, Kelly 9 years and 10 months in Baileyville.
Mr. Jinks and Clara Bell Pyle were united in marriage March 20, 1920. He leaves to mourn his loss, his wife, 4 children of a previous marriage, one daughter Mrs. Bessie Greenwood, Ashland, Wisconsin; 3 sons, Stanley, Ora and Blanchard of Oklahoma, one sister, Mrs. Mary Barnes, Goff and two nieces. One son, Curtis, preceded him in death. Mr. Jinks has been ill for a month, during which time he was very patient in his suffering.
The funeral services were held from the home Saturday afternoon at one o’clock, conducted by Rev. H.C. Wassell, pastor of the Methodist church at Wetmore. A Baileyville quartet, J.E. Perrine, Mrs. M.A. Young, D.N. Price and Mrs. I.L. Marsil, sang. Miss Golda Donnelly presided at the piano. At the Barnes cemetery near Goff, where interment was made, a Goff mixed quartet sang hymns. The pallbearers were J.L. Shumaker, A.R. Howland, Goff; Leo Guth, Bert Campmire, Kelly; John Nolte and Frank Gockel; Baileyville.
The esteem of friends throughout Nemaha county was shown in the beautiful floral offerings and the attendance at the funeral. Throughout his illness Mr. Jinks wa visited daily by many friend and relatives.
The Goff Advance, Goff, Kansas. Thursday, 9 August 1928
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51200393/ernest-jinksErnest married Mary Alma Cassity on 22 Feb 1883 in Hiawatha, Brown County, Kansas. Mary (daughter of William Newton "Newt" Cassity and Annie Elizabeth Shoemaker) was born on 25 Sep 1864 in Brown County, Kansas; died on 10 Jun 1888 in Brown County, Kansas; was buried in Wetmore Cemetery, Wetmore, Nemaha County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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MHR note: Married by T. B. Dickson, Brown County, Kansas.- William Curtis Jinks was born on 7 Feb 1883 in Wofley Creek, Kansas; died on 15 May 1916 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri; was buried on 17 May 1916 in Fairview Cemetery, Goff, Nemaha County, Kansas.
- Bessie May Jinks was born in Dec 1887 in Nemaha County, Kansas; died before 1940 in Michigan.