hmtl5 Howard Marion Jenkins b. 3 Jul 1907 Purdin, Linn County, Missouri d. 8 Apr 1989 North Kansas City, Clay County, Missouri: Hedges Genealogy
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Howard Marion Jenkins

Howard Marion Jenkins

Male 1907 - 1989  (81 years)

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  • Name Howard Marion Jenkins 
    Born 3 Jul 1907  Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation truck driver  [4, 5] 
    Census 1940  Denver, Denver County, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 8 Apr 1989  North Kansas City, Clay County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 5] 
    Buried Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5] 
    Person ID I142  Hedges
    Last Modified 15 Dec 2023 

    Father William Edward Jenkins,   b. 26 Sep 1866, Browning, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Mar 1949, Enterprise Township, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Lucy Malinda Hedges,   b. 11 Dec 1874, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jan 1939, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 4 Mar 1894  Browning, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5] 
    Family ID F64  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lorene Florence Burns,   b. 23 Apr 1915, Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Nov 1993, Kansas City, Clay County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 25 Jan 1931  [1, 3] 
    Children 
     1. Betty Jenkins,   b. 7 Sep 1931, Liberal, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1937, Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 6 years)
    +2. William Edward Jenkins,   b. 6 Dec 1932, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jul 2015  (Age 82 years)
    +3. Shirley Jean Jenkins,   b. 25 Oct 1934, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jun 2019, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     4. Harry Mitchel Jenkins,   b. 22 Feb 1940, Arapahoe County, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Oct 2007, Jackson County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     5. Judy Ann Jenkins,   b. 30 Nov 1945, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jan 2001, Gladstone, Clay County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
    Last Modified 7 Oct 2021 
    Family ID F96  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 Jul 1907 - Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Denver, Denver County, Colorado Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 8 Apr 1989 - North Kansas City, Clay County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Hedges Reunion 1946    		Hedges Reunion 1946
    The Seventeenth Annual Hedges Reunion was held Sunday, August 18, 1946 at Lincoln Park, Danville, Illinois with 99 relatives and friends present. A basket dinner was served at the noon hour. George F. Hedges presided at the business meeting in the afternoon. Talks were given from those from distances and was enjoyed by all. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year. President J. W. Hedges, Vice President P. T. Hedges, Secretary Treasurer Anna Bagley. The next meeting will be held the 3rd Sunday in August 1947 in Missouri. Gifts were presented to the oldest man present, George F. Hedges, 79. Oldest woman was Mrs. Cora Hedges, 76 years old. The youngest was Robert Alan Yeazel, 3 month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Yeazel. Newlyweds were Mr. and Mrs. John Hanks. The one coming the farthest was Jasper N. Hedges of Dubois, Wyoming, 1650 miles. There were 6 marriages, Betty Buckman and Dale Wood, Geraldine Hedges and Frank Pesorara, Betty Lou Smith and Frank Day, Lois Smith and Max Dodd, Roy Hedges and Inez Cola, Irene Smith and John Hanks. There were 9 births [transcriber has omitted this section to preserve privacy] Two deaths: Ercel Eldon Simpson and James A. Hedges. Greetings were received from those from a distance who could not attend.

    Headstones
    Burns, Lorene    		Burns, Lorene

  • Notes 
    • MHR note: six children.
      [1]
    • Howard M. Jenkins
      Howard M. Jenkins, 81, Kansas City in Clay County, died April 8, 1989, at the North Kansas City Hospital. He was born in Purdin, Mo., and lived in Linneus and Brookfield in Missouri before moving to Kansas City. He returned to Brookfield before moving back to Kansas City in 1982. Mr. Jenkins was a truck driver, operated the Jenkins Skelly service station in Linneus for 10 years and worked to the Midwest Conveyor Co. Inc before retiring in 1978. He was a member of the Linneus Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Lorene Jenkins of the home; three sons, William E. Jenkins, Excelsior Springs, Harry Jenkins, Bucklin, Mo., and Ronald Jenkins, Erie, Pa.; two daughters Shirley Kingsolver, Kansas City, and Judy Ashton, Gladstone; two sister, Grace Patterson, Purdin, and Viola Looney, Denver; 21 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Wright Chapel, Linneus; burial in the Purdin Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the chapel. The family suggests contributions to the Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Disorders Association.
      The Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Missouri. Sunday, 9 April 1989.
      [5, 6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner.

    2. [S14] Social Security Death Index.

    3. [S6] Find a Grave.

    4. [S25] Census.

    5. [S9] Obituary.

    6. [S87] Newspaper article.


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