Or is it Henry Jenkins?
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Fox Jenkins |
Either way Fox or Henry Jenkins are the names given the father to Garrison, Willie, John or even Bob Jenkins. There is documentation for sure (mainly family trees on Ancestry) that show Willie and John Jenkins father as a Henry Jenkins. It's mostly oral that Garrison Jenkins' father is Fox Jenkins.
Looking at the census reports discussed earlier that Garrison, Willie, John and Bob Jenkins had listed both of their parents as originating from Virginia. I was also told at one point that Fox Jenkins may well have come from Cape Town, South Africa - that's to be proven.
The last time I spoke about this I mentioned there was some documentation for Fox and Henry Jenkins. For Fox himself it's primarily estate & tax documents out of Baker County, Georgia. Which I will share with you here.
In this one Fox Jenkins is listed as a Freedmen. His employer is listed as a Gallaway.
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The only other documentation for Henry Jenkins is out of Claiborne County, Mississippi - if you don't know where that is it's the location of the HBCU Alcorn State University. He's with his family wife Patsy and his children which includes John and Willie (William).
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And guess what? Henry Jenkins was also found in 1900 in Baker County Georgia. It leads me to believe he was indeed the same person as Fox Jenkins. He's living with a Giles and Georgia Shiver. Henry is a farm worker although he's 80 at this point. He's listed as being from Virginia along with his parents whoever they may be.
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