Ahnentafel between Milton Phillip Jenkins and Robert Andrew Jenkins

--- 1st Generation ---

1. Milton Phillip JENKINS was described as Height: 5' 11", Weight: 195 pounds 0 ounces, Medical: Prostate cancer, JAN 2003 - RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY (CURED). Milton Phillip JENKINS lived at 221 Glenwood Dr, Palestine, TX, USA, 75801, 903/723-8246. He was also known as Phil Jenkins. He died. He was (an unknown value). He was Social Security Numb. He was born on 17 Nov 1943 at Palestine, Anderson County, Texas. He was educated in Jan 1966 at BBA, University of Texas at Austin. He married Sharon Lee SELMAN, daughter of Lloyd George SELMAN and Frankie Elizabeth FLOURNOY, on 5 Jun 1966. He began military service between 1967 and 1973 Texas Army National Guard. He was Licensed in Nov 1967.

--- 2nd Generation ---

2. Ozment Milton JENKINS Jr was described as Height: 6' 1", Weight: 195 pounds 0 ounces. He was born on 15 Aug 1916 at Palestine, Anderson County, Texas. He married Willie Mae MITCHELL, daughter of Marvin Roscoe MITCHELL and Annie Rice MOORHEAD, on 9 Jun 1938. He married Betty KERSH, daughter of Unknown KERSH and (--?--) EUNICE, on 15 Feb 1997. He died on 14 Apr 1999 at Palestine, Anderson Co, TX, at age 82.

--- 3rd Generation ---

4. Ozment Milton JENKINS [Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1 A-L, Ed. 6, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Feb 23, 1999, Internal Ref. #1.111.6.124681.192]

Individual: Jenkins, Ozment

Social Security #: 455-01-0007

Issued in: Texas

Birth date: Apr 10, 1891

Death date: Nov 1967

Residence code: Texas

ZIP Code of last known residence: 75801

Primary location associated with this ZIP Code:

Palestine, Texas

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[Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1 A-L, Ed. 6, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Feb 23, 1999, Internal Ref. #1.111.6.124681.192]

Individual: Jenkins, Ozment

Social Security #: 455-01-0007

Issued in: Texas

Birth date: Apr 10, 1891

Death date: Nov 1967

Residence code: Texas

ZIP Code of last known residence: 75801

Primary location associated with this ZIP Code:

Palestine, Texas.

He was Fact 3. He was Fact 4. He was buried at Palestine City Cemetery. He was Fact 1. He was Fact 2. He was born on 10 Apr 1891 at Palestine, Anderson County, Texas. He married Mary Lou WHITE, daughter of James Franklin WHITE and Nannie Elizabeth SHAID, on 6 Mar 1915. He died on 10 Nov 1967 at age 76.

--- 4th Generation ---

8. Robert Andrew JENKINS Nobody seems to either know or want to talk about Robert Andrew Jenkins. Shortly before Ruby, his daughter, died, I asked her to tell me something (anything) about him. Her comment was "Oh, you don't want to know about him." I insisted that she tell me something, but she continued to dismiss him as not worth even thinking about. I asked Dad (O. M.) and later Eva what they knew about him, and they told almost identical stories. The little story starts "during the Depression." Apparently, Robert had left (divorced?) his wife Pearl many years ago, and was a wanderer. During the thirties, he was had been employed at a Seminole Dairy in (Seminole?) Florida, and apparently lost that job. Jobs being hard to come by, he returned to Texas and lived with his son, Ozment Milton Sr., and his wife Mary Lou, and their two children O. M. Jr. and Eva. After a short time (Eva thinks just a few weeks), Mary Lou asked him to move out, since times were so bad that they were having trouble just feeding themselves.

I recall as a child being at my grandparent's house (Mary Lou and Ozment's), and seeing a stack of letters from Robert, addressed to Mary Lou, his daughter-in-law. Apparently, he continued to correspond with her, even after she kicked him out. I asked Mima who had written these letters, and she told me who he was. As I recall some probably 40-45 years later, the letters were routine, like descriptions of the weather, how he was feeling, and where he was at the time. I suppose the letters, which were in a buffet drawer in the hallway by the bathroom, have since been destroyed. I don't know where he went or where or when he died.

I looked at a microfilm of the 1900 census in an effort to find out more about him, like was he born in Palestine? When was he born? Knowing that his oldest son, Ozment Milton, was born in 1891, I figured him to be born 1860-1870, but he wasn't included in the Anderson County census for 1880. The 1890 census burned according to a library worker in Palestine (I guess when the Anderson County Courthouse burned about 1910). The 1900 census included Robert's wife Pearl and first four children (J. W. wasn't born until 1901), but it didn't include Robert. Pearl and the four kids apparently lived with her parents, the Ozments, since the Jenkins family immediately followed the Ozments on the census. The census indicated the place of residence was Main St., Palestine.

The census indicates that the kids' father (Robert) was born in Tennessee. That could be right, but the census taker didn't seem to take much care with facts. He spelled the Ozment surname Ozmont, the Jenkins surname Jinkins, and listed James Wisdom Ozment's father's birthplace as France, while many other records state that Varnum Ozment was born in North Carolina. Anyway, the census taker listed the kids' father's birthplace as Tennessee, which was (coincidentally?) their grandfather's (J. W. Ozment) birthplace. [Addendum 9/30/03 - I just looked at the 1930 census, and while I couldn't find Robert, his son Ozment Jenkins (my grandfather) and Ozment's family Mary Lou, O. M. and Eva, and Jim Henry Taylor, Mary Lou's son by previous marriage were listed. Mary Lou listed her father's birthplace as Tennessee, which corresponds to other records. Ozment listed his father's birthplace as Texas, but this now appears to be wrong - see 10/10/03 note below]

Interesting note - according to the 1900 census, the first three kids were born in Texas (Palestine?), but fourth, Ruby, was born in Louisiana in 1899. Since they are back in Palestine in 1900 for the census, but without Robert, did he stay in Louisiana? Apparently not forever, since J. W. was born in 1901.

I looked for Robert on the 1910 census, but again he wasn't listed. His wife and now five kids are listed, but not Robert. The 1910 census looked just like the 1900 census, with the exception that it now included J. W. It still shows the kids' father's birthplace as Tennessee. I guess I'll have to check Tennessee records to try to find out who Robert Andrew Jenkins was.

Pearl and her now 5 kids were apparently still living with the Ozments on Main St. in 1910, since they are listed right after the Ozments. Mr. Ozment was the owner of the phone company, and the offices of the the phone company at that time (I've been told) were on Main St., upstairs above "Little Brattons," I believe. I wonder if they lived where he also worked? pj 5/24/99

10/10/03 I just found Robert on the 1870 census of Jasper, Marion Co, Tenn. I feel certain that this is Ozment's father. I know Ozment's father was named Robert. This census list Robert, aged 5 (born abt. 1865?) and age 5, and whose father's name was Andrew; the census showed Andrew as 30 years old in 1870, thus born in 1840? Census shows Ala. as Andrew's birthstate. He was born in 1865 at Jasper, Marion County, Tennessee. He married Pearl OZMENT, daughter of James Wisdom OZMENT and Eva Lucinda MARTIN, on 26 Jun 1890. He died after 1930.