William Jenks

1871 - 1959  (87 years)

• Name	William Jenks
  Birth	14 Mar 1871	Linden, Montgomery, IN
  Gender	Male
  Death	16 Feb 1959	Indianapolis, Marion, IN
  	Williams Jenks, Ex-Veedersburg Resident, Dies Veedersburg -- William Jenks, 87 yr old former Veedersburg resident, died Monday at 7 pm in General Hospital in Indianapolis, where he had been a patient one month. Mr Jenks had been in failing health for five years and for the past seven years had lived in the Marion County Home in Indianapolis. While living here, he was employed at the Veedersburg Brick Co. He was a member of the Nazarene Church. Born in Linden on March 14, 1871, Mr Jenks was married in 1905 to Bessie Drollinger of Veedersburg. She preceded him in death, as did a son and a daughter. Survivors include three sons, Charles and James Jenks of Indianapolis, and William Jenks of Shelbyville, and a daughter, Mrs Helen Raia of Indianapolis. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 1 pm at the Fishero Funeral Home by Rev Samuel Pritchard. Burial will be in Bonebrake Cemetery. Friends may pay their respects at the funeral home after 6 pm Tuesday. (Transcribed by Dellie Jean Fox-Craig Oct 2013) Web: Montgomery County, Indiana, Obituary Index Last name: Jenks Name: William Event: obituary Publication: Crawfordsville Journal Review Date: 17-Feb-1959 Pg: col: 4: 1 Notes: Bessie Drollinger Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates Name: William Jenks Jenks Gender: Male Race: White Age: 83 Marital status: Widowed Birth Date: Mar 1875 Birth Place: Fountain Co Ind Death Date: 16 Feb 1959 Death Place: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA Father: Jenks Mother: Bessie Jenks Informant: James Albert Gent(sp?) NOTE: It appears the informant confused Bessie Drollinger as William's mother instead of his wife. His birth date may be incorrect as well.
  Burial	Veedersburg, Fountain, IN
  	William Jenks Burial: Bonebrake Cemetery Veedersburg, Fountain County, Indiana, USA Inscription reads, "JENKS William 1881-1959 Bessie 1885-1937"
  Person ID	I16952	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	18 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Jinks
  Mother	Hattie White
  Family ID	F11665	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bessie Elizabeth Drollinger,   b. 27 Oct 1882, Van Buren Twp, Fountain County, IN d. 15 Jun 1937, Veedersburg, Fountain, IN (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	20 Sep 1906	Fountain County, IN
  	Indiana, Marriage Collection Name: William Jinks Marriage Date: 20 Sep 1906 Marriage County: Fountain Birth Date: abt 1878 Age: 28 Gender: Male Father Name: Benjamin Mother Name: Hattie White
  Children	1. Selma Jenks,   b. 13 Dec 1907, Veedersburg, Fountain, IN d. Bef 1959 (Age < 51 years) + 2. Helen Thelma Jenks,   b. 13 Dec 1908, Fountain County, IN d. 11 Jul 1979, Lebanon, Boone, IN (Age 70 years)   3. Raymond Chester Jenks,   b. 15 Aug 1911, Veedersburg, Fountain, IN d. 13 May 1953, Indianapolis, Marion, IN (Age 41 years)   4. PVT Charles Eugene Jenks,   b. 3 Mar 1915, Veedersburg, Fountain, IN d. 4 Oct 1963, Portland, Multnomah, OR (Age 48 years)   5. William Laverne Jenks,   b. 9 Apr 1918, Veedersburg, Fountain, IN d. 7 Feb 1985, Volusia, Volusia, FL (Age 66 years) + 6. PVT James Robert Jenks,   b. 26 Jul 1922, Veedersburg, Fountain, IN d. 2 Feb 1964, Trenton, NJ (Age 41 years)
  Family ID	F5696	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2016

  
  

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  Birth - 14 Mar 1871 - Linden, Montgomery, IN Marriage - 20 Sep 1906 - Fountain County, IN Death - 16 Feb 1959 - Indianapolis, Marion, IN Burial - - Veedersburg, Fountain, IN  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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