Joanna Grant Moir
(1892-After 1940)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. William Donald Jenkins

Joanna Grant Moir

  • Born: 1892, Rochester Plymouth Massachusetts
  • Marriage (1): William Donald Jenkins on 28 Nov 1914 in NewBedford Bristol Massachusetts
  • Died: After 1940, Rochester Plymouth Massachusetts
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The Life Summary of William Donald
When William Donald Jenkins was born on 28 January 1895, in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Walton Hersey Jenkins, was 35 and his mother, Mary Caroline Smellie, was 28. He had at least 2 sons and 1 daughter with Joanna Grant Moir. He died in November 1966, in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 71.

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William Donald Jenkins
1895\endash 1966
Joanna Grant Moir
1891\endash Deceased
Donald F Jenkins
1916\endash Deceased
Walton Hersey 'Sonny' Jenkins 2nd
1916\endash 2006
Dorothy M. Jenkins
1918\endash 1988
World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 1

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 3

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Age 21

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
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Parents and Siblings
Walton Hersey Jenkins
Male
1859\endash 1948

Male

Mary Caroline Smellie
Female
1866\endash 1951

Female

Siblings
(7)

Harry Walton Jenkins
Male
1886\endash 1967

Male

Granville Francis Jenkins
Male
1888\endash 1959

Male

Melissa Carlyle Jenkins
Female
1889\endash 1976

Female

Harriett Noris Jenkins
Female
1892\endash 1985

Female

William Donald Jenkins
Male
1895\endash 1966

Male

+2 More Children

Sources (3)

William D Jenkins, "United States Census, 1920"

William D Jenkins, "United States Census, 1930"

William D Jenkins, "United States Census, 1940"
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Spouse and Children
William Donald Jenkins
Male
1895\endash 1966

Male

Joanna Grant Moir
Female
1891\endash Deceased

Female

Children
(3)

Donald F Jenkins
Male
1916\endash Deceased

Male

Walton Hersey 'Sonny' Jenkins 2nd
Male
1916\endash 2006

Male

Dorothy M. Jenkins
Female
1918\endash 1988

Female

Name Meaning

English: patronymic from Jenkin . Jenkins is one of the most common names in England, especially southwestern England, but is also especially associated with Wales.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Joanna married William Donald Jenkins, son of Walton Hersey Jenkins and Mary Caroline Smellie, on 28 Nov 1914 in NewBedford Bristol Massachusetts. (William Donald Jenkins was born on 28 Jan 1895 in Rochester Plymouth Massachusetts and died in Nov 1966 in Rochester Plymouth Massachusetts.)




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