Joanna Grant Moir

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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
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Male

Mary Caroline Smellie
Female
1866\endash 1951
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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

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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
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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.)