Rachael Brooks Jenkins 1802-1894

BROOKS, JENKINS, BALDWIN

Posted By: Janet Brooks Koozer (email)
Date: 11/4/2011 at 10:24:51

Under Rossville Notes

DEATH OF RACHAEL JINKINS, AGED 91 YEARS

Died, near Rossville, March 24, 1894, Mrs. Rachael Jinkins, aged 91 years. The deceased has resided near Monona for a number of years with her son Call keeping house for him until the last three months she became helpless, and came here to her daughter, Mrs. F. Baldwin to be cared for and where she passed away very quietly Saturday evening about 10 o'clock. The funeral will be from the Baptist church at 2 p.m. Monday and her remains laid to rest in the Sencebagh Cemetery.

Monona Leader March 29,1894

Rachael was my greatgrandfathers older sister, her birthdate from an old Brooks Bible is 15 Nov 1802, bn. Springhill, Fayette Co., PA. Married an Wilson Jenkins, they moved here in 1854, and seven children that I found record of. Correct spelling for Jinkins is in the Surnames.