Isaac H. Jenkins

JENKINS, MILLER, VAN GORDER, CHASE, HALLOCK, JERER, POWERS, DEVINE, STATTS

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Date: 4/20/2009 at 17:56:18

ISAAC H. JENKINS, son of John S. and Malinda (Miller) Jenkins, was born in Meade County, Kentucky, June 5, 1845. His school days were passed in Wapello County, Iowa. At the age of nineteen years he crossed the plains with Charles Van Gorder, in charge of a provision train. Arriving at Central City, Colorado, and having disposed of a portion of their effects, they engaged in gulch mining. On returning to Audubon County Mr. Jenkins was occupied with farm work for some time. At one time he took charge of a freight train to Denver, Colorado. In 1886 he was running a sawmill at Oak field, Iowa, and met with a very serious accident by which he lost one of his fingers; he then abandoned this enterprise and spent some time in breaking out prairie. March 28, 1868, he married Miss Clarissa, daughter of Allen Chase; she died five years later, leaving no children. In 1874 he formed a co-partnership with I. P. Hallock, J. H. Jerer and D. W. Powers, in a general store at Oakfield; this continued in operation for four years. Mr. Jenkins was united in marriage to Miss Mollie, daughter of Patrick and Mary Devine, of Madison, Wisconsin. They have two children Willis S. and Jennie Irene. When he retired from the mercantile trade he built his present hotel; this was in the winter of 1879, and it was the first hotel in Brayton. Mr. Jenkins also deals in real estate in partnership with W. E. Statts. For a time he acted as deputy sheriff.

1889 BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY OF
SHELBY AND AUDUBON COUNTIES, IOWA
W. S. DUNBAR & CO., PUBLISHERS
113 ADAMS STREET, CHICAGO
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