Jenkins, Louis Clark

JENKINS

Posted By: Lorelei Rusco (email)
Date: 6/28/2011 at 08:52:54

Jenkins, Louis Clark –
The subject of this sketch, Louis Clark Jenkins, was born in Victory, Cayuga, New York on May 24th, 1836. He died at his home in Clearfield August 25, 1920 aged 84 years and 3 months. He was taken to Lee Massachussetts when 1 year old and when he was 19 years old he moved to Sterling, Illinois, living there until 1880. In that year he moved to Taylor county, settling on a farm eight miles southwest of Clearfield, living there til 1901 and after that time his home has been in Clearfield.

In 1861 he was married to Isadora Goldner who after nearly sixty years of close companionship survives to mourn his going. To this union 11 children were born of which 4 having gone before, leaving seven yet living. [The remaining print is too light to read and decipher.] Interment was in Clearfield Cemetery.
Clearfield Enterprise, Clearfield, Iowa, September 2, 1920