William HENRY Jinks Family

W. Henry served as the official Taylor County Surveyor 1887-1889. He 
moved with his family (His sister's family (Winnie Virginia Jinks Ruffin had 
previously moved in 1886) to Alma in Ellis Co about 1900.

William Henry Jinks
born: 18 July 1848  Talbot/Taylor County, gA
died: 21 Apr 1901   Alma? TX
buried: Rice Cemetery, Navarro Co, TX
spouse:  23 Dec 1872 (Taylor Co) Mary Ann H. BREWER 
	Married by G.L.W. Anthony, Minister of the Gospel
father:  Willis J. Jinks
mother:  Nicey Martin

Mary Ann H. BREWER
 born: 5 Sept 1848
 died: 3 June 1939
 buried: Tombstone -Corbitt's Cemetery - Taylor County, GA	
 father: Col Septimus Lemuel Brewer 
(Lt. Col CSA  b. 1817 d. 1873 of cancer)
 mother: Amanda Beall Brewer (1820-1896)
	(Obit: Mrs. Amanda Brewer died June 29, 1896. Was born and reared in
	Monroe Co and was married to Col S.L. Brewer on May 3, 1838.
	Member of M.E. Church South.  Living with her daughter, Mrs.W.H.Jinks.
	Leaves 11 children, 6 daughters, 5 sons. The Butler Herald Vol 20 #41)

After W. Henry died in TX, Mary Brewer Jinks lived with Napoleon Jenks in 
Louisiana. She later returned to Taylor County and lived with relatives
until her death in 1939)


Children:
1.  Napoleon B
    born: 7 Sept 1874
    died: 25 Nov 1945 (Hammond, LA)
    buried: Old Red Oak Cemetery, Livingston, LA
    spouse:  17 Jan 1897  Carlie Josephine Helms (Marion Co)
	Carlie was born in Box Springs, GA (Taylor Co) 22 Dec 1879. 
	Died 16 Apr 1963 in Bogalusa, LA. 
	Buried: Old Red Oak Cemetery, Livingston, LA
	(Moved his family to Louisiana about 1914  when he was
	superintendent of a lumber company. For some reason, the spelling
	of the last name was changed to "Jenks".

2. Eva Maude 
    born:  Oct 1875
    died: 1926
    married: 1) 24 Oct 1897 Rufus Stewart s/o J.M Stewart.
			Rufus died 25 April 1898, 27 years old
			only married 6 months (Taylor County, GA)
	  2)1899 Joseph Grizzard (1875-1929) (Taylor Co, GA)
	Moved to Ellis/Navarro County living around Alma

3.  Anna Lee 
    born: Jul 1877
    died: 
    buried: 
    spouse: Robert Hobbs  12-28-1897  J.L. Rustin, JP
	Married in Taylor County, GA
	(Son of Willis and Drusilla Peacock Hobbs) Robert born 1874.

4. Beulah
    born: Mar 30, 1879
    died: April 8, 1887  8 years old
    buried: Corbit's Cemetery - Taylor County, GA
   
5. John 
    born: 1883
    died: 
    buried:  ?
    

6. Allen
    born: Aug 3, 1884 Macon Co 
    died: Jan 9, 1919  Alma, Ellis Co (Influenza epidemic)
    buried: Rice Cemetery, Navarro Co, TX
    married: Lockie Edwards ? 1906/97  Haskell Co, TX
    Researcher: Ken Jinks  PWJins@aol.com
	Allen also lived in Alma, TX before he married.