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Oliver Parker Jenkins

Birth
North Carolina, USA
Death
13 Jun 1964 (aged 82)
Waynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Waynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Oliver was a son of the late Lawson and Ida Hogue Jenkins and husband of Vinnie Davis Jenkins. They were married in Spartenburg, SC in 1908.

Oliver was the father of eleven children, including PFC Richard Clem Jenkins who joined the Air Force in January, 1942 and was killed in action in August of that same year. Another son, William Swan Jenkins, joined the Army and was wounded in July, 1944.

According to his death certificate, Oliver was a veteran of the Spanish-American War, and was a farmer at the time of his death. He also carried the mail into the Cataloochee Community of Haywood County.

At the age of 82, Oliver fractured his hip and passed away in the Haywood County Hospital from a sudden pulmonary embolism.

Oliver is in my family tree as my paternal 2nd cousin, 3x removed.

Oliver was a son of the late Lawson and Ida Hogue Jenkins and husband of Vinnie Davis Jenkins. They were married in Spartenburg, SC in 1908.

Oliver was the father of eleven children, including PFC Richard Clem Jenkins who joined the Air Force in January, 1942 and was killed in action in August of that same year. Another son, William Swan Jenkins, joined the Army and was wounded in July, 1944.

According to his death certificate, Oliver was a veteran of the Spanish-American War, and was a farmer at the time of his death. He also carried the mail into the Cataloochee Community of Haywood County.

At the age of 82, Oliver fractured his hip and passed away in the Haywood County Hospital from a sudden pulmonary embolism.

Oliver is in my family tree as my paternal 2nd cousin, 3x removed.

Gravesite Details

Some bio material taken from the Haywood County Heritage, p. 205.



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  • Created by: Brenda
  • Added: May 21, 2013
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110925734/oliver_parker-jenkins: accessed ), memorial page for Oliver Parker Jenkins (8 Jun 1882–13 Jun 1964), Find a Grave Memorial ID 110925734, citing Garrett-Hillcrest Memorial Park, Waynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Brenda (contributor 47437927).