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William Walter Jenkins

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William Walter Jenkins

Birth
Jollyville, Williamson County, Texas, USA
Death
19 Jan 1934 (aged 63)
Jollyville, Williamson County, Texas, USA
Burial
Leander, Williamson County, Texas, USA GPS-Latitude: 30.5764408, Longitude: -97.8697281
Plot
Settler Section, Row 13, Space 14
Memorial ID
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Parents were Walter Byron Jenkins (1838-1927) and Rachel Frances Jolly (1850-1929)

Walter W. Jenkins, after completing the curriculum of the common schools, entered the Southwestern University. Subsequently he graduated from the Texas State Normal School. He began his work as an educator in 1891, and continued to teach public schools until 1905, and from 1898 until 1910 was an instructor in the Southwestern University Summer Normal School. He was elected county superintendent of public instruction in 1905 and served in that capacity until 1910, when he resigned during his third term in office to accept the position of county auditor of Williamson county. On July 11, 1919, W. W. Jenkins became the editor of the Williamson County Sun newspaper.

It will be the little things
that you will remember,
the quiet moments,
the smiles, the laughter.
And although it may seem
hard right now,
it will be the memories
of these little things
that help to push
away the pain
and bring the smiles
back again.

Parents were Walter Byron Jenkins (1838-1927) and Rachel Frances Jolly (1850-1929)

Walter W. Jenkins, after completing the curriculum of the common schools, entered the Southwestern University. Subsequently he graduated from the Texas State Normal School. He began his work as an educator in 1891, and continued to teach public schools until 1905, and from 1898 until 1910 was an instructor in the Southwestern University Summer Normal School. He was elected county superintendent of public instruction in 1905 and served in that capacity until 1910, when he resigned during his third term in office to accept the position of county auditor of Williamson county. On July 11, 1919, W. W. Jenkins became the editor of the Williamson County Sun newspaper.

It will be the little things
that you will remember,
the quiet moments,
the smiles, the laughter.
And although it may seem
hard right now,
it will be the memories
of these little things
that help to push
away the pain
and bring the smiles
back again.



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