Jenkins Family papers
Collection
Identifier: MS0061
Scope and Contents
Documents pertaining to the family of William Abram Jenkins (1850-1922), second generation native of Gaston County, who married Laura Jane Leonhardt (1854-1929). Includes photographs, survey maps of the family farm, and biographical information.
Dates
- 1889 - 1980
- 1924 - 1924
Creator
- Jenkins family (Family)
Language of Materials
English.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Some material may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections.
Biographical / Historical
William Abram Jenkins (1850 1922) married Laura Jane Leonhardt (1854 1929) of Lowell, N.C., in 1871. One of their 11 children, Alice Henrietta (1887 1973), married her fifth cousin, William Grier Jenkins (1888 1977), of Gaston County. [For more information, see Jane Arline Jenkins Martin, Pioneer Jenkins and Leonhardt Families of Gaston County and Their Descendants (Gastonia, N.C.: Martin, 1979).]
Extent
1.5 Linear Feet
Overview
Papers related to the William Abram Jenkins family, including photographs, survey maps of the family farm, and biographical information.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Jane Arlene Jenkins Martin, 1981.
Creator
- Jenkins family (Family)
- Title
- Jenkins family Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscript Collections, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, UNC Charlotte Repository
Contact:
Atkins Library, UNC Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd
Charlotte 28223 United Stated
spec-coll@uncc.edu
Atkins Library, UNC Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd
Charlotte 28223 United Stated
spec-coll@uncc.edu