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Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2007 19:29:30 -0000

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Author: dmjohnsond
Surnames: Jenkins, Ramsbottom, Mercer
Classification: queries

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Here's some info on Lindsey Jenkins and family:

Madison County, VA Marriage Register Bk. 1, pg. 264
GROOM: Lindsay Jenkins, son of Leah Jenkins
BRIDE: Elizabeth Ramsbottom, daughter of James Ramsbottom
MINISTER: Robert Garnett
DATE OF MINISTER'S RETURN: 13 Apr 1827

Census information follows:

1850 Madison County, Virginia
648/648
Lindsay JENKINS, 44, m, farmer, b VA
Elizabeth, 41, f, b Va
Martha W., 22, f, b Va, "Idiot"
Alpha, 20, f, b Va, attended school
Emily M., 18, f, b Va, attended school
Eliza C., 16, f, b Va, attended school
Powell S., 14, m, b Va, attended school
Douscilla A., 12, f, b Va, attended school
Sarah F., 10, f, b Va, attended school
James H., 7, m, b Va
Elizabeth C., 5, f, b Va
Lindsay J., 2, m, b Va
Columbus W., 1, m, b Va

1860 Madison County, Virginia Post Office Huffman's Mill
588/588
Lindsay Jenkins, 51, m, farmer, 600, 277, b Va
Elizabeth, 51, f, b Va
Matthew, 24, f, listed as "Dumb", b Va
James H., 18, m, laborer, b Va
Elizabeth F., 16, f, b Va
Lindsay I., 14, m, attended school, b Va
Columbus W., 12, m, listed as "Dumb", b Va
Kemper, 10, m, listed as "Dumb", b Va
Powell Jenkins, 23, m, laborer, 0, 115, b VA

1870 Robertson Township, Madison County, Virginia Post Office Madison C.H.
359/369
Lindsay Jenkins, 63, m, w, farmer, 400, 200, b VA
Elizabeth, 62, f, w, keeps house, b va, cannot write
Lindsay I., 22, m, w, farm hand, b va
Columbus, 20, m, w, none, b va
Louisa B. Hurt, 13, f, w, b va, cannot read or write

1880 District 108, Madison County, Virginia
272/295
Lindsay Jenkins, w, m, 32, married, farmer, b va, father b va, mother b va
Caroline, w, f, 24, wife, married, keeps house, b va, father b va, mother b va
Lindsay Sr. , w, m, 70, father, widowed, boarder, b va, father b va, mother b va
DODSON, Martha, w, f, 17, servant, single, servant, b va, father b va, mother b va

Lindsey's mother, Leah Jenkins, was daughter of Abraham and Sarah Jenkins and was married to Francis Jenkins. Leah's sister, Jemima, was married to James Ramsbottom (his second wife). Lindsey's wife, Elizabeth Ramsbottom, was the daughter of James Ramsbotton (through his first wife, Mary Ann Mercer).

The Hurt, Jenkins, Ramsbottom, Jenkins and Corbin families are all intermarried with each other.

Cheers, Michael
Kent Island, Maryland

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