Martha Marie Jenkins

Martha married Herbert Wetherill Oliver [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Daniel James Oliver

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BIRTH: Benny was the third illegimate child of Charlotte Marie Jenkins. Benny was never told who his father was and he died not knowing his father's identity. James, Benny's older brother, and his sister Betty, were also born out of wedlock and all three children had different fathers.

BIRTH: Glenna Roberta Jenkins Green, Charlotte's sister, is fairly certain that Benny's father was a man called John Showalter from Cincinatti Ohio. In 1927 John Showalter came for a visit to Bakewell, Tennessee with his friend, John Jenkins, one of Charlotte's brothers. According to Glenna, John was quite taken with Charlotte and even asked her to marry him.

BIRTH: Glenna also reported that John Showalter returned to Bakewell in the late 60s or early 70s and enquired about Charlotte because he obviously wanted to see her again. Glenna didn't give him any information concerning Charlotte's whereabouts (she was living in Glendale, California at the time) because she didn't want to cause Charlotte, Benny or his family any problems.

Benny married Violet Belle Whalen on 25 Dec 1947 in Rossville, Walker County, Georgia. Violet (daughter of William Harrison Whalen and Martha Alice Manning) was born on 4 Sep 1927 in East Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 28 Feb 2017 in Boise, Ada County, Idaho; was buried in Hensley Cemetery, Hixson, Hamilton County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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BIRTH: Violet was born on Glass Street in East Chattanooga, Tennessee. The attending physician was Dr Byrd. Her mother named her 'Violet' after her best friend.

NAME: Aunt Effie May Manning named her 'Toots'.

PHOBIA: Violet's fear of water stems from the stories she heard about her sister Thelma's drowning. This was reinforced by her mother's refusal to let her go near water or learn to swim.

PHOBIA: Violet has a fear of birds, in particular, the flapping of their wings. This fear originates from an incident in which Violet as a young girl was walking from the outhouse back to her mother's house on Porter Street and

EVENT: Violet was nine years old when she saw her uncle Caywood for the first and only time. Violet, her mother, her brother Gene, Caywood's son Richard and Richard's wife Alice (the couple lived in Florida) went to see Caywood in a prison hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. Her memory of the meeting is that Caywood was the tallest man she had ever seen.

Other Events:

• Occupation: 6 May 1940, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio; café proprietor
• Physical Description: 16 Feb 1942, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio; Height: 5-8 Weight: 190 Complexion: Dark Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Brown
• Occupation: 16 Feb 1942, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio; owner of Rainbow Cafe (Rainbow Tavern)

John married Charlotte Marie Jenkins. Charlotte (daughter of Dr. Samuel Washington Jenkins and Sarah Ann Good) was born on 6 Apr 1905 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 1 Dec 1992 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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BIRTH: Tombstone in Hensley Cemetary (Internet) records 21 Nov 1928 as date of death, but William's death certificate clearly states 20 Oct 1928 as the date of his death. It further states that his burial date was 22 Oct 1928. The year of birth on tombstone in Hensley Cemetary is false. On his death certificate, William's age on 20 Oct 1928 is given as 46. This corresponds to the year of birth recorded in the 1900 Federal Census.

DEATH: According to his death certificate, he died from a fall off the Medical Arts Building in Chattanooga, Tennessee - which was under construction at the time - suffering a "bruise thru chest & internal hemmorage with contributory shock." The Medical Arts Building is in McCallie Ave directly across from the University of Chattanooga. In 1981 it was bought by and incorporated into the First Presbyterian Church of Chattanooga.

BIOGRAPHY: Violet Whalen reports that her father was a carpenter, but also painted. When she was born, the family lived near Billy Goat Hill in East Chattanooga. William used to make homebrew beer. His family was from Harriman, Tennessee. William used to hire a black lady called Aunt Kelly to help Martha Alice Manning with the children after childbirth. Eugene Whalen wouldn't eat her biscuits because he was afraid that the black from her hands would come off on the biscuits.

DEATH: Obituary in the Chattanooga Times 22 Oct 1928

Died:
According to his death certificate, William Harrison Whalen fell off the Medical Arts Building while it was under construction.

According to a March 31, 1929 Chattanooga Times article, the Medical Arts building was a skyscraper built in the art deco style and especially for the healthcare community and its patients. Architect Reuben H. Hunt had met with many of the doctors to determine the design of the building.

The Medical Arts building featured a design of practicality and elegance. The telephone system routed calls directly to the doctor?s office. Physicians checked in and out with an operator so that they could always be reached. By being a high-rise, the building didn?t have long corridors found in single-level buildings. Materials used in construction included alabaster, brass, marble, steel, and walnut.

The building was patterned after one in Baltimore, Maryland, and was designed to be fire-proof.

Construction began in July, 1928 and was completed on April 1, 1929. Total cost was $500,000. The Medical Arts building was easily visible as one entered Chattanooga from Missionary Ridge, and joined the city?s list of skyscrapers.

William married Martha Alice Manning on 15 Nov 1913 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee. Martha (daughter of James Grant Manning and Sara Elizabeth Petty) was born on 27 Jan 1891 in Melville, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 30 Aug 1988 in Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Hensley Cemetery, Hixson, Hamilton County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Violet Belle Whalen's birth certificate shows her mother's birthplace as Soddy, Tennessee.

Year of birth on tombstone in Hensley Cemetary is false.

Violet Whalen reports that her mother was born somewhere out in the Ridges, maybe Hixson.

DEATH: Obituary in the Chattanooga Times 31 Aug 1988

William married Mary Lucy Wright. Mary (daughter of Richard Wright and America Ellen Newell) was born on 12 Jun 1863 in Kentucky; died on 18 Mar 1945 in Felicity, Clermont County, Ohio; was buried in Showalter Cemetery, Bracken County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Residence: 5 Jan 1920, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee; According to the 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Samuel Washington Jenkins and his family were living in a house that he owned free and clear at 703 Dodson Avenue, Chattanooga.

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MILITARY: Enlisted 20 April 1864 at Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee and served in Company L, 3rd Tennessee Union Calvary. He was captured at Sulpher Trestle, Alabama on 25 Sept 1864 and sent with 300 members of the 3rd Tennessee Union Calvary to the Confederate prison, Castle Morgan, in Cahaba, Alabama. He boarded the Sultana on 26 April 1865 at Vicksburg, Mississippi. The Sultana's boilers exploded at 1.00 a.m. on 27 April 1865. He was rescued and taken to Adams Hospital in Memphis where he was treated for a fever. He survived the disaster, but sustained a hernia as a result. He was discharged from the US Army on 10 June 1865 in Nashville.

MILITARY: Samuel W. Jenkins
Company: L
Unit: 3 Tennessee Cavalry.
Rank - Discharge: Corporal
Allegiance: Union
Source Citation: Box: 392; Extraction: 8; Record: 327

BIOGRAPHY: On 18 Dec 1874, J. A. Thompson and wife N. A. Thompson sold Daniel E. Evans 100 acres of land on "Flat Branch" for $125. Witnessed by Samuel W. Jenkins. (Swain Co, NC Deed Book 1 page 307)

Samuel married Sarah Ann Good on 25 Jul 1901 in Hamilton County, Tennessee. Sarah (daughter of John Ewing Good and Martha Frances Davis) was born on 19 Jul 1882 in Coulterville, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 27 Jun 1924 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried on 29 Jun 1924 in Varner Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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BIRTH:
The year of birth given on his death certificate is 1841. According to the 1850 and the 1860 US census, James Knox Polk Whalen was born in 1846. The 1900 US census gives his birthdate as May 1840. In the Family Bible of Gardner Whalen Sr. and his wife Elizabeth, James Knox Polk Whalen is listed as James Piney and his birth date is given as 09 June 1845.

DEATH:
James Knox Polk Whalen was living with his son, William Harrison, in Daisy, Tennessee when he died.

MILITARY:
Served in the Confederate Army as a private in Company H of the First Regiment Tennessee Calvary Co. "H" Formerly Co. "G", Thomas North Carolina Legion. Organized September 24, 1862 from Jefferson County. Captains David Neff, T. Coursey.

MILITARY:
WHALEN, James K. P. Co. H, 1 E.T. Cav. (Carter's)Born June, 1845 in Jefferson Co. and raised there. Enl. at Dandridge, TN about Aug. 1, 1863. Capt. at or near Mossy Creek, Mch. 27, 1864 and imprisoned at Camp Morton until June 12, 1865. About one year aftr war he left TN and went to KY and stayed 2 years before moving to IL and eventually back to TN. Res. Sherman Heights. Occup. carpenter and peddling papers in 1903, "broken down in health." 1910 res. 5th Ave. with wife Mary.[NBFM2; TP5388; 1910HC] Hamilton County Confederates: U-Zposted August 16, 2005,The following data on Confederate soldiers from Hamilton County is taken from a book by Nat Hughes and John Wilson.

MILITARY:
Name: J. K. P. Whalen Unit Served: 1st Calvary State Served: Tennessee Application Type: Soldier Application Numbers: S5388 Application Location: Hamilton, TN Note: The name Whalen, J. K. P. appears on a Tennesse Confederate Application.

James married Malinda C. Wilcox on 18 Oct 1879 in McMinn County, Tennessee. Malinda (daughter of Joseph Wilcox and Nancy Sarah Jones) was born in 1851 in Calhoun, McMinn County, Tennessee; died on 31 Dec 1895 in Blount County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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CENSUS: 1870 US Census
Name: James G Manning Estimated Birth Year: abt 1869 Age in 1870: 1 Home in 1870: District 11 Subdivision 43, Hamilton, Tennessee
Race: White Gender: Male
Post Office: Long Savannah Roll: M593_1532 Page: 611 Image: 317 Year: 1870

CENSUS: 1880 US Census
Name: James MANNING Age: 11 Estimated birth year: <1869> Birthplace: Tennessee Occupation: Works On Farm Relationship to head-of-household: Son Home in 1880: District 12, Hamilton, Tennessee Marital status: Single Race: White Gender: Male Father's name: William MANNING Father's birthplace: TN Mother's name: Georgie MANNING Mother's birthplace: GA Image Source: Year: 1880; Census Place: District 12, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: T9_1259; Family History Film: 1255259; Page: 103A; Enumeration District: 50; Image:

CENSUS: 1900 US Federal Census
Name: James G Manning Home in 1900: Civil District 1, Hamilton, Tennessee Age: 31 Estimated birth year: 1869 Birthplace: Tennessee Race: White Relationship to head-of-house: Head Image source: Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 1, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: T623 1574; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 40.

CENSUS: 1910 US Federal Census
Name: J G Manning Age in 1910: 44 Estimated birth year: abt 1866 Birthplace: Tennessee Home in 1910: 3-Dist, Hamilton, Tennessee Race: White Gender: Male Series: T624 Roll: 1502 Part: 1 Page: 120A Year: 1910

CENSUS: 1920 US Federal Census
Name: J G Manning Age: 51 years Estimated birth year: abt 1869 Birthplace: Tennessee Race: White Home in 1920: District 3, Hamilton, Tennessee Roll: T625_1744 Page: 7B ED: 234 Image: 438

CENSUS: 1930 US Federal Census
Name: James G Manning Age: 61 Estimated birth year: abt 1869 Birthplace: Tennessee Relation to head-of-house: Head Spouse's Name: Arrie Manning Race: White Home in 1930: District 3, Hamilton, Tennessee Image source: Year: 1930; Census Place: District 3, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: 2253; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 76; Image: 135.0.

DEATH: Obituary in the Chattanooga Times 01 March 1949

CENSUS: 1870 US Census
Name: James G Manning Estimated Birth Year: abt 1869 Age in 1870: 1 Home in 1870: District 11 Subdivision 43, Hamilton, Tennessee
Race: White Gender: Male
Post Office: Long Savannah Roll: M593_1532 Page: 611 Image: 317 Year: 1870

CENSUS: 1880 US Census
Name: James MANNING Age: 11 Estimated birth year: <1869> Birthplace: Tennessee Occupation: Works On Farm Relationship to head-of-household: Son Home in 1880: District 12, Hamilton, Tennessee Marital status: Single Race: White Gender: Male Father's name: William MANNING Father's birthplace: TN Mother's name: Georgie MANNING Mother's birthplace: GA Image Source: Year: 1880; Census Place: District 12, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: T9_1259; Family History Film: 1255259; Page: 103A; Enumeration District: 50; Image:

CENSUS: 1900 US Federal Census
Name: James G Manning Home in 1900: Civil District 1, Hamilton, Tennessee Age: 31 Estimated birth year: 1869 Birthplace: Tennessee Race: White Relationship to head-of-house: Head Image source: Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 1, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: T623 1574; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 40.

CENSUS: 1910 US Federal Census
Name: J G Manning Age in 1910: 44 Estimated birth year: abt 1866 Birthplace: Tennessee Home in 1910: 3-Dist, Hamilton, Tennessee Race: White Gender: Male Series: T624 Roll: 1502 Part: 1 Page: 120A Year: 1910

CENSUS: 1920 US Federal Census
Name: J G Manning Age: 51 years Estimated birth year: abt 1869 Birthplace: Tennessee Race: White Home in 1920: District 3, Hamilton, Tennessee Roll: T625_1744 Page: 7B ED: 234 Image: 438

CENSUS: 1930 US Federal Census
Name: James G Manning Age: 61 Estimated birth year: abt 1869 Birthplace: Tennessee Relation to head-of-house: Head Spouse's Name: Arrie Manning Race: White Home in 1930: District 3, Hamilton, Tennessee Image source: Year: 1930; Census Place: District 3, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: 2253; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 76; Image: 135.0.

DEATH: Obituary in the Chattanooga Times 01 March 1949

James married Sara Elizabeth Petty on 4 Sep 1888 in Hamilton County, Tennessee. Sara (daughter of Marion James Petty and Sara Malissa Reneau) was born on 24 Jan 1872 in James County, Tennessee; died on 20 Feb 1910 in Melville, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Hensley Cemetery, Hixson, Hamilton County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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CENSUS: 1880 US Federal Census

CENSUS: 1880 US Federal Census