Benny Joe Jenkins

1928 - 1992  (63 years)

• Name	Benny Joe Jenkins
  Nickname	Bun
  Born	13 Aug 1928	Bakewell, Hamilton County, Tennessee   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 Jun 1992	Portsmouth, Virginia   [1]
  Buried	9 Jun 1992	Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington County, Virginia   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I7	Our_Family
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	John Samuel Showalter,   b. 25 Sep 1902, Melford, Bracken County, Kentucky ,   d. 27 Nov 1978, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Charlotte Marie Jenkins,   b. 6 Apr 1905, Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee ,   d. 1 Dec 1992, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California  (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F16	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Violet Belle Whalen,   b. 4 Sep 1927, East Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Feb 2017, Boise, Ada County, Idaho  (Age 89 years)
  Married	25 Dec 1947	Rossville, Walker County, Georgia
  Children	1. Rex Stanley Jenkins   2. Martha Marie Jenkins   3. Karen Jo Jenkins   4. Terry Kenneth Jenkins
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  Last Modified	8 May 2018
  Family ID	F3	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Lee Hall
  Last Modified	5 Nov 2019
  Family ID	F15	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Notes

  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.

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). [S147] U.S. Veterans Gravesites 1775 - 2006, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Benj Jenkins Service Info.: CITIZEN Cemetery: Arlington National Cemetery Cemetery Address: C/O Director Arlington, VA 22211 Buried At: Site 4842