Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Jenkins, Irvin, 1936 

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IRVIN JENKINS

IRVING JENKINS DIES, AGED 95 - 
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR CONFEDERATE VETERAN TOMORROW AFTERNOON

    Suffolk, Feb. 2 - Irving [sic; Irvin] Jenkins, prominent retired farmer 
of Windsor, Isle of Wight County, and last surviving Confederate veteran in 
that community, died this afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. R.C. 
Carr, near Windsor.  He was 95 years, seven months and eight days old.

   Mr. Jenkins served in Company 5, Fourth Virginia Infantry*, in the War 
Between the States.  He was the oldest member of Colosse Baptist Church, 
having been a member of the church for 70 years.

   Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. K.A. Turner, Mrs. A.L. Spivey and Mrs. 
Carr, of the Windsor community; five sons, J.L. Jenkins, of Wakefield; J.K. 
Jenkins of Norfolk; J.W. and R.A. Jenkins of Windsor, and Dr. - Jenkins, of 
Roanoke; 19 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.

   Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday afternoon at 1 o’clock at the 
residence of Mrs. Carr by the Rev. J. Sidney Cobb, and Rev. Dr. D.L. Rhodes, 
the Rev. Dr. I.W. Johnson, the Rev. C.E. Gerringer and the Rev. W.A. Buhler. 
Burial will be in the Colosse Church Cemetery.

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IRVING JENKINS 

  Funeral services for Irving [sic; Irvin] Jenkins, 95 year old veteran of 
the War Between the States, who served with Company Five, Fourth Virginia 
Infantry*, and who died Sunday at his home near Windsor, was conducted at 
the home of Mr. Jenkins' daughter, Mrs. R.C. Carr, Tuesday afternoon at 1 
o'clock by the Rev. J. Sydney Cobb, assisted by Dr. D.L. Rhodes, Dr. I.W. 
Johnson, the Rev. C.E. Gerringer and the Rev. W.A. Butler.  Burial was in 
Colosse Church Cemetery.

  Grandsons and great grandsons of Mr. Jenkins, who served as active 
pallbearers are: S.I., G.T. Robert Andrew, Irving [sic; Irvin] and J. Curtis 
Jenkins, K.A. Turner, Jr., Roy C. Carr and Reginald Viar.  Friends of the 
family and members of Colosse Church, in which Mr. Jenkins had held 
membership for 70 years served as honorary pallbearers.

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IRVING JENKINS

   Irving [sic; Irvin] Jenkins, retired farmer of Windsor, Isle of Wight 
County, and last surviving Confederate veteran in that community, died Sunday 
afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. R.C. Carr, near Windsor.  He was 
95 years, seven months and eight days old.

   Mr. Jenkins served in Company 5, Fourth Virginia Infantry*, in the War 
Between the States.  He was the oldest member of Collosse Baptist Church, 
having been a member of the church for 70 years.

   Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. K.A. Turner, Mrs. A.L. Spivey and Mrs. 
Carr, of the Windsor community; five sons, J.L. Jenkins of Wakefield, J.K. 
Jenkins of Norfolk, J.W. and R.A. Jenkins of Windsor, and Dr. M.S. Jenkins of 
Roanoke; 19 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

   Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at the residence of Mrs. 
Carr by the Rev. J. Sidney Cobb, the Rev. Dr. D.L. Rhodes, the Rev. Dr. I.W. 
Johnson, the Rev. C.E. Gerring, and the Rev. W.A. Buhler.  Burial was made in 
the Collosse Church Cemetery, the active pallbearers being grandsons and great-
grandsons of Mr. Jenkins.


Irvin JENKINS, retired farmer, last Confederate veteran of Windsor, 
b. Jun 1840, Isle of Wight Co., d. 2 Feb 1936, at home, near Windsor, 
interred in Colosse Baptist Church Cemetery, Collosse, 4 Feb 1936, 
donated obit, newspaper unknown; 
"The Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 16, No. 43, Feb. 6, 1936, p. 1, col. 5 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Feb. 7, 1936 

**Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} #44: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

No D.Cert. found. 

Birthmonth from 1900 Census - Windor Dist. (#18), Isle of Wight Co. 
   Owned Free of mortgage Farm #119. 

*Rather than the (nonsensical) unit stated, Irvin appears on the roster 
   of the Isle of Wight Grays - Co. D/16th Va. Inf. - as a deserter. 
   Neither he nor his widow applied for a pension. 
   King, Helen Haverty, et al. 
   "Historical Notes on Isle of Wight County, Virginia." 
   Isle of Wight, VA: Board of Supervisors, 1993.  p. 575 

Irvin, sn/o Wiley & Sally Jenkins, 1m. 18 Jan 1866 Charlotte Rhodes 
   (1848-1875), dt/o Jethro H. & Charlotte (Crumpler) Rhodes. 
   He 2m. 16 Dec 1875 Cathrine P. Vaughan (1855-1926), dt/o Jas. & 
   Caroline V. (Lester) Vaughan.  (IoW.Co. M.Reg. {BVS copy}) 


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