Life History

Other facts

Notes

• Thomas Asa was known to the family as Asa.  My father (and maybe othersiblings) called him "Acy."  This was also an early nickname for mygrandfather Joseph Asa.  One family source records Joseph Asa's birthunder the name Joseph Acy Jenkins.
  
  1910 Federal Census, Stephens County, Oklahoma, 2 May, District #239,p #18A, Wall Township, Marlow City, Fourth Ward, Family #347:
  Jenkins, Joseph A  Head M W 43 m-2 9-yrs TX SC MS City Marshall
  Jenkins, Julia V  Wife F W 29 m-1 9-yrs 5/4 GA GA TX (should be NC)
  Jenkins, Asa  Son M W 7 s OK TX TX
  
  In 1912, Asa was taken to British Columbia, Canada, along with all hisbrothers and sisters.  His mother Jennie was going by train to joinher husband Joseph
  Asa, who was working on a highway project there.
  
  Canadian Immigration Records, White Rock, British Columbia, 12 Dec1912
  Jenkins, Mrs Jennie  Female age 30 Farmer Born Texas Citizen of TexasTrain CMR 356 from Oklahoma to Vancouver $3.00 Cash  To Husband
  Jenkins, Asa Male age 8 Farmer Born Texas Citizen of Texas Train CMR356 from Oklahoma to Vancouver
  
  Asa married Nova Bernice Grubbs.  The 1930 census reports they hadjust married that year.
  
  In May 2007, on a visit to Oklahoma, the following information wasgiven to me by Asa Lee Jenkins, son of Thomas Asa Jenkins:
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  In 1936 Asa went into business with his father-in-law James Grubbs inAnadarko, Oklahoma.  They were originally in the appliance business,but after Mr. Grubbs died in 1941, Asa bought out Grubbs' share fromhis family.  In 1956 Asa expanded by buying a furniture store in town,which he later merged with the appliance business into one store.  Asawas in business till he retired in 1962, when he closed the business.
  
  Asa's son Asa Lee decided in 1962 to open his own, separate furniturebusiness.  He was in business with this store until he retired andsold it in 1983.  After his retirement, his lawyer son, Larry WadeJenkins, prevailed upon him to go into title work for him.
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  The Social Security Death Index reports a quite different date ofdeath from that reported by Harold Christian from family sources.Harold reports 24 January 1966, while the SSDI says (month only) May1969.  There is also a discrepancy in birth dates:  Christian: 3November 1903, SSDI: 11 March 1903.
  
  Thomas Asa was buried in Memory Lane Cemetery in Anadarko, alsoreferred to as the Anadarko Cemetery.  I have not been there to viewthe grave.  I did not find his wife Nova in the cemetery listing, norin other cemeteries in the Anadarko area.  I am uncertain of the deathand burial place of Nova.
  
  The cemetery registry agrees with the birth date of 3 November 1903.The death date on the cemetery registry also agrees with the SSDIdate, and adds the day:  09 May 1969.
  
  Asa and Nova met and married in Fort Cobb, Caddo County, Oklahoma.  Byat least 1936, Asa and Nova moved to Anadarko, where they lived therest of their life.

Sources

• 1. Jenkins Family History by Harold Keith Christian
  • Name: Location:http://objgenealogy.com/articles/josephsanfordjenkinshistory.pdf;;
• 2. Canadian Immigration Records, White Rock, British Columbia, 12 Dec1912
• 3. 1910 Federal Census, Stephens County, Oklahoma
  • 2 May, District #239, p #18A, Wall Township, Marlow City, Fourth Ward,
• 4. 1930 Federal Census, County, Oklahoma
  • 1 April, Fort Cobb, District 26, page 7B, Hse #146, Fam #178
• 5. Orville Boyd Jenkins, Personal Knowledge
• 6. Asa Lee Jenkins, personal communication to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 29May 2007
• 7. SSDI Broderbund Archive #110, Vol. 1, Ed. 6
• 8. Fairview Cemetery, Anadarko, Oklahoma, listings
  • Name: Name: http://www.rootsweb.com/~okcaddo/cemeteries/anamlj.txt;;
• 9. Jenkins Family Notes by Lou Ila Jenkins, uncertain source, 1950s
• 10. Jenkins Family information
• 11. SSDI Broderbund Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 6
• 12. Jenkins Family History by Harold Keith Christian
  • Name: Location:http://objgenealogy.com/articles/josephsanfordjenkinshistory.pdf;;
  • Joseph Asa Jenkins Family Group Record