NameRichard Leyshon Jenkins
Birth13 Oct 1891, Crumlin, England
Death30 Sep 1945
BurialUnion cemetary, Peckville, PA
OccupationPrinter
FatherJacob J Jenkins (1863-1925)
MotherGwen/Gwendolyn Williams (1865-1953)
Misc. Notes
-middle name per WW2DR
25 in 1920
WW1 veteran

IMM 1893 Ellis Island; The Etruria, arrived Nov 13, 1893; port of departure Liverpool & Queenstown
0053. Jenkins, G...rs F 20y England
0054. Jenkins, Margaret F 7y England
0055. Jenkins, David M 5y England
0056. Jenkins, Richard M 2y England

1900FCI Jacob Jenkins and family and MIL; PA; Lackawanna; Olyphant; SD 44; ED 38; pg 30B; image 30 of 66 @ancestry.com; Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Olyphant, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1419; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 38.

1910FCI Jacob Jenkins and family; PA; Lackawanna; Olyphant; SD 5; ED 47; pg 4B; Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Olyphant Ward 2, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1357; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 47; Image: 972. Church St

WWIDR Cards, 1917-1918 > Pennsylvania > Lackawanna County > Board 2
Pennsylvania Lackawanna County 02 Draft Card J; image 55 of 124 @ancestry.com
Source Citation: Registration State: Pennsylvania; Registration County: Lackawanna; Roll: 1893474; Draft Board: 02
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
Name: Richard Jenkins
Race: White; Marital Status: Single
Birth Date: 13 Oct 1891; Birth Place: Crumlin, England
Street address: 409 Church
Residence Place: Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
Physical Build: Medium; Height: Short
Hair Description: Not Bald; Hair Color: Black; Eye Color: Brown
occupation: printer

1920FCI Jacob Jenkins and family; PA; Lackawanna; Olyphant; SD 9; ED 87; pg 17B; Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Olyphant Ward 2, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Roll T625_1578; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 87; Image: 403.

1930FCI Richard L Jenkins and Family; United States Federal Census; Pennsylvania > Lackawanna > Olyphant > District 181 > 21; image 21 of 39 @ancestry.com; Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Olyphant, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Roll 2050; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 181; Image: 620.0.
Richard Jerkins 38
Anna Jerkins 28
David Jerkins 7
Richard Jerkins 6
Jay Jerkins 3

1940FCI Richard L Jenkins Family; United States Federal Census; Pennsylvania Lackawanna Olyphant 35-113; image 23 of 40 @ancestry.com; Source Citation: Year: 1940; Census Place: Olyphant, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3526; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 35-113
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Name: Richard Jenkens
Age: 48; Estimated birth year: abt 1892; Birthplace: England;
Gender: Male; Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Olyphant, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
Street: North Church Street; House Number: 409
Inferred Residence in 1935: Olyphant, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania
Residence in 1935: Same House
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Citizenship: Naturalized
Sheet Number: 12A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 215
Occupation: Printer
House Owned or Rented: Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 25
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 46
Income: 1929
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Richard Jenkens 48 newspaper printer
Ina Jenkens 37
David Jenkens 17
Robert Jenkens 16 clearly says Richard Jr
Jay Jenkens 13

WW2DR U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 Pennsylvania Jeaneret, Lee Edward - Joerger, August William; image 1185 of 2589 @ancestry.com;
Source Citation: The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II draft cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Pennsylvania; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M1951
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Name: Richard Leyshon Jenkins; Gender: Male
Residence Age: 51; Birth Date: 13 Oct 1891; Birth Place: England
Residence Date: 1942
Residence Place: Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA

Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964 1945 077251-079800; image 79 of 3772 @ancestry.com; Source Citation: Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 077251-079800
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Name: Richard Leyshon Jenkins
Gender: Male; Race: White
Age: 53; Birth Date: 13 Oct 1891; Birth Place: England
Death Date: 30 Sep 1945
Death Place: Olyphant, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
Father: Jacob Jenkins; Mother: Gwendollen Williams
Spouse: Ina Jenkins
Certificate Number: 77309
occ: Printer type setter
informant David J Jenkins 139 West Line St
CoD Pulmonary Tuberculosis duration 1 yr

U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 1941-1949 Janulis, Tony W - Jewett, Wallace R; image 1822 of 3357 @ancestry.com
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Original data: Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941. Microfilm publication M1916, 134 rolls. ARC ID: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Record Group 92. National Archives at Washington, D.C.
Name: Richard L Jenkins
Birth Date: 13 Oct 1891
Death Date: 30 Sep 1945
Cemetery: Union Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Peckville, Pennsylvania
rank Pfc 342nd Guard & Fire Co QMC
enlistment 27 july 1918
discharge 18 apr 1919 HON

Find A Grave Memorial# 20747953
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Richard L. Jenkins
Birth: Oct. 13, 1891
Death: Sep. 30, 1945
Note: Buried in same plot with Richard J. Jenkins and John J. Jenkins
Burial: : Union Cemetery; Peckville; Lackawanna County; Pennsylvania, USA
Created by: Tom Price; Record added: Aug 02, 2007
Spouses
Birthabt 1902, Michigan
Marriageabt 1921
Children(Living)
 Richard L (1924-1944)
 John J/Jay (1926-1945)
Last Modified 17 Oct 2017Created 25 May 2020 using Reunion for Macintosh