Dorothy Jane Jenkins^{[1, 2]}

1915 - 2007  (92 years)

• Name	Dorothy Jane Jenkins
  Born	3 Jan 1915	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1920	Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Census	1930	District 10, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Census	1940	District 6, Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Died	14 Jan 2007  [6]
  Buried	17 Jan 2007	Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [7]
  Person ID	I132897	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	10 Jan 2017

  
  

  Father	Perry Atchley Jenkins,   b. 27 Sep 1885, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Apr 1979  (Age 93 years)
  Mother	Nancy Matilda Hale,   b. 5 Jul 1888, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 24 Sep 1929, Bell County, Kentucky  (Age 41 years)
  Married	5 Feb 1907	Knox County, Tennessee   [8]
  Family ID	F49122	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	James Beecher "Pete" Tarwater,   b. 2 Jan 1910, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Apr 1982  (Age 72 years)
  Children	+ 1. Barbara Ann Tarwater,   b. 14 Jun 1935, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Mar 2017  (Age 81 years)   2. Brenda Louise "Jo" Tarwater,   b. 1 Jun 1945  (Age 79 years) + 3. Nancy Carol Tarwater,   b. 19 Feb 1947,   d. 11 Oct 2016, Sevier County Health Care Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F49126	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 3 Jan 1915 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1920 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1930 - District 10, Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 6, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 17 Jan 2007 - Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 11 Dec 1975. Doshia Edna Jenkins Gibson obitiary [S84] E-Mail, Charles Arvel Flynn [bstott@seviervilletn.org], 26 Jun 2012. [S112] Census, 1920. Name: Dortha Jenkins Residence: , Sevier, Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1915 Age: 5 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Gender: Female Race: White Marital Status: Single Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Film Number: 1821762 Digital Folder Number: 4390948 Image Number: 00384 Sheet Number: 7 Household Gender Age Birthplace SELF Perry A Jenkins M 33y Tennessee WIFE Nancy M Jenkins F 32y Tennessee DAU Docia Jenkins F 11y Tennessee SON Audley Jenkins M 9y Tennessee SON Alexandria Jenkins M 7y Tennessee DAU Dortha Jenkins F 5y Tennessee DAU Sherley Jenkins F 2y8m Tennessee [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Dorthy Jenkins Event: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: District 10, Sevier, Tennessee Gender: Female Age: 15 Marital Status: Single Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1915 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 0012 Family Number: 52 Sheet Number and Letter: 4A Line Number: 40 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2271 Film Number: 2342005 Digital Folder Number: 4547919 Image Number: 00834 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Perry Jenkins M 44 Tennessee Daughter Dorthy Jenkins F 15 Tennessee Daughter Shirley Jenkins F 12 Tennessee Son Thomas Jenkins M 9 Tennessee Son Ernest Jenkins M 6 Tennessee Daughter Louise Jenkins F 1 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Dorthy Tarwater Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Pigeon Forge, Civil District 6, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 25 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife Relationship to Head of Household: Wife Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1915 Last Place of Residence: Rural, Sevier, Tennessee Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Beecher Tarwater Head M 30 Tennessee Dorthy Tarwater Wife F 25 Tennessee Barbara Ann Tarwater Daughter F 4 Tennessee Thomas Jenkins Brother-in-law M 19 Tennessee Ernest Jenkins Brother-in-law M 17 Tennessee [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 14 Jan 2007. Dorothy Jenkins Tarwater January 03, 1915 - January 14, 2007 Birthplace: Sevier County, Tennessee Resided In: Sevierville Tennessee USA Visitation: January 16, 2007 Service: January 17, 2007 Cemetery: Pleasant Hill Cemetery Dorothy Jenkins Tarwater, age 92 of 1870 Chapman Highway, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 14, 2007. She had been a resident of Sevier County Health Care Center for nine and a half years and was a member of New Hope Church of God. She was preceded in death by her husband James B. “Pete” Tarwater; granddaughter Joan Stott; parents Perry and Nancy Hale Jenkins; brothers Audley, Alex and G.H. Jenkins; and sisters Doshia Gibson and Shirley Bush. Survivors: Daughters and sons-in-law: Barbara and George Headrick, Jo and Carl Norris, Nancy and Donnie Clabo Grandchildren: Judy Pat and Charles Flynn, Butch and Gelinde Stott, Barbara (Bobbie) and Steve Myers, Darlene and Ron Lane, Cheri and Millard Calhoun, Jim and Tina Clabo, Randall and Lindsey Clabo Great-grandchildren: Steven and Trish Myers, Brandy and Barry Valentine, Keesha and David Wear, Brittany and Jeffrey Thompson, Dustin and Daniel Calhoun, Ryan and Emily Stott, Taylor, Karley and Kinsey Clabo Great-great-grandchildren: Grayden Wear and expected Baby Thompson due in August Sister: Louise Breeden of Seymour Brothers: Tom Jenkins of Taylor, SC; Ernest Jenkins of Knoxville Sisters-in-law: Ruby Gibson, Eva Gibson, and L.J. Lawson Several nieces and nephews Special friends: Wanda and Alvin Davis The family would like to thank everyone at Sevier County Health Care Center for their love and care of Ms. Dorothy. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church, c/o Carl Norris, 173 White’s School Road, Sevierville, Tennessee, 37876. Family and friends will meet 11 AM Wednesday in Pleasant Hill Cemetery for graveside service and interment. Rev. Jimmy Talley officiating. The family will receive friends 6-8 PM Tuesday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com) [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 145226359). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Perry A. Jenkins Event Type Marriage Notice Event Date 05 Feb 1907 Event Place , Knox, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 21 Marital Status Married Birth Year (Estimated) 1886 Spouse's Name Nancy M. Hall Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 17 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1890 "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9T4-334Z-Z?cc=1619127&wc=Q633-M97%3A1589264496%2C1589372280 : 21 December 2016), Knox > image 560 of 765; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.