Mary Ruth Jenkins^{[1, 2, 3]}

1923 - 2012  (88 years)

• Name	Mary Ruth Jenkins
  Born	3 Feb 1923	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	District 10, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Died	18 Jan 2012  [5]
  Buried	21 Jan 2012	Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I140515	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Ben Harrison Jenkins,   b. 9 Aug 1889, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Apr 1947  (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Lola Belle Romines,   b. 19 Dec 1901, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Jan 1982  (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F49560	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Theodore L. Tilson,   b. Abt 1922,   d. 7 Jan 1984, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 62 years)
  Children	1. Benny Tilson,   d. Bef 18 Jan 2012 + 2. Lola Mae Tilson,   b. 16 Mar 1949,   d. 11 Oct 2012, Tennova North Knoxville Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 63 years)   3. Willie Tilson   4. Eddie Tilson   5. Jimmy Tilson
  Family ID	F52166	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 3 Feb 1923 - Tennessee Census - 1930 - District 10, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 21 Jan 2012 - Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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• Sources

  [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 28 Aug 1947. Ben Harrison Jenkins obituary [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 27 Jan 1982. Lola Belle Romines Jenkins obituary [S84] E-Mail, Lola Harbin [ronaldharbin@comcast.net], 24 Apr 2008. [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Ruth Jenkins Event: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: District 10, Sevier, Tennessee Gender: Female Age: 7 Marital Status: Single Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1923 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 0012 Family Number: 39 Sheet Number and Letter: 3B Line Number: 70 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2271 Film Number: 2342005 Digital Folder Number: 4547919 Image Number: 00833 Household Gender Age Parent Ben Jenkins M 40 Parent Lola Jenkins F 28 Ralph Jenkins M 10 Ruth Jenkins F 7 Dat Jenkins M 4 Clyde Jenkins M 0 Dee Hall F 37 Lois Hall F 12 Doris Hall F 10 Herbert Hall M 9 Julia Jenkins F 73 [S119] Highland Memorial Parks, Funerals and Cremations, http://www.highlandmemorialparks.com, 18 Jan 2012. Mary Ruth Tilson, age 88, of Knoxville, passed away on Wednesday, January 18th, 2012. She was a loving mother, grandmother and sister and aunt. She is preceded in death by husband Theodore Tilson, son; Benny Tilson, parents; Ben and Lola Jenkins, and brothers; David, Ralph, and Jack Jenkins. She is survived by daughter and son-in-law; Lola and Ronald Harbin, sons; Willie, Eddie and Jimmy Tilson, grandchildren; Lisa, Robin, Becky, Danny, Sandra, Jason, Cindy, Jimmy, Crystal and Shelby, many beloved great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild, brothers and sisters-in-law; Don and Della Jenkins, Clyde and Gemma Jenkins, and Raymond and Barbara Jenkins, special niece; Connie. The family will receive friends Saturday, January 21st, 2012, from 11:00 to 1:00 PM at Highland Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with funeral service to immediately follow with her brother Clyde Jenkins officiating. Graveside services will immediately follow at Highland Memorial Cemetery. The family asks that memorials be made to: St. Joseph School, Attn: Sister Mary Elizabeth Ann, 1810 Howard Drive, Knoxville, TN 37918 Online register book at highlandmemorialparks.com. HIGHLAND MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME: 865-588-0567