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BIOGRAPHIES
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AKRON
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SUMMIT COUNTY, OHIO
1825 - 1928
Volumes II & III
Illustrated
Publ. Chicago and Akron
The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company
1928
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EDMUND S. JENKINS.
Among the worthy and honored old citizens of Summit county
stands Edmund S. Jenkins of Macedonia, who though
past eighty years of age, is still taking an active interest
in business and civic affairs. He is one of the
rapidly diminishing number of those patriotic sons of the
north who during the dark days of the early '60s laid aside
all personal considerations and enlisted in defense of the
country, enduring the hardships and dangers of war that the
Union might be preserved, and today no citizen of the
community stands higher than he in public confidence and
regard.
Mr. Jenkins was born in Trumbull county, Ohio,
on the 17th of November, 1847, a son of Calvin O. and
Martha (Barnes) Jenkins, the latter of whom was a native
of Connecticut. The father, who was of New England
ancestry, died in about 1902 at the age of eighty-seven
years. To these parents were born five children,
Charles, Aaron, Chauncey, Edmund S., and Albert,
of whom Edmund S., is the only survivor. He was
but two and one-half years old at the time of his mother's
death and was taken by Mrs. Lucy Wilcox Newcomb, who
was the only mother he ever knew and gave to him a mother's
care and protection. They lived in Brecksville, Ohio,
and in the public schools of that locality he secured his
educational training.
In 1863, when but sixteen years of age, Mr. Jenkins
enlisted in the One Hundred and Seventy-seventh Regiment
Ohio Volunteer Infantry, with which he served until the
close of the Civil war, taking part in twelve engagements.
When hostilities ceased he returned to Ohio, where he
remained until 1868, when he went to McHenry county,
Illinois, and engaged in farming. In 1871 he was
married and in that year joined in the march westward,
locating about eighty miles west of Lincoln, Nebraska, where
he took up a homestead. Mr. Jenkins
still possesses the original patent to that land, signed by
President Grant. While there he took an
active part in the organization of Clay county.
In 1876 Mr. Jenkins and his family returned to
Ohio, locating in Macedonia township, Summit county, with
which locality he has been identified continuously since.
In 1896 he bought ninety acres of land, which is now owned
and operated by his son Guy. He farmed that
place successfully until 1905, when he moved into a new
house which he had built in the village of Macedonia, and
there he lived until the death of his wife, in July, 1925,
since which time he has made his home on the farm with his
son. Five years ago Mr. Jenkins, in
partnership with his son Fred, embarked in the lumber
business in Macedonia, carrying a large and complete line of
lumber and dimension stuff, and they are now enjoying a good
business.
On Apr. 9, 1871, in McHenry county, Illinois, Mr.
Jenkins was united in marriage to Miss Mary Morse,
who was a member of an old New England family and had been
teaching school in that county. To Mr. and Mrs.
Jenkins were born five children, namely: Fred, a
resident of Macedonia; Albert, who lives in Akron;
Frank B.; Edward, deceased, and Guy.
Mr. Jenkins has always supported the
republican party and recalls with pride the fact that in
1864, in company with his army comrades, he had the pleasure
of voting for Abraham Lincoln for president.
He has during all the years of his residence here
consistently supported every measure of enterprise having
for its object the advancement or betterment of the
community. He served for a number of years as a member
of the school board and held other township offices.
It was largely through the efforts of Mr. Jenkins
and his sons that Macedonia secured its present new high
school building, which was dedicated Jan. 7, 1928. He
was instrumental in the organization of the village of
Macedonia; served a number of years as a member of the
council and was later mayor. He takes pride in every
mark of progress in his locality, such as the new concrete
Chicago to Philadelphia highway and the development of the
village park, which was the gift of the mayor, Colonel E.
C. Peck, in 1927. Mr. Jenkins is a
member of Royal Dunham Post, G. A. R., and is one of the two
surviving members of the One Hundred and Seventy-seventh
Ohio Regiment belonging to that post, his comrade being
T. E. Mathews. Mrs. Jenkins was a member of
the Women's Relief Corps and the Ladies of the Grand Army of
the Republic. Mr. Jenkins attends the
Methodist Episcopal church, in the welfare of which he has
always shown a sincere interest. A man of kindly and
generous spirit, a friend to all men and a useful and
public-spirited resident of his community, he commands the
affectionate regard of all who have been associated with
him, while throughout the range of his acquaintance he is
respected because of his long and worthy life and his
estimable qualities of character.
Source: Akron and Summit County,
Ohio 1825-1928 - Vol. II - Illustrated - Publ. Chicago &
Akron. The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. - 1928 - Page
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Faye E. Jenkins |
FAYE EDWARD JENKINS.
Faye Edward Jenkins, president of the Carter &
Jenkins Agency Company, is one of the well known men
in insurance and real estate circles of Akron, and for over
twenty-five years has been identified with the city's
business interests. He was born Apr. 2, 1885, in
Neuman, Stark county, Ohio, a son of Abraham and Margaret
(Price) Jenkins, natives of Wales. They came to
the United States in their youth and the father was engaged
in various lines of business in Stark county. His
demise occurred in Sherrodsville, Carroll county, and the
mother passed away in Stark county. They had three children:
Mrs. H. F. Wendling, Mrs. James H. Miller and
Faye E. Jenkins.
The last named attended the public schools of Stark
county and early in life began to do for himself. His
first commercial experience was with the B. F. Goodrich
Rubber Company in Akron in 1903, where he was employed for
eight years. He then joined the sales force of the
C. H. Yeager Company of Akron and remained for five
years in that connection. On the expiration of that
period he became a salesman for the W. J. Johnson
Realty Company, continuing with that firm for three years.
Entering business for himself, he formed a partnership with
Lloyd D. Carter, the present postmaster of Akron.
They established the Carter Jenkins Agency
Company, of which Mr. Jenkins is now the
president. He was one of the organizers of the E.
L. Marting Realty Company, and is now secretary of that
company. He is also secretary and a director of the
Home Realty Company and is a director of the Goodyear
Overlook Realty Company as well. Having made a close
study of the various forms of insurance, he is able to
assist his clients in selecting the policies best suited to
their needs and is equally well informed on real estate
matters. The Carter & Jenkins Agency
Company has developed into one of the leading companies in
its line in Akron and ranks with the city's well managed and
dependable business organizations.
Mr. Jenkins was married Nov. 15, 1916, in Akron
to Miss Margaret Dunning, a daughter of James and
Elizabeth Dunning and a member of a well known family of
Bay City, Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins have
three children, all born in Akron: Lucille, who was
born May 9, 1915; Faye Edward, Jr., who was born Dec.
8, 1922; and Purcella June, born July 3,1927.
Mr. Jenkins is connected with the chapter
and grotto in Masonry, and his religious belief is indicated
by his membership in the Baptist church. Worthy
motives and high principles have actuated him at all points
in his career and in winning prosperity he has also
contributed in substantial measure toward Akron's
improvement and progress. Mr. Jenkins'
residence is at 626 Roslyn avenue.
Source: Akron and Summit County,
Ohio 1825-1928 - Vol. III - Illustrated - Publ. Chicago &
Akron. The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. - 1928 - Page
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FRANK B. JENKINS.
Frank B. Jenkins, who is conducting a successful
mercantile business at Macedonia, is numbered among those
whose efforts and influence have been given in the direction
of local improvement and progress and is regarded as one of
the leading citizens of his community. He was born on
his father's farm in Macedonia township on the 11th of
December, 1876, a son of Edmund S. and Mary (Morse)
Jenkins, who are represented in a personal sketch on
other pages of this work. He spent his boyhood days on
the home farm and secured his education in the public
schools of the locality, later taking a commercial course in
the Cleveland Business College. During subsequent
years he engaged in several lines of business, both in
Cleveland and his home county, and for the past fifteen
years has been engaged in general mercantile business in
Macedonia, in which he has prospered. He carries a
large and well selected line of goods and, by his square
dealing and prompt and efficient service, has built up a
large trade.
In June, 1905, Mr. Jenkins was united in
marriage to Miss Ouida Herbert, who was born and
reared in Macedonia and is of New England lineage. They are
the parents of a daughter, Phyllis, who is at home.
In his political affiliation Mr. Jenkins is a
stanch republican and has been active in local public
affairs, having served for fifteen years as clerk of the
village of Macedonia. A great reader and keen
observer, he keeps in close touch with the leading questions
of the day, on which he holds well defined opinions, and
everything relating to the welfare of his community commands
his interest and support. He is a member of the
Knights of Pythias, and he and his wife are active members
of the Methodist Episcopal church, to which they give
generous support, as they also do to benevolent causes.
Cordial and friendly in manner and a man of sterling
qualities of character, he has many warm friends throughout
this section of the country and commands the respect and
good will of all who know him.
Source: Akron and Summit County,
Ohio 1825-1928 - Vol. II - Illustrated - Publ. Chicago &
Akron. The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. - 1928 - Page
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FRED A. JENKINS.
Fred A. Jenkins, a general merchant of Macedonia, is
widely known as a man of marked business ability, sound
judgment in practical matters, and progressive in his
methods. He has been an important factor in the
commercial prosperity of the city and influential in the
civic affairs of the community.
Mr. Jenkins was born in Clay county, Nebraska,
on the 5th of December, 1872, and is a son of Edmund S.
and Mary (Morse) Jenkins, who are referred to at length
on another page of this work. When he was about four
years old he accompanied his parents on their removal to
Summit county, Ohio, and here he attended the public
schools. As a boy he assisted his father in his
farming operations and later learned telegraphy, after which
he was employed in various offices. For three years he
was on the road for the Haserot Wholesale Grocery
Company of Cleveland, with headquarters in Meadville,
Pennsylvania, and was then with the same company in
Cleveland until 1904. In that year he came to
Macedonia and purchased a residence. Soon afterwards
he became associated with his brother, Frank B., in a
general store and about 1918 they purchased the business of
the Macedonia Lumber Company, Fred A. taking over the
management of the lumberyard and Frank B. assuming
charge of the general store. Previous to this, in
1915, they had purchased a tract of standing timber in
Virginia and operated a sawmill there until 1918. They
disposed of their lumber interests in June, 1928, but still
conduct their general store in Macedonia.
On June 9, 1897, Mr. Jenkins was united in
marriage to Miss Gertrude Elizabeth Munn, who is a
daughter of Amos and Sadie (De Haven) Munn. The
Munn family was early established in this section of
the state and has been prominent in public affairs.
Her paternal grandparents were Hiram and Esther (Cranmer)
Munn, the former of whom was born in Trenton, New
Jersey. He came to Macedonia in a very early clay and
was a pioneer circuit rider for the Methodist Episcopal
church. He died in Macedonia in 1880. His wife
was born in Macedonia, July 14, 1814, and became the mother
of eleven children, all of whom are deceased.
Abraham Cranmer, the maternal great-grandfather of
Mrs. Jenkins, came to Summit county in 1812 and in 1830
settled at what is now known as Macedonia. Amos
Munn was born in Macedonia, May 6, 1840, and lived
practically all of his life in Summit county. He
conducted a general mercantile business and served as
express agent for forty-six years. He was married
twice, first to Miss Sadie De Haven, of Northfield,
Summit county, who died in 1874, and they had one child,
Gertrude Elizabeth. In 1876 he married Miss Joanna
Havens, of Bedford, Ohio, and they became the parents of
two daughters. Estelle is the wife of A. E.
Jenkins, of Macedonia, and they have a son, Dale M.
Rada, deceased, became the wife of H. L. Armstrong,
of Akron, and they had two children, Elizabeth and
Wendell. To Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins have been
born two sons: Lynn E., who was married to Miss
Lucile Bogaske, of Cleveland, in which city they now
live; and Helen A., who is connected with the Welfare
Federation in Cleveland.
Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins are active members of the
Methodist Episcopal church at Macedonia and for nearly
twenty years he has been director of both the church choir
and orchestra, being a very capable and efficient leader.
Mrs. Jenkins is a charter member of the Macedonia &
Northfield Cemetery Association, is also a member of the
Nordonia Club, a social organization, and the Ladies' Aid
Society, taking a very active and prominent part in all
church work. Mr. Jenkins is a republican
in his political views and has shown a good citizen's
interest in public affairs. He is a man of upright
character, candid and straightforward in manner and cordial
in his social relations, and has a large circle of loyal
friends.
Source: Akron and Summit County,
Ohio 1825-1928 - Vol. III - Illustrated - Publ. Chicago &
Akron. The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. - 1928 - Page
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GUY A. JENKINS.
The Jenkins family of Macedonia
township has long been numbered among the leading and most
influential families of Summit county, having been actively
interested in all local movements for the advancement and
improvement of the community. One of its worthy
representatives is Guy A. Jenkins, who owns and
operates the old home farm and is a man of progressive
spirit and exemplary citizenship.
Mr. Jenkins was born on his father's farm in
Macedonia township on the 19th of August, 1884, a son of
Edmund S. and Mary (Morse) Jenkins, who are referred to
at length on another page of this work. He was reared
on the home farm and secured his early education in the
local schools, completing his educational training at Ohio
State University. He has followed farming practically
all of his life and has met with a very gratifying measure
of success, being now the owner of the farm of ninety acres
which was bought by his father in 1896. The place is
well improved and, under his careful management, produces
abundant crops. For the past eleven years Mr.
Jenkins has also served as a rural mail carrier.
On May 24, 1905, in Cleveland, Ohio, Mr. Jenkins
was united in marriage to Miss Evalyn Johnston, of
Macedonia, who is of Scotch and Irish parentage. To
them have been born three children, Morse A., Allan E.
and Jeannette. Mrs. Jenkins was
graduated from Macedonia high school and when seventeen
years of age began teaching school, following that
profession up to the time of her marriage. She has
taken an active interest in local civic affairs, being a
member of the Farm Bureau Association, and is now serving
her thirteenth year as a member of the school board during
seven years of which time she has been clerk of the board.
Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins are members of the Grange.
Mr. Jenkins is a man of forceful character,
agreeable personality and fine public spirit and throughout
the locality where he has spent his life he is held in the
highest regard.
Source: Akron and Summit County,
Ohio 1825-1928 - Vol. II - Illustrated - Publ. Chicago &
Akron. The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. - 1928 - Page
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