Margaret A. Daughtrey

  General Notes:

The 1850 Federal Census for the St Lukes Parish, Southampton Co., Virginia, records John B. (33 - VA) and Margaret A. (27 - VA) Jenkins with their children Melzar A. (8), Junus W. (5), and Virginius C. (7/12). John is a rather wealthy farmer with has real estate valued $12,500.

The 1860 Federal Census for the West Side of the Nottaway River, Southampton Co., Virginia, records John B. (44) and Margaret A. (37) Jenkins with their children Melzar (18), J. W. (16), Charles (8), W. H. (6), and Lucy (3). John is a farmer and is rather wealthy with real estate valued $20,000 at and a personal estate at $28,000 including 18 slaves.

Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917
Name: Margaret A Jenkins [Margaret A Daughtrey]
Birth Date: abt 1824
Birth Place: Southampton County, Virginia
Death Date: 3 Sep 1867
Death Place: Southampton, Virginia
Death Age: 43
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Gender: Female
Father Name: Albert Daughtrey
Mother Name: Mary Daughtrey
Spouse Name: John B. Jenkins
FHL Film Number: 2048586

Note: Son Melzar Allen Jenkins attended UVa and also served in the Confederate Army:
Name: Melza Allen Jenkins
Residence: Jerusalem, Virginia
Age at enlistment: 19
Enlistment Date: 3 May 1861
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Jerusalem, Virginia
State Served: Virginia
Survived the War?: No
Service Record: Enlisted in Company D, Virginia 3rd Infantry Regiment on 03 May 1861. Promoted to Full Corporal. Promoted to Full Sergeant on 15 Jun 1862. Mustered out on 26 Aug 1862 at Richmond, VA.
Birth Date: 26 Feb 1842
Sources: The Virginia Regimental Histories Series

Margaret married John B. Jenkins. (John B. Jenkins was born circa 1816 in Virginia and died after 1860 in Southampton Co, VA.)