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Portrait and Biographical Album of
Huron County, Michigan
Pub. Chapman Brothers, Chicago, 1884

           [400-401]

           BELA W. JENKS, of the firm of J. JENKS & Co., at Sand Beach, was
        born July 18, 1849, at Schroon Lake, Essex Co., N.Y., and is the
        only surviving child of JESSE L. and MARY JANE (MINER) JENKS. (See
        sketch of J. L. JENKS.) When he was 11 years old, his father re-
        moved with his family to St. Clair, Mich., and engaged therein the
        hotel and livery business. In 1870 they made another transfer, to
        Sand Beach Township, where his father died, March 16, 1876.
           MR. JENKS' mother died when he was about three years old. When
        he was in his 16th year he obtained a clerkship in the post-office
        at St. Clair, where he operated a year, coming thence to Rock Falls
        to enter upon the duties of clerk and book-keeper in the interests
        of PACK, JENKS & Co. On the extinction of the business relations of
        the firm and the formation of the partnership of J. JENKS & Co., he
        was received therein and is still a member of the firm and inter-
        ested in their varied and extensive departments of business. (See
        sketch of J. JENKS.)
           MR. JENKS is a member of the Knights of Honor, and of the
        Western Union Mutual Life Insurance Company. He has served seven
        years in the capacity of Treasurer of Sand Beach Township. He
        owns his residence and three lots connected therewith, and has
        an interest in 200 acres of land within the corporation of Sand
        Beach, owned by the firm of which he is a member.
           His marriage to ALLIE E. STAFFORD occurred at Memphis, Macomb
        Co., Mich., July 18, 1871.  Of this union four children constitute
        the issue, the two oldest of whom were born at Rock Falls; HOWARD
        S., May 2, 1872; ALLIE MAY, Nov. 24, 1873.  MINNIE BLANCH was born
        at Sand Beach, Sept. 4, 1876, and also BELA WALTON, Aug. 8, 1882.
        MRS. JENKS is the daughter of HENRY B. and ABBIE R. STAFFORD, and
        was born Aug. 8, 1848.

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