Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . ine Newell, who was born in Mc-Donough County, and received her early educa-tion in the common school and the MacombNormal School. Five children resulted fromthis union, namely: Robert, Mary, Arthur, Oraand Chester. Politically, Mr. Jarvis advocatesthe i)rinciples of the Prohibition party. His fra-ternal connection is with the M. W. A. JENKINS, Benjamin D., M. D., who is suc-cessfully engaged in the practice of medicinein Macomb. McDonough County, III., was bornin Delaware County, Iowa, on February 25, father. William Duane Jenkins, was bornin
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . ine Newell, who was born in Mc-Donough County, and received her early educa-tion in the common school and the MacombNormal School. Five children resulted fromthis union, namely: Robert, Mary, Arthur, Oraand Chester. Politically, Mr. Jarvis advocatesthe i)rinciples of the Prohibition party. His fra-ternal connection is with the M. W. A. JENKINS, Benjamin D., M. D., who is suc-cessfully engaged in the practice of medicinein Macomb. McDonough County, III., was bornin Delaware County, Iowa, on February 25, father. William Duane Jenkins, was bornin 1822, in Butler County, Ohio, and his mother,.Martha (Freeman) Jenkins, was a native ofNew York. The family is of Welsh descent,the paternal grandfather having emigratedfrom Wales, and settled in Virginia in completing his primary mental trainingin the public schools of his neighborhood, thesubject of this sketch jjursued a course of studyin Lenox College at Hopkinton. Iowa. He thenentered Nortliwestern University at Chicago,. ^..,==^:fry^(^-i^^--^ht-^ U_A_J HISTORY OF McDONOUGH COUNTY. 921 from which he was graduated, in medicine onJune 13, 1895. Dr. Jenkins began the practiceof his profession in Bushnell, 111., where heremained five years. In 1900 he moved to Ma-comb, and in a comparatively brief period hasacquired a large practice. He holds the posi-tion of assistant surgeon in St. Francis Hos-pital, and is President of the local board ofpensions. His standing in the meidical fra-ternity of McDonough County is high, and heenjoys to an unusual degree the confidence andesteem of his patrons. On October 28, 1894, Dr. Jenkins was unitedin marriage with Joanna Whitenack, who wasborn in Clinton. Mo., in 1872, and attended col-lege at Hushnell, 111. Four children have re-sulted from this union, namely: Gertrude,William Duane, and two who died in politics. Dr. Jenkins gives his sui)port tothe Republican party. Fraternally, he isindenfified with the Macomb Lod.
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