08/24/1923,: Mrs. Allen Jenkins

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Black Ancestors Awareness Campaign Platte County Black History Repository

Entry/Object ID

NP.1193

Collection

Newspaper Articles

Archive Items Details

Description

Mrs. Allen Jenkins. - - (excerpted from longer article) - - Mrs. Alice Jenkins was born in Clay County, Missouri, May 22, 1850. She was the daughter of John D. Hall and Eliza Adkins Hall. On December 19, 1866, she was united in marriage to Thomas E. Jenkins of Platte City, Missouri. (text omitted) Among those at the funeral of Mrs. Jenkins (text omitted). Aunt Martha Lewis, an old colored woman who was reared in Mrs. Jenkins' family and whose mother before her was also a faithful servant to the family, attended the funeral also. - Liberty Tribune

Date(s) of Creation

8/24/1923

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Martha

Name Type

Free Blacks

Other Name

Lewis, Martha

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Hall, John D.

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

The Landmark (Platte City, MO, 1866-1963): 08/24/1923, p. 3

Copyright

Copyright Details

© 2026 BAAC All Rights Reserved

Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

7/6/2026

General Notes

Note

Liberty, Missouri

Note

1923.08.24 Martha Lewis The_Landmark_1923_08_24_3.pdf

Note

BAAC workbook: 1839-(open) Newspaper Articles CatalogIt version.xlsx [Newspapers begun 04.16.26]

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Create Date

September 2, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

08/24/1923,: Mrs. Allen Jenkins