JENKINS, Elias - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

The Rev. Elias J. JENKINS, 1108 W. Main Street, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Anna Swaim at Tangier, Ind yesterday at noon. Mr. Jenkins was 70 and had been a minister in the United Brethren Church but was forced to give up his work last August because of poor health. On Sunday, March 11, Mr. Jenkins went to Rockville to preach and when he returned home he complained of not feeling well on Monday and went to Tangier to visit his daughter. While there he developed a bad case of the grip and because of his ill health and advanced age was unable to fight the disease and this with an attack of heart trouble caused his death. The Rev. Mr. Jenkins was born in PA but came to this state in 1880. He first settled in Brazil but later preached in many towns through the northern part of the state. He had preached in the upper Wabash circuit about 30 years and at the time of his retirement last summer was one of the oldest United Brethren ministers in the circuit. Mr. Jenkins had been in the Crawfordsville circuit since 1900 but came to this city only about 6 years ago. For the last 2 or 3 years he has been in very poor health because of his advanced age but he continued his work as long as he was able. Because of his long service in the church he is one of the best known ministers in this part of the state and his death will be sad news to all those who had the privilege of knowing him. Those surviving are his wife and 8 children: Mrs. Anna Swaim of Tangier, Ind; Oliver Jenkins of Milwaukee, Wi; Mrs. Laura Malm of Minneapolis, Mn; George Jenkins of Crawfordsville; Mrs. Evelyn Kennedy at Center point ; Miss Amy Jenkins of Tangier, Ind; Miss Alice Jenkins of Rob Roy Ind and Walter of Joliet, Ill.  --kz