The following notice of the death of Rear Admiral Jenkins, the father-in-law of C. D. Foster's daughter, Florence is taken from the New York Times, of August 10:
Rear Admiral Thornton A. Jenkins, one of Farragut's most efficient officers in the naval campaign in the Gulf of Mexico in the war of the rebellion, died yesterday in Washington, of heart failure. He was 81 years old.
Throughout active service in the navy for 45 years, Rear Admiral Jenkins's record was that of an officer who always performed his duty with zeal, energy and discretion. He entered the navy in 1828 under appointment as midshipman from Orange County, Va., his native place. Service in West Indian waters occupied the term of his apprenticeship, in which he had a taste of cruising for pirates off Cuba. He had part in the Mexican war and filled acceptably various posts in the Mediterranean, the South Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico.
With a captain's commission, he commanded the steam sloop Wachusett in 1862, being engaged successfully in the repulse of the enemy at Coggins Point, James River, and at City Point. In the latter part of that year he took charge of the Oneida, which belonged to the blockading squadron off Mobile. Farragut appointed him fleet captain and chief of staff. He was present at the passage of Port Hudson in March 1863, and attended Farragut in all the operations in those waters.
When on the Monongahela, in a fight with the enemy's batteries at College Point, he was wounded. Farragut transferred him to the Richmond and placed him in command of the naval forces below Port Hudson. He held that position when Port Hudson surrendered, July 9. He commanded the division blockading of Mobile Bay in August, 1864, taking part in the battle of Mobile Bay in August 1864, and in the attacks that led to the surrender of Forts Morgan, Gaines and Powell, and was left in command of Mobile Bay until February, 1865. Then he went up to the James River, where he was stationed with the naval forces until Lee surrendered.
Admiral Farragut spoke in the highest terms of Capt. Jenkins in his report of the operations in the gulf leading to the capture of Mobile, saying that he felt he should not be doing his duty if he did not call the attention of the department to an officer who had performed all his various duties with so much zeal and fidelity.
Recognition of his services made him a commodore in July, 1866. The following month he became chief of the Bureau of Navigation, retaining that position until 1869, when he was appointed secretary of the lighthouse board. In August, 1870, he was promoted to the grade of rear admiral. He took command of the Asiatic squadrons in December 1871, remaining there for two years, when he was retired from active service. President Grant appointed him commissioner to represent the Navy Department at the Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia.
Rear Admiral Jenkins was a member of the Naval Lyceum, this city, the Virginia Historical Society, the Philosophical, Biological and Anthropological societies of Washington; the Economic Society of Boston, the American Historical Society and the Northwestern Historical Society of Sioux City, Iowa.
He was twice married. His first wife was Miss Powers, and she was the mother of two of his eight children. His second wife was the daughter of paymaster Thornton. One of his daughters is the wife of Col. P.C. Hains, another is the wife of Lieut. Converse, United States Army; a third is the widow of Lieut. Commander Parker. Three daughters are unmarried. The elder son is Dr. F. T. Jenkins of this city, and the other son is H. T. Jenkins. Admiral Jenkins has been in feeble health for some time, although he had been a very active man and in good health until recently.
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REAR ADMIRAL JENKINS'S FUNERAL
WASHINGTON, August 12, 1893 – The funeral of Rear Admiral Jenkins, United States Navy, retired, took place this afternoon. It was conducted without military display and with unusual privacy for the obsequies of one so prominent as the deceased officer. Eight enlisted men from the receiving ship Dale acted as body bearers. At 3 o'clock brief services were held at the Jenkins residence and the interment was at the Arlington National Cemetery.
Secretary Herbert has written a very eulogistic letter concerning the dead officer to the latter's son.
JENKINS, THORNTON A
ADMIRAL USN
VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown
DATE OF DEATH: 08/09/1893
DATE OF INTERMENT: Unknown
BURIED AT: SITE 43-D
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
JENKINS, ALICE THORNTON D/O THORNTON A
DATE OF DEATH: 06/30/1935
DATE OF INTERMENT: 07/02/1935
BURIED AT: SECTION WEST SITE 43-C
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
DAUGHTER OF TA JENKINS - REAR ADM USN
JENKINS, FRANCIS T S/O THORNTON A
DATE OF DEATH: 06/15/1917
DATE OF INTERMENT: Unknown
BURIED AT: SECTION LOT 4
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
SON OF TA JENKINS - REAR ADMR USN
Contributor: Family Searcher (47043691) •
Rear Admiral Thornton A. Jenkins, one of Farragut's most efficient officers in the naval campaign in the Gulf of Mexico in the war of the rebellion, died yesterday in Washington, of heart failure. He was 81 years old.
Throughout active service in the navy for 45 years, Rear Admiral Jenkins's record was that of an officer who always performed his duty with zeal, energy and discretion. He entered the navy in 1828 under appointment as midshipman from Orange County, Va., his native place. Service in West Indian waters occupied the term of his apprenticeship, in which he had a taste of cruising for pirates off Cuba. He had part in the Mexican war and filled acceptably various posts in the Mediterranean, the South Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico.
With a captain's commission, he commanded the steam sloop Wachusett in 1862, being engaged successfully in the repulse of the enemy at Coggins Point, James River, and at City Point. In the latter part of that year he took charge of the Oneida, which belonged to the blockading squadron off Mobile. Farragut appointed him fleet captain and chief of staff. He was present at the passage of Port Hudson in March 1863, and attended Farragut in all the operations in those waters.
When on the Monongahela, in a fight with the enemy's batteries at College Point, he was wounded. Farragut transferred him to the Richmond and placed him in command of the naval forces below Port Hudson. He held that position when Port Hudson surrendered, July 9. He commanded the division blockading of Mobile Bay in August, 1864, taking part in the battle of Mobile Bay in August 1864, and in the attacks that led to the surrender of Forts Morgan, Gaines and Powell, and was left in command of Mobile Bay until February, 1865. Then he went up to the James River, where he was stationed with the naval forces until Lee surrendered.
Admiral Farragut spoke in the highest terms of Capt. Jenkins in his report of the operations in the gulf leading to the capture of Mobile, saying that he felt he should not be doing his duty if he did not call the attention of the department to an officer who had performed all his various duties with so much zeal and fidelity.
Recognition of his services made him a commodore in July, 1866. The following month he became chief of the Bureau of Navigation, retaining that position until 1869, when he was appointed secretary of the lighthouse board. In August, 1870, he was promoted to the grade of rear admiral. He took command of the Asiatic squadrons in December 1871, remaining there for two years, when he was retired from active service. President Grant appointed him commissioner to represent the Navy Department at the Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia.
Rear Admiral Jenkins was a member of the Naval Lyceum, this city, the Virginia Historical Society, the Philosophical, Biological and Anthropological societies of Washington; the Economic Society of Boston, the American Historical Society and the Northwestern Historical Society of Sioux City, Iowa.
He was twice married. His first wife was Miss Powers, and she was the mother of two of his eight children. His second wife was the daughter of paymaster Thornton. One of his daughters is the wife of Col. P.C. Hains, another is the wife of Lieut. Converse, United States Army; a third is the widow of Lieut. Commander Parker. Three daughters are unmarried. The elder son is Dr. F. T. Jenkins of this city, and the other son is H. T. Jenkins. Admiral Jenkins has been in feeble health for some time, although he had been a very active man and in good health until recently.
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REAR ADMIRAL JENKINS'S FUNERAL
WASHINGTON, August 12, 1893 – The funeral of Rear Admiral Jenkins, United States Navy, retired, took place this afternoon. It was conducted without military display and with unusual privacy for the obsequies of one so prominent as the deceased officer. Eight enlisted men from the receiving ship Dale acted as body bearers. At 3 o'clock brief services were held at the Jenkins residence and the interment was at the Arlington National Cemetery.
Secretary Herbert has written a very eulogistic letter concerning the dead officer to the latter's son.
JENKINS, THORNTON A
ADMIRAL USN
VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown
DATE OF DEATH: 08/09/1893
DATE OF INTERMENT: Unknown
BURIED AT: SITE 43-D
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
JENKINS, ALICE THORNTON D/O THORNTON A
DATE OF DEATH: 06/30/1935
DATE OF INTERMENT: 07/02/1935
BURIED AT: SECTION WEST SITE 43-C
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
DAUGHTER OF TA JENKINS - REAR ADM USN
JENKINS, FRANCIS T S/O THORNTON A
DATE OF DEATH: 06/15/1917
DATE OF INTERMENT: Unknown
BURIED AT: SECTION LOT 4
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
SON OF TA JENKINS - REAR ADMR USN
Contributor: Family Searcher (47043691) •
The following notice of the death of Rear Admiral Jenkins, the father-in-law of C. D. Foster's daughter, Florence is taken from the New York Times, of August 10:
Rear Admiral Thornton A. Jenkins, one of Farragut's most efficient officers in the naval campaign in the Gulf of Mexico in the war of the rebellion, died yesterday in Washington, of heart failure. He was 81 years old.
Throughout active service in the navy for 45 years, Rear Admiral Jenkins's record was that of an officer who always performed his duty with zeal, energy and discretion. He entered the navy in 1828 under appointment as midshipman from Orange County, Va., his native place. Service in West Indian waters occupied the term of his apprenticeship, in which he had a taste of cruising for pirates off Cuba. He had part in the Mexican war and filled acceptably various posts in the Mediterranean, the South Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico.
With a captain's commission, he commanded the steam sloop Wachusett in 1862, being engaged successfully in the repulse of the enemy at Coggins Point, James River, and at City Point. In the latter part of that year he took charge of the Oneida, which belonged to the blockading squadron off Mobile. Farragut appointed him fleet captain and chief of staff. He was present at the passage of Port Hudson in March 1863, and attended Farragut in all the operations in those waters.
When on the Monongahela, in a fight with the enemy's batteries at College Point, he was wounded. Farragut transferred him to the Richmond and placed him in command of the naval forces below Port Hudson. He held that position when Port Hudson surrendered, July 9. He commanded the division blockading of Mobile Bay in August, 1864, taking part in the battle of Mobile Bay in August 1864, and in the attacks that led to the surrender of Forts Morgan, Gaines and Powell, and was left in command of Mobile Bay until February, 1865. Then he went up to the James River, where he was stationed with the naval forces until Lee surrendered.
Admiral Farragut spoke in the highest terms of Capt. Jenkins in his report of the operations in the gulf leading to the capture of Mobile, saying that he felt he should not be doing his duty if he did not call the attention of the department to an officer who had performed all his various duties with so much zeal and fidelity.
Recognition of his services made him a commodore in July, 1866. The following month he became chief of the Bureau of Navigation, retaining that position until 1869, when he was appointed secretary of the lighthouse board. In August, 1870, he was promoted to the grade of rear admiral. He took command of the Asiatic squadrons in December 1871, remaining there for two years, when he was retired from active service. President Grant appointed him commissioner to represent the Navy Department at the Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia.
Rear Admiral Jenkins was a member of the Naval Lyceum, this city, the Virginia Historical Society, the Philosophical, Biological and Anthropological societies of Washington; the Economic Society of Boston, the American Historical Society and the Northwestern Historical Society of Sioux City, Iowa.
He was twice married. His first wife was Miss Powers, and she was the mother of two of his eight children. His second wife was the daughter of paymaster Thornton. One of his daughters is the wife of Col. P.C. Hains, another is the wife of Lieut. Converse, United States Army; a third is the widow of Lieut. Commander Parker. Three daughters are unmarried. The elder son is Dr. F. T. Jenkins of this city, and the other son is H. T. Jenkins. Admiral Jenkins has been in feeble health for some time, although he had been a very active man and in good health until recently.
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REAR ADMIRAL JENKINS'S FUNERAL
WASHINGTON, August 12, 1893 – The funeral of Rear Admiral Jenkins, United States Navy, retired, took place this afternoon. It was conducted without military display and with unusual privacy for the obsequies of one so prominent as the deceased officer. Eight enlisted men from the receiving ship Dale acted as body bearers. At 3 o'clock brief services were held at the Jenkins residence and the interment was at the Arlington National Cemetery.
Secretary Herbert has written a very eulogistic letter concerning the dead officer to the latter's son.
JENKINS, THORNTON A
ADMIRAL USN
VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown
DATE OF DEATH: 08/09/1893
DATE OF INTERMENT: Unknown
BURIED AT: SITE 43-D
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
JENKINS, ALICE THORNTON D/O THORNTON A
DATE OF DEATH: 06/30/1935
DATE OF INTERMENT: 07/02/1935
BURIED AT: SECTION WEST SITE 43-C
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
DAUGHTER OF TA JENKINS - REAR ADM USN
JENKINS, FRANCIS T S/O THORNTON A
DATE OF DEATH: 06/15/1917
DATE OF INTERMENT: Unknown
BURIED AT: SECTION LOT 4
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
SON OF TA JENKINS - REAR ADMR USN
Contributor: Family Searcher (47043691) •
Rear Admiral Thornton A. Jenkins, one of Farragut's most efficient officers in the naval campaign in the Gulf of Mexico in the war of the rebellion, died yesterday in Washington, of heart failure. He was 81 years old.
Throughout active service in the navy for 45 years, Rear Admiral Jenkins's record was that of an officer who always performed his duty with zeal, energy and discretion. He entered the navy in 1828 under appointment as midshipman from Orange County, Va., his native place. Service in West Indian waters occupied the term of his apprenticeship, in which he had a taste of cruising for pirates off Cuba. He had part in the Mexican war and filled acceptably various posts in the Mediterranean, the South Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico.
With a captain's commission, he commanded the steam sloop Wachusett in 1862, being engaged successfully in the repulse of the enemy at Coggins Point, James River, and at City Point. In the latter part of that year he took charge of the Oneida, which belonged to the blockading squadron off Mobile. Farragut appointed him fleet captain and chief of staff. He was present at the passage of Port Hudson in March 1863, and attended Farragut in all the operations in those waters.
When on the Monongahela, in a fight with the enemy's batteries at College Point, he was wounded. Farragut transferred him to the Richmond and placed him in command of the naval forces below Port Hudson. He held that position when Port Hudson surrendered, July 9. He commanded the division blockading of Mobile Bay in August, 1864, taking part in the battle of Mobile Bay in August 1864, and in the attacks that led to the surrender of Forts Morgan, Gaines and Powell, and was left in command of Mobile Bay until February, 1865. Then he went up to the James River, where he was stationed with the naval forces until Lee surrendered.
Admiral Farragut spoke in the highest terms of Capt. Jenkins in his report of the operations in the gulf leading to the capture of Mobile, saying that he felt he should not be doing his duty if he did not call the attention of the department to an officer who had performed all his various duties with so much zeal and fidelity.
Recognition of his services made him a commodore in July, 1866. The following month he became chief of the Bureau of Navigation, retaining that position until 1869, when he was appointed secretary of the lighthouse board. In August, 1870, he was promoted to the grade of rear admiral. He took command of the Asiatic squadrons in December 1871, remaining there for two years, when he was retired from active service. President Grant appointed him commissioner to represent the Navy Department at the Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia.
Rear Admiral Jenkins was a member of the Naval Lyceum, this city, the Virginia Historical Society, the Philosophical, Biological and Anthropological societies of Washington; the Economic Society of Boston, the American Historical Society and the Northwestern Historical Society of Sioux City, Iowa.
He was twice married. His first wife was Miss Powers, and she was the mother of two of his eight children. His second wife was the daughter of paymaster Thornton. One of his daughters is the wife of Col. P.C. Hains, another is the wife of Lieut. Converse, United States Army; a third is the widow of Lieut. Commander Parker. Three daughters are unmarried. The elder son is Dr. F. T. Jenkins of this city, and the other son is H. T. Jenkins. Admiral Jenkins has been in feeble health for some time, although he had been a very active man and in good health until recently.
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REAR ADMIRAL JENKINS'S FUNERAL
WASHINGTON, August 12, 1893 – The funeral of Rear Admiral Jenkins, United States Navy, retired, took place this afternoon. It was conducted without military display and with unusual privacy for the obsequies of one so prominent as the deceased officer. Eight enlisted men from the receiving ship Dale acted as body bearers. At 3 o'clock brief services were held at the Jenkins residence and the interment was at the Arlington National Cemetery.
Secretary Herbert has written a very eulogistic letter concerning the dead officer to the latter's son.
JENKINS, THORNTON A
ADMIRAL USN
VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown
DATE OF DEATH: 08/09/1893
DATE OF INTERMENT: Unknown
BURIED AT: SITE 43-D
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
JENKINS, ALICE THORNTON D/O THORNTON A
DATE OF DEATH: 06/30/1935
DATE OF INTERMENT: 07/02/1935
BURIED AT: SECTION WEST SITE 43-C
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
DAUGHTER OF TA JENKINS - REAR ADM USN
JENKINS, FRANCIS T S/O THORNTON A
DATE OF DEATH: 06/15/1917
DATE OF INTERMENT: Unknown
BURIED AT: SECTION LOT 4
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
SON OF TA JENKINS - REAR ADMR USN
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