Lewis Jenkins, son of Lemuel, was born in Chesterfield, New Hampshire, September, 1799, and went with his parents the following year to St. Johnsbury. He was ordained a minister of the gospel in about 1840. He settled in Burke and owned the property now known as Belmont Stock Farm, and owned by Alonzo C. Farmer, his son-in-law. Mr. Jenkins married for his first wife Polly Griswold, daughter of Elisha and Lucinda Griswold of Waterford. They had eleven children, viz., Orrin, Mary J. (who married for her first husband Orrin Kincade, and had three children, Emily (see Dr. Colby, Sutton], Arthur, and William, and for her second Roswell I. Leach of Lyndon Center), Lewis, and Willis, who were twins; Emily J. (who married John Hicks), Milo, Lemuel, Narcissa, Lucinda (see Joseph Andrew, Brighton, Island Pond), Martha (see Alonzo C. Farmer, Burke) and Elvila Ann.

In March, 1839, Polly (Griswold) Jenkins died and Mr. Jenkins took for his second wife Sarah, daughter of Jason Hall of Newark, and ten children was the fruit of this union, viz., Amelia S., Jason, Almira (see Hon. Preston H. Graves of Kirby), Arthur D., Benjamin F., Susan (see Alonzo C. Farmer, Burke), Alvah Eugene, Edna, Flora (Mrs. Wise of Manchester, New Hampshire), and Ellen V. 
Rev. Lewis Jenkins was a man of great worth and unusual ability and sound judgment. He represented the town of Burke in the legislature two terms, and when the special session of February 18, 1857, was called to take action regarding the rebuilding of the recently burned state house, a strong effort was made to move the capitol from Montpelier, Mr. Jenkins strenuously opposed the measure, and by his clear, concise, and forcible; argument did much and perhaps more than any other single member to keep the state house in its present historic city. 

Jacob Sanderson, father of Amelia A. (Mrs. Milo Jenkins), was born in Putney, Vermont, October 15, 1781, son of Ebenezer and Abigail Sanderson. He died May, 1860. 

Sally Pierce was born in Putney, Vermont, April 6, 1793, and was a daughter of Thomas and Abigail Pierce. Sally married Jacob Sanderson in 1812. She died April 6, 1833. 

Milo Jenkins married for his second wife Ellen A. Ethridge (see Capt. Asa C. Ethridge, Burke), March 5, 1868, and one child blessed this union, Nellie Amelia (see William H. Jeffrey, Kirby). Milo Jenkins represented the town of Kirby in the state legislature of 1882-'83. 

Adna Adelbert Jenkins was born in Newark, April 17, 1858, and received his education in the public schools of Burke, Island Pond, and at the New England Conservatory of Music of Boston. He located in Manchester, New Hampshire, in 1880. 

Fred Elmon Jenkins was born in Newark, January 14, 1860, and attended the public schools of Kirby; married Emma Brown of Augusta, Maine, September 12, 1896. They have had two children; Alfred, who died in infancy, and Charlotte Ellen. 

Harris Eugene Jenkins, born in Kirby, April 1, 1862, attended the schools of that town, and has always followed farming of the progressive order; married April 6, 1893, Mrs. Ada L. (Shirtliff) Amidon. One child was born, Amelia S., who died in infancy. Mr. Jenkins has served Kirby as selectman three years. 
Willie Lafayette Jenkins was born in Kirby, October 9, 1866, attended the Kirby public schools, and has always followed farming. He married Carrie T. Logan of Victory, November 11, 1896. They have one child, Milo William. He now resides in Burke. 

Nellie Amelia (Jenkins ) Jeffrey, born in Kirby, June 29, 1869, attended the public schools of Kirby and graduated from the Lyndon Commercial college, and from the Lyndon Institute, 1891. Taught school in Kirby, Burke, Newark, and Lyndon. June 12, 1891, was married to William H. Jeffrey. 

Source:  Successful Vermonters, William H. Jeffrey, E. Burke, Vermont, The Historical Publishing Company, 1904, page139-142.

Prepared by Tom Dunn, May 2006