Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 3rd ed., 1886. Warren County. JAMES L. JENKINS, liveryman and dealer in horses and mules, was born in Warren County, Ky., in 1844; is a son of Charles W. and Mary (Grider) Jenkins, and of English descent. Mr. Jenkins was reared on the farm and received a common school education. At fourteen years of age he began life for himself, and for three years worked by the month on the farm, then began farming and trading, which he continued until 1884, when he came to Bowling Green and engaged in the livery business in partnership with J. B. Wilson. This constitutes the leading livery firm in the city; they also sell and exchange. Mr. Jenkins married, in 1872, Annie M. Allen, a native of this county. To this union were born three children: Ellen, Charles and Jimmie. Mrs. Jenkins died December 5, 1883, and April 30, 1885, Mr. Jenkins married Mary D. Cook, daughter of William Fish Cook, a prominent farmer and citizen of this county. Politically Mr. Jenkins is a Democrat. He was made a Mason in 1867, and is a prominent member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Jenkins Grider Wilson Allen Cook = none http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/warren/jenkins.jl.txt