Jenkins Jaycees booklet “History of Jenkins Kentucky”

     In 1973 the Jenkins Kentucky Area Jaycees published a book called “History of Jenkins Kentucky” Compiled In Honor Of The Sixtieth Anniversary Homecoming Celebration 1912‑1973. The following interviews are taken from that booklet, the authors and publishers of the 1973 printing failed to include a copyright notice, and according to our understanding of the copyright law it is now in the public domain. To read the details of the copyright laws involved click here.

Although we do not intent to republish the entire booklet online, there are some fascinating interviews and stories from it that we feel that you, our readers will be just as fascinated as we were when we first read them.

Interview with David Zegeer

Interview with Dave Zegeer, Division Superintendent, Beth-Elkhorn, a subsidiary of Bethlehem Steel. Where were you born? Charleston, West Virginia, 1922 ...
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Interview with George McCoy

Interview with George McCoy One night after I ate my supper, I got this call. I don't know if some ...
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Interview with Jess Bates

Interview with Jess Bates When we asked Judge Bates where he was born, he told us he was born at ...
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Interview with Lester Abel

Interview with Lester Abel. What did the people think when the company started selling the houses? There was different opinions, ...
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Interview with Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Johnson

Interview with Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Johnson Mr. Johnson, when and how did you come to Jenkins? In 1911 ...
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Interview with Mrs. Maude Flint

Interview with Mrs. Maude Flint. When you moved to McRoberts to Tom Biggs, were people living in the houses on ...
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Interview with R. H. Wassum

Interview with R. H. Wassum My dad came to Norton after I was born in Norfolk. They brought me to ...
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Interview with Roy Fleming

Interview with Roy Fleming The Consolidation Coal Company bought the coal rights. B. F. Johnson, merchant, had a store in ...
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Leonard Henry Banks

Leonard Henry BanksThe following article is written by Nora Fleming Figger.Like a still river that flows through the community and ...
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