Life span: 01/06/1805 to 06/14/1883TabsLife SummaryFull name: Charles Jones JenkinsPlace of Birth: Beaufort District, SCBurial Place: Augusta, GABirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: SouthOrigins: Slave StateNo. of Spouses: 2No. of Children: 3Family: Charles Jones Jenkins (father), Sarah Seaborn Jones (first wife-died 1849), Emily Gertrude Barnes (second wife) Other Education: Franklin College (GA), Union College (NY)Occupation: PoliticianAttorney or JudgePolitical Parties: DemocraticWhigGovernment: GovernorState legislatureOther state government Events Date span begin Life span End Event 12/14/1865 12/14/1865 Charles Jones Jenkins is inaugurated as the first post-Civil War elected governor of Georgia 11/09/1866 11/09/1866 In Milledgeville, Georgia becomes the second state to reject the Fourteenth Amendment. Major TopicsReconstruction Documents Author Docs Date Title 02/15/1866 Charles Jones Jenkins to Andrew Johnson, Milledgeville, Georgia, February 15, 1866 Images Charles Jones Jenkins Charles Jones Jenkins, detail Bibliography