Joseph Tarkington (1830 - 1903)

Born 8 Nov 1830 in Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Amanda (Russell) Tarkington — married 12 Jun 1849 in Davidson, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 19 Apr 1903 at age 72 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

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Pvt Joseph Tarkington served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Dec 05, 1862
Side: Confederacy
Regiment(s): 10th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry

Biography

Joseph was born on 8 November 1830 in Tennessee.^[1] He was probably the son of Joseph Spruill Tarkington and Amelia Owings.^[2]

He married Amanda Russell on 12 June 1849 in Davidson County, Tennessee.^[3]

He enlisted in the Confederate army on 5 December 1862.^[4] He was a private in the 10th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry, Company D.^[5] On the company muster roll for May-June 1863, he was noted as absent sick.^[6] In Amanda (Russell) Tarkington's Confederate widow's pension application, William Tillett stated that Joseph Tarkington was sent home on sick leave because of asthma and pneumonia, and that Joseph was never again a well man.^[7]

He passed away on 19 April 1903 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.^[8][9] He was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.^[10][11][12]

Sources

1. ↑ Davidson County, Tennessee. Death certificate no. 503, Joseph Tarkington. Ancestry.com. Tennessee, City Death Records, 1872-1923 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. [1]
2. ↑ Gatlin, Beth. 52 Ancestors: #13 Joseph Tarkington. So Many Ancestors!, 5 April 2014.
3. ↑ Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ75-QH8 : 22 December 2016), J T C Tarkinson and Amanda Russell, 12 Jun 1849; citing Davidson, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. 23, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 200,295.
4. ↑ Joseph Tarkenton compiled service record. Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee. NARA microfilm publication M268A, roll 0045 . ARC ID: 586957. War Department Collection of Confederate Records, Record Group 109. The National Archives at Washington, D.C. Fold3. [2]
5. ↑ Joseph Tarkenton compiled service record. Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee. NARA microfilm publication M268A, roll 0045 . ARC ID: 586957. War Department Collection of Confederate Records, Record Group 109. The National Archives at Washington, D.C. Fold3. [3]
6. ↑ Joseph Tarkenton compiled service record. Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee. NARA microfilm publication M268A, roll 0045 . ARC ID: 586957. War Department Collection of Confederate Records, Record Group 109. The National Archives at Washington, D.C. Fold3. [4]
7. ↑ Statement of William Tillett. Tennessee Confederate pension application 2079, Widow's Indigent Pension. Amanda Tarkington, widow of Joseph Tarkington. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives.
8. ↑ Davidson County, Tennessee. Death certificate no. 503, Joseph Tarkington. Ancestry.com. Tennessee, City Death Records, 1872-1923 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. [5]
9. ↑ Death notice, Joseph Tarkington. Nashville American, 20 Apr 1903, p. 5.[6]
10. ↑ Davidson County, Tennessee. Death certificate no. 503, Joseph Tarkington. Ancestry.com. Tennessee, City Death Records, 1872-1923 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. [7]
11. ↑ Death notice, Joseph Tarkington. Nashville American, 20 Apr 1903, p. 5. [8]
12. ↑ Find A Grave, Joseph Tarkington

• Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ75-QH8 : 22 December 2016), J T C Tarkinson and Amanda Russell, 12 Jun 1849; citing Davidson, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. 23, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 200,295.
• 1850 United States census, Davidson County, Tennessee, population schedule, p. 279B. Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
• United States Census, 1850, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDH-PNC : 12 April 2016), Joseph Tarkington, Davidson county, part of, Davidson, Tennessee, United States; citing family 179, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• 1860 United States census, District 1, Williamson County, Tennessee, population schedule, p. 153. Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
• United States Census, 1860, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TB-S2W : 12 December 2017), Joseph Tarkington, 1860.
• 1870 United States census, 7th Civil District, Williamson County, Tennessee, population schedule, page 8. Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
• United States Census, 1870, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD8D-RFQ : 12 April 2016), Joseph Tarington in household of Mary Ann Clardy, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 9, family 57, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,070.
• 1880 United States census, District 7, Williamson County, Tennessee, population schedule, enumeration district 234, p. 5. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.
• United States Census, 1880, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDW2-C8T : 15 July 2017), Joseph Tarkinton, District 7, Williamson, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 234, sheet 99A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1286; FHL microfilm 1,255,286.
• 1900 United States census, Nashville Ward 9, Davidson County, Tennessee, population schedule, enumeration district 89, sheet no. 12A. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
• United States Census, 1900, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS8W-ZHM : accessed 12 November 2018), Joseph Tarkington, Nashville city Ward 9, Davidson, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 89, sheet 12A, family 277, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,564.
• Joseph Tarkenton compiled service record. Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee. NARA microfilm publication M268A, roll 0045 . ARC ID: 586957. War Department Collection of Confederate Records, Record Group 109. The National Archives at Washington, D.C. Fold3. [9]
• Statement of William Tillett. Tennessee Confederate pension application 2079, Widow's Indigent Pension. Amanda Tarkington, widow of Joseph Tarkington. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives.
• Davidson County, Tennessee. Death certificate no. 503, Joseph Tarkington. Ancestry.com. Tennessee, City Death Records, 1872-1923 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. [10]
• Death notice, Joseph Tarkington. Nashville American, 20 Apr 1903, p. 5. [11]
• Find A Grave: Memorial #57295181 Joseph Tarkington]
• Gatlin, Beth. 52 Ancestors: #13 Joseph Tarkington. So Many Ancestors!, 5 April 2014.